by jennifer | Jun 5, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
The other day Grace found a ladybug in the backyard and promptly named her Kathy. She excitedly walked over to show Grandma Jenean and I and immediately we thought uh-oh, I think Kathy has gone to meet her Maker. “Grace, I don’t hink Kathy is...
by jennifer | May 11, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
I’ll never forget the first time we ‘re-painted’ this house. We were under contract and the GC remodeling the house told us we could pick out the colors if we wanted. I was thrilled! I headed to Home Depot and hemmed and hawed and used my color...
by jennifer | Apr 3, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
There is an abundance of Easter treat cuteness on Pinterest (as I’m sure you all know…come on admit your addicted). I stopped cold though when I came across these from Created by Diane: No brainer, these are the winners. This past weekend we threw an...
by jennifer | Mar 21, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
I happened to marry into a family of amazing cooks (no pressure), one of whom is Jared’s Aunt Jann. She recently sent out several of her recipes to the family in order to gain some feedback for a cookbook she intends to write and I was lucky enough to receive a...
by jennifer | Mar 13, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
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...
by jennifer | Mar 6, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
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...
by jennifer | Feb 28, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
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...
by jennifer | Feb 19, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
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...
by jennifer | Feb 15, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
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...
by jennifer | Feb 7, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
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...
by jennifer | Jan 5, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
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...
by jennifer | Dec 17, 2011 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
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...
by jennifer | Sep 7, 2011 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
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...
by jennifer | Jul 19, 2011 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
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...
by jennifer | Jun 28, 2011 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
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...
by jennifer | Jun 26, 2011 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
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.
by jennifer | Mar 22, 2011 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
I’ve been anxiously awaiting Jack’s 1st haircut ever since it dawned on me how LUCKY we are to have a ‘Papa’ (my Stepdad Gary) who’s an authentic barber. He works in the oldest Barbershop in Colorado, ‘Elite Barbershop’ in...
