Twenty-four hours ago she wasn’t so sure about turning six. Neither was I. But tonight, she convinced me that six is ok.

Tonight, as we were putting the girls to bed, I cradled Abbi onto my lap and told her that tonight was her last night  as a five year old. That tomorrow she would wake up and be six. She instantly got a pouty look on her face and started holding back her tears. She told [...]

Despite my inactivity here on this site, we’ve actually been doing quite a bit. Unfortunately, with everything else that has been going on with moving and such, that quite a bit didn’t make it on here. So, time to take our life out from the shadows of moving and share it with you. Somewhere amongst the [...]

It’s always an odd feeling traveling back to the town where I grew up. And yet we do it almost every Summer. It bewilders my husband. And this year, I tried to explain it to him. See, growing up in a small town, everyone knows everyone. And, when you leave that town, it’s almost as [...]

Abbi: Mom, when I grow up, I’m going to be a mom! Me: Really. That’s good. Abbi: Because I want to have a cute little baby boy and name him Talon John (her brother). Me: He is pretty cute. But what about those stinky diapers?

Congrats Staci Wykes! You’re the winner of the Cars 2 prize pack! I can’t believe that almost exactly five years ago we were sitting in a theater in Alaska watching Cars with our (then) 6 month old Abbi! Since then we’ve watched that movie countless times and continue to love it each and every time! [...]

We are officially on Summer break in our house.  Notice how there’s no exclamation point at the end of that sentence? Yeah, that’s because there’s not a whole lot of excitement behind it. Yes, we are excited for Summer, the warmer weather, playing outside, and some trips we have in the works.  But it’s only [...]

Abbi takes her job as big sister pretty seriously.  So, when we told them that they couldn’t pick the tulips, she was all about making sure Zoe followed the rules. For more Wordless Wednesday fun, check out 5 Minutes for Mom.

I pulled photos of Abbi and Zoe at their births from my iPhoto library the other day to see how each of them compared to Talon.  To see who he might truly look like.  What do you think?

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