five on friday: bronchitis, beads, and nutella
ONE. I’m finally sitting down, happily exhausted, to write this. I had such a productive day, and it feels amazing to be so accomplished! I ran, went to my church institute class, did some grocery...
View Articleconference weekend… aka we ate a lot of breakfast
This weekend was our church’s General Conference, which means that we get to stay home and listen to a whole lot of inspiring talks all weekend long. If you missed it or want to listen to any of the...
View Articlekaelyn grace: at the birth center
We had an amazing birth experience that I’m excited to share soon, but for now, I just wanted to share some pictures and details from our hospital stay. So tiny. So new. Daddy had the honor of changing...
View Articlelately (aka a big giant post with lots of pictures)
This post is really just a big, quick conglomeration of everything that’s gone on in the past two weeks, since I haven’t had a whole lot of time to get on the computer and blog (I’m actually amazed...
View Articleweekend scenes
Our weekend started off with a dreary, rainy Friday. We didn’t even leave the house after Michael got home, but that didn’t mean that Kaya had to miss out on any fun…Kaya loves pretending that anything...
View Articlehappy 27th birthday, michael!
Michael’s only request for his birthday was to have some new photos printed so he could take them to work and decorate his space. I made him some plain old 4x6s, but still wanted to give him a fun...
View Articlefive on friday: pepper in my water and riding a giant bumblebee
My top five moments this week are simple but oh-so-sweet: ONE. My baby has the best smile… … and some of the funniest silly faces! TWO. Kaya has been playing with her kitchen every single day. I ask...
View Articlefive on friday: a bookworm, friends, and a confused dog
ONE. I’ve had a little bookworm on my hands this week! She carries these books all over the house, puts them into piles, and sits and “reads” them. I’m so glad she has such a love for books! I’m hoping...
View Articlea kitty birthday (kaya’s 2nd birthday party!)
Kaya’s actual birthday was on a Friday, but we waited until Saturday to have her real celebration. As it turns out, Friday mornings are pretty crazy at our house! She did get to eat (almost) as many...
View Articlefriday favorites (10/10)
Happy Friday! As usual, here are some of the best moments from our crazy little family this week! This sweet girl will always make my favorites list. Of course! How could she not, with that gummy smile...
View Articlefriday favorites: baby shower style!
Thursday night, Brittany, Bianca and I threw a baby shower for Katherine! We’ve been planning this party for a while, and I was so excited to see it all finally come together (and celebrate our sweet...
View Articlethat weekend we actually left the house
We actually got out of the house this weekend (our normal lately is just lounging around and trying to catch up on sleep)! I figured I’d write this down so that our kids reading this in the future will...
View Articlecurrently…
Feeling… physically so much better this week than last! I had either a stomach bug or food poisoning that brought on the worst abdominal pain I’ve ever experienced in my lifetime. I seriously wondered...
View Articlefriday favorites: christmas edition
These are a few of my favorite [Christmas-y] things… … sitting by the Christmas tree at night (and of course, taking a bokeh picture. #photographynerdalert)! … festive sprinkles on cupcakes for the...
View Articlechristmas 2014
This is a super photo-heavy post, but there were just so many great moments from our Christmas day that I couldn’t leave out! I loved everything about our holiday at home together as a little family of...
View Articlemini cookie-decorating party
Valentine’s Day is a lot of my favorite things all rolled into one: sweets, treats, and PINK everywhere! So naturally, we had to put together a little play date for our friends. I made some sugar...
View Articlefive on friday: little BFFs, fruit, and church stuff
Happy Friday! As usual, I can’t believe we’re here again. We do have some pretty fun things planned for this weekend though, so I’m excited! ONE. My hands-down favorite moment of the week? Watching...
View Articlespaghetti and crepes
Usually, our weekends consist of a whole lot of nothing… but this weekend, we actually had PLANS! It really felt great to get out as a family and enjoy some time together. We kicked off our Friday with...
View Articlerun bike eat (weekend)
We had the most beautiful weather this past weekend, so we took advantage of it with plenty of exercising and cooking out. My favorite days are the ones we spend outside (and with friends)! The morning...
View Articlefive on friday: cinnamon buns, sunhats and lemons
What a WEEK! We’ve been busy and had so many great moments these past few days. Here we go: ONE. Monday was Michael’s last day of seminary! I am having a hard time believing that we already completed a...
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