Getting another dog, much less a puppy, was not on my radar. I wasn’t looking. But Sunday afternoon (11.12.23) we welcomed a new puppy into our family and it could not feel more right. A homeschool-friend of mine recently moved and in the midst of sharing their new home, she shared a family picture that […]
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highlights of summer 2023
Back in May I listed a few desires I had for the summer, and as I look back on the key summer months, I’m in love with the memories we created. Looking back we did sooo much this summer… semi unintentionally too. But it was all so fun! We did things like Forest School, friend […]
picture book club – arnie, the doughnut
To celebrate National Doughnut Day a week late (June 2nd is National Doughnut Day) the kids and I went to a favorite doughnut shop and enjoyed the delicious morning snack. While we munched, I read “Arnie, The Doughnut” again (we’ve read it lots of times) and we noticed that Emmaline had unintentionally selected the same […]
mother’s day thoughts & crew photos – 2023
As both a mom of four kiddos AND a mom in waiting, I know Mother’s Day can bring a lot of emotions. Joy, anger, grief, jealousy. It’s a lot. It’s overwhelming sometimes. Last year (2022) I took pictures with my four kids hoping (kind of assuming if I’m honest) that we’d have our adopted babes […]
strawberry patch – 2023
Going to the Strawberry Patch in the Spring has become a highly anticipated tradition for our crew. We started it in 2020, a few different times with my giant pregnant belly in 2021, and again in 2022. This year was no different and we anxiously tasted our favorite strawberries with so much joy! We got […]
my 29th birthday weekend
Looking back on this last weekend (3.3-6) I’m truly so thankful to have been celebrated so big and so long. It was full of surprises! For starters, on Thursday (3.2.23) my brother surprised me by flying in from Seattle, Washington. I had absolutely no idea but apparently he, my mom and my husband had been […]
cowboy day – 2023
Our little town had Cowboy Day and our crew was so excited to participate. We started at my mom’s house (she lives a couple blocks from downtown) and walked in the sprinkling rain to get started. We were gifted cowboy hats and scarfs which was fun / festive and the kids loved walking around. We […]
month in review – december
December was a beautiful month – packed full of fun and empty enough to enjoy it all. We did some fun activities outside. I made a delish potato soup (a few times) and it was sooo yummy! I’ll definitely be putting together a recipe blog post with this one soon because it has all of […]
2022 in review
My word for 2022 was FOCUS, and honestly, I initially meant it with my time and priorities. I wanted to stop being so busy, scattered, unintentional. I wanted every area of my life to be focused. Although I definitely cut out some things that did not align or fit into my current life season, I […]
2022 is marked by the adoption.
Aaron & I both wanted adoption to be part of our family and after years of asking God if we could, He clearly told us “it’s time to adopt” in January of 2022. To top that off, we can not shake the feeling that we are supposed to adopt TWIN BOYS. At the beginning of […]