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. […]
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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. […]
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 […]
starting a garden
I remember asking my dad when I was young if I could have a garden in our backyard to grow fruits and vegetables and he said no because animals would get into it. As I got older, I had no interest in having as little as a flower garden because of the memories of Saturdays […]
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book box – march 2019
March’s Book Box came and I was really excited to add this one to our shelf. D is for Duck. I told Rylie her Book Box came and she eagerly sat on the couch last night (3.5.19) and I handed her the book. She got so excited and immediately opened it to read. It’s an […]
being shaver kids || february 2019
February may have fewer days than the other months but it was packed with a lot for the Shaver Crew. We’re still in the process of moving so our schedule has been filled with lots of doing. This hasn’t stopped the girls one bit though. They are all over, messy, and developing in all kinds […]
they’re watching
“Teach [the Word] to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates…” -Deuteronomy 11:19-20 Faith is the foundation of our family. We are very open in our […]
a morning at the zoo
A zoo membership was one of the best investments we’ve made. Not only do you only have to go 3 times to break even, but it also takes the pressure off of seeing everything because you can come back. Although it was predicted to rain all morning, we woke up to lightly overcast skies and […]
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 […]
create
I never (well… I try to never) let a task or chore be more important than creating a memory with my kids. Obviously, there is a lot of grey area in that statement, but on this particular Saturday (1.26.19) I was packing, cleaning and folding a mountain of laundry that had been neglected for days […]