Why is it that every day seems to fly by….even if it’s just filled with me cleaning toilets and folding laundry? It still goes by at an alarmingly fast pace. But here’s a few things that have been occupying our time lately… Grace and Tess went to a birthday party for their friend Ruthie. It Read More
Life Lately
Father Daughter Dance
Tessa had been counting down the days for this event for weeks. Grace was excited too, but this year was Tessa’s first time going to the dance, so she was especially excited. They absolutely love wearing long dresses, so these long, comfortable, super twirly dresses were right up their alley. Add in a cute, itchy Read More
Rare Disease Day
Today is Rare Disease Day! Our rare disease journey began in 2016, when a routine 20 week ultrasound revealed a large growth on my baby girl’s abdomen, groin, and leg. The hospital we were sent to for further testing immediately suggested abortion, even though they couldn’t even tell me for certain what (besides the overgrowth) Read More
Dance Pictures
Last year’s dance pictures were taken outside in April, and it was about 30 degrees. Literally freezing. We rushed through the pictures and the girls looked exactly how they felt: about 10 seconds away from hypothermia. They were still cute…but this year’s experience was much warmer, and therefore much more enjoyable. Confession: I always wanted Read More
Friday Favorites
Regular old life has just been happening over here and I forgot to blog…again. But here we are! Favorite picture: Last weekend we went to Ben’s sister’s house in Michigan for a Bible conference. Everybody’s friends were there and we all had such a great weekend. These girls were entertaining as usual. Favorite kid quote: Read More
Happy Valentine’s Day!
My kids are so excited for today…even Claire and Max love waking up to a little something special. The little girls boxes are ready, their valentines are written, and all the heart clothes are laid out. I’m glad I still have several years of valentine boxes ahead of me…this is just my kinda thing and Read More
Weekend Recap
Our weekend weather was beautiful…alllllllmost felt like the beginning signs of spring. Except it was only February 11th, so we know better than to start looking for spring. We took advantage of the good weather and decided to go skiing. This was actually Grace and Tessa’s first time skiing, so we signed them up for Read More
Friday Favorites
Favorite picture: We had dance pictures this week, and all these cute girls making their costumes shake was the cutest ever. Tess was next level of course. Favorite kid quote: Tessa: “I don’t really like the look of clowns. I don’t like how their faces are white.” Favorite food: This is my go-to meal on Read More
Family Pictures
On Saturday my good friend Jenny (who has photographed our family/kids ever since Claire was a baby) came out to take our pictures in the snow. And I LOVE how they turned out. The weather was actually perfect- not too cold and not windy….but very, very sunny. Which gave this blue-eyed family both warmth and Read More
