We got some quick, new family pictures taken and I am so excited! I wish I had the chance to take these more often because our family changes so much! But unfortunately time is not on our side and our crazy life gets away from us! And let me tell you…as many of you other mama’s know…taking a decent photo of a moody toddler is not an easy task! I usually take the kids pictures…
I am always trying to find different ways to show the kids how important it is to be grateful. There are so many children in the world today who don’t think to be thankful for the things in their lives. I feel that as parents, it is our job to help them understand this concept. We always incorporate thank you’s into our prayers and every once in a while I will bring the topic up…
I am so blessed to have married my best friend! (Cliché I know!) Erik and I were married on October 29, 2005. The years have gone by so fast…especially after having kids! We started dating the summer before my junior year in high school meaning we have been together for nearly half my life! In honor of our wedding anniversary I thought it would be fun to share with you a bit about our marriage…
Yesterday we FINALLY made it to the pumpkin patch! I have to be honest, I was beginning to wonder if we were going to have time to go before they all closed for the season! We had yesterday free and the weather was absolutely perfect so we loaded up and headed out to explore! We invited my mom and step-dad to come along and I am so glad we did! I think it’s so great…
This past weekend we celebrated Milo’s eighth birthday and it was so much fun! Milo decided he wanted a football theme and that was so fun and easy! I had a blast planning and preparing and Milo had a blast playing all night with his friends! FOOTBALL THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY Birthday prep I took Friday afternoon off of work and started prepping! With four busy kids, it’s hard to find time to give the house…
It’s funny…Marlee came up to me last night and randomly started asking me what some of my favorite things where. What were some of my favorite things? I will be honest. It totally stumped me! As a wife and mother of four, I don’t really think about ‘me’ a whole lot. I struggled to answer her! After some thought I gave her some things I could think of but walked away thinking, how could that…
How is October here already?! This is by far my favorite month of the year but it is one of our busiest! We have a lot going on and a lot to look forward to! I thought I would share a quick overview of our month ahead! This first week of the month is all about preparing! Preparing for parties, preparing for the cooler weather and preparing for fall & Halloween! The girls and I…
Marlee is so excited to be running for student council! Each class room gets to vote two council members and they get to hang two campaign posters and they have to give a speech before election day. She ran last year but she was pretty nervous and didn’t give it much thought. But this year, she is all excited and was mapping out her poster ideas when she brought the sign up sheet home! Election…
Our first family vacation is in the books and it was amazing! It was more than we could have expected! We headed up north to Kelley’s Island, a small island right off the coast from Port Clinton, Ohio. It was scenic, laid back and perfect for our long weekend! When searching for a vacation spot, I knew I wanted some place fun, someplace relatively close and somewhere cost effective with fun stuff for the kids!…
It’s back too school and along with that comes homework! Each year our kids have brought home two sets of flash cards and are asked to practice them each night. While this is great for them and super easy, I always battle with these cards! They are always such a mess and we can’t find the whole set and if you do, you fumble around with the whole deck trying the run through them with…
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