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The Bright Side of a Weird Day

We had a weird day last week. It was blistering hot (I think the high was 93?!) and Jimmy caught the sickness/fever that the kids had, so he stayed home from work that day. The kids woke up so excited that dad was home! But obviously he wanted to rest, so I took them out to a park.

We were all sweating, but we had a good time being the only people crazy enough to play at a park when it was in the 90s 😂 (more…)

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…)