There will always be a huge draw for me to write whenever I have the chance. It’s my outlet, and this little blog is my sole record keeping for our family. Ever since becoming a momma, an inner turmoil has... Read more →

On January 16th, our little guy suddenly shed the toddler skin he’s lived in for the past few years and put on an older version of himself as he turned four. Three days later, Matt turned 35. It was fairly... Read more →

Our Christmas celebrating didn’t end on Christmas Day. On the 26th we scurried around to pack up all the Christmas décor and clean house in order to catch a flight by noon on the 27th. My family graciously went along... Read more →

We finally need to rake leaves in Central Texas. The kids and I picked out a tree named Jared that we didn’t know was as tall as it was until we compared it to Matt when he brought it home.... Read more →

Never picturing myself as a mother, unsure if I’d ever want to embrace that role, being not too keen on children, I found myself anxiously ballooning with a child of my own. The unknowns, the fear of failure, the giving... Read more →

Thanksgiving was a tad unusual for us this year and very extraordinary. It was also my Momma’s birthday. A big birthday. A very big birthday. So in the same manner in which we celebrated for my dad’s big birthday a... Read more →

There are five Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup wrappers sprawled out next to me on the couch. Evidence that the kids scored big time during their trick-or-treating last Wednesday and proof that I need to get the candy out of this... Read more →

Kensington Jane is one dearly loved little girl. Eleven of us gathered around her last weekend. Her Papa and Nana arrived from Virginia. Her Aunt Julie and Uncle Mac from Washington D.C. Popsie flew in from Florida. Mees drove from... Read more →

We made it! We made it through the swirling month of birthdays. We made it through some of the most tumultuous days of parenting yet…and lived to tell about it. We survived bronchitis and a double ear infection for the... Read more →

Baby girl, in addition to the months you rapidly add to your life as you grow, the joy and delight you bring to our family also increases by leaps and bounds! On December 29th, you turned five months old. That... Read more →