At night time Aliya and I love to read over older blog posts. It's fun hanging out together while we get cozy and snuggle up in bed. We look at old pictures while we laugh and enjoy our stories. We usually start with "give me a word"..."cat, singing, rain!" We search it on the blog and see what…

We had the most wonderful time at a Counting Crows concert this weekend. We did everything we could to make the experience fun for the kids and they really loved listening to the music, getting fried dough and even tailgating with a can of root beer and yummy food to eat before the show began. I love getting to do …

Dylan's 12th birthday was filled with as much fun as he could possibly fit. We celebrated with our Party of Five on his actual birthday, a gathering with family, a small birthday party with his closest friends, as well as going to a concert together as a family. It seems that no matter how we do birthdays in our …

Aliya enjoyed a week of dance camp this summer put on by her cousins at their church. She absolutely had a blast and was thrilled to be there with both her cousins and her friend Madeline. Each morning she practice and after three hours of nonstop dancing at camp each night she definitely fell straight to sleep!  They…

I breathe deeper at the ocean. I smile bigger at the ocean. I feel a deeper sense of peace at the ocean. I am a more mindful mom at the ocean. I am a more loving wife at the ocean. I am my best version of me at the ocean. Connecting with nature always helps me better connect with those I love and there is no …