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…
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,…
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, my mom invited us up to Longmont where they live for a picnic and evening at the park. When I moved out here over 8.5 years ago, I never thought they would end up here and then a few years after me, my stepdad got a job here and out they came too. Being 45…
Two. The number of pregnancies I’ve been blessed with. Four. The amount of pregnancy progress photos I’ve taken this time around. A dozen or so. The amount of times I’ve heard “oh my gosh! You’re pregnant?! I had no idea.” They tell you that the second pregnancy is different but until you are in that…
We drove up the rocky drive and walked back to the barn. There were animals everywhere – sheep and their baby lambs by the dozen, rabbits and ducks among other exotic birds, a few rams and a horse. Growing up in country side Kansas I was in heaven. Ryan looked at me and said “If…
A couple weekends ago we got to spend the weekend away in Winter Park. SOA had an event up there that Ryan volunteered for and we got to go along! Have I mentioned how much I love that company?! Anyways, we had a lovely time. He worked two half day shifts, one each day, so…
Last Friday we went to the doctor for my high risk appointment to make sure everything looked fabulous with the baby’s heart and to find out the gender of this sweet babe. Everything looked fantastic and we soon found out what we are having. Lucky for me, my super dear friend, Candy, of Verte Photography was…
Goodbye 2014, Hello There 2015. Gosh, 2014 was so incredibly good to us – like blessed our socks of good. We had frustrating things and sad things, we had goodbyes to say and let downs, but really looking back at the year I can’t even believe how many things we were truly blessed by. We…
The decorations are down, the ornaments and decor packed away for the year and there is a bittersweetness about it all. I love Christmas, I love the reason for the season, I love the traditions and I love it all even more now that I’m a mom. There was a bittersweetness that the house could…
It’s hard for me to wrap my head around the fact Christmas is literally in 3 days. Maybe it’s the fact that the year itself has seemed to fly by faster than I thought possible or that I thought there would be more snow thus far to make it feel more like Christmas. As we’ve…
Being a mom has really built more excitement for me as I watch A grow and her anticipation and excitement for the holidays grows with every year that comes our way. We have been getting the “wows” and “ahh”s this year as we drive by lights or discover new traditions. We’ve been building traditions little…
I felt like November was over in a flash this year. We ended it with a weekend filled with friends visiting from Kansas and Thanksgiving with my family hosted here in our home. Never in my life have I decorated for Christmas before Thanksgiving but we did a week early this year. There is something…
We’ve been doing so much celebrating around here lately. First we had a birthday celebration for A when my dad came into town complete with a trip to the mountains, a quick trip to Toys-R-Us and cupcakes & presents. The next weekend we had a party filled with family and fun. We had so much…
I’ll warn everyone now that this post is photo heavy, we had just so much fun with Halloween this year I want to make sure I get it all documented. After heading to the pumpkin patch a couple of weeks ago, we had our pumpkin carving experience for the first year in our new house. This…
It’s been busy around here lately, with the new house, toddlerhood and the holiday whirlwind just around the corner. Around here it’s been productive. My laundry room is fully functional, the garage has both cars in it now and the basement is clean and open for the optimal place to play. It’s interesting getting settled…
Now that we have a daughter I look forward to the holidays more than I used to. It’s not that I didn’t before but seeing the excitement and wonder on her face really makes my heart burst. This year we hit the pumpkin patch, Crazed Maze that we did last year (gosh I love the fact…
Ryan’s Aunt has season passes to the Denver Botanic Gardens and offered to take us to the gardens a few weeks ago. The colors were vibrant and the gardens were full. We love going to the gardens but this time around it was even more beautiful. Every year they have an exhibit of some sort…
A few Saturdays ago, I was finishing up a custom piece with the background noise of music playing over our home stereo system and the sound of Ryan and A playing and giggling in the other room. The sun poured into the room that is my makeshift studio/guest room/storage room and I was waiting on a…
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…