Visiting my parents last night, Hunter, our almost 4-year-old, came across the 16x20 framed bridal portrait that hangs in their dining room. He has seen our wedding photos before and his curious little mind has had a lot of questions about weddings, marriage, the "white princess dress" and everyone in our wedding photos. He stared … Continue reading The way a boy loves his Mommy
Deacon is 2!
Our dearest Deacon turned 2 years old. It has taken me so long, way too long, to get his 2-year-old photos done, hence my delay here. We celebrated with a small family party at our house with dinner and cake. The theme was dinosaurs! I believe our greatest memory of Deacon's birthday party was him showing … Continue reading Deacon is 2!
VW TDI recall
Handing back the 6 speed that made me a manual car driver, 5.5 years later.
Play room
One Fall Sunday I got really inspired and completely transformed one of our spare bedrooms (which was being used for storage) into a play room. I totally surprised the boys, Josh and myself, to be honest. (Why hadn't I thought of this before?!?) Hunter was so excited that he told his teacher as soon as … Continue reading Play room
Grateful. Thankful. 2016 was our best year yet.
Happy New Year!! Well I know I have said it before, but this year really was our best year yet! Not just for the 4 of us but we have many things to be thankful for, for our close family too. Our boys are thriving. Happy. healthy. rambunctious. They have had their own big year … Continue reading Grateful. Thankful. 2016 was our best year yet.
Fall 2016 photo shoot with the boys
Annual photos in (almost!) peak foliage. Photos taken around our yard by their mama.
2016 travels
Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean and Pacific. While my feet touched all of these bodies of water this year, I'll only quietly celebrate 2016 and the opportunities it provided to get some passport stamps because this is also the year I'm celebraing a new opportunity to not {have to} travel. A very wise person once … Continue reading 2016 travels