The kids are enjoying seeing their friends again.  Trent has been hosting movie nights at our home with his large group of his friends, Dylan has been attending movie nights with his "boys" and Aliya has been spending time with Katrina and growing close through sleepovers and walks!  I love watching the ki…

For Mother's Day, we went to Hampton beach.  It was absolutely beautiful out and the perfect way to spend the day.  I love the beach more than any other place and just feel more free and happy the second I am there. Spending the day in such a beautiful place with my sweet family was exactly what I needed in orde…

Nate and I are finally back to going out on dates and I couldn't be more excited to have this part of our life again.  During Covid, we tried our best to do date nights in and make time for each other and while it was so special, nothing beats a date night out.  I was so excited just to get the opportunity to dres…

I often track my days through small sentences and moments.  I was looking to delete and free up storage but I simply couldn't hit delete.  I was reading through some moments from last year, at this time, and it was so different that I just wanted to keep these small memories for myself to remember where we were an…

I am working on celebrating small victories.  Life can feel very big and complicated, but when I focus on the small ways we are winning, I always feel better and ready to take on whatever life throws at us next. This week was April vacation and while we didn't do anything big, we did really enjoy our time togethe…