In the last year a lot has happened in our lives.  Aside from the normal – birthdays and milestones, the day to day routine, the Lord has been doing some big things.  I’ve been hesitant to write about it here, somehow I wasn’t sure about what the Lord was saying, if I could trust it, or if we were even hearing Him.   There’s something about writing it down, even…

Soooo….how’s it going?  Did y’all miss me?  I missed you!  I really did 🙁  My last post was in July – three whole months ago!  There’s been so very much going on.  Seriously, since my last post, my sister got married, I turned 30 (yikes!), Branden and I celebrated our 12th anniversary (yikes again!!), I worked a “real” job (first time since I’ve been a mom!), my sweet Silas skyrocketed…

Hello!  So until this year, my kiddos (ages 4 and 5) had never done their own fireworks, never seen them up close, never held a sparkler.  Is that not normal?  Does everyone do their own?  Anyways, our sweet friends decided to fix that and made sure we would have our own fireworks to play with on the 4th! The boys were super excited waiting for it to get dark enough.…

Wow, June was a blur.  Seriously, time is FLYING BY!!  The summer is already half over – yikes! Okay, so I completely slacked on blogging in June, but I thought I’d at least try to give you a recap?  Okay, for what it’s worth, in June we: had a garage sale – yay for making money on things you don’t need anymore! started garage saling – garage sale season is…

This year for Father’s Day, I wanted the boys to make Branden something simple, handmade, and heartfelt.  I’m a big fan of taking things you find in nature and using them purposefully for displaying/decorating; it adds a rustic feel (and I can usually do it on the cheap!)  So, here’s what we made Branden this year! If you’re needing something cool, inexpensive and quick to make for Father’s Day (or…

Last week I posted about our little family getaway on Memorial Day weekend.  On the last day, we took a hike before heading home.  Living in Colorado is such a blessing, so many cool outdoorsy things to do as a family!  I want to enjoy simple things together – hiking, nature, exploring are all on that list.  And so we went! The weather was perfect – a little sunshine, a…