Life lately has been full of all things Christmas. We’ve been working on decorating, and checking things off of our Christmas bucket list. First up was decorating the tree. Climbing the ladder is always the best part of that process. This was followed by Christmas camping: Christmas jammies, snacks, the Grinch (kids’ choice…that is seriously my least favorite Christmas movie), a fire, and Read More
Life Lately
Friday Favorites
Favorite picture: This sneak peak of our photo session! I love how Claire is smiling away, pulling all those younger siblings along. Hopefully she keeps smiling as she continues that task throughout her life. 😉 Favorite kid quote: Max, walking in the door after school: “Ohhhhhh, it smells like our home at Christmas in here!” Thank Read More
Tough Like Tessa
I just shared these pictures of Tessa, along with a brief update, on the closed CLOVES Syndrome Community Facebook page in the hopes of helping/encouraging other moms or individuals with CLOVES. I thought I’d share them on here as well. This picture is from a little over a year ago. Her poor skin used to Read More
Day Off
The kids FINALLY had a day off of school last Friday. They had been going strong since Labor Day and we were so ready for a break. They started their fun day off by getting flu shots 😉. They weren’t particularly thrilled about this, but were rewarded with Icees and a toy from Target, so it was all worthwhile. Read More





