Vivian just got her first legit haircut in 3.5 years of life. I have been reluctant to let scissors touch her hair because I have realized from experience with my two boys, once their hair was cut for the first…
Happy Birthday First Born
Hard to believe that at 10:53pm tonight, my first born baby will officially turn 8 years old. It’s difficult to explain how it feels when one of your children turns another year older. Of course it is a wonderful and…
What I Learned From My Three Year Old
{We might need to work on how many fingers = 3 years old.} My baby girl turns three today. It’s hard to wrap my head around really. She looks so grown up in these pictures and we just gave up…
Time Flies
“The only reason for time is so everything doesn’t happen at once,” Einstein. Thank goodness for time then, because I wouldn’t be able to handle it if all of this growing up my kids are doing happened at one time……
Santa May Be Watching, But So Are Your Children!
Around this time of year, it’s not unusual for my husband and I to pull out the ole saying when our kids are acting up, “You better be good, because you know Santa is watching you!!” Well, as true as…
Female Bonding
Sometimes I stray from how makeup can make you feel like a more beautiful version of your natural self. And even though I truly believe that makeup is magic in that sense, I also believe that female bonding with friends…
Mama’s Birthday Girl
“You, whose day it is, get out your rainbow colors and make it beautiful.” Traditional Nootka Song {Vivian – AKA, “The Scribbler. ” Who needs coloring books when you’ve got skin??} It is hard to grasp that 2 years ago today,…
Happy Birthday First Born
“We turn not older with years, but NEWER every day.” Emily Dickinson {Me with the BIG 6 year old!} Today, March 20th, is the first day of spring (yay!) but more importantly, it’s the day my first born son Jack…
Kids Grow Up Too Fast
I have had a knot in my stomach for a few days now reaching up to this very first day of kindergarten. My husband had to literally tell me “to get a grip” this morning and to chill out over…
