One of the 2011 Goals that I’ve set out for our family is to keep giving back.  Easy, right?  One would think, but it’s amazing how quickly we set aside those “giving back” opportunities once the holidays are behind us. Abbi and I had such a great time working on our Operation Christmas Child box [...]

Let’s start with a little flashback: When I was younger, much younger, and I couldn’t sleep for some reason (bad dream or wasn’t feeling well), I would often grab my blanket and pillow and make my way into my parents’ room.  I would snuggle in next to my mom’s side of the bed, on the [...]

We typically don’t make a big deal out of birthdays around our house.  Or at least we didn’t use to.  Of course we invited friends and family over to celebrate the girls’ first birthdays but the birthdays after that have typically been celebrated with just the four of us.  But 5?  Five seems like a [...]

Today is my little girl’s birthday! 5 years old!  I have no idea where the last five years have gone.  I still remember holding that sweet little baby, snuggling with her as she nuzzled her little fuzzy head into my neck.  Today though I will be sneaking snuggles with my little girl wherever I can. [...]

The best part about being pregnant this time around has not been eating pizza in bed at 10pm or picking up a few new outfits for the fall/winter. Oh, the pizza has been nice, but it’s not the best part. The absolute, without a doubt, best part has been sharing this pregnancy with our daughters!!! [...]

The time has come for the girls to share a bedroom.  Yikes!  We were holding off as long as possible but we also wanted to make sure we gave them some time to get used to it all before the baby comes. Why were we (and by we I  mean me) hesitant? It’s just been [...]

We compromised! Finally, after much debate and a pretty irritated mommy, Abbi and I came up with a costume she could wear to her Imagination Day Celebration (aka. Halloween Party) at school! Originally she was going to be Tinker Bell and then, somewhere in the last week or two, she decided she no longer wanted [...]

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It all started this past Spring.  Abbi really wanted to plant pumpkins in the garden again this year (last year’s pumpkins really didn’t grow).  So, she picked out the seeds, planted the seeds, and watered them all summer.  She watched as the vines grew.  As the flowers bloomed.  And as the flowers yielded to little [...]

Before we move any further into the Fall season, I wanted to take a moment to share with you a “look back” at what our family was up to this summer! We played in water.