Archive for May 2014

Family is not an important thing, it’s everything. ~ Michael J Fox

Look at my girl’s smile!Little M lost her fifth tooth last week… It had been loose for a very short time, we were eating dinner, and I think something she was eating knocked it even more loose, and she reached in and took it out.There was very little drama this time around. I guess we…

A self portrait. Please note the Star Wars shirt. “It’s a big, big house, mommy! Just like the song!” I don’t know. Reading before bed. Presh. Ready for some crafting. Sometimes, you just have to take a load off. He made me “sushi.” How much do I love this? The book she worked hard for.…

Photo cred: Little M

Last weekend we headed to some gardens close to our house… Baby J was excited… Little M just wanted to find butterflies. I don’t think she ever saw one, but she has been really into taking pictures lately, so she was happy to take pictures of all the flowers. The husband’s mom was hanging out…

A child born to another woman calls me mommy. The magnitude of that tragedy and the depth of that privilege are not lost on me. ~ Jody Landers Just feeling blessed to have these two precious ones today… and so thankful for the women who chose life for them!

This was first posted in May of 2012. It still holds true, and I thought it was worth the repost… This used to be a day that I hated more than anything…This was the day that depression used to set in, because the next day would be Mother’s day. A day to celebrate everything that…

This is what I get now, when I ask baby J to show me a beautiful smile…

Little M and I found this craft on Pinterest a couple months ago, and since we needed Dr Pepper for our ham glaze (from Pioneer Woman), I got a six pack so we could use the bottles, ha! I painted the tree branches on the paper for the kids… And gave them two piles of…