I am here. Sitting on the plane. Flying. I guess that's what planes do anyway. They fly. But it still seems a little unreal to me that I am doing this. Leaving my family that is. I know it...

Fab Friday: I'm Getting On A Plane.

Linking up with one of my favorite mama's for her fabulous friday's link up! What's in my life that is fabulous this week? My baby boy. Who is developing the sweetest personality. So content. So...

This & That

Shopping for this: I'm on a Maxi dress kick! I love them for their ability to let me feel free and breathe, especially since I tend to run around all day with the babies. So I have been doing some...

Family, and watching our children grow

My littlest nephew turned one last month and we were able to celebrate this beautiful day with the whole family. I am always reminded about how precious family is and how important it is to make...

Turn Your Blog into A Book {And More}

You mean memories into pictures? Yes. That's exactly what I mean. The problem with today {present day} is that we {moms, women, people} tend to take a whole lot of pictures. Snap snap snap. Five...

Remembering Childhood

Do you ever think about your childhood? Think about what you can remember. Specific memories. Do you remember what you were wearing? Things that were said? How you felt? I think about this...

I confess..

I cannot stand the sound of napkins against people's hands. Them playing with it? The rustling sound? I cringe. I will have moments where I become neurotic clean freak/organize queen. During those...

Elliana Lately

It is so hard for me not to keep up with what E is doing these days because she keeps surprising us and doing more, talking more, and just plain growing more, that I do not want to miss a single...

Some Days, I think to myself... I can totally have 19 kids.

If you had asked me the question, "What do you think about that Duggar lady," 5 years ago... the first, and only word, that would come out of my mouth to perfectly describe my thoughts would be...

Eyes Made To See The World

It started out like this.... "Here, mama, papa's glasses," she says. "Broken," she adds. I look down to, well, see that they were in fact broken. I call Andrew to tell him, and he's pretty upset,...

Just Us-Our Day-Our Pictures

I don't take the camera out as much as I used to. Sometimes a week goes by. Sometimes two. I want to make myself more accountable about this. I want to be able to capture our days more. Just us....

Sometimes, You Need Those Reminders

Today, was one of those days. Where I needed a reminder, of how precious this life that I have been given. The children that I have been blessed with. The husband who has been by my side through it...

Deals of the Week

Loving these color block maxis! So great for Spring {where is that spring weather by the way}, and summer! I have been shopping or vacation coming up, and of course one of the must haves for the...

To A Mother Who Needs Us All

I had every intention of dedicating today, this post, to two wonderful mothers in my life. Two women who inspire me. Two beautiful, encouraging, strong women. My mom and mother-in-law. I am...

Our First Home Video

To go with yesterday's post, I'd like to share a video. One I finally put together from last year's vacation. Our first real family vacation. One of many, many down the road. I have to admit, I...

A Mother Who Has Dealt With Loss

Image belonging to Emily Emily is a mother to 3 beautiful blessings, 2 here on Earth, and one in heaven. Her first pregnancy with twins resulted in the loss of her son Ryder, Wyatt's twin. You can...

Video Camera

As I was sitting on the computer, sorting through my pictures, I stumbled upon these images of my husband and daughter. I immediately smiled. My happiness... in a photo. My eyes quickly darted over...

Messy Wife, Blessed Life + $25 Starbucks Giveaway

Today, I have another sweet mama to share with you. She is a SAHM to a precious little girl, Lucia, part time spanish teacher, and of course a fellow blogger navigating through this blessed life....

You can't post a picture without someone jumping on you

a picture worth a thousand words.... mcdonalds bag in the background a car picture without saying "we aren't driving" your baby holding a bottle your crib. are the rails down

Parenting. There is no concrete definition.

Photo C/O The Siners Photography Parenting. It's an interesting concept. There are so many experts that will tell you this is the right way, that is the wrong way, this will help your child grow...

4 Money Mistakes Made By Young Families

4 Money Mistakes Made by Young Families If you weren’t taught financial literacy from your parents, you probably made a lot of money mistakes in your early adult years. Money mistakes are common,...

Milo Paper Gifts

There are many things that I enjoy about the company that I am sharing with you today, Milo Paper. From the snazzy stationer, to the personalized notepads, growth charts, wall calendars, and more....

Flashcards with Toddlers

This may be a boring post {for many}, however, one of the questions that was asked of me from the "ask me anything" post {I know, forever ago}, was about learning and our use of flashcards. Only...

The Day I did not pay the bill. The Day I followed my heart.

3/25/13 How ironic, that on the day I published the post on signing Elliana up for preschool was the same day that I, or should I say, we, my husband and I, made the decision to back out of this...

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Homemade Taco Seasoning

Recipe adapted from here. 1 tablespoon of chili powder 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon of minced onion {original recipe used onion powder} 1/4 teaspoon or red cayenne pepper {original...

The Topic of Spanking

I wasn't going to write about this topic, as it is one of the most controversial ones in parenting. However, our family has been there and back and I thought it would be interesting to put my...

7 Myths about nursing

Nurses are attracted to the doctors. That is why they went to nursing school... to find their next McSteamy. Sorry to my fellow doctor friends {that are male} that think that the status of MD...

Teachers. Our Eyes, Ears, and Hearts.

As a young parent, the topic of school comes up frequently in our home. At times, I have a desire to home school our children because I always want to be able to instill certain values and...

This & That

This Happened: We went to the zoo and had a blast! We renewed our membership that just expired this past month, and we are so looking forward to going more. This was also G man's first year going,...