Happy New Year! 2014 is going to be wonderful, can’t you just feel it? I’m so excited to see what’s in store for us these next 12 months. 2013 was great, and here are some of my favorite moments. Many of these were taken with my phone, so please excuse the quality. I kicked off …
Merry Christmas! I absolutely love this season. It’s such a wonderful time of celebration for the birth of our Savior. I love the music, excitement, family, friends, great food; I even love the snow. Every year after Thanksgiving I look forward to decorating the house. This year’s a little different, however. With a toddler running …
Living 1,307 miles away from our closest family members can make staying in touch a bit of a challenge. Growing up, my husband and I were blessed to be very close to family and grandparents. Those relationships greatly influenced our childhoods and who we are today. One of our biggest desires is for family to …
This summer we found ourselves in the market to replace our 2009 Mitsubishi Outlander. It’s been a great SUV, and I’d recommend it in a heartbeat. But the miles were starting to add up, several things were needing maintenance, and we were looking for more cargo space and passenger room. My husband has a separate vehicle …
Just because you have children, doesn’t mean your traveling days are over. It does require a bit more planning and packing, however. Try to keep it as simple as possible, but remember, there are a few things you really don’t want to be without. The Necessities – Easily Accessible These items you will most likely want packed …
We did it! We successfully flew halfway across the country and back with a 7-month-old. And we enjoyed ourselves during the process. L did beautifully, and this trip gave us more confidence for traveling in the future. I had been dreading the thought of flying with an infant since before she was even born. We’ve …
February got away from me, and now here we are whittling down the last few hours of March. In order to keep blogging and still spend as much time as possible with my family, I’m going to have to switch up my style. I enjoy writing and, in case you haven’t noticed already, I’m a …
Top 5 things I didn’t think we needed as new parents, but now I can’t live without As new parents it can be extremely overwhelming seeing the thousands of products available for you and your newborn baby. It’s difficult to know what you will truly need, what is just a ploy, and what is going …
It’s that joyous, beautiful, festive time of year again! Ready or not, it’s already December. We had a lovely Thanksgiving with so many blessings to be thankful for this year; and now Christmas is less than one week away. It took me 6 days to get the tree put up and house decorated. Not because I …
I’m sorry for the delay in posting, but it isn’t without great reason. Last week our beautiful little girl was born! L was 8 pounds 1 ounce, 21.25 inches long. As all of you know that have had the immense blessing of becoming parents, there really are no words to describe the love and …
