In typical Spring fashion, we’ve had a wonderful mix of sunshine and rainy days: and you had better believe we’ve been taking advantage of the nice days! Growing kiddos means a new round of swimsuits as well, and this year we found the most adorable matching banana leaf suits for our family from PatPat! …
Little Adventures Dress Ups Giveaway
I still remember when I was little enough to truly believe anything was possible: I wanted so badly to be able to fly! 🧚🏻♂️ Now I have such great joy as a mama watching my little ones play and hearing their imaginations at work ✨ ✨ GIVEAWAY ✨ I am so thrilled to…
A Day in Pella
Maybe it’s because we live in Iowa, but I’ve found most people are very sweet in response to seeing us out with all our kiddos. 💗 I know many other “big” families often face snide remarks when they go out together, but thankfully for us that rarely happens! This past weekend we spent the day…
A Peaceful Walk in the Bluebells
These past few days have been so busy and full of emotions! Saturday we found out that Wes’s grandfather had passed away. Tuesday morning we were able to take a peaceful walk amongst the bluebells with the kids before Wes’s out of town family arrived to stay with us. Yesterday was spent remembering the amazing…
Be BOLD: National Foster Care Day
May is National Foster Care Month. With over 400,000 children in the foster care system at any given time, and a new child placed into care every 2 minutes, the need for foster parents and support services is immense. The statistics are heartbreaking: foster children suffer PTSD at more than twice the rate of US…
Spring in The Garden Center
The other day we went to the garden center in search of some flowers for Spring… it should be no surprise that every child wanted something completely different 😂🤷🏻♀️🌷🌼🌹🌺 We ended up going with some potted Tulips and a few different types of seeds to plant. 🌱 What’s your favorite flower? Do you plant…
Happy Earth Day!!
Earth Day is a great day to remember the importance of environmental conservancy and continue to learn ways to help protect and restore our resources. We work on teaching our kids on the importance of recycling and understanding the ingredients in the products we use. That’s why I’m so excited to tell you about how…
Audriana is SIX!
Happy Birthday to my sweet Audriana!! I cannot believe you are already 6 years old! I love the energy and silliness you bring to our family, and I love being your mama!! 🖤Audri put her birthday outfit together herself today, and was very specific about wanting a yellow bow… her favorite color!
Little Leprechauns
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from these little leprechauns!! 🍀“May your troubles be less and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door” – Irish blessing☘️
Happy 4th Birthday William!!
Late night post for this mama, but I couldn’t not share my birthday boy before bed!! William turned FOUR years old today! We had planned a birthday party for him, but since the state of Iowa basically shut down due to weather we had to postpone until next weekend. We still had a fun time…