If you’ve been a several-year reader of my blog, you likely know how much we loved our home in Kansas. It was nearly 30 years old when we purchased it, and while the previous owners had done little updates here and there to maintain it, it was still mostly outdated in every way. We spent nearly four years living in… Keep Reading
Remodel vs New Construction: Pros and Cons of our 1980s Home & Brand New Home
Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls
If you have an air fryer and a package of store-bought cinnamon rolls, then you’re ready to have a sweet, hot breakfast on the table for your crew in six minutes flat! Let’s go! My five year old has been asking for cinnamon rolls for weeks (!) and I finally remembered to put a roll in my online grocery cart… Keep Reading
Slice of Life: June 4th, 2019
Hello, hello! I have another slice of our lives for ya today! If you missed yesterday’s, you can back track here. I’m not sure I’ve had new posts on both Monday and Tuesday on any given week in a hot minute, but with the girls at VBS every evening this week, I’ve had a bit more time to sit down… Keep Reading
Slice of Life: June 3rd, 2019
May was an excellent month, full to the brim with all kinds of activities and events (this linked weekend was our best and busiest!), but June has a lot of wide open spaces on the calendar. Hallelujah! My plan is to have sloooow mornings with the kids, throw sundresses or swimsuits on and get out the door by 10ish, do some… Keep Reading
All About Baby Girl #3’s Name
We’ve been calling our baby comfortably by name for months now (our family and closest friends have too!), so I feel 100% secure in moving forward with sharing a little bit about our little girl’s name: Jillian Jamie DeSpain. Jillian!! (Insert a million hearts here because I’m so excited about the reality of our daughter that I just can’t stand it.) I… Keep Reading
Are You Too Busy or Too Bored?
Recently we had a few families over for dinner, and if you’ve been to a dinner party at my house, you know that my guests always have to humor me by playing along with my “cube of questions” towards the end of the meal. (You know that lag time when everyone is full, but nobody wants to quite get up… Keep Reading
12 Fun Places to Get Away
Are you summer vacation planning? Looking down the road and wanting to plan a trip for the fall, the holidays, or maybe even next Spring Break? If you’re in need of a getaway (who isn’t?) and dreaming of where to head to escape it all, here is a list of 12 places where you will likely find a healthy dose… Keep Reading
Using Hooked on Phonics to Teach Our Five Year Old to Read
If you want the key to our five year old’s heart, sit down on the couch and read with her. This fills her love tank immeasurably! While she’s always enjoyed being read to, we’re now tackling teaching her to read to us, which she couldn’t love a single ounce more. If you’re looking for a resource to begin teaching a… Keep Reading
