• Easter Baskets, 2013

    This year, the Easter baskets runneth over for my kids.  Both grandmothers and I all made Easter baskets, so we are doling them out at various points throughout Easter weekend.  Grandmomma’s baskets will…

  • I. Am. The Mom.

    With the holidays upon us, we are all gearing up for extended visits with family. That can be such a fun time with a newborn, but it can be incredibly stressful for new…

  • Someone Else’s Holiday

    I think one of the hardest parts of being a newlywed is learning how to navigate the holidays as a married couple. It took Chris and I a few years to get the…

  • Christmas Week, Part Two

    Thursday night after the ladies of the family had pampered ourselves silly and the boys had destroyed each other on the golf course, there was a mysterious knock at the door… And who…

  • Fourth of July on the Seventh

    We celebrated the Fourth of July at my parent’s house with my sister, Ginny, and her hubby, John Michael. John Michael is close to seven feet tall, so I worried that when Bean…

  • My Home for the Holidays

    You know those people who leave their Christmas lights up all year long?   I would totally be one of those people if Chris would let me.   I love Christmas.   And…