A few years ago, we went to a bed and breakfast to enjoy our own Christmas before all the gatherings began. This year, we brought that tradition back! 2017 has been a busy year. After the decision to become foster parents this summer, we have had five children come through our home. Currently, we have […]
Family Adventures
New beginnings & free printable
If you found this website because you’re a loyal reader from our old blog, welcome! If you found this website through a Pinterest rabbit hole, or from a link on another social network site, welcome! However you got here, I’m glad you’re here! Recently, we (and when I say we, I actually mean I had the idea […]
Vacation Part 3 – St. Louis, the Relaxing
The last of my vacation posts, I’d like to share with you some pictures we took of Russell on our way home from Chicago. We stayed in St. Louis, MO, for the night, and found a really charming park/lake nearby. It was very pretty, and the sun was starting to set. Since Russell is a […]
Vacation Part 2 – Chicago, the Mesmerizing
It’s taken me longer than expected to share photos from the second part of our recent family vacation. We’ve been busy lately, as I’m sure you can relate! After visiting family in the beautiful state of Ohio, we drove a few hours away for a mini-vacation to Chicago. This was our first official vacation with […]
Vacation Part 1 – Ohio, the Beautiful
Last week, we were blessed with the opportunity to go on our first family vacation as a party of three. We’ve been wanting to go to Ohio to see Byron’s family for some time now, and we decided there was no better time than the present. We planned a trip that included a mini-vacation in […]
“One-Derful” Woodland Birthday – Part 2: Everything Else
Thanks to everyone who joined us for Russell’s birthday. From the overwhelming amount of gifts you brought to the advice and support you’ve given us this past year, we are forever grateful to have you in our lives. And, we’re so glad we could celebrate with you.
“One-Derful” Woodland Birthday – Part I: Decorations
It’s hard to believe Russell is a year old. Because I turn into an emotional wreck when I think about him getting “old,” I have resorted to finding ways to stay busy and keep my mind off of the fact that a full year has flown by so. darn. fast. One way I stayed busy was […]
A stroll in the park
It’s been a crazy couple of months and we haven’t had time to do anything update the blog. Russell has been growing and growing, and we’re so happy to see him smiling and interacting with us more. The days and nights of colicky screams are finally starting to wind down (we hope), and our little […]
Halfway there and the story of a rug
We are 20 weeks along, which means it’s officially the halfway point in our journey to meeting this little baby! It’s been an exciting journey so far, complete with all sorts of emotional rollercoaster rides. In case you haven’t heard, we are having a little boy! Once we found out the gender, we immediately started […]
Ending the year
We spent Christmas with the Brazilles (and Mimi & Grumpa) in Broken Arrow. Fun times! We hope everyone had a great 2014. We look forward to sharing our memories with you in the new year.