{FREE} Dino Printables

When I recently moved my boys into their new room I was determined to come up with some unique (and inexpensive) ways to decorate and make it special to them. Since they love to play with their little dinosaurs figures I started brainstorming on how to somehow...

Apache Maiden Voyage

So we bought a camper. I don’t really like camping. But my husband does and I have no doubt my children will love it too.  Who am I to be the stick in the mud? So I asked myself what I don’t like about camping and my top two answers (being cold and...

A Really Good Day

Today was a big day. It was a good day. This one started 1st grade.   I was trying to figure out how to get her to the bus stop, then take the boys to preschool…then get to her school in time to walk her into class. “Mommy why would you come to my...

Boy’s Room Inspiration

I’m on a mission to simplify the way we live in our home. Thing is – the act of simplifying is turning out to be hard work. But we have 4 adults, 3 kids and 2 dogs in this ‘not so big’ house so NOT simplifying is a sure path to insanity. Take...

It Takes A Village

It was a little over a month ago.  I had been on a business trip for 5 days and was missing my babies and husband, lots. I boarded my flight and settled into my window seat for what I anticipated would be a very productive 4 hour flight from Orlando to Denver editing...

Jack Dillon, 4

This boy. We are abundantly aware of how blessed we are that we get to raise him. He’s confident, he’s loving, he’s awesome. He loves life…lives it well… and looks cool while doing it. Happy Birthday sweet boy. We’re so proud of you...

Cousins

Ahh, the 4th Annual President’s Day weekend family trip to Buena Vista.  It’s nothing that any sane individual would consider a relaxing vacation given that there were 11 kids (7 of them 6 years old and under). But once you learn to live with the white...

Just One More Minute

“Mommy, hug hug!” I was putting her to bed and as I began to walk away to turn off the light she asked for a hug. I walked over to her and stretched up to her on her loft bed for the hug. “I just wanna hug you forever, I never want to let go”...

The Beauty of Stillness

I remember the first time I experienced the vulnerability of one of my children not feeling well. It was when Grace was a baby and she wasn’t even sick but she was teething and it was causing her a lot of pain. She woke me up in the middle of the night and I...

That’s A Wrap!

Christmas 2013 as well as the weeks leading up to it was a whirlwind.  Every moment of every day swallowed up by stuff to do.  Work. Preparation. Work. Preparation. Try to eek out a few family moments here and there…. Well those eeked out moments are the ones I...

In A Slump? Read This.

It’s about that time in 31 Days of blogging that I’ve lost steam. It’s actually day 27 but I’m just now writing day 25. I’m behind in work. Our social calendar has shown no mercy. My kids are melting as I type this. The laundry…oh...