Spring has been popping in to say hello here in Iowa. And I’m desperately hoping that it stays! The weather can be pretty fickle here, and snow has been known to fall IN MAY. But let’s not speak of those things. Let’s talk about long walks on the acreage and the springy bouquet of tulips the hubs bought me for no reason. We’ve been brainstorming what we’ll plant in our veggie garden this year, ... [ Read More ]
Cypress’ Birthday
We celebrated Cypress’ first Birthday this week. It’s crazy even typing that out… HOW HAS A WHOLE YEAR PASSED? (her birth story here) It’s one of things where I can’t even remember what our family dynamic was like before she was born, and yet it feels like she was JUST BORN YESTERDAY. If you haven’t been keeping up with her weekly pics, you can scroll through them here… it’s so fun to see her ... [ Read More ]
Our Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s day always seemed like such a silly ‘forced’ day of love to me. Why spend $100 for flowers on Valentine’s Day when you can buy the same exact flowers 2 weeks before for $30… AND it means more because it’s unexpected an spontaneous. RIGHT? I felt that way right up until I met my husband. ON VALENTINE’S DAY. Exactly 8 years ago. That’s right, we met on Valentine’s Day… ... [ Read More ]
Family Photos… as a family of 5! {Molly Long}
This week has been a whirlwind of excitement with the launch of the new blog design/name. I know it will take some time to get used to… but you guys have been so amazing and encouraging. You know how a business will sometimes use a quote from one of their customers on their website or literature to show how beloved they are? I feel like every comment and email I’ve gotten this week could be ... [ Read More ]
All the things
This morning has been one of those mornings where nothing has gone right. HAPPY MONDAY, right?! It was a crazy rush to get out the door for school, and I had to pack a few extra items and a bottle in the diaper bag for Cypress because we had to go straight to her 9 month doctor’s check up after dropping the twins off. THEN. On the way to school (which is a 25 minute drive), ALL the lights on the ... [ Read More ]
Un-Productivity
Gosh you guys... I’ve been trying to write a post all week about a question I get asked a lot... HOW ARE YOU SO PRODUCTIVE?! But I keep laughing and snorting, and spraying coffee out of my nose at the very thought of having any authority on this subject. It just comes down to this: I only blog about things that I DO. I’ve never written a post about the MANY afternoons that I spend doing ... [ Read More ]
Once a Month Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning!
I mentioned in passing on our Facebook page that I hadn’t been shopping for 6 weeks. Well the truth is, we were out of town quite a bit this summer (thus not eating as much food at home)... so it was a little misleading. We typically hit the grocery store every 4 weeks or so. But after inquiries from lots of curious readers and friends, I thought I would share some details anyway! When we ... [ Read More ]
Annual Fam Camping 2015
Recently, on our Facebook page, I posted this... Well, I’m here to come clean and admit that I was actually asking for myself. And a ton of you piped in and gave some awesome tips... including BRING LOTS OF WINE. You read my mind. Every year over 4th of July weekend, my side of the family goes camping (you can read about previous years here: 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014). Each ... [ Read More ]
The sibling connection
Having twins, we had a unique parenting perspective of having siblings from the very beginning. Sibling love is probably one of the cutest things everrrr. But throwing a new baby in the mix is always a big question mark. Will they love her? Will there be jealousy issues? Will 3 be a crowd? Well, we have the next 17.5 years to figure all that out. But I’m happy to report that... so far so ... [ Read More ]
Husbands and Hobbies
Top of the mornin’! How was your weekend?! The girls and I had so much fun making Nick feel special and loved this Father’s Day weekend. He loves that the girls share an interest in his model airplane hobby, and took ALL 3 GIRLS to the local air field. When I was a kid, they made bouncy seats for babies that had little canopies for shade... but I can’t find them anywhere these days! I always ... [ Read More ]