Monthly Archives: November 2015

You define me

Categories: Family, Relationships

My relationships define meas a daughter, sister, wife, mom, friend, teacher, student, leader, follower, enemy, and nemesis. We are all defined by our relationships. Keep reading

Faith to Overcome

Categories: Gospel, Infertility

Medicine did not help us overcome infertility. Children did not help us beat infertility. Infertility will always be with us, always be part of who we are. Faith helped me overcome infertility. Prayer helped us get through our struggles. Keep reading

Our family meme

Categories: Family

A lot of families have a family motto. And we have one of those. But not every family has a family meme. We do. We’re really not as shallow as our family meme would suggest. Keep reading

The only true adventure

Categories: Family, Happy Things

Tomorrow is our six-year anniversary. Six years really doesn’t seem that long and yet at the same time it seems like we’ve been married forever, in a good way of course. … The collage below is one photo for every month we’ve been married. At some point every month we sit all of us down in front of the camera to record how our family adventure is going. Keep reading

Shimri

Categories: Family, Happy Things

Shimri is our little lady. The way she holds her body and her hands, the way she babbles and laughs, everything about her is dainty, delicate, and proper. Except that she grunts like some primal animal when she’s eating before bed, which we find hilarious. Keep reading

Crafts with my kiddos – Other mediums

Categories: Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

Last week I shared all the hand and foot print art I’ve done with our kids. This week I wanted to share the other types of art that I’ve done with them so far. Keep reading

Babies & Brains & Baby Brains

Categories: News, Science & Tech

I made Brett promise me that after we had kids I’d still be able to have conversations about topics other than baby poop. So here are some things I’ve learned about babies and brains and baby brains. Baby brains are one of my favorite topics. Keep reading