Here’s what I’ve decided—while I love a lot about my 101 in 1001 list, I’ve decided that almost 3 years is a LONG time to spend on one list of goals, especially since it’s hard to predict what will be important to you that far out. While a part of me was seriously tempted to …
Back in September of 2018, we kind of fell into the habit of taking a weekly family picture every Sunday. It had been an easy enough habit to get into, since we’d gotten first into the habit of taking a picture of my growing belly each week when I was pregnant with Mathias, which then …
Well, December was a bit of a whirlwind. Between being on strict bed rest and then having a newborn, it’s amazing anything got done at all. And you wanna know why it did? Because I didn’t have to do almost any of it, ha ha—between my mom and my husband, a lot of my nagging …
Happy last day of 2019, everyone! It’s been a whirlwind of a year, which was definitely reflected in my Instagram Top 9 (above)—we’ve got a pregnancy announcement, a newborn who arrived a month early, a new car (#minivanlife), a chicken palace that’s finally complete, and lots of ups and downs, though it’s been a very …
With a new baby in the house, I’m so far behind on everything (including all I’d like to be blogging right now) that it’s not even funny, but I did want to squeeze in this end-of-year review while it would still be relevant. 2019 ended up being a better reading year than I thought it …
Here’s what I imagined our family Christmas card would look like this year (and by family Christmas card, I mean my annual “blog card,” since I’ve only ever mailed out one Christmas card in my life): I imagined I’d be ready to go into labor any minute, or *maybe* that I would be in the …
I used to think I had a great memory, and then I became an adult (ha!). The older I get, the more I FORget, and now, when long-forgotten memories pop up from my childhood, it’s a bit of a delightful surprise, since I seem to be getting more and more details mixed up or lost …
Our Christmas elf arrived a little early this year! Hyrum Matthew Born: 12/11/2019 @ 8:09 p.m. Weight: 6 lbs., 12 oz. Height: 18″ Due to being born at 35 weeks, 5 days gestation, he had to spend two days in the NICU, but he’s home with us now and healthy! Birth story and more details …
