This week our kids are out of school for Mid-Winter Break. Since we haven’t seen much snow this winter, we went east of the mountains to our favorite vacation spot for a few days. There wasn’t much snow east of the mountains either, but that… Continue Reading…Friday Favorites
I love swimming and I love that my kids have all taken a liking to it as well. Today was a HOT HOT day for us {in the 90’s : I know all you Texas gals are laughing} so we met up with my sisters… Continue Reading…swimming lessons
Last week was our Spring Break. The first half of the week was spent at home; the second half was enjoyed at the most charming town on the Washington Coast called Seabrook. We spent last year’s spring break in this cute town (read about that… Continue Reading…One place you should visit: the most darling PNW beach town
I’m so sorry; that title sounds terrible. I like my kids. And I like playing with them. But when it comes to playing board games together as a family, there are some that are just brutal. Take Monopoly, for example. Or Sorry. I played both… Continue Reading…5 games I actually enjoy playing with the kids
Every year, like many of you, we have family photos taken. And every year, like many of you, I obsess over what to dress my family in for said photos. Okay, maybe obsess is too strong a word, but I do think about it for… Continue Reading…Tips on choosing outfits for your family photos
Ryan and I took the boys on a day trip to Mount Rainier this weekend. You know how it is when you live somewhere and take certain places for granted and skip out on doing the ‘touristy’ things because you aren’t a tourist? This was one… Continue Reading…a day trip to mt rainier
Our cards are sent (we chose this one from minted this year), the kids are done with school and the finishing touches are being put on our plans and menus and tables and (hopefully) hearts. How did this Christmas season fly by so quickly?! A… Continue Reading…from our family to yours
Tis the season for family photos. If I could, I would have photos taken every couple of months. But, alas, I live in reality and not only could I not afford it, my kids would probably go crazy if I forced them into outfits and… Continue Reading…what we’re wearing (family photos 2014)
There’s a super cute mom at preschool pickup who reminds me so much of me just a few years ago. She has an almost four-year old who holds her almost two-year old’s hand to cross the parking lot, while she awkwardly carries her newborn in… Continue Reading…It gets easier
When Paige was here this past fall, we set out one very chilly morning for a girly photoshoot at this gorgeously dilapidated old farmhouse nearby. Paige styled the whole thing – choosing our outfits and bossing us around with how to do our hair (kidding.… Continue Reading…tiny dancer photoshoot with my baby girl
First of all, G O S E A H A W K S ! The excitement in this city, this household, this girl is out of control. We love our Superbowl-bound football team! . . . . . . . . . . . .… Continue Reading…getting personal
A few weeks ago, the super talented, very wise, fashionable, kind and sweetly southern Paige came for a visit and photographed our family. I’ve long admired her talent and was so thankful to have her capture our family just being us {a coordinated-outfit version of… Continue Reading…family photos 2014
Last year we tried something different with our gift-giving. Usually, we call Christmas an excuse to buy our kids a whole load of things they want and things we want them to have. We don’t go completely overboard, but with four kids and a handful… Continue Reading…how we do christmas gifts in our family
We’re having family photos taken this week for the first time in way too long. We’ll use one for our Christmas card, but we also just hope to capture us being us during this slightly chaotic, but also really fun time in our family’s life.… Continue Reading…what we’ll wear for family photos
They claim it’s the happiest place on earth. They are so right. Our family plus my mom & sugar-daddy {that’s code for the best stepdad ever} spent a few days in disneyland two weeks ago. I just love everything about disneyland and could not wait… Continue Reading…the happiest place on earth