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Quick Tips: Set a Timer
We learned this trick from a very smart friend. Do you have more than one child and, despite owning two of most things, still run into...
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Reclaiming Sunday
I originally had this post titled "Taking Back Sunday" and it sounded vaguely familiar--maybe a movie title?--and after a quick Google...
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Summer Simplicity
School is out and summer is here! I've been collecting some thoughts on summer for a post, but the main thing I'm aiming for is...
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Encouragement for the Road Ahead
Motherhood is such a funny thing. When you're in the trenches, you want so badly to be out of them. When you're not in them, you long to...
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Life with Three: What's Different
So far, life with three kids isn't much different than life with two. The girls are fairly close in age (22 months) so they've been their...
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The New Normal
Some snippets of our life lately as we adjust to our new normal! Cutting up a pineapple AND sending an email and feeling incredibly...
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Georgie Makes Three
He's here! Welcome to the world, George Alfred (better known around here as "Baby Georgie")! Our little angel baby came on March 8,...
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Eloiseisms (and some Ameliaisms, too)
These girls say (and do) the darndest things. See above photo. They are like moths to a flame with mud, and with all the rain we've had...
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Focus + Waiting for Baby
Hello! I haven't meant to be away so long again, and have started and abandoned multiple posts, but am too tired, pregnant, and busy...
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Contentment + News
Hello! I haven't meant to be away for so long. I've just been...busy? Yes, but not really more than usual. Pregnant? Oh yes, I haven't...