Is there anything better than new family pictures?! They make me so happy. So here is some family goodness for you. Pictures from Katie Belle Photography – thank you so much for sharing your talents!
G-Tube
Oh this little lady. This last month has been a doozy. It has been a long one. And to be honest, this particular event was something I didn’t even want to think about. We were first approached about getting a G-tube for Lydia last spring. And I did NOT want it. I hated the idea …
Sarah’s 7th Birthday
Oh my Sarah. One of the many fun things about being a parent is hearing the countdown for MONTHS until birthdays! Sarah has been so excited to turn seven years old and the day finally came! I seem to have passed on my love of planning to Sarah because she had her day all planned …
Rett Clinic
Lydia takes on Denver! This week Mark, Lydia, and I were able to go to Colorado so Lydia could attend the Rett Clinic at the Children’s Hospital Colorado. Very quickly after receiving Lydia’s diagnosis and scrambling to find everything we could about it, we discovered that there are several Rett Clinics throughout the country. This …
Mark’s 39th Birthday
I love this birthday boy so much. Last week we were able to celebrate Mark’s 39th Birthday! I’ll tell you what, it’s tricky trying to plan things to do in the current state of things. We are keeping our kiddos close to home until things settle a bit. Plus, we have had such bad air …
First Day of School
We are swinging into our FIFTH year of homeschooling and my mind is just BLOWN! When I have a quiet moment to think about that, I am still amazed. Never did I think this is where life would take our family but I am so grateful it has. And I have no idea when our …
Back to School Feast
Sunday we did one of my favorite family traditions and had our annual Back to School Feast. We all look forward to this night and it was another special one. Before we get into our wonderful night, I wanted to answer a question I have gotten quite a bit the last few months: “Are we …
Summer 2021 Schoolhouse
Thoughts this Summer Oh boy, this summer has been a doozy. There has been so much going on both in reality and in my head {do I sound insane by saying that?}. What I mean is that there has just been a lot of thoughts floating around and I am just plain tired. June was …
Family Campout
This last weekend we did a family camp out in our backyard! It was a perfectly simple night together. We made grilled tin foil dinners and berry cobbler. Does it get any better?! Jacob, Sarah, Benjamin, and Mark slept outside while Lydia and I snuggled inside for our own little sleepover. The group outside watched …
Overwhelm
Three Month Lydia Update: It has now been three months since Lydia’s diagnosis and it feels so much longer. If I were to give one word to update on where we are at three months in, it would be OVERWHELM. I am so overwhelmed ALL. THE. TIME. Calm Before the Storm The first two months …