Last night I reached into an old bag to see what treasures I would find.  I was surprised when I pulled out this tiny hair bow for my little girl. After all, I just assumed it would be the usual broken crayons, crushed up crackers and a few fruit snacks that most of my purse bottoms have. (There is a reason I don&…

Where is your favorite place to go? Trent: The lake and the tree fort Dylan: The park, the lake, hiking a mountain, anyplace outside Aliya: The park Who is your favorite Cartoon Character? Trent: Dr. Alan Grant (from Jurassic Park) Dylan: Iron Man Aliya: Annie Dylan was quick to point out that he was the …

The kids and I did a couple of interviews. Here is one of them that had me laughing and smiling the whole time. Our interview game started out as fun and ended up being crazy silliness that I just had to type up so I would never forget their great answers.  What do you hear Mommy and Daddy say often: Aliya: I love…

Every day we have those little moments that can't really be explained into words or put into a story for the blog. A simple laugh, an excited conversation or a great big smile, those are the moments where I feel so blessed to be a mom and a wife and so happy to be right where I am.���������������������������������…

Every Easter the kids and I make a carrot cake.  It is a tradition that I enjoy so much.  This year we had the challenge of making a cake that fit into my cake carrier, that travels well, but doesn't fit much.  I asked Trent what to do considering past years our cakes have been very large.  Easter 2008 Easte…