My family, and so many families I know, spend Christmas at someone else’s house. It’s wonderful to share such precious time with your extended family, but sometimes your personal family Christmas can get lost in all the traveling plans. We have been known to celebrate Christmas a few days to a whole week early, and usually […] Read more…
Motherhood is a lot. A lot of emotional ups and downs, a lot of behind-the-scenes, a lot of trial and error…a lot of diapers. How would you describe the vastness of motherhood? …weeping alongside my infant as he receives his immunizations. …weeping when I nurse him for the last time. …weeping for joy when I see him display the […] Read more…
I have two children. And because I have two children, I have naturally celebrated two first birthday parties. When I threw my first-First Birthday Party for my son, I noticed some funny differences as I compared it to a normal party, AKA an adult party, but it wasn’t until I gave my daughter a 1st […] Read more…
As my children are entering into the ability to understand the depth of the wonder of Christmas, I am filled with the desire to present them with the truth: that, yes, we eagerly await the joy the gifts will bring on Christmas morning, but we also anticipate the forever joy that the birth of our Savior […] Read more…
I have discovered something new about my two boys, Rudy and Mark: they are totally into kits. Kits. Meaning, everything you need to make _______ is in a box. This could range from a squirrel-trap-in-a-box to a seasonal-craft-in-a-box to a date-night-with-mommy-in-a-box to an anything-you-could-possibly-come-up-with-in-a-box. …Leading me to my Christmas present idea that I am […] Read more…
When was the last time you ate an entire plate of raw vegetables? Exactly. It was probably around the same time I did, which was when Zach and Kelly Kapowski were the hottest couple on TV. Nah, not even then. I take it back. I’m just not a big fan of vegetables. When I had kids, however, I thought I’d […] Read more…
I think that I would like to tour Italy someday. Actually, I know that I would really, really like it. And I imagine that on this trip of my dreams, we would probably want to hire a tour guide…because I would want to know every interesting detail about everything and be able to ask a thousand questions, […] Read more…
I am a complete noodle snob. Not a snob like, I-enjoy-correctly-pronouncing-noodle-names-with-Giada-De-Laurentiis type of snob. More like…I-love-all-pasta-all-the-time-as-long-as-it’s-actual-pasta snob. The more butter and salt… the better. As a self-professed snob of noodles, you can only imagine how unwelcome an imposter of noodles can be. Healthy… carb-less… gross. Until the day my husband gave me a spiralizer… You never KNEW how many crazy […] Read more…
About 6 months ago, I announced that I would be writing a post every other week that would follow my “Chapter Books To Read To Little Boys” series. Ha. In 6 months, I managed to pump out one. One. In 6 months. Are you interested in my excuses? 1. I was pregnant and it was hard sitting […] Read more…
Are you one of those mommas who likes to have all of your children’s life-changing moments of discovering their Savior all neatly and perfectly planned out? I am. If my kids are going to fall in love with Jesus, I just always assumed that it would happen during one of our “Dried Bean Cross Crafts” or while we were […] Read more…