I always dreamed of the day where I would have children that loved to play outdoors. I’ve arrived at that place where my children love nothing more than digging in the dirt and drawing pictures in the mug with a stick. They are are in their element among nature. I know this. The practical mom…
A couple of weeks ago, we decided to head to the local strawberry farm. Since we’ve lived in PA, we have taken the opportunity to really dive into local experiences with the kids. We have a lot of local farms around here and we’ve really enjoyed experiencing them. Last year, we experienced apple picking for…
The Fourth of July felt a little different for us this year. There was the bitterness of missing past traditions when we were in Colorado. The past several years we would spend it with my grandma and granddad with a cookout and fireworks. It was an extra time added to the recent list of missing…
We spent the last weekend of June in Kansas. We weren’t necessarily planning on a trip to Kansas but we had another loss in the family and needed to attend the funeral of my paternal grandmother. We knew it would be a part ofour year, it was just an uncertainty of when. We hopped on…
It was my favorite kind of day for Mother’s Day. The kind of day where it’s an ordinary day in most all ways but there is no real agenda or expectations, no real stress – just a day of going with the flow and living life alongside my favorite people taking the day as it…
There have been quite a few things that I have been loving lately that I haven’t had a chance to share here. I’ve been far better about sharing on Instagram than this space. However, today I’m sharing several things I’m loving since mid-March and haven’t made it on here. Most of them also happen to…
It’s no secret that we LOVE the Bible Belles Books. We have shared them several times when they released Hannah, Esther, and Abigail. (You can read past posts here and here). In the Abigail post, I mentioned Ruth: The Belle of Loyalty would be coming very soon. It was expected to launch in time for Easter, but the Bible…
The rollercoaster ride started in January with the prognosis that the chemotherapy wasn’t working and she had 1-6 months. There were no solutions other than some that were natural based but had high success. A trial came up and she was accepted but the ride only got more chaotic. March was filled with switchbacks, rises,…
We are quickly approaching the last days we have here in Colorado. Goodness it’s bittersweet. I’m looking forward to the new adventure in Pennsylvania but the last decade has been life with Ryan here in Colorado. Most of our family is here in Colorado now and that’ll be a big change. Last weekend we spent…
Anytime my love for nature, art, and small business collide into one place it makes me an extra bit of happy. When you combine art onto nature and find someone building a dream with their small business while doing so, it’s even better. I was recently introduced to a shop called PineNeedle Stitches. I…
We are off to the mountains for an awesome 5 days of camping! We are so excited for this adventure. We haven’t been camping since the summer of 2014 and cannot wait. We are all loaded up and have hit the road with the camper on the hitch of our 4Runner, the kids and dogs…
We are off to the mountains for an awesome 5 days of camping! We are so excited for this adventure. We haven’t been camping since the summer of 2014 and cannot wait. We are all loaded up and have hit the road with the camper on the hitch of our 4Runner, the kids and dogs…
We are off to the mountains for an awesome 5 days of camping! We are so excited for this adventure. We haven’t been camping since the summer of 2014 and cannot wait. We are all loaded up and have hit the road with the camper on the hitch of our 4Runner, the kids and dogs…
We had such a lovely weekend. Ryan was at a meeting most of last week but he came home early Friday which was such a nice surprise! The weather was lovely and we spent it outside playing and flying the kite. Saturday we went out to lunch at a great little pizza place called PizzaRev. They…
Tally Ho, Friends! I’m thrilled to be sharing some sneak peek details with you about some brand new episodes of Nature Cat on PBS and ways we use the them to get out in nature! As most of you know, we limit TV watching around here and are intentional with what we do let the kiddos watch. Nature…
I love including my kids in the kitchen with me. I’m in the kitchen at least three times a day and having them along side me does take a bit more patience but I love how much they enjoy being there and learning alongside me. I started both of my children out young in the…
Our month of February was a really good one. Ryan only traveled for five days which was much better than in January. The weather was absolutely beautiful. We played more outside this month then I ever could’ve fathomed. The weather has been gorgeous which has meant lots of playing outside at the park and outdoor picnics! …
The past five weeks have been nothing short of vast sweetness. They have been filled with change, sweetness, baby snuggles, watching my baby girl become a big sister and my husband fall in love with our son. It’s been a change, it’s been different but it’s been so good. Welcoming B at the…
One of Ryan and I’s first dates was to the Museum of Nature and Science to the Body Worlds exhibit. I think I was far more interested in seeing the exhibit than he was, but he obliged and came along. Really it was to impress me and just spend time with me…so that was sweet…