This right here sums up my boys in a single photo:They're energetic, loud, rambunctious, curios (and of course, loving) little monkeys. They spend their days wrestling and climbing and jumping and swinging and building. They keep me on my toes. And at the end of most every day, the second they fall asleep, I melt into a puddle on the couc[...]
Thank you for supporting the sponsors who help support this blog. Every year it's always the same. I reluctantly drag my kids to the grocery store to do our weekly shopping. I wrestle them down the aisles and bribe them with bags of chips and iPad screen time if they'll just let me shop in peace (they never[...]
The boys, soaking up their very first ocean view.As much as we need structure, consistency and a schedule to operate at our very best as a family: all four of us get anxious for adventure. We are a family on the move. We like to visit new places, experience new things and break the monotony of our everyday lives. Which is why we are stro[...]
Thank you for supporting the sponsors who help support this blog and our family. Every year, before school is out, we sit down as a family and put together a Summer Bucket List: all the adventures and activities we hope to enjoy as a family before school starts up again. This year we put "family picnic by the lake" on that list and[...]
You guys, our back yard has been dismal and sad for over 3 years now. When we first moved into our home, we had grand plans of a dream backyard for entertaining friends and family. But as home ownership often goes, other needs (including a mold issue, updating our master bedroom and increasing square footage) quickly took priority[...]
Scroll down for a GIVEAWAY!!! While I wouldn't consider myself a photographer, taking photos of the people and things I love has always been a passion of mine. Birthdays, vacations, first days of school and beach days--capturing their milestones brings me endless joy. And for this reason, the Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 has been[...]
I'm sharing a quick recipe with y'all today per Ben's request--Easy Beef and Vegetable Soup (perfect for gloomy days). This is his all-time favorite soup. And it also just so happens to be the very first soup recipe I ever attempted in my "adulthood". We were newly weds nearly 10 years ago, it was pouring rain and Ben wasn't feeli[...]
