June seemed to fly by. Of course, shutting down the farm (which meant cleaning and getting rid of all the animals) and then being in Hawaii for 8 days only to come home to jump into Summer Blast (our church’s VBS) definitely helped time go by. Rylie was full force per usual, learning, running and […]
Month: June 2019
bump update :: 24 weeks
Week 24: Symptoms :: Still recovering from being so sick the week before, but I felt like I was on the mend which was encouraging. We also flew out to Hawaii this week so I finally had a chance to rest. Food Aversions :: I am slowly but surely eating “normal food” again, but I still […]
letters to aaron || happy 5-year-anniversary
Dear Shaver, I never had a positive view of marriage. As far as I was concerned, the “we’re tolerating each other and surviving life together” attitude outweighed any concept of joy I thought was supposed to be there. I remember a couple of my friend’s parents saying that their spouse was their best friend, and that […]
our 5 pieces of marriage advice
5 years of marriage has taught Aaron and I a lot, and I’m thankful to say that we have had far more good times than bad when it’s come to our days as husband and wife. But life has brought us some high highs and low lows in our first 5 years, and through it […]
5-year-anniversary shoot
I had great ambitions. We would do a couple’s photo shoot every big anniversary. But with being pregnant this year, I decided a simple backyard shoot was a good idea. So here you go – our 5-year, not super fancy or extravagant photo shoot. 😛
1 year anniversary shoot – trash the dress
I knew I wanted to do a trash the dress shoot before I even had a wedding dress. I had seen some gorgeous photos on Pinterest of this style and knew it was something I wanted to do. So after we were married and I had a dress that I didn’t mind trashing (I wanted […]
our wedding day – June 21st, 2014
Our wedding day was not the best day of our lives. But Aaron and I also agreed early on that we didn’t want it to be. I’m glad for all those who get their dream wedding or have wonderful memories surrounding this once in a lifetime event, but that isn’t our story. Despite all the […]
being the shaver crew || may 2019
May was my first month at home, and it was full! I’m sure you noticed some gaps in my posts which isn’t like me but adjusting to full time mommyhood has been more challenging than I expected and finding time to blog has proven to be one of the biggest struggles. But I am confident […]
CLOSED – shaver farms
The day after we got back from our trip to Seattle, we were told that the property my in-law’s lease, the one the farm is being run on, was no longer available to us. Obviously, that meant every animal has to go. Farm life was fun, but it was exhausting and we are actually excited […]
emmaline’s first steps
Emmaline has been on the verge of walking for over a month. She loved to hold onto both our hands (both was key! If we took one away, she plopped down and refused to get back up until we offered both again) which was hard for us to bend over that long but we were […]