Florida

  • Fun Family Things for Free

    Today, I loaded up the kids in the car to run some errands. As soon as we pulled out of our driveway, Bean got all excited. “Go see Mickey Mouse?” he asked. I…

  • Summertime Confessions

    1. For the first time in the whole life, I have a tan. Not a sunburn. A real tan. 2. I started the Couch-2-5K program last week to help tone up this summer.…

  • Cars 2 Weekend

    This past weekend, we took the fam to Downtown Disney for a promotional event for the upcoming Cars 2 movie. Bean is a professional Cars fan. He has the t-shirt, the PJs, the…

  • 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…

  • Sunday Funday

    This weekend we got out and about. Thank goodness. I was getting cabin fever just sitting around the house, so it was nice to be going and doing things. Saturday we ran boring…

  • Jenn Hopkins – YOU ROCK!

    When we first moved to Florida, I got an email from a photographer friend of my sister’s who offered to do family portraits for our little family of three.  Jenn Hopkins was a…

  • Back to Our New Reality

    After such a fun day on Saturday with family, Sunday morning was a lazy day for me, Chris, and Gracie Girl. Everyone was still at our house and would be coming back up…

  • Grace and Bean

    By the time my c-section was finished and we made it up to our room, it was close to midnight. My parents were still at the hospital with Bean, waiting so that he…

  • Sunshine and Showers

    This past weekend, my friend Sarah threw me a lovely baby brunch in honor of Miss Gracie. It was absolutely lovely and I felt so special – just like any good shower should…

  • Who’s Paying for This Kid?

    First, I’m going to apologize to those of you who tune in to my blog for things other than childbearing and child-rearing because those seem to be the hot topics here lately. But…