Another adoption fundraiser idea I got towards the beginning of our journey from another adoptive mama was to do an online auction. It wasn’t until the end of October I decided to do it and I chose to have it launch on November 1st (I wanted it to be done before the holiday season made […]
Author: sarahmshaver
2022 christmas gift guide – for kids / toddlers
I love looking at other people’s gift guides. 1 for ideas and 2 because I like finding new & unique things. Bonus points if I “know you” (it can feel like we know people from social media even though we’ve never seen them in person and they don’t know our name ;P ) and I […]
mimi’s gift book
Fun fact that not many people know, my grandmother wrote a children’s book and I’m in it. My eight-year-old self has a photo on the back of the book + one of the characters is based on me. Shocking, huh!? Since my grandmother passed in June this year, I’ve inherited the book & all it’s […]
month in review – october + november 2022
Welp… sheepishly combining these two months this round because life just got busy and I wasn’t able to get them out when I was supposed to ;P Let’s start with… OCTOBER To kickoff the month, Aaron and I divided and conquered a vendor event + my sister-in-law’s (Aaron’s sister) baby shower. The girls and I […]
christmas at the falls – 2022
Our favorite family tradition is going to Noccalula Falls Park for the Christmas At The Falls event. This year they had over 2-million lights and it blows our mind every time how magical it is. We arrived right at 4pm when they opened, and it was empty. First thing was to ride the train. We danced our […]
november – adoption awareness month
In the Fall of 2021, I decided that smiley faces brought me a lot of joy. Like it was my “thing” that people would see and think of me. Most people thought it was a phase (I kinda did too). Then in January 2022 when I was researching more things about adoption, I remembered that […]
behind the scenes of the fund the nations adoption campaign
I’m writing this on the other side of Fund The Nation’s adoption campaign because I just couldn’t gather my thoughts to write anything beforehand. If you follow me on social media, you likely saw the blow-up I did with our big news. I wish I could share every single post and Reel I created, and […]
spencer – 18 months old
Geez, we’re a mix of “how is he already 18-months!?” and “he’s only 18-months!?” haha Let’s do a little update on Big Boy Spencer, eh!? Likes: Dislikes: Food: Nothing is really off-limits when it comes to food. He loves pretty much everything but definitely has his staples – Breakfast usually includes a banana. Lunch is […]
rylie’s 6th birthday party || star wars themed
Aaron introduced the kids to the original Star Wars (the 6 movie set) a several weeks ago and Rylie became glued. When I asked if she wanted that to be her birthday party theme, she quickly said “YES!!!” We sent out what I think was one of the coolest invites ever, and got ready. It […]
little house on the prairie – backyard party
Some of our sweet homeschool friends invited us over for a Little House On The Prairie backyard party and my heart was ecstatic. This Little House obsessed family quickly accepted and began reading “Little House In The Big Woods” as was requested leading up to the event. At the party, everyone brought a themed snack […]