Dear Rylie, From your perspective, you saw Mommy and Daddy dancing in the dining room and didn’t want to feel left out. From your perspective, it looked fun. From your perspective, it was just something that made you laugh. From your perspective, it was just Daddy doing something silly with you. But from my perspective, […]
Month: January 2019
your intro to usborne books & more
I’ve been an Usborne Book & More consultant for almost a year and a half, but since Day 1 I have believed that this is a tool to help bring families closer together. The last weekend of the new year I spent a few hours working on a game-plan for 2019, including exciting things I’ll […]
book box – january 2019
Our family received our first Book Box last week, and I was so excited to see that box sitting on my doorstep. Aaron and I had carefully selected this one and I’m excited to share it with you today! Rylie has been really into counting lately. “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, […]
21 days of prayer + fasting 2019 – week 1
21 Days at our church is such a focused, intentional time of seeking the Lord and I love it. Big things always happen in my life during this time and I can only contribute it to the discipline I inhabit for getting up early, seeking the Lord, and pushing earthly things away for a few […]
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my word for 2019
Have you ever had a word or saying that set the tone for that year? Some people do this with great success, and others don’t take the time to sit down and ponder a word to speak over the upcoming year. I was not one of these people, until this year. Between the week of […]
rylie’s 2nd year in review
Not only are round-ups a great way to catch any missed posts, but it’s also a powerful way to see all that has happened between the day-to-day 12 months brings. Rylie crossed some big bridges between her 1st birthday and her 2nd, and similar to her 1st year in review, I’ll be walking down memory […]
letters to emmaline || 9 months old
Dear Emmaline, Can I just start off by saying you are so much fun? I have absolutely loved these past 3 months with you. I think you and I can both agree that those first 6 months were challenging. But that random October day that you woke up a completely different baby was probably the […]
follow the toddler
On Saturday (1.5.18) the Shaver Crew spent the day at Shaver Farms. Aaron mostly helped with a project and aside from taking pictures of the farm animals for an upcoming website launch, I was free to follow the interests and desires of a 2-year-old. 😀 Emmaline joined us for a bit but took an extra […]
random photos of rylie + emmaline – december 2018
Similar to last month, there are fewer “random photos” than usual because December was so packed with photographic moments that pretty much all the pictures I took landed in it’s own post. But here are the random photos I got of the girls in December. || Passed Out I came home from work one […]
emmaline – 9 months old
That moment you realize your baby is 9 months old and you’ve started to lightly plan her 1st birthday party 😃☹❤ Likes: Playing with toys Being with Mama Saying “Dadadada” Scooting or army crawling Being included in things Some baby food Dislikes: Being set in her crib when she thinks she isn’t tired Mama leaving […]