“WE GOT THE CALL!!” Hudson was running through the halls of our house yelling this over and over on the morning of Monday August 2nd. And of course he was referring to the call from the hospital telling us they were ready for me to come in for our elective[...]
I know it’s tempting. To pack your whole house and then some to go to the hospital for that one- or two-night stay. Thinking it will ALL come in handy somehow. But let me tell ya, after having 5 kiddos (and my 6th VERY soon), I’ve paired down my hospital b[...]
When it comes to holidays, the 4th of July is one of my favorites. It’s actually right up there with Christmas. It’s become tradition that each year my family comes up for about a week surrounding 4th of July and we just have the best week filled with celebrat[...]
Summer is here in all it’s glory and the kids are ready for their best summer ever. But are you? Am I? It’s always a fine balance as a parent in summer- keeping the kiddos entertained without feeling like you are exhausted with planning ALL the latest acti[...]
Billions of people in the world. Billions of families. Billions of different ways to shop for food for your family. I always have found it fascinating to see how different families (big or small) tackle different tasks. Like grocery shopping! When I watch how[...]
Let’s start off with our BIG news since that’s what you came here for: OUR SWEET BABY IS A BOY!!!!!!! Oh my lands we are just so SO thrilled as you can imagine!! We are thrilled that God has gifted us with a healthy 6th child and we are thrilled tha[...]