Last Friday, Good Friday, was the perfect time to take photos of my sweet girl with Easter two days away. However, it was also fantastic timing for the fact that she had just turned seventeen months a couple of days before. Seventeen. She’s growing before my eyes, speaking more words, learning more things every…
If I had all the money in the world I would pay a photographer to follow me around daily to capture all of my life moments with A. There are so many memories I want to take a snapshot of so once she’s gone I can come back and revisit those memories over and over…
Ryan has always loved fruit leathers but they can get pricey and they can have some “not so fabulous” additives in them. A loves snacking and I try to make her snacks as healthy as possible, contrary to her sometimes picky eating habits. We found a product called Shredz made by Plum Organics that I…
A few weeks ago I made a new recipe for cookies that I came across. They had rave reviews, looked delicious and I just couldn’t pass them up. So I put A in the wrap and we started putting together all of the ingredients. I tasted the dough and became nervous, very nervous. I wasn’t…
Today I’ve cleaning and organizing and rearranging in effort to make me less frustrated in living in the house we are in. I can’t help but hope we can find a new house this year. Two Years. Two years since we started a search for a home, I’m hopeful the end is near. After hours…
The Internet. Social Media. The two tools that help news and images spread like a wild fire amped up on accelerant. With this there are pros and there are cons that come with that. You know of news around the world within moments. People can share milestones with hundred or thousands in mere seconds of…
Midweek last week a business connection turned friend called me to see if I would be interested in a potential new business client. I was thrilled, referrals are the biggest compliment and that’s where I get most of my freelance work. She have me a small idea of what the gal was looking for and…
For as long as I can remember I’ve always had the desire to help others. My passion for others has always outweighed gaining income from it, which has made things less than easy from time to time since life calls for monetary means. That said, I’ve always been happy to help where I can whether…
Having the opportunity to be a mother is the most challenging yet rewarding thing I have ever done. It’s changed my heart in so many ways, and I’ve learned so many things. There has never been any other person in this world that can challenge me and make me melt in the same three seconds….
This weekend was just the kind of weekend we needed. We opened the windows and let the fresh air blow through the house, the sunlight beaming in. It’s was recharging really. With the beautiful weekend came a feel that change was coming, almost like the weekend was the mark of a new season for us….
2013 was my first year to pick a “word of the year” and the word I chose was Intentional. To be intentional as a wife, a mama, my faith, my words, etc. I put a lot of work into being intentional and I’ve decided really, it’s a life word. Intentional is something I thrive to be…
Not long ago I decided to rebrand for a number of reasons but when I made the decision I thought long and hard about the name, the feel and what my hopes were for the blog. The Name.I wanted something that reflected who I am and the feeling that this space gives.Smitten // one of…
Yum. Nothing is more delicious than a thick, hearty potato soup on a cold snowy winter day. At least not in our house anyway. There is just something about the way the aroma of the creamy bacon potato soup fills the air that give you a comfort of home. [yumprint-recipe id=’14’] Enjoy!
Today is our 4th Wedding Anniversary. It feels like we just got married last month but so long ago all at the same time. We will be celebrating eight years of being together in March and it’s been such a great eight years, and the last 4 years of marriage has taught us so many…
Happy Wednesday Everyone! If we could meet for coffee today I would tell you that how it’s snowing outside, the beautiful white gentle snow that dances as it moves across the sky and gently graces the ground. I love the snow, their is something cozy about the winter blanket of snow outside the window while we are…
Thanksgiving. The holiday that reminds us to be a little more gracious and give a little more thanks to the every day things in our life. This past year, our life has been so full of gratitude, we talk about it almost daily. Literally. It’s been an interesting year as we are still searching for…
On November 16 we celebrated A’s FIRST birthday. That morning I spent the morning prepping all of the food. The Smash Cake, the cupcakes, the snacks, the nests, and decorating. Ryan made whipped cream For snacks we had all of A’s favorites – grapes, goldfish, animal crackers, multigrain crackers, carrots, peppers – and then we…
There I stood in the kitchen with A in my left arm telling Ryan the defeat I felt from the day. The kind of defeating day where you are served up all kinds of things that didn’t go your way like how the maintenance guy showed up 2 hours before he was supposed to. And…
To celebrate A’s birthday we decided it would be fun to take her to the zoo for the very first time. The 15th was Free Day at the Denver Zoo so we decided it would be a great time to go, and our friends were in town too – so we planned this for weeks…..
To My Sweet Girl On Your Birthday, I don’t know how many times I’ve said it already but I don’t think there will be too many times to say it. You sweet girl, are more than I ever imagined, and the years of praying for you was worth it, so incredibly worth it. God truly…