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…