I love the time after the holidays. I love the lull where you don’t know if it is Tuesday or Thursday. That time period is just super relaxing and peaceful. I find myself reviewing the year and I enjoy looking at what other people share as highlights from the past year. I also really enjoyRead More
Archives for December 2024
How to Survive Winter with Kids
Winter is hard. The months are long, the days are short, and it just so dang cold. But it doesn’t have to be terrible. You can survive winter with your kids, and dare I say, it can be fun! There are so many things you can do in the winter months to make the timeRead More
Things to do Before Getting Pregnant
My husband and I waited 5 years to have kids. We were living 700 miles from our family, we were hoping his job would take us back home, and we were really enjoying each other. We knew we wanted to have kids, but we really didn’t realize how valuable those 5 years were, and howRead More
A Christmas Tradition: Shepard’s Meal
We decided we wanted to try out a few Christmas Traditions this year. Our kids are getting older, and its getting easier to do more with them around the holidays. They also understand more and are taking this time to really take it all in and learn about why we celebrate Christmas. I saw theRead More
4 Best Parenting Tips
I have been really fortunate to have some amazing family and friends on my parenting journey with me. They have given me some of the bet parenting tips, and when I can, I share it. Unsolicited advice is a touchy subject with most, but these tips are some of the best advice I’ve ever beenRead More
New House Saga: Our Builder Quit on Us.
I wish I was joking. This has seriously been such a wild month. Here is the update on the house build, that I didn’t think I would have to give. Let’s go back to the beginning, and listen I know that Andrew and I were not perfect in this. I know we didn’t handle allRead More
Birthday Traditions: How to Host a Fiver Party
Something that I truly wasn’t ready for when becoming a parent was birthday parties. Just the sheer amount of them, the amount of time they would take up, how much they would cost, the behaviors they would bring out in my children, and the amount of time it would take to plan them. It’s aRead More
Winter Read Aloud Books
One of the things that gets me every year is that Winter doesn’t start until about 4 days before Christmas. That most of the holiday season is actually fall. This year we are doing some really fun things around the winter season. We are hoping for snow, but if that doesn’t happen we are hopingRead More
The Best Christmas Tradition: Pancakes and Pajamas Party
Every December I look forward to our Annual Pancake and Pajamas Party! We host a party for all of our friends and their kids, and this is our gift to them. We don’t buy them gifts, instead we host this party and for a morning, we fellowship and have so much fun. It is literallyRead More
4 Favorite Baby Items at 4 Months Old
Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links, meaning I may receive a small commission, at NO ADDITIONAL cost to you, from purchases made using the links provided. Baby A has been with us for 4 months now! We love her so much and she has been such a joy to ourRead More