In sharing photos of our refreshed dining room here and over on Instagram, I’ve had so many questions over the last eighteen months about where the boys’ portraits went! Rest assured – they are among my most prized possessions, and they didn’t go far at all. When we updated the dining room, I knew I… Read More
I’m only two months late in sharing this but our fourth driver in the house clocked in for duty in December! I share it now because this blog serves as a little memory book of my family’s milestones and I don’t want this one to get lost in the shuffle! I can hardy believe it,… Read More
We enjoyed celebrating Whit’s 16th birthday in so many ways over so many days! On his actual birthday we dined at Wagyu House. It was a unique experience and a fun find by the birthday boy! John was sad he didn’t make it home for dinner (he had a final from 4-6PM) so we waited… Read More
I never much cared for the Thanksgiving birthday until I realized I’d have a good chance at having my boy home to celebrate with him for a few more years!! He slept over at his best friend’s house, and told me they celebrated at midnight. When he returned home, I had a few of his… Read More
It’s awfully hard to believe, but John is celebrating his nineteenth birthday today. I am so proud of the young man he has become, and grateful for the supreme blessing of being his mom. I vividly remember the moment I first laid eyes on all eight pounds of him. At the time he seemed huge… Read More
Seventeen years ago today was Thanksgiving. It was also the the first last time I held my son Matthew. He was the tiniest baby I’d ever seen, and also the most perfect, but he was not born into this world alive. I treasure the few hours I had to hold him, and used every second… Read More
I shared the gift John made for his new big brother yesterday and am back today with the little treat I put together for my new initiate. Inside was a flag, magnets and chocolate covered oreos! Sigma Chi Flag | Sigma Chi Magnets I made the cookies, which are one of my easy and festive… Read More