It’s no secret we love books around here. Usually when the kids are suspiciously quiet,I find them looking at books and “reading”. I love how much they adore books. We read to them daily and some days we will literally sit for five or more books. Seeing them adore stories makes me so happy. It’s…
We said goodbye to our first home, our Colorado home, the day we left for Pennsylvania but as of just under two weeks ago, it belongs to someone knew. There was no time for sentimental goodbyes as we dashed out the door to catch our flight but the truth is that it’s probably best. I…
It’s been quiet around here for a combination of reasons. We had our big move from CO to PA three weeks ago and my computer went on the fritz so that’s down for the count currently. The disconnection has been so good for me though. Lately I’ve just wanted to dive back into this space,…
Desserts are easily a favorite at every holiday gathering and they can be the most time consuming to make. Holiday candies from scratch, pies of varying flavors, peanut brittles, cookies, and more. Holiday desserts are endless but we don’t have an endless amount of time to make them. One year we spent an entire making…
I’m here in Pennsylvania knee deep in the chaos of moving. This week has been nothing short of crazytown but I’ll save those details for a post later. Today though, I want to toss in some fun! You know how much I love Krafty Kash Designs and I’m giving away one beautiful oval necklace with…
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…
Late Fall and all of Winter is when all of our pastas, soups and casseroles makes their debuts on our family menu. Those things scream “cozy” to me. There’s a chill in the air, snow on the ground throughout that time and warm aromas that fill our home and fuel our tummies are what I…
Finding a fun activity to get creative with the whole family can sometimes be a struggle, even for us. We love getting both of our kids involved in creative activities. Finding ones that make it easy to do with both kids at the same time is sometimes a little tough though. This last weekend we took…
Hosting holidays comes with many stresses of accommodating those you’ll be welcoming to your festivities. A stress for many is dietary restrictions. When I’m hosting, personally, I always want to make sure everyone is taken care of so this used to be a huge stress of mine. Never did I want someone to feel like…
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We’ve been in an awkward place of stressed out of our minds of the chaos and demands of moving and appreciating how blessed we are that all is coming together. I don’t think that either one of us expected the complexity of the relocation process with all of the people involved. There’s been countless hours…
I love meals that are easy to throw together but wow the crowd with little effort. With Thanksgiving next week I love the idea of tossing something together for the non-Turkey fans. Even though Turkey seems to be the popular choice at Thanksgiving, I’ve realized in recent years not everyone loves it. Having another white…
We just got back from a trip to Pennsylvania to do some house hunting for our upcoming move. This was A’s second round trip of flying but she didn’t remember the first round and B had never flown before. DIA has a train that takes you to the gates and A thought that was pretty…
I can’t get enough of experiencing things with our kids. I love that each time we come to the Children’s Museum the kids are different ages, in different seasons of their learning, and their experiences of the same exhibits they’ve seen before is almost like a brand new one.
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo will forever be one of our favorite zoos. Over my lifetime I’ve been there a few times but our most recent trip was my favorite yet. We did get a huge downpour that put a little bit of a damper giraffe feeding with the kids but once they moved inside, we…
I had such good intentions of sharing all about the camping trip of our summer. I got a great start and then time got in the way. You can read about this camping trip here and here, if you haven’t already. Today I made time to share this particular sweet story with you because I feel like…
I used to read about other women and moms having “tribes”, or groups of other women & friends, that carried them along life. They would share stories about how every woman should have that tribe of women, how vitally important it is to have one and not walk through life alone. I had friends but…
We walked our town for our last Halloween here which was bittersweet. The last three years we have celebrated Halloween around our town next year comes with new traditions and new a new neighborhood. This year though was so good with the kids. Every year I have made A’s costume – first an owl, then…
Our little ones love to go outside. It’s a very rare occasion that they don’t want to go outdoors to play . Even rarer is an occasion that they are bored outdoors. We are regularly outside listening and exploring our neighborhood or the mountains! Because of how much they love the outdoors, they always find…
Serving others is my cup of tea. I love hosting others, making things from scratch, and making sure others know how much I enjoy them being in our home. This usually ends up with me adding a bit too much to my plate by going well above what I should. Can you relate to this?…