At the conclusion of every year and beginning of the next, I always pray for the health of my loved ones. At the conclusion of the year, I continually find myself full of gratefulness that my loved ones are here and healthy, and at the start of the new year, my prayers typically revolve around asking God (begging God!) for… Keep Reading
A Few Things You Didn’t Know About Jamie (In Honor of His Birthday)
Tomorrow (Monday) is a day where the holiday season takes a complete pause and we focus on our #1 guy. December 23rd is the big 3-2 for my love. Some people like to call him Mr. Whimsical September, and for some reason he doesn’t mind. 馃槈 We are the luckiest to call Jamie ours, so this post is all about… Keep Reading
Kid-Friendly Meal Ideas : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner + Our Routines
This article is about kid-friendly meal ideas .聽 Sometimes my favorite posts to write are the ones that I would personally like to read about myself, which is how I feel about this post today. While I originally thought the topic of our girls’ favorite foods was one of the more boring topics I’ve ever thought of, I then got… Keep Reading
How Often Do You Go To Disney?
How Often Do You Go To Disney? We were bitten by the “Disney bug” really hard after taking Hadley and Sadie to Disney World in March 2017. Jamie and I took them spontaneously when we saw an open long-weekend, and though we hoped we’d have a great time, neither of us expected to enjoy every minute the way we did…. Keep Reading
36 Last Minute Gift Ideas for Men, Women, and Kids
This articles contains last minute gift ideas for Christmas. 聽 I don’t know if you’d technically say that buying gifts nine days before Christmas would be considered “last minute”, but if you like to do all of your shopping online like me, nine days to go is definitely teetering on “last minute” if you want you gifts to arrive on… Keep Reading
Slice of Life: December 12th, 2019
Well…. I have a few pictures for ya today. Quite a few. 馃檪 I was telling a friend recently that we basically spent April – September of this year laying lower than normal while trying not to over-commit or over-extend ourselves during the end of my pregnancy then into the beginning of our lives with Jillian on the outside. Something… Keep Reading
A Beachy Thanksgiving in Gulf Shores, Alabama
Thanksgiving in Gulf Shores was a good, good idea! My mother-in-law suggested it a couple of months ago, and you didn’t have to twist any of our arms too hard to get on down there! My in-laws rented a neat little house on the bay side, and the two of them, our family of five, three dogs, and Jamie’s grandmother… Keep Reading
Christmas Expectations: What Expectations Are We Setting For Our Family?
This article is聽an聽inside look into how I’m聽managing my Christmas expectations. Every holiday season I go through some level of feeling that maybe we aren’t quite “seizing the season” enough by enjoying all of the wonderful activities there are offered in our community for children. On any given day there are a handful of adventures we could seek out and memories… Keep Reading