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It felt like Easter really snuck up on me this year. I can’t exactly pinpoint where or even how but somehow – someway it did. We decided to head up to Seattle for some fun with the family during spring break. Since Eater fell at the end of spring break we headed from Seattle to… [Continue Reading]
This year was Mia’s very first Valentine’s Day. Brooklin’s first Valentine’s Day at school and well Kaila just enjoyed the day. Brooklin is just learning to write her name and still unfocused enough to write all the names herself. I imagine next year she’ll do it all on her own. Kaila enjoyed passing out plenty of goodies to… [Continue Reading]
I’ll admit I’m really late in writing this post. In fact, it’s been a month since Christmas. We left the day after Christmas on a big road trip and life feels like it’s finally getting settled down. I have to write up my year in review post still so I hope this isn’t a sign… [Continue Reading]
A few years ago my oldest sister sent me this adorable little elf. She said he was awesome and she was right. For the past three years we’ve been having fun with our elf and this year we captured some of his favorite moments. What has your elf been up to?
I can remember the moment I placed each of his children in his arms for the first time. Watching him become a father again three times has been one of the best moments of my life, creating this family together has been more than I have ever dreamed of. When I say my husband is… [Continue Reading]
It rains all but 3 months out of the year here in Oregon. Our summers are short and sweet but we enjoy every sunny moment that we can. It’s good because we don’t take the sunshine for granted and spend a lot of time together outside as a family. It’s very important for us to… [Continue Reading]
We honored Genevieve who was many things to many people. To me she was the woman who created the life of the family that I love so much. She was a proud Great Great Grandmother to my children. She was also a nurse in the military and a well educated strong woman. Today we honored… [Continue Reading]
I spent a few days in January in NYC where I actually learned a lot about food and it inspired me to create more food and post more recipes. I was still trying to lose weight and reached a big milestone. I also opened my heart and talked about my heart. Brooklin was quite the… [Continue Reading]
It’s that time of year again and our family decided to hit our local tree farm a week earlier than we normally do. I’m hosting Thanksgiving this year and wanted to decorate before family arrives. Plus to be honest, I really need a place to stack all these gifts. HA! It wasn’t too long before… [Continue Reading]
It’s never easy moving. Since my husband and I got together almost 9 years ago we’ve lived only in a few places. Each one has it’s own memories, it’s own smells, and special feelings. We moved in our current home when I was pregnant with Brooklin. It was a nice step up from our previous… [Continue Reading]
I haven’t been able to muster up enough heart to actually write this post, I always knew these words were within my heart I just wasn’t ready to write it. My mother in law passed away on April 30th in the months since I think everyone in the family has gone through some sort of… [Continue Reading]
There’s something so easy about photographing fireworks, or so it seems. The 4th of July gave me ample opportunity t get some great pictures of family memories being made. We had planned on going to a large event but after really thinking about it, the hours of waiting to get a good spot for the… [Continue Reading]
Auntie, Uncle, Aunt whatever you call them do aunts and uncles play an important role in your life? My husband and I recently had a conversation about this very topic and in our case aunts and uncles have played a very important role in our lives, even replacing our parents. My children are very close… [Continue Reading]
Every October my family stalls for a moment to remember the ones we’ve lost. This year I chose not to write my early remembrance post, instead I kept it all inside. Things were happening at the time and this year I needed to for my sake, to keep it all inside. Knowing that one day… [Continue Reading]
When I look into the past I see many things. I look back now and wish I would have taken more time to live in the moment. My husband and I were new parents when this picture of him was taken. This one was too. This picture was taken a month after Del and I… [Continue Reading]
For the past year my family has taken great strides to try and live healthier. One way we spend time together as a family and get exercise is by taking family walks. Growing up my family did the same so it only feel natural. My children are able to experience nature and spend time together… [Continue Reading]
I sat in the bathroom door watching Brooklin and Kaila take a bath tonight. Usually I stand in the bathroom and hover but not tonight. I sat outside watching Brooklin splash around. Every time she splashed harder Kaila would giggle more. Finally they both were in full belly laughs splashing around. Usually I would have… [Continue Reading]
Over the 4th of July week we decided to stay at the beach in Seaside, Oregon. If there was ever a time to visit the Oregon Coast that week was the one to do it. The great thing about living in Oregon is literally in one day you can go snowboarding in the mountains and… [Continue Reading]
