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This is Halloween: Our Family Traditions
Candy corn in a cauldron, creepy “decoration spiders” in our window, wearing pirate costumes, watching “The Nightmare Before Christmas” every other day, checking out everyone’s tricked out lawns and porches on our neighborhood…
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2021 Family Photos
A big shoutout to Victoria, who captured my precious family in these photos with such beautiful color! Click on any of the pics to enlarge. Taken at our favorite canyon in “our backyard”…
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Must Love Dogs: Meet Our Adopted Yorkie
How To Lose Your Anti-Dog-ness In 5 Days… Day 1: Call Your Mother.“Hi Mom! What do the kids want for Christmas? Well, Fletch asked for a dog. A real one—not a stuffy, robot,…
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6 Things I Tried for a Potty Training Breakthrough!
My last kid is potty trained!!!! YES!!!! I am one happy Mama. No more diapers!!!! Just an independent little boy who’s so proud to be in underwear while on his new pirate adventures…
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Happy 12th Anniversary!
Has it really been a dozen years married to my Jeremy? We kicked things off with jokes about being “12 Years a Slave… For You” 😂 After the kids’ long bedtime routine, we…
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10 Reasons Why I Love Summer
My husband and I have this ongoing debate. I LOVE SUMMER. He hates the heat, though, hahahaha!! We’ll muse about where we want to retire or where we’d like to settle when we’re…
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Favorite Recipes for Mediterranean Diet & Summer Veggies
Going through the fridge the other day, I noticed how different our food is now. It’s a lot more colorful from all the fresh produce in there! I mentioned this observation to my…
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My Extra-Extra Petite Capsule Wardrobe
Summer & Fall Fashion Reboot Super excited to share some of what’s in my closet (or what will hopefully be there soon haha)! This project has been months in the making. I’ve looked…
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Kids Spotlight: Back to School 2021
About time for a family update! We’re breaking out the Instant Camera for another year of back to school! I started doing this on L’s first day of Kindergarten. She was so tiny…
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A Tenacious Woman: In Memory of my Grandma
There are no words. Grief and loss this deep are new for me. I’ve heard that pain is the price that must be paid for loving someone, so it seems I’ve got to…