This year for Klara's birthday we had a party booked at an outside shelter that we have rented before. You can see her Peppa Pig party here. We reserved it in early January. With her birthday falling so close to Memorial Day, things get booked quickly so I like to act fast. In March, we … Continue reading KLARA’S SIXTH BIRTHDAY
On Saturday, we started our morning off with coffee and our first big breakfast in our new house. I have dreamed of that moment for so long. Standing in the kitchen of our new house, cooking a big breakfast and laughing with Jordan. We had biscuits, gravy, bacon, and eggs. It was a really productive … Continue reading NEW DINING TABLE AND THRIVE MARKET ORDER
I am so excited to share our home buying process with you! I have been preparing this blog for a couple of months because I wanted to document all of the details that went into purchasing our home. On March 3rd we met with a Senior Housing Counselor that specializes in Homeownership Education Workshops, personal … Continue reading WE BOUGHT A HOUSE
How are you? Being quarantined can he hard. Mentally, physically, and especially emotionally. In today's post I'm going to share the precautions we having been taking to try and stay healthy and some fun things you can do at home during this pandemic. PRECAUTIONS WE HAVE BEEN PRACTICING First and foremost, the absolute most important … Continue reading HOW WE ARE TAKING ON THE PANDEMIC
April 27, 2020 It's 10 o'clock on a Monday morning and my heart is so incredibly full. In an upcoming post, you'll see that we just bought a house. Our living room is full of moving boxes and our walls are bare as we get ready to embark on a new journey. This morning I … Continue reading MOTIVATED MAMA ON A MONDAY
January 2, 2020 Now that we're in 2020, I've loved reading all of the "decade" posts. Each post has inspired me to think back on the last ten years. The last decade has been the best years of my life. This time in 2010 I was just a couple of months away from giving birth … Continue reading Looking Back
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Today's post is going to highlight some of my favorite things that have happened this holiday season. Home Decorations Decorating the house with all of my Christmas decor while I listen to Christmas music is one of my favorite things in the world! Christmas Pajamas This year … Continue reading Holiday Highlights
October brought a lot of rain, a lot of festivities, and so much candy!EventsI briefly mentioned it in my last post, but we started off Halloween month with Zombie paintball, a pumpkin patch, and a haunted house.We had our traditional Halloween baking challenge. Obviously I couldn't pick just one winner, so there were three champions … Continue reading Halloween Festivities
Life has been a whirlwind since Kylan first got sick in July. I am sleep deprived and just getting by day to day seems impossible some days. Update on Kylan After Kylan had his MRI in September, his ID doctor called us the next day as soon as he saw the results and told us … Continue reading HEALTH UPDATE AND A NIGHT OUT
Hey there! In my last post I shared that I have started a vlog. This weekend I have spent a lot of time learning more about vlogging and have been doing some research on how to edit videos, how to add music to them, and how to make my channel relatable to other mamas. In … Continue reading This Weekend / June 21-23
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