Dear New Friend, When you FIRST meet me you might see… A little guy who looks like any other 4.5 year old boy. I often have bed head and scrapes on my knees. I play with trains and cars and pirates and Legos. I like to get dirty and wrestle. I laugh with my whole heart and have a gap toothed smile that could ma[...]
It's time. Here you go. They're yours. To cherish. To nurture. To love. And love them you most certainly will, just as I have loved you. This is the most beautiful gift I can give you. But it will cause you unspeakable pain as well. And break your heart. And keep you up at night with worry. And bring you to yo[...]
Family Hike Spring, 2014 It's 7:30 pm and we're in the car, leaving the park and heading home to start the bedtime routine. Wes: Mommy, why can't we see the park anymore? Me: Because it's too dark out. Wes: Mommy, why is it too dark out? Me: Because the sun went down. Wes: Mommy, why did the sun go down? Me: Because it's nigh[...]
We each have a kid sitting next to us. And Ben has Sawyer on his lap. Many of you who follow along on instagram know that we recently took a family vacation to Hawaii with some friends of ours. Ben surprised me with an 8 day trip to the Disney Aulani resort for my 30th birthday. He set up an elaborate scavenger hunt through our neighbo[...]
I always make an effort to capture pictures of Ben with the boys when we're out and about on our mini adventures--photos we'll look back on when we're old and wrinkled, photos that will make us smile and help us remember these special moments, photos that the boys can show their future wives and children. Then I hand Ben the camera and[...]
Do you ever have one of those days where you're completely overwhelmed with worry for your children and your heart just needs a really good, long, hard cry? Often times there has been no particular catalyst for these bubbling emotions. It's just another day. But for some reason, THIS day is the day that it becomes necessary for those[...]
For those who asked, my jacket can be found here. And the Hunter boots, here. We had one non-sick day while we were in Wyoming. So we made the most of it by giving the boys an authentic WY experience. We headed out to Terry Bison Ranch where we visited farm animals and took a quick[...]
