photo credit: b faith photography As a dietitian, I’ve heard it time and time again – cooking with your children can be one of the best ways to teach the simple principles of good (balanced) nutrition and begin to mold and encourage healthy eating habits for life.  Understandably, it wasn’t until I actually had kids […]

Christmas Day came and went in a blur.  It has been several years since we have traveled on Christmas Day – after the flu kept us home one year, we decided, that even with the sickness that it was the best Christmas ever because we spent it at home, and not bouncing from house to […]

When the week of Christmas arrived, I was about to explode with excitement.  I could hardly contain myself for a few reasons: 1. It was the week we had been waiting for since the moment we found out we were pregnant with our third.   We couldn’t wait to shout it out to the world. […]

Great Joy is an understatement for this season of our lives.  It is the most perfect ‘phrase’ I could tag this holiday time to be.   Wishing you Great Joy, sweet friends!   card design: CKFireboots on Etsy photography credit: BFaith Photography  Christmas Cards of Years Past: 2013 // 2012 // 2011 // 2010 // 2009 // 2008

This weekend before Christmas was a busy one.  It never seems to be intentional when we do it, but it all happens at once. Saturday morning my house was quiet long enough for me to make my coffee and enjoy to Christmas-y spirit of my cozy home.  I absolutely love this time of year and […]

Happy Friday!  I must confess to slacking on meal planning.. even making a trip to the grocery store.  Between Thanksgiving, and even the girls’ birthday party  we haven’t done much for dinners over the last two weeks.  We usually keep it simple and fairly similar for breakfast and lunch, so those weren’t an issue.. but […]