William got to spend most of his “actual” birthday with his GG, and you better believe he came home with some goodies! He has named this big squishy octopus 🐙 “Earthy” has been carrying it with him everywhere ever since. I love this SEVEN year old so much!! My sister Alexis and I…
Birthday Season Blues
Harper and Vivienne are FIVE today! I can barely believe my babies are this old! These two are such joys in our lives, and I’m so grateful for them! We’ve been fighting viruses off and on for months now, but thankfully have had some breaks in our sick days to celebrate. We’re right in the…
How We Filled our Large Gathre Advent Calendar
I cannot believe that Thanksgiving is just over a week away, and that December is in two weeks! I’ve been so excited to pull our advent calendar together, I haven’t even started “regular” Christmas shopping yet. I had better get on that! But on to the point of this post: our BEAUTIFUL Large Gathre Advent…
Zoey is Seven!
Happy 7th Birthday Zoey-Bear!! We are so so grateful God has allowed you to be a part of our family! Zoey has the heart of a caregiver and loves tending to babies and puppies. She’s very emotionally intelligent, and is always looking out for those around her. We love you Zoey! 🖤
California Beach Days
Today I wanted to simply share a few pics from our beach days in Cali! We’re back home now, and I’ve had a change to sort through everything, so these are some of my faves. Before the wedding we went to Huntington Beach which had just been reopened after the oil spill. The kids loved…
California: A Beautiful Wedding
Yesterday we finally got to the main event: the wedding! It was a small, yet beautifully done ceremony with close friends and family. We are oh so happy for my brother and his new sweet wife! {They have chosen not to have an online presence, so I have only included a few of my favorite…
California: Downtown Disney
We’re in California! We flew over for my brother’s wedding in a couple of days, and are staying for around a week in a house we’re renting with family. We had hoped to maybe sneak in a day at Disneyland, but we never got around to reserving a day in advance. Instead we ended up…
First Day of School 2021
It’s officially our first day of school!! Hayden is off to middle school, which will make for her first day ever of “traditional” school. We are very excited for all the ways we think this will be a good fit for her, but that’s for a future post. My other 5 are staying home with…
Our Final Days in Arizona
We’re now back home after an incredible month in Arizona, enjoying the heat desert landscape as well as getting to spend a lot of quality time with the other Bros! We have a lot of things that will be changing for us in the next few months, so I don’t know if we’ll be able…
Sedona & The Grand Canyon
We’re now almost halfway through June, with a couple more amazing weeks in Arizona on record! {In case you missed it, click here for part 1 of our trip} For the most part the kids and I have been enjoying the parks and pool during the day while Wes works, but we did also end…