halloween was THE best day!!!  these holidays are getting better and better every year!  this year, when talking about halloween costume ideas, I let the big girls decide what they wanted to be.  Parker announced that she wanted to be POPPY.. but then Jolie insisted she wanted to be Poppy as well and we had […]

seven whole months- this guy!  he looks like he’s 14 in this picture, but you know.. breaking his mother’s heart over here. its no secret that I’m literally obsessed with this child- I do love the baby stage A LOT.  I’m obsessed with all of my kids, but if you would have told me a […]

spending time with Parker and Jolie has been more important now than ever.  they’re growing at lightning speed.. and to be honest, its quite surprising how much they are learning as they go. while I am a mama to four babes, I’m still a first timer when it comes to everything these girls go through. […]

one. more pumpkin’ing the fall weather arrived in Dallas this week- it lasted about 3 days and its going to be 89 degrees today. but we enjoyed it while it lasted!! it will be back.  I am confident in that:) we hit up the pumpkin patch again.. this patch is amazing and all the activities […]

this is a sponsored post on behalf of Avéne USA; however all opinions are my own.as the big girls approach kindergarten next year there are many things that I wish I could protect them from. October is ‘bullying awareness month‘ and I was recently introduced to the story of Carissa- a sweet girl that has […]

its that time of year again.. time for family pictures!  we take our family photos around this time of year and over the years since adding kiddos to our crew I have gotten the hang of making the experience as seamless as possible.  seamless is a terrible word to use.  you know.. I’ve either had […]