Good-bye

Our sweet friends Matt and Natalie are moving. To Wisconsin. That's, like, majorly far from California. *sad face* BUT! They will be in the same town as Natty's family! And Matt has an awesome new...

Drafts: Almost, Little Guy!

(Looking back at old drafts.) December 19th, 2011 ___________________________ Poor Roman. He HATED tummy time with a fiery passion. Like a good Mom, I tried and tried to get him used to it, but it...

Drafts: Poke A Finger

( Looking back on old drafts.) May 4th, 2011 "I had a doctor's appointment today with Dr. J. and told him not only about my sharp pain last week, but my high blood sugar these past few days and...

Simple Things: Ninety-two and a Quarter

That's how many years apart these two are. Grandpa Gene is Dustin's Mother's Father. Roman talks about "Dampa Jeeen" at least once a day. *magical*

New Banner!

Adding to the collection! See previous banners HERE. Here are a few cute ones from our shoot. :)

Simple Things: The Dentist

I really love dental cleanings. Having my gums scraped and my teeth polished and flossed by a stranger. It's strangely intimate and makes my heart race! I don't even care if it's weird. The free...

Drafts: Grandparents

I've been going through the drafts of posts that I've got here on the blog and I've come to a conclusion. Instead of deleting the posts because they're a little old and irrelevant, I'm going to...

A Babyshower Cake

I recently co-hosted a baby shower for a friend who happens to have Celiac disease. If you're not aware, Celiac sucks. BOOM. It sucks. My friend cannot have any wheat or gluten (a sticky protein...

Dear Squid-Kid: Snip, Snip

My Boy, Last week, Mommy's friend (and Gavin's Mommy!) Jewel's gave you a real hair cut. I've snipped your locks three or four time before, but you squirm like a worm and, lets be real, I didn't...

Flight

Oh, Spring

Dearest Spring, Please linger for a little while. Your big sister, Miss Summer, will soon be here to settle in and sweat us all out. Don't tell Mother Nature, but I much prefer you, darling. Sweet...

The Dog Kisser

From a few weeks ago. Roman was enjoying a quick visit to Danny's (Granny's) house and decided that he wanted to kiss Mom's wiener dog, Punsie. The bow tie. The stripes. The parted hair that...

Easter 2013

Another Easter passed us by. Vrrrooooom! (Roman makes that noise.) it was so exciting watching my child hunt for eggs! Chubby hands holding a too-big basket. Cracking each egg open and finding...

Bones: Blogging

(Last part, I promise! Continuing on with my word of the year...) This blog has become somewhat of a diary for me. A place to keep family and friends updated about our life, how fast Roman is...

Another Month

Well, despite the tests and planning (another way to say we had lots of strategic humping - I'm so fancy), this month proved unfruitful just like last month. Just like every month since September....

Yoohoo!

Friends, I'm still here! I swear! I have three other windows on my task bar open with blog posts in the works - the last installment of Bones (blogging bones!), and two parts of a mini-series...

Together We Are Normal

A friend of my friend (Lala), Miss Mandi from Making Nice in the Midwest, is going through something scary with her health and my heart just wants to swallow her up. You can read about her issue,...

Seriously?

My mom took this picture of Roman last week. Who is this young man and where the heck did my baby go? SLOW DOWN.

Bones: Business

(continued...) -- I want to build the bones of my business. Good God, I am chicken shit. Seriously, at least in this area of my life. I've never been more afraid to fail at something in my life.--...

Dance, Buddy!

He is living in a material world, folks. Seriously. The air I exhale is pure love for this child.

Bones: Neatly Nourish

Continuing on with my word of the year, Bones, I want to talk about food. I want to get the bones of our diet nice and solid. I cook dinner, from scratch, almost every night. Some nights are for...

The Future Is Open Wide

To: the Husband that is mine Love: the Wife that is yours Our song still makes my heart skip a beat every time I hear it. (+ another one of our favorites for good measure) Happy Valentine's Day,...

Bones: Home Sweet Home

(continued from yesterday...) We have found our home. This year, we will buy the house we love and make it officially official. Officially ours. The walls that will be painted and decorated. The...

Word of the Year

Wellllll.. it's the middle of February, folks. I've had this post outlined in my planner since the end of December and I'm just now sitting down to type it out. (Roman, please keep napping!) Every...

Finger Painting

We decided to make some Valentine's Day cards last week and I had really wanted to do a hand print project, so after a quick trip to Target, we busted out four new tubes of Crayola finger paints....

Collecting Rocks

Wintertime in our little city in California is usually mostly mild. Some rain, some fog, a hefty dose of chill (but nothing like Winnipeg!) and maybe a little bit of frost on the rooftops if we're...

Say What, Roman?

In an excited, scared or determined voice, with the second half of the last word drawn out: "I push duh but-tunn!" (I pushed the button) With a look of great sadness: "What happ-en?!" (What...

Currently In My Quiet Life

This blog is kind of a journal for me. You know how some weeks you write in your journal everyday, twice a day, even. Then there are the week (months, too!) where you are just too tired or don't...

Getting What You Ask For

So, as you know, we've been given approval to have another baby. I thought I'd be cheeky and try and see if we could make one that night after my appointment (since I have been charting and it was...

Moving Forward

Actually trying to make a baby is the funnest thing ever. Enough said. *wink*