Isn’t it interesting how siblings can be so different? I don’t have any memories of Rylie not enjoying bath time or water in general. She has always been our little fish and whether she’s splashing in the bathtub or swimming at the lake, she loves it. Emmaline, on the other hand, the majority of my […]
being emmaline
color themed summer fun
July, the girls spent a lot of time doing housework and to-dos, so I wanted to do something fun for them on the last day of July that I’ve wanted to do since I became a stay-at-home mom. An activity with a theme. I love themes! Ever since I was a kid, themed parties / activities […]
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 […]
emmaline’s 1st year in review
Wow, that went by fast. It’s hard to believe a year ago we were struggling to find a rhythm with Emmaline and now we are establishing a pace as a family of 4. I love looking back at all that’s happened within their first year, so join me as I walk down memory lane with […]
emmaline – 12 months old
Um, ah, eh, but, how? Emmaline is 12 months old. Officially 1!!!! I have all the feels! And apparently Emmaline does too 😛 Little Love was not a fan of me laying her down for this picture. Before we go into our regular monthly update, can we just look back at all of her […]
being shaver kids || april 2019
April was a whirlwind. It started off in Illinois for Papa Freddie’s funeral and immediately went into Emmaline’s birthday and birthday party. From there we publicly announced our pregnancy and found out the gender. All in between the day-to-day and lots of discussions about our next steps as a family. With so much going on, […]
easter 2019
I love Easter! I love celebrating the extravagant love Jesus displayed. I love dying eggs and having hard boiled eggs for days afterwards. I love the Easter best you see families wear to church and I can never get enough of the poofy dresses little girls wear and the mini suits and tiny spiked hair […]
being shaver kids || march 2019
March pretty much revolved around selling our house. Packing, fixing, moving out, closing, all of it. We did catch some videos in the midst of the moving crazy, and I’m glad we did. Rylie’s big thing this month (and still) is “Rylie’s turn!” which is basically her way of insisting that she can do it. […]
welcome to “how to be a big sister 101”
Rylie taught “How to be a BIG Sister 101” to help prepare Emmaline for some upcoming changes. Graduation is scheduled for September 2019. || We know you have lots of questions, like: How far along am I? When did we find out? How did we tell family? Do we know the gender? Etc. […]
once upon a time – emmaline’s 1st birthday party
We love the early birthday party themes to be a play on words that share the age of the kids. So far we’ve hosted: Wonder Woman (One-der Woman 😉) How 2 Train Your Dragon When we started thinking about party themes I expressed my desire for a whimsical fairy tale style and Aaron and […]