20 months {jacob}

Haven’t done one of these in awhile!  I just can’t believe how sweet this one is.  He’s my cuddler and has such an easy disposition.  Happy 20 months to my Jacob Lawrence! Age: 20 months on June 18, 2016 Sleeps: 7:30pm – 6:30am.  Jacob finally settled into sleeping through the night between 18 and 19 months.  Praise. the. […]

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life lately

Where does the time go?! First, I need to take a moment to say, I can’t believe how big all of my kids are! Now that that’s out of the way… A lot has changed around here {on the blog and in my life}: The blogging technology out there has changed a lot since I started […]

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15 months {jacob}

I am so behind!  I love these monthly updates, but my heart just hasn’t been with my blog recently.  If I wasn’t a teacher or if I didn’t have kids or if I wasn’t going back to school to get another master’s degree…maybe I would have more time for this, but I just can’t spread […]

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14 months {jacob}

Age: 14 months on January 18, 2016 Sleeps: 6:30pm – 6:30am with one wake up a night still around 2:00 or 3:00 am.  One day we’ll all sleep again.  One day. Naps: Same as last month: Jacob naps very well at home.  He takes a one to two and a half hour nap each morning starting around 8:30 […]

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Christmas 2015

I absolutely loved Christmas this year.  Leading up to the holiday, I felt busy and behind, but the whole Christmas week was just wonderful.  I felt like we were able to keep the purpose of this holiday at the front of our minds this year.  We talked with our kids a lot about Christmas being the […]

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13 months {jacob}

I’m a little late on this one.  Seems like that’s just how it’s going this month.  Normally by now all the Christmas presents are bought and wrapped.  This year I still have shopping to do.  Normally my Christmas cards have long since been sent and received.  This year I haven’t even finished printing them yet. […]

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a few of my favorite things {christmas edition}

Christmas light looking and sugar cookie baking. Christmas music playing and White Christmas watching. Little kids that play in their Christmas jammies all day, these are a few of my favorite things! But seriously, aren’t there so many things to love about the Christmas season?  I know it can be stressful and busy and crazy, […]

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a county fair first birthday

I love first birthdays.  I feel like it’s such a huge accomplishment to make it through that first year {whether it is your first OR your fourth baby} and I feel like reaching that milestone calls for a celebration! I also love parties and creating fun touches to go along with a birthday party theme.  I knew for […]

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11 daily conversations with my 4 kids

Not a day goes by in which I am not shaking my head, laughing, touched, or totally amazed by the things my kids say.  I also find myself repeating certain phrases over and over and over again.  There are those daily conversations that just pop up time after time no matter what you do to avoid […]

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