Mom blog

How We Celebrated Mother’s Day

My first Mother’s Day as a mom of two is in the books! Jimmy and the kids made it really special in all the ways that I appreciate.

We started our celebrations on Saturday with coffee! Jimmy and Sadie picked up Starbucks and gave me new coffee beans to try out.

Dad holding hands with kids on couch

“Let’s hold hands and take a picture!” -Sadie

My mother-in-law watched Sadie for a few hours that morning and they came back with flowers and a balloon for me. So sweet! (more…)

Smashing Eggs, Drinking Coffee, and Notes from Life Lately

Spring has arrived! Hurrah! I’ve been seeing lots of forsythia, daffodils, and even some tulip stems starting to crop up. Each evening, I’ll randomly look outside, check the time, and announce “It’s 7:54 pm and it’s still light out!” and feel so pleased.

Girl standing on bollard at park

I’ve been trying to get the kids outside as much as possible when the weather cooperates (and even when it doesn’t!). We went to the park yesterday and Sadie wanted to run races.

We would pick a spot to start and finish and then “race” each other. The simplest things make her so happy. She asked me to tickle her last night and you would have thought she won the lottery. I tickled the living daylights out of that girl! (more…)