After having Roxie for less then a month, we had to say goodbye. A few nights ago, we had gotten Rylie to bed and Aaron went to put Roxie in her crate for the night, but she didn’t come when he called (which was not like her). Aaron, Rick & Michelle went looking for her and […]
the shaver crew
rylie – 2 months old
Rylie is 2 months old today! Can someone please tell me where the time went? LIKES :: sticking her tongue out copying our faces staring at ceiling fans looking at lights eating before everyone else playing with Mr. Octopus (an octopus toy that has fun toys at the end of his tentacles) cuddling before […]
my favorite moments from 2016
2016 is coming to an end and as I look back over this year, I’m amazed at all that God did for me. But naturally, there are a few things that stand out – here are my favorite moments from my life this past year. || January was my busiest month with my photography business […]
christmas in illinois
Like I said in my blog post last week (our little christmas), even though Aaron & I have decided our family won’t be traveling on Christmas, we decided to make an exception this year to bless Michelle. Her family (3 sisters, both parents, aunts, uncles and cousins) all live in Illinois, and she rarely gets […]
our little christmas
Every Christmas Aaron & I have spent together, we have traveled, so one thing Aaron & I have decided with our family is that we don’t want to travel on Christmas – we will always make it a priority to have Christmas at home. However, this year we are making an exception to see Michelle’s […]
“i want to be a mom!”
I wanted to take a moment and say a big THANK YOU! to everyone who has commented on my blog posts, Facebook messaged me, texted me & talked to me about being a mom. Y’all have been so encouraging and have said nothing but nice things. I have gotten so many compliments that I’ve taken […]
god is with us
Yesterday (MONDAY – 12.19.16) was a full day full of activities. It started with my 6week postpartum appointment in downtown Birmingham at 9:45am. I started my morning routine at 7:30am thinking I had ample time to feed Rylie, pump, and get both of us ready. Yeah, not so much… I ended up leaving a little […]
meet roxie
Over the summer, Rick, Aaron & I went to a friend’s father-in-law’s lake-house for the day and we met this sweet little puppy named Roxie. She seemed to stick around Aaron & I since we played with her and gave her lots of attention. At some point during the day, we overheard someone in the […]
rylie’s dedication
On SUNDAY (12.11.16), our sweet little one was dedicated. It was something very important to both Aaron & I that our daughter was dedicated. However, this was just a ceremonial, public expression of her dedication to God. We personally dedicated her when we named her. Rylie Annalise means – an extravagant existence devoted to God. But […]
rylie – 1 month old
Our sweet Rylie-girl is 1 month old today! 😀 LIKES :: looking around bouncing playing rocket ship with daddy music baths being held by family DISLIKES :: not being held for long periods of time getting arms through car seat straps not moving in the car blanket over legs MOM LIFE :: First, […]