Dear Todd: Happy 21st anniversary! September 11th, 1999. What a beautiful day and beginning to our life together. Surrounded by the people we love the most! It was awesome. Now, our 2nd anniversary was a bit of a crazy and world changing day. It’s when our anniversary date became simply numbers (well, for a few […]

So February was full of happy photos over here. I started digging and decided to re-visit some of my favs – parent & child. #monthoflove Families are my favorite in the world! Don’t wait – you will ALWAYS love a photo with your sweet babies! And it doesn’t matter who takes the photo or whether […]

Exhale. This month. It’s a full one in our house. My birthday, Nate’s birthday, 3 nieces birthdays….on and on! Sagitarians rule the family this month! I’m also feeling grateful at the moment. I started off this morning feeling a little overwhelmed by my to-do list for the next two days. But in this quiet moment, […]

You know – the real reason I blog is so someday my kids will stumble upon it and hear my voice as they read! So, finally. Europe. 2018. This post has been a long time coming. Every trip we start dreaming about our next one. Our family shares ideas and dream bucket lists. So far, […]

Halloween, 2018, is in the books. I hope yours was awesome. And I hope the Halloween Hangover wasn’t too bad! My family clearly enjoyed themselves.   A few things to know about my crew….. Todd is obsessed with horror and fright and pranks and all of it. And not just at Halloween. It’s basically ongoing […]

How on earth is tomorrow the last day of October?!!! As we embark on Halloween 2018, I thought I’d pull a classic from 2o12!  Brothers and sisters that play together stay together    And sometimes they push and shove each other. And then they go outside to play. And sometimes they yell at each other. And then […]

So this post is extra super special. You see, Amanda, is my niece (see photo below, far right). She was just a peanut on the day of our wedding! And SO cute. Best flower girl ever! P.S. – Emma – that is you on my lap (whoa). Fast forward to a few months back, and […]

Can you even believe we have arrived to this point already?! I don’t know about you all, but the past 3 weeks have been FULL in our house! I feel like we are just settling in to this new routine and getting into a groove! Some words that come to mind……awesome (my kids starting middle […]

Ok, this one might be a long one! So, this trip was unexpected and completely awesome! Our family totally loves exploring new countries. And sometimes, you happen to look at your airline miles account and realize, “oh my gosh – we totally have miles to go somewhere”.  Fast forward a few months and our family […]

Ok! First official blog with my new blogging format! I wonder how long this will take me 🙂 HA! Let’s catch up a bit, shall we! So, my kids are bigger! And I love them more than ever! First tonight (and most recent) is this one. 14! The year she goes to high school, the […]