Life goes so much faster then I ever thought it could. It has been 15 years since Nate and I walked into a courtroom with big smiles on our faces, butterflies in our stomachs and nothing but love and confidence in our hearts. In a blink of an eye, we went from friends to husband and wife.  I had no idea that every mom…

I am a mom and because of that my tasks are constantly changing.   It seems one of my top jobs lately has been IT.  I fix things that no one thinks can be fixed and when I do I get cheers and when I can't it is time for my next job.   Sometimes things fail and days are hard and I have to wipe away tears…

One brown eye and one blue eye add up to the best puppy eyes you ever did see.

Our little lady loves to flip, jump and spin.  She flips over the couch, she cartwheels across the floor and she somersaults out of bed.  Nate and I realized that there was no hope of keeping her feet on the ground so we decided we might as well give her a place to safely learn and practice all of her flips.  Tumbl…

Aliya love braids.  We braid her hair every night before bed and often every morning before school.  I love the time we get together chatting and being close.  She is the type of girl that makes ordinary things extraordinary and somehow this moment with her braids, lollipop and unicorn nightgown was just that kin…

Aliya had some wonderful girl time with Nana and her cousins.  They went to see Beauty and the Beast at the movies, did crafts and then had a sleepover!   While Aliya had time with the girls I got some time with my boys! Movies and pizza made for a perfect night together.

All three kids love Star Wars so a day to celebrate their love was just up their ally.  They all found their favorite Star Wars shirts and proudly wore them to school and after school we celebrated by going to the store and buying candy bars....because candy bars kind of look like lightsabers right?

Mornings are a bit crazy around here.  Trent has to be on the bus by 6:40 much to his dismay, Dylan loves to get up early as possible and Aliya loves to sleep in as late as she can.  The morning is filled with me saying "don't forget..." and "did you...", while I cook breakfast and pack lunc…