happy Monday! here we are in Christmas week, and I cannot believe it! were in the single digit countdown to Christmas and I am probably more excited than my kids. we had a really fun whirlwind of a weekend and I documented with about 4700 pictures and I’m happy to say we checked off about […]

its no secret around here that I’m not crafty.  in fact, I might be the least crafty mom you’ll ever meet. I try SO hard because the girls, especially Parker, love doing arts and crafts.. but usually, if it didn’t come off the shelf next to the crayons and markers I don’t find success 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 […]

another gift guide to start your Monday!  I have litter of people to buy for.. so were still riding that wave.  today is all about miss Baker, my 2 year old!  Baker is REALLY into imaginary play at this age, much more than the twins ever were around this time and probably hit that stage […]

 I can’t believe its December 1st!!  we are spinning our holiday wheels over here and attempting to cram in as many Christmas-y things into the next 25 days as possible!  as I was coming up with our December bucket list I was texting Jordan every five minutes to see about adding something else to the calendar.. […]