Brady, my sweet buddy!! you are ONE!  can I just go on the record to say that this was THE fastest year ever. over the last year  our family welcomed an incredible amount of change but you were the greatest joy and addition we could have ever imagined- none of us could think of our life […]

it was the best weekend! here I am, on a Wednesday, still thinking about our weekend. but it was a pretty good one 🙂 Jordan celebrated his birthday on March 3rd and he was home all weekend long! lately, in addition to his 2-3 shifts at the fire station (he works 24 hours on and […]

this post is sponsored by Carter’s; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. SO, we’re here.  birthday.  the FIRST one.  Brady will be one whole year old in less than a month and I’m hardly able to believe it. how many times do I have to say that before it actually sinks in?! […]

I can’t believe how quickly this party came and went! I had an entirely different plan for Parker and Jolie’s fifth birthday party- a (girl power) superhero theme to which I was planning out obstacle courses for all the ‘heros’ to climb through in the backyard.. a Pinterest board full of decor ideas and cake […]

the day is finally here! you’re five. FIVE! we’re not welcoming your teens with 13. or celebrating your sweet 16.. or even a milestone like 21. but five.. just seems so BIG!  your 5th birthday means the official end of our full days spent together. running free at the park or riding your bike (almost) around […]

last week we took our big girls, Parker and Jolie, on a mini staycation to Great Wolf Lodge. we didn’t really tell the girls what we were doing until we dropped Baker and Brady with the grandparents and made the 30 minute drive to grapevine for a special treat to celebrate turning 5! we arrived […]