after last week’s drama and craziness with Jolie, we needed a break.  mentally and emotionally drained coupled with the exhaustion of my first week back to work + Brady’s first cold (allergies!!) I was DONE and needed to decompress. we had planned another lake trip with our Supper Club before we even left the last […]

FIRST of all.  a GIANT thank you to everyone that has called, texted, emailed, messaged, and commented on social media since we briefly shared whats been going on with Jolie. its been the most humbling experience walking through this process of trying to figure out what in the world is going on with my child, […]

so theres a bit more than five items on the agenda for this Friday edition of life lately, but ya’ll – we have been SO busy!  my days are running together and my babies are changing by the second.. especially Brady that basically gains a neck roll every 24 hours and Baker clearly has bear […]

this weekend we kicked off our summer with the best possible way I could ever think of!  the Tapella’s bought the most beautiful lake house on Cedar Creek Lake and we spent the last four days living the lazy life with some of my most favorite people and their babies on the planet.   at […]

this week I was cleaning out Baker’s closet to make room for summer clothes and came across her one year birthday book.  I spent (probably) too much time studying her little face, baby features, and the hair on her head that was just starting to fill in and curl up at the ends.  it brought back […]

Saturday was a FULL day. it started early and went almost into midnight.  I snapped this picture of the twins playing quietly in their beds- their alarm clock doesn’t light up until 7:45am and so if they wake before then (which usually happens) they read books or play quietly until its time to get up. […]