Hello, hello! Hope you’re having a great week so far! We’re flying through June, which has me excited. Almost baby time! I know my postings have been pretty sporadic recently, so thanks for sticking with me and reading when you can. 🙂 You know the quote “You can do anything, but not everything”? This feels so (!) applicable right now…. Keep Reading
Five Things Every New Military Spouse Should Do
Thank you Operation In Touch for sponsoring today’s post! Jamie and I were talking recently about all of the excitement that went on at West Point last month surrounding graduation and commissioning activities. Jamie and my brother-in-law Josh are members of the class of 2010, and being in New York to celebrate the end of their college experience and the… Keep Reading
Remodel vs New Construction: Pros and Cons of our 1980s Home & Brand New Home
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purchased it, and while the previous owners had done little updates here and there to maintain it, it was still mostly outdated in every way.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
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
