Parker and Jolie are officially toddlers.  Why I say 17 months equals them reaching this milestone isn’t because I read it in a book (because I didn’t), it is because this stage we are in is like nothing their daddy and I have ever experienced.  Frustrations (and tantrums) and difficulties (and disobedience) are coupled with […]

I’ve been dying for this {warmer} weather to return.  I can guarantee that I will be eating my words in just a few short weeks when its 100+ degrees and just plain hot. Last year we had a blast with our $12 investment into a kiddie pool, and I couldn’t wait to pull it out […]

Growing up I was terribly picky.  Bird like {and I wonder where my children get it}. I was an athlete from the moment I could walk and my pre-game fuel of choice was a pop-tart and cheese itz.  All things on a dietitian’s ‘don’t’ list. I was like this, actually, until Jordan and I started dating. […]

Crock Pot Stuffed Peppers {HERE} Homemade Corn Dogs {HERE} Grilled Chicken Veggie Bowls {HERE} Zucchini Tots {HERE} Quinoa Fruit Salad {HERE} Greek Turkey Tacos {HERE} Sweet Potato & Quinoa Patties {HERE} Broccoli Cheese Soup {3 c veggie stock, 2 c chopped broccoli florets, 1 c diced white onion, 15oz can evaporated milk, 2 c shredded […]

Bluebonnets.  The most commonly seen flower along roadsides and in uncultivated pastures throughout the state of Texas.. and where did we find this “field” of dainty little plants? On the side of the road. Naturally. March through May these blue beauties overtake the green and offer up prime photography opportunity for families. Particularly families with young […]

I posted this picture to Instagram on Good Friday this weekend..and there were several reasons why I was so excited about it.  ONE.)  I mean.. the obvious.  They are 100% precious to the bone.  Agree with me or not, but I’m their mother and the world could come crashing down and I probably wouldn’t notice […]