finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
I love when I find toys that make me think, “My grandkids are going to play with these”. They’re durable, classic, and safe; timeless pieces that are the perfect addition to any toy collection. Jemma had the chance to review wood blocks and a DuoCube Rattle from Ah!Natural Baby and she gives it two thumbs […]
31. In college I donated platelets. It’s like a long version of donating blood, but you get paid for it because platelets are “x” times more useful than regular blood. It would take almost 2 hours so I would work on homework while I donated and then collect my $20 (sometimes more if they had […]
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It’s a good thing my two oldest niece and nephew haven’t figured out the internet yet. It won’t be long before I won’t be able to share my projects/their gifts before Christmas! These superhero capes were inspired by none other than the infamous Pinterest. When I pinned this idea I knew it would be just […]
The holidays make me emotional. I go back and forth between being SO excited and almost dreading it. Christmas is busy, it takes alot of effort, and for a perfectionist like me achieving a magical moment Christmas morning takes quite a bit of coordination. At the tipping point of ensuing grinch-dom I usually realize why […]
Dominic and I hosted Thanksgiving for the second time this year. It was a fabulous get together of his parents, mine, Jemma’s aunties, and the Thankgiving star herself, Jemma! Our meal consisted of turkey, ham, sweet potatoes, rolls, cranberry dressing, olives, pickled beets and beans, olives, cranberry sauce, corn, macaroni and cheese, pumpkin pie, and […]
We’ve been home close to 2 months, but I still wanted to share some of the pictures from our fabulous trip to the south! We went to visit Dominic’s brother, Anton, and his wife, Tasha, and daughter, Karrington. Jemma had a ball with her cousin and we ate WAY TOO MUCH amazing BBQ, but hey, […]
21. Dominic and I bicker about TV shows often. To resolve them we have instigated “us shows” meaning a show that we can both enjoy/tolerate. There are few shows in the “us” category. You see, Dominic prefers anything reality – ANYTHING, even the housewives crap. I prefer all things drama – Lost, Pan Am, Grey’s […]
My sister snapped a few photos for our Christmas newsletter this past weekend. These are by far my most favorite outtakes … JEMMA BLOWING KISSES! … Oh so many ways to follow along … Blog – GFC – Blog Lovin’ – Facebook – Twitter – Pinterest – Vote
Yikes – I completely missed Jemma’s 13 month post. Probably because we were traveling for much of October and early November. We’ll consider this a catch up for both months … My sweet girl …You and I are becoming the very best of friends. Of course, I’ll always be your mama first, but spending each […]
Isn’t this the most awesome fabric? It’s a light weight cotton and I think it’s look so boho. I keep trying to take some self-portraits and the above photo is proof of why it’s just not for me. I even set up the tripod I found at a garage sale this summer in an attempt […]