Wyatt had a birthday a few weeks ago and turned 3. First of all, I can't believe my baby is now 3, how can he continue being my baby if he grows up?! Three years old (or threes years old, as Wyatt says) isn't a baby anymore, by three you're solidly in the preschool years. … Continue reading Wyatt turns 3!
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Our Summer Plans: Part Two, The Bucket List
Last week I shared a super simple routine for our summer months. In fact, it was so laid back I'm not even sure I can call it a routine! If you missed that you can find it here. In addition the smaller things I mentioned before, we've also made some bigger plans for the summer, … Continue reading Our Summer Plans: Part Two, The Bucket List
Activities for a Rainy Day
Ever since I first saw the idea for bored jars (thank you, Pinterest), I've always wanted to do one. I finally got around to it last week, and thought I'd share what I included. You'll notice that these are all indoor-activities; my idea is to use these on bad-weather days throughout the summer, so I'm … Continue reading Activities for a Rainy Day
Spring-time adventures and our first camping trip
I love this time of year when things have finally greened up outside but the weather hasn't turned hot yet, so I'm trying to take advantage by getting us outside as much as I can muster the energy for. Warm weather means puddles! Puddle jumping is possibly Wyatt's most favorite thing in the whole world. … Continue reading Spring-time adventures and our first camping trip
Porter’s birth story
Today Porter turned 5 years old (pictures and birthday post coming in the next few days) and I have big feelings about this day. For one thing, I have a 5 year old! How did this even happen?!?!? Surely I can't be old enough and grown up enough to have a 5 year old. I … Continue reading Porter’s birth story
My “diaper” bag, organized
John jokes that I feel like I need a new bag about once a year. Or at least, I always thought it was a joke. But about a month ago, almost exactly one year from my last new purse, I felt the itch. I've been carrying around a diaper bag for over 4 years, and … Continue reading My “diaper” bag, organized
Funny things my kid says
Kids do say the darndest things! Welcome to the second installment in this series. You can read the previous one here. "I'm gonna go read my scriptures!" -pretends to be holding a book in his hands- "A madn dies. And Jesus put him in a bed. And then... Jesus died for 20 days and 20 … Continue reading Funny things my kid says
Our Favorite Picture Books
A while ago I posted our favorite board books, and today I'm finally getting around to sharing our favorite picture books. This list is by no means exhaustive, and we're constantly discovering new books and cycling through favorites, but these are a few that have stuck. Here are two things you should know about my taste in … Continue reading Our Favorite Picture Books
This is what survival looks like
John has been working out of town a lot lately, so I've been adjusting to doing a lot of things alone around here. Solo parenting is hard! Not only does it take a lot of energy, but its also lonely. We miss John for the way he rough houses with the boys every night when he … Continue reading This is what survival looks like
23 hours and 1600 kms
Over Christmas our family drove down to southern California with my brother and his wife for my grandpa's 80th birthday. Yes, we drove to southern Cali.It was about 23+ hours and 1600+ km, one way. I know, we're a little crazy. But it was so much cheaper than flying, and we thought it would be an … Continue reading 23 hours and 1600 kms
In the Haven of Our Home 