What does it take to have a successful Family Game Night with kiddos 5 and under? Patience. Kidding, well sort of. If you have little ones running or crawling around you you know patience isn’t just a virtue, it’s a must. Matt and I both love games but it’s hard to play games with kids […]
Family Fun – Fire Pit S’mores
We had the weirdest weather in 2016. Record breaking droughts, all time high temperatures in the early early spring, spring temperatures in June. Then fast forward to fall, record highs that pretty much skipped all my favorite cool weather. But thankfully Mother Nature did not disappoint and gave us some amazing fall temperatures in December. […]
The Not So Secret Life of Fenway (Pets)
Meet Fenway. This is Fenway just a few months before Joss was born. He was pretty much glued to my side the entire pregnancy. I zigged he zigged, I zagged he zagged. He’s as faithful as they come. I’ve often compared him to a cat, an 80ish pound cat, but a cat none-the-less. Fast forward […]
Dealing with the Woes of Pregnancy
“This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and healthy mama® , but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #gethealthymama http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV” Long before Little Bit spilled the beans (literally) of the pending arrival of our second child I was combating a pretty bad case of 1st trimester […]
Get Involved With Lowe’s and Habitat for Humanity
Jacque and I recently had the opportunity to take part in a Habitat for Humanity build…Oh, did I forget to mention that the build was in Las Vegas! With the Kobalt 400 taking place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Lowe’s and Habitat for Humanity invited us, along with a few friends to be a part […]
Josslyn’s Birth Story – Part Three
I left off Part Two with the dreaded news that I would be transported via ambulance to a different hospital. As I waited for the ambulance transport my contractions got worse and more intense. The nurses started pushing drugs, antibiotics, and all sorts of other things I had no clue about to start the process […]
Josslyn’s Birth Story – Part Two
I left off last week couple months ago telling you about our last ultrasound on October 28th. After the realization settled that Josslyn would be coming sooner rather than later, I started to push myself to get some things done that I really wanted to complete.Like here where I was taking pictures of a chalkboard I […]
Garth Brooks Single “Mom” & Amazing Contest
I shared with you all not long ago what my journey to become a mother was like just a few months ago when I shared Part 1 of Josslyn’s birth story. It was a long journey that I was almost convinced would never end with me holding a child in my arms. I was completely […]