Today I just wanted to take a quick minute (aka twenty-seven paragraphs) to talk about something near and dear to my heart: the ministry of the If Gathering and If Table. You guys have seen me posting about this on my Instagram feed and my story and a whole bunch of people have asked me […] Read more…
I don’t know what it is about me that I have such a hard time scheduling a vacation for our family every year. I somehow feel embarrassed, like it’s indulgent or selfish or whatever. I’m so embarrassed to be like “Oh, we are on vacation that week…” What is this. Therapists, chime in. I am […] Read more…
Oh, friends. I haven’t been around here much because life has been happening really fast and really a lot. We worked hard, played hard and loved hard from spring through the summer months. We filled up our calendar with play dates and barbecues and swim parties. We finally hung our patio lights which have been […] Read more…
FUN FACT. We have eight girls David’s side of the family and zero boys. I’ve always been the one whose supposedly going to give birth a boy every time and so far I am 0 for 3. (NO PRESSURE.) We all live in the same town now and on free Sunday afternoons we like to […] Read more…
It’s summer and I’m reading! IT’S SUMMER and I’m REEAAAADIIIINGG. (Sing to the tune of “I’m in a store and I’m SIIIIINGING.”) Anyways, what is all of this big deal about (AIR QUOTES) summer reading? Legitimate question. Before we go into this, look at this bee. Isn’t he cute? He likes summer reading and he […] Read more…
Okay the title is a lie. Evelyn’s birthday isn’t for another four weeks. Just love me anyways. What a year it has been. To think I wasn’t sure if I wanted a third. David just said to me yesterday “I think this one has been the most fun for me.” And we went on to […] Read more…
The Pineapple Express was in full swing this weekend. PRECIPITATION! It’s rare. I documented it. Thank you, polar jetstream and Hawaiin Islands. Here’s a lil’ story in pictures of our rainy Saturday. Read more…
WELCOME ONE AND ALL! Okay so our house was just featured on Design Mom’s Living with Kids series. Have you been following this? YOU SHOULD. It’s lovely…there’s an incredible variety of homes on this tour. People around the world live with kids in so many different ways. Here we are, if you haven’t read it […] Read more…
I wanted to share with you guys the story of my kitchen, the space that I love most in my house at the moment. But let me tell you, it didn’t start out that way. Lately, I’ve been really mulling over the idea of letting my house just…you know, be my house. How can […] Read more…