I know I’m not the only one who wonders where 2015 went. It flew. I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the last year. This certainly wasn’t how I planned or wished to commemorate the year through the blog,... Read more →

Here's how far Kensie got this summer with her swimming. Or more accurately...last summer. Kensie Swims 2014 from Meg @ Spicy Magnolia on Vimeo. 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 →

This video was taken a little over a week ago, a couple of days after Kensie Jane took her first steps (at 14.5 months). It's one of my all-time favorite videos. If you can overlook my loud laugh, a few... Read more →

“Silly Mommy!” “Silly Daddy!” These are expressions repeatedly heard around our household, mouthed by an exuberant three-weeks-shy-of-being-three-years-old boy, with a big, sheepish grin on his face. The countenance of this child also shows the slightest hint of pride in his... Read more →

Y’all, I have so much to write about and pictures to share! For weeks I have kept a running list of things to blog about and/or links to share. For tonight, I’m gonna go with the random link love. There... Read more →

It’s our first perfectly Fall day. Perfect jacket weather. Perfect for a little touch tackle football. Perfect for an aromatic candle to be lit. Perfect hat weather. Perfect to put our feet up and hunker down with a good book... Read more →

Tonight was a special night of firsts for our little girl. She had her very first Daddy-Daughter date with Matt! I got her dressed up in her Sunday best this morning, knowing the high risk I was taking by putting... Read more →

The clock says 8:15 p.m. The kids are in bed and the house is quiet for the first time since 4:42 a.m. this morning. The past week I’ve taken a stroll down memory lane, which always leaves me in a... Read more →