Wow, getting ready for family pictures can be super stressful. After 4 years of getting pictures done (really 6 if you include engagement and wedding), you would think I would have it mastered--but no such luck! The most important lesson I have learned is to go with the flow when it comes to taking family … Continue reading Taking Family Photos with Toddlers: Our Family Pictures 2019
Y'all, who knew that the stomach bug could fester in your house for over 2 weeks?! I certainly did not! We have been fortunate to have all sets of grandparents visit over the past 2 weeks. The boys (and us) love spending time with family and it was such a special treat to have my … Continue reading Halloween 2019: Fireman and his Crew and the Stomach Bug
I would love to live 6 different lives. Truthfully, there is a part of me that would love to be a small business owner who lives in a small town or a headstrong attorney in the city or an influencer exploring the world or a socialite who parties like crazy or a badass in JAG … Continue reading Motherhood Lesson: Being Mom can be your Purpose
We just got back from our first camping trip as a family of 4. I was apprehensive about camping with a baby and a toddler, but boy I am so happy we did! Drew grew up camping with his family and Boy Scout troop and finds it important that we raise our boys loving the … Continue reading Camping with a Toddler and Baby: Our Trip to Balsam, North Carolina
Wow, this summer FLEW by! We scheduled our big family vacation for the last week of July (right before school starts in Atlanta). We had an absolute blast in Edisto and cannot wait to return next summer.It was the first year we did not stay in Drew's family's beach house, which sold this summer. Though … Continue reading Edisto Beach Family Vacation 2019
How is my first baby boy already 3 years old?! Seriously, time flies by and it is hard to imagine that it was 3 years ago that I first held Reid in my arms. He has grown and developed so much in these past years, and I can honestly say that it keeps getting better … Continue reading Reid’s Third Birthday Party
The trend in 2019 seems to be self care and taking time for yourself. Just this morning, I read an article about the importance of a "momcation"...like what is that even a word?! While it is very important to take time for yourself (it is honestly something I struggle with doing) it is also important … Continue reading Feelings on Taking a Vacation without Children
Time together is something that I really treasure and I want to remember all the togetherness we had when I look back on these years with my young children. I want to remember how Drew and I took our hobbies and rather than pushing them to the side after having children, we embraced the change … Continue reading Turning Hobbies into Family Time
For years, I spend the week between Christmas and New Years to make resolutions and goals for the upcoming year. It allows me to focus on my year ahead while reflecting over the past year. So lets talk 2019 goals/resolutions... Organization Guys, I am so disorganized and it drives me crazy on a daily basis. … Continue reading 2019 New Years Resolutions
This past weekend was filled with sickness, but a lot of fun as well. Our house has entered the realm of first year preschool sickness and it is consuming our household. First Reid got sick, then Walker did, then I did, then Reid did again, then Drew, then Reid and now Walker again...all over the … Continue reading Weekend Recap: Sickness, Runs and Football
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