This was the day everyone was looking forward to! The kids have never seen the ocean before and it has been since high school for me. We couldn’t wait to experience all of the “firsts”! After being able to sleep in for the first time in days, we were all feeling energized and so ready …
Mississippi Day 2: Cane River Creole
Another Early Start We had another bright and early morning as we left Wichita Falls at 5:30 AM (it felt worse though because we were in a different time zone). This day the kids were feeling the sleep and all of them slept in the car for a little bit (except Jacob – it’s not …
Mississippi Day 1: Alibates Flint Quarries
We just got back from an amazing eight day family vacation in Mississippi. We love love love this tradition – you can read all about it HERE. So be prepared for lots of journaling about our trip! Let me just start out by saying this may have won the award for must frustrating trip to …
36th Birthday
This week I was able to celebrate my 36th birthday! As my Dad reminded me, I am now on the downside of my 30s but I am actually really okay with it. Getting older is a blessing and I am grateful for every day I get on this beautiful earth. It’s funny how different birthdays …
Journal // September 2024
Our every day September moments 🍁 Back to School Feast Our annual Back to School Feast was another beautiful evening. We are so excited for our new theme. Read all about it HERE. First Day of School We began our new school year and it feels so very good. I can’t believe how old these …
Family Pictures
I love love love family pictures. The timing this year was really not great. Lydie, especially, was not feeling well. But we did our best and I love having new pictures of our family.
Gramps and Grammy
We had the best weekend with Gramps and Grammy – it’s always the best when we can spend time with them! We squeezed as much as possible into this weekend. We introduced them to the world of Inside Out, had fun cheering on Ben at his soccer game, went shopping at Hobby Lobby, made the …
Trail Ride
This was up there as one of my very favorite gifts I have ever given someone because I knew how much she would love it. Sarah is such a country girl at heart. She wants to live in the country, on a farm, and have a whole stable full of horses. I so wish we …
Sarah’s 10th Birthday
This little sweetheart is in DOUBLE DIGITS! We loved celebrating our favorite ten year old girl! Along with double digits came no theme for Miss Sarah. There is a part of me that is sad that I feel like we are slowly ageing out of these but I am also really excited for a lot …