I keep seeing videos of parents doing such cute things for their kids for holidays and birthdays. You know the ones. The holiday themed grazing boards, the decorations, the elaborate parties…all the things to create holiday and birthday magic and make the rest of us normal parents feel inadequate. Well, Read more
We recently had friends in town. One of Bryan’s oldest friends and his wife visited us for a long weekend. We crammed in as many quintessential DFW activities as we could. This included 2 different professional Dallas sports team games! It was so fun to have people in town to Read more
I should reword that title – we had a trip to Michigan in May to visit our families but I have to admit it didn’t really feel like a vacation. As most of you know, we moved to Texas last year and the majority of our family lives in Michigan. Read more
Getting back on the horse here. I’ve spent a few months away from this blog space. Life happens you know? We have been busy with work, kids, date nights – as you will see below, and just life in general. I think time has gotten away from me. I was Read more
I had 3 or more blog ideas ready to go for the month of April, and now that I’m finally sitting down to write, I guess the month has more or less gotten away from me! Earlier this month I spent a long weekend in Michigan visiting family and friends. Read more
Today is my birthday. It’s been a pretty normal day so far. I’m working in my clinic. My kids stayed home from school today so they could spend more time with my mom and stepdad who are in town. I had a quiet 30 minute commute to myself this morning Read more
We are definitely settling into our routines in Texas and in our new home. The boys are in school full time and I’ve been working in my clinic full time. Our weeks are busy! With this I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to keep our house clean. Read more
The dreaded stomach bug just went through our house. We got a text from our boys’ school this past week “just a head’s up, we have seen a tummy bug going around.” So, this weekend we were bracing for it, but nothing can truly prepare you to witness your toddler Read more
If you have been following along, I posted a month ago about my desire to simplify our eating habits. One of our family’s biggest struggles is deciding what’s for dinner. I am sure a lot of families can relate. When I’m at work all day, I’m making hundreds of decisions Read more
I spent a ton of time at the beginning of the year making a giant list of my goals / resolutions for 2023. Figured it would be fun to at least share my Texas related goals! If you missed my last post on our Texas life updates, you can find Read more