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Phew! That title alone is equally as exhausting as the trip actually was- but was it worth it? Without a doubt. This is a long one, so hang in there… As a part of the kids Christmas gifts this year, we decided to surprise them with a trip to Disney. They had randomly been asking […]

For some reason, seven sounds so old to me. Seven no longer feels like a little kid anymore. There’s reasoning that can happen. Explaining that can be done. There’s a larger sense of the world around us. We connect and joke on a different level. At seven, friendships have been created and half of their […]

The last few weeks have been one for the books as the four month sleep regression made it’s way on through! About a week before Halloween, Sadie began waking a few times throughout the night again. I’d simply nurse her back to sleep and lay her back down. What I thought was a few fluke […]

Since Phil and I started dating, each summer we began making a day trip down to Starved Rock (like many others do!). We never intended for it to become a family tradition of sorts, but by some chance, it has. Back in 2017, when I was pregnant with our first son, Jaxon, we went hiking […]

I cannot believe we are already a quarter of the way to our sweet girl being one. And yes, I am counting this down in quarters. It’s all going by too incredibly quickly and with each newborn session I capture, I realize just how big she is getting by the day. When taking monthly photos […]

Now before I dive in, I cannot promise that any of this will actually work for you. I like to believe that the sleep habits of my children were all my doing, but it was likely quite a bit of good luck if I’m being honest. With each child of ours, everyone would tell me, […]

Phew! It’s been a solid two weeks plus since I have shared a blog post. But truthfully, school started and life took off full stem. Can someone please explain to me why school and every single activity under the sun all begin at the same time? Because your girl is OVERWHELMED. We have Jax in […]

Our first week back at school was emotionally chaotic and refreshing all at the same time. Momma was happy to have a few hours of silence each day- the amount of noise that comes with four children, y’all! PHEW. I felt recharged with patience each day and only feeling like things could go up from […]

Heading “back to school” used to hold a much different meaning in our house- Mom AND Dad returning to work. But this year, we’re navigating around me not returning to teaching for the first time and all three kiddos going to school! To say I’m excited would be an understatement. Three kiddos out the door […]

Finally! A very delayed, reveal of Sadie’s nursery. It took me longer than I would have liked to complete all the final touches: hanging up photos, ordering her personalized blanket, and truthfully, still wanting to get her name hung up on the wall behind her crib. Six weeks goes by in the blink of an […]