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  • Two High Schoolers

      You can’t say I didn’t warn you! I am externally processing all the feelings right now, with plenty of accompanying tears. This is the one and only year that SJ and Z will be [...]

  • They’re Taller Than Me (Officially)

    They’re taller than me. Or should I say—they’re all taller than I am? However you want to phrase it, half the people in our family are male, and they’ve all officially surpassed me in height! [...]

  • When I Became a Mom

    In a recent blog post, I wrote, "If you see a steady flow of current updates alongside old photos and flashbacks from the kids' childhood, you’ll know that I am processing." So it begins. This [...]

9 Month Photos

By |September 12, 2016|Categories: Babies, Uncategorized|

I love photographing this chunky baby. After she was born I decided that I wanted to do an official photo shoot each month. These photos with the suitcase are her 9 month photos, but she turned 10 months this past Saturday. I had an outfit in mind (got it from a yard sale) but I needed a suitcase that I could use as a [...]

Cleaning House Book Review

By |August 17, 2016|Categories: Parenting Tips|

A few weeks ago I got the book Cleaning House from the digital online library. I had no idea what to expect with this book, but about half way through I knew I had to share it with all of my mom friends! Side note, if you are a book lover and not using your local libraries online options then you really need [...]

Four Kids in a Grocery Store

By |August 12, 2016|Categories: Family, Laughter, Motherhood, Uncategorized|

Every once in a while I go somewhere with all four children and seamlessly accomplish the daily tasks at hand. That happens about as often as I find the perfect avocado and consume it at its peak ripeness. It is an anomaly. Last week I attempted grocery shopping with all four kids. I have done it before and managed okay, but I try to avoid [...]

Postpartum Haircut

By |June 10, 2016|Categories: Pregnancy & Birth, Uncategorized|

It's common to loose hair after pregnancy and I am not exempt from this hormonal misfortune.  When I am in those first postpartum months I shed more hair than a Chow on a hot day. I can't stand it. I decided after my second pregnancy that I would just cut my hair off to make it more tolerable. So that's what I have done [...]

Home Stretch for This School Year

By |April 21, 2016|Categories: Schooling|Tags: , , , , , , , |

It's official. I turned in re-enrollment forms for both of my school age kiddos. SJ will be going into 1st grade and Z is going into 3rd. I'm really excited about this next milestone for these two. Not a lot will change for SJ because her school uses a montesorri type format. So she will be in the same classroom with a lot of [...]

Getting Emotional About the Last Baby

By |April 7, 2016|Categories: Babies & Toddlers, Motherhood|Tags: , , |

While in Texas last week I got to spend some time with Connie (the pastor's wife at the church where we did ministry for many years). She is the same age as my mom and always has so much valuable wisdom to impart. When talking about motherhood Connie reminisced about her only daughter graduating from High School and leaving for college. This was [...]

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