This past weekend my parents came for a little visit so we took them up to Frederick Meijer Gardens to see the butterflies and sculptures.  Each year the Gardens have hundreds of butterflies from around the world hatch in their indoor garden.  It’s quite something.  These very beautiful butterflies, with the most vibrant colors, flutter [...]

The long awaited day (or night) has come!   Let’s do the math:  Abbi went to bed at 8pm and woke up at 6am = 10 hours.  We fed and changed her and rocked her back to sleep after an hour.  She then slept from 7am – 10am = 3 hours.  Yes boys and girls, [...]

This week Tim met with the bank to get a business account set-up for Hen House Properties.  For those of you who don’t know, Hen House Properties is our company name for us buying, fixing up, and selling houses.  You’re thinking to yourself….what a clever name!  Thanks!!  I’m taking credit for that.  If you’re wondering [...]

When you get pregnant you have all of these hormones increasing in your body and some of these hormones affect your hair growth — your hair may grow faster, go straight or go wavy, and gets thicker.  All of these changes were great!  But, now that I am no longer pregnant, my hair as been [...]

I believe, that as her mother, I have the honor…no, the privilege….no, the right to dress my daughter up in funny clothes and take pictures of her looking absolutely pathetic!  Doesn’t she though?  You just want to squeeze those chubby cheeks!  They are very kissable cheeks but you have to be quick with your kisses [...]