Our New Niece!
I had all these grand ideas of how I was going to be the perfect stay-at-home-mom. As much as didn’t/don’t want to admit it, we go into parenthood with expectations. I made the mistake of telling Dan that I didn’t really have any expectations, but the more I thought about it, I so did! I…
On Saturday, our families and friends came to help us do some work around our new home! We had many boxes to unpack, find places for everything we owned, and of course the fixing up house to make it our own. Thanks to everyone’s help, we got pretty far! We are hoping to add a…
Back to reality! We spent the past week with Dan’s family, on Beaver Island. It was a great week exploring all that Beaver Island has to offer, but most of all, spending time together as a family! Unfortunately it rained every single day at some point, except one, with most days being pretty wet. Nevertheless,…
(Taking pictures of a 15 month old sure can be interesting! Not-so-perfect pictures is the beauty. The fact that not everything is perfect in life, but it’s capturing those not-so-perfect moments that make the moment perfect. It’s reality. And I LOVE it). Stats: ~ Height: 31 inches (61st percentile) ~ Weight: 20 lbs. 11…
After getting our life back in order this past week after a trip to Minnesota, we are just so thankful for our life! I know that sounds weird in a way to say, but truly, we are so thankful for where God has taken us and just the life He has given us! He has…
Everyone struggles with guilt. This feeling that we should have done something a different way. Made a different choice. Acted in a kinder way. Said it a different way. Or should have not said anything at all. Guilt. Then there is this guilt when we think… Did my child have too much screen time today?…