A few weeks ago at church, our pastor recommended a book titled “Choose Joy: Because Happiness Isn’t Enough” by Kay Warren. I love good book recommendations and since it had a lot to do with our family’s word for 2019, I determined it was worth the investment. I decided to drive a little further to […]
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book box – february 2019
I am so glad that we signed Rylie up for a monthly Book Box subscription. It has been so fun to get a sweet book (or books) every month to add to our library. This month, with Valentine’s Day in the middle, we got her a sweet story to celebrate – Cuddle Bear’s Book of […]
motherhood moments of 2 under 2 that I hope to remember forever
I was completely oblivious. It was one of those things I assumed would be challenging but I completely underestimated how much it would shake me. I loved the idea of my kids being close in age, but the hardest moments of mothering 2 under 2 were easily within the first 2 months of Emmaline’s life. […]
1 in Texas, 1 with us
If you follow me on Instagram (which if you don’t, you totally should 😉 – shameless plug :P) then you know that Rick & Michelle (my in-laws) took Rylie with them to Texas for Aaron’s cousin’s wedding. We wanted to attend ourselves but we couldn’t make it work so when Rick & Michelle asked if […]
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, […]
rylie’s 2nd year in review
Not only are round-ups a great way to catch any missed posts, but it’s also a powerful way to see all that has happened between the day-to-day 12 months brings. Rylie crossed some big bridges between her 1st birthday and her 2nd, and similar to her 1st year in review, I’ll be walking down memory […]
follow the toddler
On Saturday (1.5.18) the Shaver Crew spent the day at Shaver Farms. Aaron mostly helped with a project and aside from taking pictures of the farm animals for an upcoming website launch, I was free to follow the interests and desires of a 2-year-old. 😀 Emmaline joined us for a bit but took an extra […]
random photos of rylie + emmaline – december 2018
Similar to last month, there are fewer “random photos” than usual because December was so packed with photographic moments that pretty much all the pictures I took landed in it’s own post. But here are the random photos I got of the girls in December. || Passed Out I came home from work one […]
being shaver kids || december 2018
December was full of Christmas festivities and you can imagine the excitement Rylie had throughout the month as we enjoyed special outings, lights in the house and our very first Book Advent. Emmaline, on the other hand, has been a teething mess this month and had everything in her mouth from wrapping paper to her […]
my favorite moments from 2018
2018 guys! Man, what a year. Full of joys, laughs and sweet memories in addition to struggles, heartbreak and hard decisions. Here are the highlights of the Shaver Crew’s 2018 || I continued doing bump-updates (week 26 – week 39) God told me that [right now] […]