We had an early Christmas eve dinner with Ben’s family, where Max ordered ribs. He is the messiest ribs eater ever, and poor Jacob was sitting next to him in a white sweatshirt. Just look at that mischievous smile. We headed back to Grandpa and Grandma’s for dessert and presents, where we all discovered that Read More
Christmas
Grace’s 10th Birthday
For Grace’s 10th birthday, we decided to take advantage of being an hour and a half away from Disney and head to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. Aunt Kel got her a special shirt for her birthday, and Grammy found cute ones for the rest of us. Since the Christmas party went until midnight, we Read More
Florida {Part 1}
While it’s always sad when Christmas is over and regularly scheduled life must return, I also love the feeling of cleaning things up and starting a fresh new year. Grace currently has a stomach bug, so there’s actually lots of cleaning happening around here. But Florida….Florida was wonderful. Except for when we first got there Read More
Christmas Festivities
Gingerbread House Icing
This icing recipe was too good not to share. Trust me, it will solve your gingerbread house problems. No cave-ins. ✔️ Dries fast. ✔️ Doesn’t taste like 2 year old glue. ✔️ Only uses 2 ingredients, which you most likely already have. ✔️ Claire assembled 8 little gingerbread houses in about 10 minutes using this Read More
Christmas Parties
After all the parties, programs, and concerts during the last two weeks, I kinda feel like this right now. It has been a whirlwind of Christmas fun, and we’ve made some pretty hilarious memories. The adult Christmas party was first, and the theme this year was “dress like your spouse.” Ben and I totally failed Read More
Friday Favorites
Christmas Concerts
Tis the season for all the concerts. Tessa was first, and she was so very excited. She also felt that this occasion required a little lipstick. 💛💚 She loved the concert, but she didn’t love the two chatty boys she had to stand between. 😂 Grace’s class did a play, and she was nervous and Read More
Grace is TEN
I only have one child left in the single digits. WHAT. IS. HAPPENING. It really, really feels like only yesterday that I was walking around the hospital (outside…in December 🥶) trying to get this girl out, who was already a week past her due date. But even from the very beginning, Grace has liked to Read More
