January 2nd ♡ In this decade, we have continually celebrated our marriage. We have changed jobs, started businesses, grew as professionals, moved several times. We became pregnant, parents, saw our parents become grandparents for the first time!! and our brother and sister become uncle and aunt. We became brother and sister in law x2! We … Continue reading January 2nd
We spent all of last Sunday (over 10 hours!) as a family, planting the garden. Yes, it is a bit late to be planting seeds (Step 5) but we have made great progress. The seeds that went into the ground were green beans, okra and carrots. We have 4 rows of green beans, at 50 … Continue reading Ennis Garden – June update
I thought this weekend was going to be hard. Josh was going to be away from Thursday morning until Sunday evening. I have done it plenty of times now, of course, being home, just me with the 3 boys (and the dog). And so has Josh when I have worked late, worked weekends, taken class, … Continue reading Giving yourself an A+
I remember 10 years ago, when we were newlyweds and Josh was hired on to do a large renovation project at IU, at the football stadium actually. Hours were long, pay was pretty good and while working on campus, there were many rules in which to abide. One of them was that Josh had 30 … Continue reading A decade married & Making the impossible, possible
A story about how I decided to go back to school as a working Mom of 3. We decided we wanted to have a 3rd child. Actually, my husband was ready before I was. Once Hunter turned 4, for whatever reason, I decided, I was ready too. Maybe it was because I had transitioned and … Continue reading The Power of A Mommy Tribe: My Story
Deacon is turning 4 tomorrow! We made funfetti cupcakes together tonight for his classroom birthday party tomorrow. Hunter and Deacon got to "taste test" one each tonight after we decorated them with vanilla icing and sprinkles (or jimmies if you are from south Jersey like me). These boys are always "cooking" with me from smoothies … Continue reading Birthday boy!
A newborn takes so much of your time and attention, all day, every day. Thank goodness for Dads and family members who can help to balance that with the older siblings and give them some extra time and attention. But, us moms still sometimes feel that guilt that we aren't giving enough attention to the … Continue reading Mom guilt
life, love & little boys 