• Home Sweet Home

    Since Gracie’s birth, I have been staying home with the kiddies while I’m on maternity leave.  When I stayed home on maternity leave with Bean, time seemed to fly by.  I was home…

  • WIENER!!

    (Can I just say that the word “wiener” is one of the most versatile and awesome words in the English language? I just needed to get that off my chest. Thank you.) The…

  • Snapshots

    A couple weeks ago, my BFF, the Pioneer Woman, did a blog post about one of her favorite iPhone apps. Instagram is like Twitter, but you’re sharing pictures instead of status updates. Because…

  • Giveaway: Nugget Baby Beanies

    When I was pregnant with Gracie, a friend from church gave me the most adorable little pink crocheted hat. I immediately packed it in my hospital bag. I thought it’d be cute for…

  • Easter Recap

    Easter ’round these parts is a day of relaxing, enjoying family and friends, and giving thanks that we serve a living God.  And yesterday it was also about a competitive game of croquet…

  • Parenting Fail

    On Friday, Chris came home early from work so that we could take the kids up to see the Easter Bunny. I had Bean and Gracie all clean and cute and we were…

  • When the Kids Go to Bed

    I wish I could say that when Chris gets home from work, the house is quietly anticipating his happy arrival. I wish I could say that we are all clean and pretty and…

  • Un-Blobbing

    For the most part, newborns are little blobs of cuteness. They don’t do much besides eat, poop, and sleep. Or, if you’re Gracie, sleep, sleep, eat, sleep, poop, sleep, sleep some more, and…

  • A Conversation

    “Hey, Bean,” said Gracie. “Hey, Gracie,” said Bean. “Uh…I think you stepped on Lightning McQueen, dude.” “No, Gracie,” said Bean. “These are my slippers. See?” “Wow!” said Gracie. “Those are awesome! Your toys…

  • The Postpartum Me

    Last year, I went through a few really rough months as we transitioned from our life in Connecticut to our new life in Florida. During that time, it was actually Chris who first…