Things have been a little quiet around here because this past weekend I was on a vacation with my husband’s family. We went to a large cabin in the mountains. It was one of the most relaxing vacations of my life! I think I cried 3 times about having to come home. Here are some…
It has been several months since I’ve shared any family photographs, so today I’ve picked out a few of my spring favorites. Grace is exactly 1.5 years old in this picture. She is celebrating by going swimming at a hotel pool. Too bad the water was freezing! We ended up moving the “party” to the…
Last year, my first Mother’s Day, our family started a sweet and simple tradition. (Thank you, big sis, for giving me this great idea!) Each Mother’s Day I…
Another month has past. Here is how I did with my list of goals last month. April Accomplishments: 1. This month instead of having a couple or family over to meet our hosting goal, I threw Nate a birthday party! Since the party included 11 adults and 6 kids, I figured that would count for the…
When I first heard that Emily from Live Renewed was challenging herself to declutter her home of 100 items in April, I thought that was there was no way I could do it. Good for her, but 100 things is a lot! Since we moved into our new home last June, I haven’t unpacked much…
I was in the back yard working in my garden. Grace was beside me throwing a fit because she wanted to go for a walk instead. Then a van pulled into the parking lot close to our house. It was a couple from the neighborhood who I’ve seen/heard fighting often. This fight was no different….