Dear B, It feels like it was just weeks ago that I came out of the bathroom and told your daddy that another babe would be coming and he stood there elated with tear filled eyes. Now tomorrow we will rise before the sun, load into the car while your big sister sleeps, and drive…
I remember as a little girl I would play in the timber behind out house imagining the little creatures that might just live within the rocks and hidden places. I imagined that maybe there were fairies or gnomes and it was a place full of wonder. As I grew up, like many my imagination quieted…
We wanted to make sure A got to do a few extra fun things before life gets a bit different around here once B arrives. Since last weekend was the final weekend as our family of three we made a weekend of it. On Friday, we had our usual grocery store run but stopped for…
Ryan and I have talked many times about wanting to make the transition for A to be a smooth one when B arrives at the end of next week. The last thing we want is the major shock factor to happen or for her to have any negative associations with the new baby. I have…
With B arriving next week we squeezed in a maternity session with Verte Photography last week and I’m so glad that we did! I haven’t been the best at “bump photos” this pregnancy, so getting a few great shots from Candy was a great thing to get done. The weather wasn’t necessarily in our favor…
 We got tickets to the Rockies’ game this year again and it was such a fun time! Last year A was not very into the game and wanted up and down all night. This year though she had so much fun. She was clapping and laughing and cheering!  We ate dinner there and she had to…
Although we have been dog owners together for many years and both grew up with dogs, the reality is products are constantly changing and evolving with time. In addition, what has worked for our small dogs hasn’t necessarily worked for our larger breed puppy. For example, Millie likes to chew, like most puppies – not…
I’ve always been more of a free-spirit that lives life by a rhythm than a structure. I keep my schedule with minimal appointments and “have to” agendas. When I became a mother, that didn’t change. Other moms were swearing by structured naps and feed times, and I kept to my rhythms and taking in what…
For quite some time I made our granola bars pretty frequently – like twice a month or so. They were easy to have on snacking, had decent protein and we all like them. Then Ryan started hinting at the desire for basic granola. He would crumble the granola bars into his yogurt or would stop…
We are all about upcycling and making old things new around here, and my favorite thing is to include A in projects. One thing we occasionally have around that end up in the trash are nail polish bottles. Â I mean, what could they even be used for? They are tiny, and useless. Right? Wrong. I…
I notice it in the quiet of the night and the dead of the afternoon, the moments pull me in and I take a deep breath. This is what life is all about. It’s the rocking my sweet toddler and the giggles and the kisses. It’s the sound of her little voice throughout the…
This post is sponsored by Hormel. All Opinions and Content are strictly my own. Please feel free to read my full disclaimer here. I’m all about easy, quick recipes for entertaining. I enjoy having others over and entertaining and with a little one, and one on the way, I love having quick recipes as my…
A couple weekends ago, my little sister came to stay with us and we headed over to The Wild Animal Sanctuary. It had been years, probably 2007 or so, since Ryan and I last went and since it’s right down the road from our new house we decided we couldn’t wait any…
Mother’s Day was lovely! We woke up to 8″ of snow but the inside of our home was cozy and bright. I was greeted with a beautiful bouquet of persimmon colored lilies and roses. Ryan made breakfast and A gave me the new garden stone her and her daddy made me as a special project,…
We love trying new recipes in our house and have a love for all kinds of cuisine. We cook at home every night so sometimes we are on the hunt for new awesome recipes to try. This soup is so yummy. I’m a “soup in the winter and maaaaybe autumn” kind of girl but living…
I don’t know about you but I only have so much time in my day and as much I love to write, blog and document life – I would much rather be living my life with my favorite people than doing that 1500 steps to make sure everything is perfect on my blog to document…
Its been a year since I made my way to Kansas along with A to spend my great-grandmother’s last moments with her. It’s been a month now since we went back to celebrate her life on her birthday weekend with a first ever family reunion. The one thing she asked for before she left us….
Recently, A and I heard the dogs barking and going insane at something in the backyard. Snakes. Yay. We knew they could be a problem but this was not something we really wanted to deal with. When we first looked at this house one slithered near our realtor’s foot which sent her leaping and sprinting…
The fierce reality that life will be different in a short ten weeks hit my like a sack of bricks as I snuggled A as she fell asleep for a nap this weekend. There will be fewer afternoon nap time snuggles together, accompanied by a gentle push for her to be more independent because I…
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…