My Little Ballerina
Thursday evening was Amelia's dance recital. I have to say, I have dreamed about this sweet moment almost my whole life - having a little blonde girl, dressing her in pink tights and a black leotard...
View ArticleOur Capable Kids
I've seen a trend lately on blogs, Pinterest, and elsewhere on the web, which kind of cracks me up. People are discovering - like a bright flash of sudden inspiration - that children are actually...
View ArticleLeaving Natchitoches
Memorial Day weekend was emotional and exhausting, but also a lot of fun. Last year, I packed up the kids and my very broken heart and headed down to visit my dad on Memorial Day weekend, the day...
View ArticleSophia's Pajamas and Pancakes Party
Sophia turned seven on Thursday! (Unfortunately she'd been telling everyone she was seven for several months, so it wasn't quite as exciting ha!)Her morning started with our traditional birthday...
View ArticleGood Byes
I am horrible, horrible, horrible at good byes. I try to avoid them at all costs, will pretend they are not coming up until the last minute, and then I just zone out until it's over and I cry. We...
View ArticleWyatt Eight Months
I'm not even going to say it... you know, how time is moving too fast. How crazy sad I am that my littlest baby is growing up...Wyatt is still Mr. Happy 95% of the time. Really unless he is REALLY...
View ArticleSolutions ~ Green in the Kitchen
I've recently made two smallish changes in our kitchen, in an effort to eliminate plastics. We already use glass, ceramic, or metal to store leftovers. But my bad habit was bottled water - I KNOW, I...
View ArticleThe Weekend
We had such a fun weekend, even though it was a scorcher and I'm already counting down the days till fall weather (around here - that's November!)Friday our dear Texas friends (from here and here) came...
View ArticleTa Da!
Henry started lessons at the Little Gym last week - so fun! I've never enrolled a two year old in anything before, and I'm kind of against it on principle, but I bought these lessons at an auction last...
View ArticleSwimming
I don't have much to post these days, because it seems like anytime we have a spare hour or two, we are at the pool. It was already well over 100 degrees every day the last week of June (I am so...
View ArticleMy Boys (and Girls)
Tuesday afternoon, Davis took the girls up to his parents' house so they could spend a few days alone at grandma's house - something they have been talking about and looking forward to all summer....
View ArticleGetting Ready for the Beach
We are headed to the beach for a week on Saturday! I am so, so looking forward to it ~ we've needed the kind of vacation that involves sitting in the sand. And nothing else. (With an alarm system and...
View ArticleOur {Instagram} Beach Vacation
We got home late last night from our glorious beach vacation. It really was perfect - one evening, just to PROVE to me that it was perfect, God arranged for pink sunset waves, a full rainbow, and...
View ArticleRoad Tripping With Kids!
Oh boy, this post took me only a whole week longer to write than I had planned. Last week was killer - nothing like a week of blissful vacation to create a nightmare when you get home, right? Monday I...
View ArticleThe End of Summer
Oh how I wish this was really the end of summer... the end of these crazy 105 degree days. I am cranky and worn out and just so DONE with this weather! Every August I want to move far away from here,...
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