finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013 Jemma / / / She is the corkscrew queen. She launches off, swirls down and runs around to do it again. Max / / / “Look, Mama!” Crawlin’ on the grass! Jemma / / / She told me she was waiting for a […]
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Pompeian Olive Oil. We be getting our grill on around here! Lordy, lordy … summer isn’t one of my favorite seasons (Fall girl represent!), but since it brings grilling to the forefront of our menu planning, I allow it to come around once a […]
Yesterday I was over at The Boho Mama as a part of her fabulous Dear Daughter Series. I relived my bang history in a letter to Jemma – giving her a few lessons I’ve learned and promising that if she ever has a tragic hair mishap, I’ll do my best to fund the fix! Because […]
With strawberries in full swing, we’ve been whipping up quite a few very berry treats, one of which is these delicious strawberry cream muffins from my mama’s recipe arsenal. This is our third year munching on these muffins with fresh strawberries and I couldn’t wait to snack on a batch this summer. I was lucky […]
Lindsy over at LMR Photos started a fun game of tag last week … I thought I’d join in! If you want to keep it going here’s what you do … Answer the second set of questions on your blog and at the bottom, dream up a set of 10 new questions. Make sense? Comment […]
Please, oh please, tell me that Dominic and I aren’t the only ones who bicker about chores? I’m confessing that we do. Sometimes to embarrassing extremes. Because 1) there are times I can’t bear to clean up another meal mess from the floor and 2) Dominic works hard all day long and doesn’t get […]
Do you ever dress yourself as a twin with your kids? I never set out with that intention, but on some days I’ll load us all in the car and realize we’re all wearing blue or beach graphics or some other match inspired outfit. Today, Jenny is sharing a fun little post all about another […]
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Glaceau fruitwater®. Less than a month until my sweet boy’s first birthday. Sigh. In honor of the upcoming celebration I thought it would be fun to share a little vlog about the sparkling truth of his arrival. Wondering what a sparkling truth is? Well, […]
I’m trying to remember where I first heard that term “Velcro baby”. Immediately, I knew I’d use it forever. It perfectly describes Max. My very own Velcro baby. Ever since he was born, he’s been my Velcro baby. He’s the hook, I’m the loop. He went from being in me, to on me. His favorite […]
Today, I’m over at Natural Parents Network talking about 12 Essential Items for Pumping Mamas. Hop over to read the whole post and chime in with your essentials! It is never fun to be caught unprepared when it is time to pump, and sometimes thinking through everything you may need is too difficult […]
We live and breathe by the school calendar around here since two of my family members are teachers. So, mid-June marked the beginning of summer around here. We kicked off the season of freedom, fun and family with a trip to Wild Waves Theme Park which is a hour freeway journey from our home in […]