For as long as I’ve known my husband, chicken and dumplins have been at the top of his list of favorite foods. When we had been dating for about a year, I went with him to visit his hometown and his mom gave me a dumplin lesson. It was a fun little bonding experience, and…… Continue reading Chicken and Dumplins
Our Tiny Angel had her Nutcracker debut over the weekend! Olivia’s ballet studio puts on an elaborate production of The Nutcracker every year in November. Each age group that takes classes has a role so the entire studio can be involved, with the youngest being the Ballet I 5-6 year olds playing the Tiny Angels.…… Continue reading The Nutcracker 2023
When I became a new mom, especially a new girl mom, my favorite hobby I never knew I had until that point was dressing Olivia to match me. She had no idea what was going on, and it soothed some OCD part of my soul for us to be coordinating on a regular basis. When…… Continue reading Matchy Matchy
This week is a week I’ve been both excited for and dreading for as long as I can remember- our oldest started kindergarten on Wednesday! This little girl lived it up for the summer- horse camp, ballet camp, art camp, and zoo camp, along with handing out programs at their sweet babysitter’s wedding, hitting the…… Continue reading Off to Kindergarten!
Last Friday was kind of a day for us. Not anything terrible, just typical life with a baby. She was a little clingy, and it seemed like every time I tried to put her down, she would cry. Not just wimper, but full out rail until I picked her up again. For the most part,…… Continue reading The Highlight Reel
I just about lost it in the pharmacy drive through the other day. I mean, not really, but it was one of those mom moments where you just feel so frazzled because you’re not able to solve the problem at hand. Olivia was in the back seat in her car seat screaming. Just straight up…… Continue reading Just Hang On a Minute
I read an article a few months ago called “13 Things You Wish People Would Say to Your Daughter Instead of “Aren’t You Pretty?”. This was sometime after we had found out that we were in fact expecting a little girl, and this caught my attention as another thing I was supposed to worry about…… Continue reading It’s Okay to Be Called Pretty
