Emmaline has been anxiously awaiting her birthday (& party) since the Fall, and “Frozen” was an easy theme choice for her. She’s been a big Anna & Elsa fan for a while now and I was excited to make it happen for her. The party started outside as guests arrived. Nothing beats playground play. I […]
Author: sarahmshaver
happy 4th birthday emmaline
Emmaline Victoria is FOUR years old!!!! My girly-girl, Frozen obsessed, creative, story-telling, Jesus-loving, quick-witted, tender-hearted Emmaline is FOUR! I absolutely loved capturing Emmaline’s girly, outdoor loving side with this shoot. I hope you enjoy her photos and will join us in celebrating her big today! behind the scenes If you’re little princess wants Emmaline’s dress, […]
life lately – march 2022
March is wrapping up and I can’t believe the first quarter of the year has passed. Geez. Tuesdays are our library days, which basically means we’re there for an hour in the morning for story + craft time. It’s a staple around here and I love that the librarians know us by name and it’s […]
spencer – 10 months old
He’s in the double-digits and there’s a good chance I have finally selected his party theme… but we’ll see ;P Likes: chatting crawling on all fours (and man is he fast!) playing with trains being with his people being held food food food (hahaha) being outside Dislikes: being hungry being stinky being overly tired sitting […]
our adoption yard sale fundraiser
I’m writing you on the other side of our adoption yard sale fundraiser and we’re exhausted hahaha it was such a large event and we went big but we also were so blessed and raised $2,635 towards our adoption. But let’s back up to when Aaron & I were discussing fundraiser ideas. A yard sale […]
paisley started gymnastics
After months of begging, our third finally had her first gymnastics class! Gymnastics originally began as an activity I wanted for Emmaline. She is just built for it and was balancing, summersaulting and practicing cartwheels without prompting before she even knew what gymnastics was. So she began classes in October 2021 and has been thriving! […]
we have merch – the journey of how it started
When we first announced we were adopting, my second action (after posting it on socials) was researching all the ways we could fundraise money. I read dozens of blog posts and they all had one same suggestion – t-shirts. I rolled my eyes every time. I even mentioned it to Aaron and said, “we’re not […]
my 28th birthday
For the past few years, I’ve used my birthday as a time to poke some fun at my age… +27 things I never thought I would… +26 random q&a’s about me +25 things I’m currently loving But this year I decided to use my birthday as the perfect launch day for our adoption merch. The […]
the shaver crew adoption merch is LIVE
The Shaver Crew adoption merch is LIVE & ready for you to rep! 🤟🏻 is sign language for “I love you!” & 🙂 is the national symbol for adoption. But it’s also just awesome! We’ve got two colored shirts & two hoodie colors + stickers. You can place your order through our form HERE.
rylie lost her 1st tooth
Rylie’s front bottom tooth had been wiggly for a couple weeks. She would occasionally comment that it was hard to bite things without it bothering her but she continued to ask us to wiggle it, and each time, it was more evident it would be coming out soon. Aaron made a couple comments like “can […]