When I originally wrote about 12 Books of Christmas, it was the beginning of a new tradition for our family. I pulled all the Christmas books we already owned & my mom purchased a few Usborne Books & More I had my eye on so we would have 12. Guys, I cannot accurately describe how […]
being rylie
the weekend before christmas
Sometimes, you just have a weekend so packed with fun and goodness that you have to write a post about it. This past weekend (12.15-16.18) was one of those weekends. I’ll admit it was different than usual, but I got a lot of time with the girls which always makes me happy. Let’s […]
rylie’s 2 go
Did you know that “toys” were not invented until 1955? The exact same year that Mickey Mouse Clubhouse aired on TV and commercials now had a new audience – children. Suddenly, there was a new voice and market for children’s toys. Prior to 1955, a child received one toy a year and that was for […]
being shaver kids || November 2018
Rylie turned 2, and then was sick for 2 weeks and now I feel like I have a grown up toddler. She is saying more and more words (we’re working on stringing the words together instead of her just saying one word and implying we know the rest of her sentence), learning like crazy and […]
random photos of rylie + emmaline – november 2018
There are fewer “random photos” than normal – partially because most of the photos fit inside of a post I shared, but also because the girls being sick took up half the month and how many pictures can you take of sick babies!? :/ So here are the random photos I got of the girls […]
a toy story weekend
Our family’s rule is there is no TV/iPad/media/etc. for the kids. At their current age, they do not need it. However, some exceptions to that rule is if we are doing it together as a family (we’ll usually end our Sabbath with a family movie) or if they are sick. With sickness hitting the girls […]
the wooden kitchen
Rylie was gifted a beautiful wooden kitchen from her grandparents (Rick + Michelle) for her birthday, and knowing it might take some time, we postponed putting it together until we knew we had a chill day at home. So when Saturday (11.17.18) came around with absolutely no plans but to stay home, we brought the […]
operation Christmas child 2018
In this season of Thanksgiving & Christmas, our family is really focusing on giving and blessing others. So when a childhood memory randomly hit me in the middle of my workday late last week, I did some research and decided I really wanted to participate! Operation Christmas Child. This is a nonprofit organization […]
rylie || 19 – 24 months old
When Rylie turned one, I stopped doing monthly updates. I did do an 18 month update and a 24 month update because those are viewed as a big milestone, but since my blog is based around our family, I’m sure you don’t feel like you’ve missed a beat when it has come to seeing what Rylie is […]
how 2 train your dragon birthday party
We decided to have Rylie’s birthday party on a Friday night, which ended up working out wonderfully! This last Friday (11.9.18) a few of our friends came to celebrate our new 2 year old. Aaron chose the theme “How To (2) Train Your Dragon,” which was a lot of fun to decorate for. Aaron was […]