Kylo is gone. We have a couple theories of what happened to him, but after checking animal shelters and waiting for his return, we’ve concluded the second part of the trio known as “the triplets” (Rylie, Kylo + Rey) is no longer with us. Being without a dog has felt somewhat unnatural to us, […]
being aaron
baby shaver #3 is a…
It hit me at my 12-week appointment when I saw our sweet baby on the cell phone sized portable ultrasound. “Who are you?” Every day I know Rylie is Rylie and Emmaline is Emmaline. But who was this baby? Was it our sweet boy or a precious girl? The last month of waiting to find […]
telling close family and friends
One of our favorite parts of pregnancy is announcing it, especially to close family and friends. What made this one extra unique is that absolutely no one was expecting it. We had been pretty open about wanting more kids, but we had been very adamant that we were waiting a little bit and giving ourselves […]
our 3rd +
2019 has been a very full year already for the Shaver Crew. Selling our house (which of course involves packing, projects and more), sudden family deaths (Aaron’s grandpa and my grandpa passed the same weekend), the normal day-to-day AND celebrating Emmaline’s 1st birthday, it’s been steady, to say the least. But what we haven’t shared […]
mr. & mrs. benson
Back in September my sister-in-law got married and officially became a Benson. It was a gorgeous day and by far one of my favorite weddings ever!!! Ryan and Amberlyn recently got their wedding photos back and I’m refraining from sharing all 1,000+ of them because they are all gorgeous and perfectly capture the day. You […]
the story behind rylie & emmaline’s names
Rylie and Emmaline’s names are mentioned often on the blog and today I would love to share with you how we picked their names. Aaron and I have an intense process for naming our kids. It is not a decision we take lightly and there are many factors that go into the final decision. Do we […]
always – marriage conference 2019
Aaron and I love investing in our marriage, and our church’s marriage conference is a great opportunity for us to learn together. The theme of this year’s conference was “Always” from 1 Corinthians 13:7, “It [love] always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” I hurried home from work to greet our babysitter and give […]
dream team party 2019
One of the best parties of the year happened Friday (2.8.19), and I’m about to share it with you! 😀 To give some background, the Dream Team is what our church calls its volunteers. Church literally cannot happen without these people, whether they’re handing out worship guides (or a bulletin if you were raised in […]
life with the shaver crew video announcement
To start the new year, Aaron and I announced a project we’ve been working on for the last few months. The response has been awesome and we are so excited to dive deeper into this project with you! To summarize, we’ll be releasing weekly videos talking about real life. You can check out the official […]
letters to rylie || dance with daddy
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, […]