My youngest girlie, Grace turned 12 this summer! Around her birthday I can’t help but remember all of the trauma that went on around her birth. I’m so happy we both lived through it! How thankful I am for my girl. This year the only thing she wanted was to have her friend over for a… [continue reading]
Happy 6th Birthday Bobby!
Bobby turned 6 in November, yes November! Remember how I keep telling you how behind I am, but that I’m working really hard to get caught up? This is me keeping my promise. Slowly but surely y’all! 😉 Bobby has always remembered his Chuck E Cheese’s birthday party as the best birthday ever and asked… [continue reading]
Happy Birthday Little Jason is 9!
Happy Birthday to my fourth born child and first boy Little Jason. This kid has grown up on my blog. When I began this website way back in 2010 he was just a baby. Sniff! I’m late getting this celebration out on my blog, but I do want the record of it here even though… [continue reading]
Faith is 16 and sure sweet!
Faith is sixteen! After her sisters Grace and Joy had opted for an extended family celebration at home, Faith decided she wanted to do some fun things with just the seven of us. We splurged on the “nice” theater with the “good” seats and even ordered lunch. Faith is a huge super hero fan and… [continue reading]
Irish Day Fun
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration! Our Irish parties have changed and varied through the years. It’s just not like Christmas or Easter when “everyone” takes off and spends time with families. Oh no, people just go on their merry way scheduling life with no regard to Irish Day! 😉 When we aren’t making memories at home… [continue reading]
How to dye your hair.
I dyed my hair. I resisted doing it myself for years, but my mom convinced me to give it a try, and I’m so glad she did. It saves so much time and money! Over lunch together the girls were talking about how they would like to dye their hair. They have all kinds of… [continue reading]
Happy 13 Joy!
And just like that we have two teenagers in the house. I am loving it! This old mama needs all the help she can get. 🙂 Joy spent hours making individual cards to welcome all of her guests. She went with a Beauty and the Beast theme. Her Aunt Sara outdid herself again on this… [continue reading]
Fun things to do in Dallas/Fort Worth with Kids
There is so much family fun to be had in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. We lived right in the middle of the metroplex for over twelve years and loved raising our kids where there was so much to do. One year ago we moved away to be closer to family. It’s a great move for… [continue reading]
On-the-Go Adventure
This post is written by me on behalf of Nature Valley. All opinions are entirely my own. When we moved to the Rio Grande Valley I remember searching online for things to do with kids. One of the first things that came up was the McAllen Public Library. I scratched my head. Visiting a library… [continue reading]
Grace’s 11th Birthday
Grace was ever so excited to turn 11 in our new house! She had big plans. She would have our extended family over and we would all go swimming. It was such a big deal for all of us! Looking back I’m now sure how I managed it, but I didn’t get any photos of… [continue reading]