One of our favorite parts of pregnancy is announcing it, especially to close family and friends. What made this one extra unique is that absolutely no one was expecting it. We had been pretty open about wanting more kids, but we had been very adamant that we were waiting a little bit and giving ourselves […]
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once upon a time – emmaline’s 1st birthday party
We love the early birthday party themes to be a play on words that share the age of the kids. So far we’ve hosted: Wonder Woman (One-der Woman 😉) How 2 Train Your Dragon When we started thinking about party themes I expressed my desire for a whimsical fairy tale style and Aaron and […]
mr. & mrs. benson
Back in September my sister-in-law got married and officially became a Benson. It was a gorgeous day and by far one of my favorite weddings ever!!! Ryan and Amberlyn recently got their wedding photos back and I’m refraining from sharing all 1,000+ of them because they are all gorgeous and perfectly capture the day. You […]
move out weekend
Thank you all for your encouragement regarding our recent news. We are confident God has a plan and we are so blessed to have so many people praying for us as we decide what our next steps are. Although our new home fell through, we still wanted to sell our current house. Aaron’s parents reassured […]
Christmas weekend 2018
Consistent. That’s the word I would use to describe the past 4 days. We were consistently doing something, but everything we were doing was so good. This weekend was packed with sweet new memories and the beginnings of some incredibly fun traditions, and I am so excited to share these past 4 days with you. […]
highlands Christmas service 2018
Christmas at Highlands is one of my favorite events of the year! They always outshine the previous year with talent, creativity, songs + our pastor’s message and this year was no exception. As a tradition, we reserved seats for the Tribe to attend together at the main campus a few days before Christmas as the […]
Christmas at the falls
Christmas activities are still going strong on Tribe Nights this month. Last night we took the hour+ drive to Noccalula Falls to partake in their Christmas at the Falls event. It was an enchanting mix of Christmas lights, decorations, food & classic drinks like hot chocolate, and festive activities including a train ride to view the […]
tribe shaver gingerbread house competition
Over Thanksgiving weekend, I noticed a few of my friends were posting pictures of their decorated cookies or gingerbread houses and asking which one their Instagram audience thought was the winner. I thought this would be a fun idea to do with the Tribe, and I found a gingerbread house kit at Aldi for $6.99 […]
happy thanksgiving!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!! I’m going to keep this short because I don’t want you on your phones long. Enjoy the parade, homemade food, time with loved ones, and take that nap 😉 But I wanted to jump on for this week’s Thankful Thursday and since it’s Thanksgiving, what better time to really dive into thankfulness!? […]
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 […]