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How the warm weather saved my last shred of sanity
Last week was an exasperating 'Mommy' week. See this drawer? It's the kids drawer for all of their plates, bowls and cups. So why is it empty you ask? Well, because Jack has a new hobby of throwing things down the stairs. This includes Daddy's shoes, Grace's toy...
Meet Luke
He's our anxiously awaited, easy to smile, sweet sweet boy. He's a cowboy at heart, here he is wrestling his longhorn. Plum wore him out. We think he's thoughtful and full of personality and did I mention how sweet he is? Here he is wrapped in his homemade blanket...
New Baby (oh, and a New Year’s Resolution)
I know it's a bit late for a New Year's resolution but when you hear what it is you'll understand...I'm resolving to not be last minute all the time. Yep, I'm a serial procrastinator (oh for shame). I figure this post was appropriate in demonstrating my issue with...
NEXT time
This is our second trip to Buena Vista to stay in this amazing house (thank you by the way Ken and Diane, we love it up here!). It's probably safe to say that sledding is the highlight however the first time up here I was pregnant with Jack, this time I just gave...
Guppy Love
Grace's preschool is MWF so they had their Valentine's party today (15th). Despite my hectic schedule I couldn't help but to go overboard for this inaugural occasion - just had to get crafty! Between Jack's doc appt and taking Daddy out to a Valentine's Day lunch we...
October 21st
October 21st is a special day for me. It's my 1st wedding day. No, I'm not hiding any extra husbands in the closet...it's just the day that Jared and I were intended to wed in an intimate beachfront wedding in Akumal, Mexico. But despite my willpower (albeit naive)...
Ha ha, very funny
39.5 weeks prego. Thought I would share my thoughts on why I'm convinced God has a sense of humor. #1 - The only 'broken water' around here is the overflowing pipe under the kitchen sink that we discovered last night around 11 pm as the dishwasher drained. Awesome....
Perspective
3 weeks to go...and we get to meet this baby boy. Let me tell you, I could fill pages and pages on the comedy of errors that is this pregnancy. I weeped my way through the summer, contracted one nasty little bug after another, I'm pretty sure my friends have deleted...
“Bye Mom”
One of the things I love most about being a Mom is those 'firsts' that I get to witness. I remember last summer when we took Grace to Elitch Gardens and I sat next to her on her first 'pseudo' roller coasterride. All I wanted to do was watch her face and the shear...
Persistence rather than perfection
Recently, while reading my daily devotional ("Jesus Calling" by Sarah Young - a Mother's Day gift from my Stepmom Jenean) one line JUMPED out at me: "I look for persistence - rather than perfection - in your walk with me". Wow, bopped me right over the head it did....
Are YOU brave enough to mix prints?
I love Grace's unabashed fashion sense. I used to try to control it and put her in the 'perfect' outfit each morning but now it's absolutely one of the favorite parts of my day when I send her upstairs to get dressed only to wait with anticipation to see what she...
Suspicious Grocery List
I thought this might be a fun way to 'publicly' announce our exciting news...I had to laugh at myself when I caught a glimpse of my current grocery list the other day: Baby Faris #3 due January 8th, 2012.