Earlier this week was Church of the Highlands’s kids conference – Summer Blast! It’s very similar to the well-known VBS (Vacation Bible School) that lots of churches have, but it’s only 3 days (Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday) from 9am-12pm. Rylie got to participate for the first time last year and she absolutely loved it and exited to […]
Month: June 2022
8 year anniversary – lake vacation
Some friends of ours recently purchased a lakehouse and offer it as an Air BnB between their own personal visits. When they came to our adoption yard sale back in March, they kindly offered we could stay there anytime we wanted to relax. Shortly after, we texted them asking if our anniversary would be an […]
paisley + spencer’s dedication
Rylie was dedicated on December 11th, 2016 and Emmaline was dedicated on May 13th, 2018 which was also Mother’s Day. Both the girls were one month old when they were publicly dedicated at the church we attended, but the trend was broken with Paisley & Spencer. Although we had committed to raising them in a […]
adoption profile book – fav photos
I can’t even with these photos. If you’ve ever considered having a photographer come over for an hour and just take photos of you doing life – this is your cue to do it!!! She sent me over 200 photos from this session and choosing my favs is impossible! These were the ones I’m choosing […]
adoption profile book photos – behind the scenes
One of our next steps in our adoption journey is putting together the profile book. The profile book is like a biography of Aaron, me and the kids but full of photos of our family, posed and candid. This is the book the expectant mother will be handed and she will look through ours (and […]
letters to aaron || 10 years of knowing you
Shaver, I know we’re both baffled that we’re celebrating 10 years of knowing each other. It’s a mix of “that’s it?” and “wow, that’s a long time.” Meeting at 18 years old, fresh out of High School, we’ve grown up together, and I actually love that. I truly believe we have built something beautiful, but […]
this time is precious
Someone wrote this and it really struck me. It’s something I knew I wanted to share on the blog someday, so I hope you read it and it resinates with you like it did for me. This stage of life is beautiful. Like, really really beautiful. This is the stage of life where every single […]
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the adoption bear
After the farmer’s market last Saturday (6.4.22), my sister-in-law and I went to the thrift store. I followed her to the kids section when I saw it. A bear, propped on a shelf away from all the other stuffed animals I avoid. I read the writing on his chest and my heart got emotional because […]
let’s ride a train
My mother-in-law texted me a link to a free event at a train museum and I was surprisingly eager to go. I usually avoid free events for all the traffic they bring, but this one said “free train rides” which I knew would be a big hit with the kids (and myself ;P ). We […]
how i nursed for one full year (finally)
Nursing is a part of motherhood I never expected to be difficult. God designed our bodies to grow another human being, that in and of itself is absolutely incredible to me. I was made to do that. So I just assumed nursing would come naturally and easily. Ha. Yeah right! Rylie made me a mom, and with […]