We celebrated Dylan's birthday in typical fashion with tons of flavorful food and a fun day at home.  Dylan who puts good thought into his day always has a ton of good food on the menu. This year's menu included: Breakfast - Homemade chocolate and cinnamon and sugar donuts Lunch - Fried chicken strips a…

Nate's birthday fell on the same day as all of Aliya's graduation activities so we decided to celebrate a day early and I am so glad that we did.  We enjoyed a day filled with games and fun together and celebrating a man who we love so much more than we can ever show.  The kids' favorite part was playing …

For Aliya's Birthday this year, she wanted to go with a Gilmore Girl theme. She and I watch the show together and have become huge fans of it. To go along with her theme she wanted to take two of her close friends ice skating, shopping at the Milford oval (much like the oval in the show), out for coffee…

We celebrated Aliya's birthday over and over again this month. Once with a hotel trip with her to close friends.  Once with an ice cream cake and presents with just our family.  Once surrounded by cousins and family as they all joyfully sang Happy birthday.  And once more with …

Most of the day you will find our old dog retired to his sitting chair.  While we still see the puppy side of him come out every once in a while, more often than not our sweet dog in most content relaxing in a house full of family.  He waits each day by the door for everyone to come home from their busy days and at …

Our little girl somehow managed to become double digits in just a blink of an eye.  She celebrated her birthday with a family party, a night out at her favorite Mexican restaurant and a trip to the American Girl Doll store.  All in all her birthday lasted over a week with different activities each day and she was ju…

October 30th is a special day around here.  It’s the birthday of our most furry family member. Yogi is everyone's best friend and favorite snuggle partner. I’ve always loved animals, but Yogi honestly makes me love them on a level that I sometimes question whether it’s normal.  The truth is, because of this furry…

I am so thankful for the way Trent always wants to make people smile, the way he doesn't take life seriously, the way he can make anyone feel better with his smile or a hug.  He is such an amazing man and we were so excited to enjoy his birthday with him. We celebrated Trent's 14th birthday by giving in to all…