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Yesterday was Jacquelyn’s (official) first birthday party. Hooray. Let me take a minute to pat myself on the back – it was an awesome success. I have seriously been thinking about [...]

Today is Jacquelyn’s birthday party. I’m exhausted from the prep but excited to share the details with you over the next few days. I’ve seriously had ideas for this celebration [...]

One of the hardest things for me to do as a mother is purge Jacquelyn’s closet and drawers of the clothes she has outgrown. It makes me sad to rifle through these material reminders of a [...]

We finally got Jacquelyn’s one year photos back from the photographer. I gave you a sneak peek a few weeks back. While the photos are FABULOUS and the photographers are truly gifted, I [...]

Hi! I’m a big girl now. I’m ONE! I’m so happy…and cute to boot! I think I’ll just relax on my coach’s lap. I like her.  Now that I am one year old I might [...]

Jacquelyn is 1 today. And I have succeeded in my first year as a mother. This is reason to celebrate, reason to shout from the rooftops – “It’s my Jackaroo’s birthday, we [...]

Last July 8, was the last full day my sweet angel resided within my belly, stretching my body and mind to unimaginable limits. It’s the last time I felt her kick and hiccup inside me. [...]

Love. love. LOVE these girlies – Auntie Sarah and Jacquelyn. These ladies are smitten with each other. Have a great week. 

We hope everyone had a happy holiday. We did. This was Jax’s first Fourth of July – hooray! We started out our day with breakfast with GG (Grandma Gloria) and Sarah. It was either [...]

Patriotic from the start – Jax was only a few weeks old when this picture was taken. Fourth of July 2012 was actually my due date so had Miss Jacquelyn arrived on time the term [...]

Ok, I had no idea what to call this pasta. It is sooo good so I wanted to call it Awesome Pasta or Yummy Noodles but those sound silly and don’t do the deliciousness justice. This is a [...]

I am so deeply saddened by the loss of 19 firefighters this past Sunday. I really can’t stop thinking about it. It is so terrible that these men lost their lives in the service of others. [...]

Today is our anniversary, not wedding but to me something just as important. On July 1, 2005, Timothy became a solid and constant fixture in my life. In the eight years since we have experienced [...]