Credit Wishing you and your family a beautiful Easter weekend.
How has time flown by so fast? It seem like just yesterday you were learning how to sit up, crawl, walk. Now you’re talking my ear off and asking an endless stream of “why”s. You ask to help with every cooking project and insist on cracking the eggs. At the same time, you are cracking me up with jokes. Sometimes you get a scowl on your face, but not…
Before I had kids, crafting was easier for me. I had an entire room devoted to it. I could leave projects sitting out and no one would bother them. I could keep sharp objects within easy reach. After having Joe, I still had room and time to be creative. I started an Etsy shop, fell in love with vintage fabrics and constantly explored new projects. Then came Leila. I couldn’t…
You all know that I love to cook. But did you know that I hate to bake? Seriously. If my husband wants homemade cookies, he usually ends up baking them himself. I just don’t enjoy it. Too much precise measuring and flour getting everywhere. But during birthday month (husband and two kids all have their birthdays in the span of one month), I have to suck it up and bake.…
Happy 2nd Birthday to my sweet Leila. Some of your favorite things right now:-your bellybutton-Daddy-bubbles-speaking your mind-the color purple-“Mom, watch!”-playing with Joe-sitting on Hobbs-your two babies and making them fly (thanks Grandpa)-Grandpa aka “BaPa”-eating…anything and everything-spinning in circles-getting dirty-dancing You are such a light in my life. I love you baby girl.
Last week I took the kids to see Jeff at the ballpark for the first time since we moved to Phoenix. They had a great time! Joe’s biggest concern was finding out where they store all of the bubble gum. He kept pointing to different places saying, “maybe they keep the gum in there!” He enjoyed a piece of Bazooka while watching Daddy throw batting practice. Leila loved running…
One thing I didn’t want to leave at our first house was the growth chart on the door frame of our study. Those little pencil lines marking moments in time. But how do you move a door frame? We will probably be moving around quite a bit in the next few years…or longer, as a part of baseball life. So we went to Home Depot and bought a board.…