The reason I flew in on FRIDAY (6.2.17) was to guarantee I’d be in town for Michaela’s bachelorette party on SATURDAY (6.3.17). It was a 20’s themed party, so Michaela bought a fun 20’s dress and a few headpieces (one she generously let me wear). I was so happy to celebrate her and her marriage […]
being sarah
rylie’s 1st flight
My flight was leaving at 5:50am from Birmingham, so we had to be out the door by 3:30am, which meant I was up at 3am (and I’ll add I went to bed at 11-something the night before). We woke Rylie up at the last possible moment, but her sleepy, “you woke me up in the […]
prepping for seattle
As many of you know, I flew into Seattle on June 2nd to be apart of my childhood friend’s wedding. This was my first flight since having Rylie, and Rylie’s first time every being on a plane. Knowing her and her temperament, I was confident she would do well, but with it being a confined […]
cora’s 1st birthday party
On Sunday (5.28.17), we celebrated our sweet friend Cora that we know from our mom+baby small group (we call it “Mama Tribe”). She is the oldest in the group so it was our very first birthday party. The theme was Tacos & Tutus, and all the girl baby guests were encouraged to wear a tutu. […]
my 1st official mother’s day
Although I do consider last Mother’s Day to be my first, this Mother’s Day also counts as a 1st since I’ve actually birthed and taken care of a human. 😛 I’d go through labor all over again to have you Rylie love. You make me smile, laugh, & cry (happy tears). God told me while I […]
mama tribe at the lake
On FRIDAY (5.12.17), some of the mommies from our “Mom & Baby” small group planned a day out to Lake Martin at our small group leader’s family’s lake house. We met up at 7:45am and carpooled (2 moms and 2 babies in each car) to the lake house – which was a little over an […]
rylie – 6 months old
1/2 a year has gone by already! How? Wasn’t she just a newborn? 😛 LIKES :: grabbing her feet moving her arms up and down grabbing things (toys, blankets, hair, glasses, shirt colars, etc.) eating oatmeal eating bananas eating apples talking (cooing, sighing, gasping, sticking her tongue out and making a noise, etc.) sitting up (well, […]
improvising
TUESDAY (5.2.17) evening, my good friend Andrea & I made plans to take our girls to a splash pad in the morning. When WEDNESDAY (5.3.17) came, we packed up Ellie & Rylie and drove towards our destination. When we got there though, the parking lot seemed empty and maintenance guys were walking around. Andrea asked […]
highlands college 10k
SATURDAY (4.29.17), we woke up early and headed to the Highlands College 10k. It was a requirement for school, and we were ready… well… Michelle was ready. She had been faithfully training for months. Running every other day and eating properly to keep herself in good shape. Aaron is the kind of guy who can […]
it’s like a giant bathtub
SATURDAY (4.29.17) was a long day for the Shaver Crew! We started the morning off by doing a 10k for school (I’ll write about that tomorrow), but afterwards, we had a much needed lake day planned. I had packed everything in the car at 6am that morning so that we could go straight from the […]