We have been so lucky to have some seriously beautiful weather this last few weeks. This week we seem to get a weird little cold front in the afternoons for a couple hours and then it goes away. Spring has all but sprung around here and the extra sunshine and open windows makes me ridiculous…
Today is World Book Day and yesterday was Dr. Seuss’ birthday so I thought sharing our favorite books around here right now would be the perfect thing to do. A is such a little reader and so we have a very large book collection and make trips to the library regularly and come back out…
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! …
We love making food from scratch around here. We have more control over the flavor and we also control what goes into the foods. There are no preservatives and it’s always fresh. There is nothing better than fresh ingredients made right as you are making the meal. Obviously, there are days where this just isn’t…
I remember wishing for my first art kit growing up. I had it on my wish list for a birthday or holiday and I hoped it would be a gift I received. I received that art kit and ran my fingers across the creamy pastels, markers and colored pencils. I carefully opened and closed it…
Hey friends! Whew. What a week around here. I’ve been meaning to pop in and share this sweet little DIY that A and I did this week for Valentine’s Day and I’m just now finding a moment to get it on here. We had such fun with this sweet little project and it took no…
Focus. Present. Intentional. All words that have been on my heart lately. When I saw that focus was the word for Five Minute Friday, a weekly 5 minute writing challenge I’ve considered joining weekly for far too long, I felt the gentle push to take the plunge. It’s so easy for my brain to all…
Happy Wednesday, friends. A couple of weeks ago I shared this on Instagram: “Occasionally I let A get a Lunchable at the store…… And every time she gets the it out of the fridge the next day, she opens it and takes out the cookies and puts them on the counter until she’s eaten the…
Can I tell you a secret? There’s usually only ONE football game a year that we watch: the Super Bowl. This year we will certainly be watching because A) Commercials. B) Go BRONCOS! The last time the Broncos were in the Super Bowl was 2014 and they had a tragic loss it was tough for us…
Blessed. That’s exactly how I would describe this life I live. I have a handsome husband who knows me and gets me better than anyone else and loves our family so well. A healthy, smart and darling daughter that wows me every single day. A healthy growing baby boy in my belly preparing to make…
Gosh, sometimes I feel like we took for granted all of the things we had to do when we were living in Denver. We are still only 40 minutes away but it’s not a hop, skip or jump there like it used to be. Now we carefully plan and make a day trip of it…
Good morning, friends! I hope your weekend was what you hoped it would be. It was a low-key weekend around here just spending time with Ryan after he got into town after a week away for business. I was so glad he got on the flight that he did from Philadelphia because they cancelled all…
“Take a breathe and hold.” “You may now resume breathing normally.” Those were the words that speaker echoed time and time again over the CT machine just over a month ago. For the first time in 15+ years, we did a heart CT to see the full 3D images of my heart. If you have…
I’ve always loved creating. I’m not sure if my mom just always encouraged it with projects or if it was a natural thing but it’s just something that’s always excited my spirit. I love painting, sketching and coloring. I took all kinds of art classes in school because it was a good change of pace…
For the past five years, I have picked a word of the year. I simply decide I’m going choose a word and then wait and see what word really laid on my heart. When I think too much about it I become overwhelmed but when I let something just come to me – it’s always…
I recently ran my instagram account through 2015bestnine.com to find out my best moments, in the eyes of Instagram likes, of 2015. I wasn’t the least bit surprised about what I found. All of the photos were based around our sweet family growing to be four and It accurately describes what our year looked like….
I feel like Christmas came and went with a blink of an eye but this year was so full of goodness. We spend some time with Mrs. Claus which was fun. Being A’s fourth Christmas she was all about finding Gogiddy our elf, singing Christmas songs and talking about Santa & baby Jesus. It’s such…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SendHallmark #CollectiveBias I love holiday traditions. I have fallen in love with them even more now that we have children and a growing family. I feel like holiday traditions that are strong foundation to lifelong memories. It’s kind of…
If you are like me…you still aren’t quite done shopping yet. I have a couple of gifts to still finish up, so since I’m pretty certain I’m not the only one in this predicament I wanted to share a few gift ideas that will help you cross off those gifts quickly, offering up something that…
whew. It’s been a while since we had one of these virtual coffee/life updates kind of blog posts, hasn’t it? These really are some of my favorite posts though because I get to pretend that we’re all just sitting here in a cozy little coffee shop with our favorite drink in hand in chatting about…