Dear Charlie, Today is your first day of Kindergarten and no one is in more denial than I. The day you were born my heart cracked wide open—I had never been so happy or scared or in awe all at the exact same moment. You see, I was your first home. Me. Your first heartbeat
Category: LIFE
This past weekend my mom and I took the girls to a Sunflower fest and it did not disappoint in the slightest. This is a new attraction at the Farm we visited so I didn’t know what to expect but luckily it was super kid-friendly and the girls were able to run amok and go
On Sunday night I decided to throw the girls in the car and drive the 45 minutes to Saugatuck to watch the Sunset on the beach. The girls were so surprised and we got to enjoy a nearly empty beach while they ran amok. What is it with kids and sand? Mine freakin’ LOVE it.
I’m an old soul and I’ve loved old things for as long as I can remember. In high school I used to frequent a thrift shop in town that had Half-Price Mondays where I would load up a basket full of vintage scarves, brooches, clip on earrings, swing skirts and saddle shoes to take home
Whew, this Summer is slipping right on by. I always make too big of plans and set expectations so high because I’m a SAHM–almost out of obligation because of the latter. Life’s funny that way. For years I dropped Charlie off daily before heading to work, followed by Maisy. For years I had guilt for
Admittedly, I’ve been in a slump as of late. That end-of-winter-fake-Spring-still-cold-and-rainy-most-days-weather has left me pretty uninspired. Combine that with the pending doom of turning 30 (I am 30 now.) I neglected this little space. A little truth about me: I am very easily discouraged. If I feel like I’m trying really hard to do something
We had a great Sunday with my mom (who hates being photographed almost as much as I do) at Nelis’ Dutch Village in Holland for Tulip Time. After such a cold and rainy week, the sun felt like a dream. The girls had a blast running around playing in a giant Wooden Shoe playhouse, climbing
Happy Monday, friends! I have a weekend hangover (not from drinking, let me live though) from doing all.the.activities. on little to no sleep. I’m going to go ahead and thank Adam Sandler for hosting SNL and me being the old lady that I am that had to shotgun a Monster Energy on Saturday night just
Happy May, friends! I’ll spare you a Justin Timberlake meme and just get to it 😉 With the weather getting a little more consistent (except today—or this week, really—) and me yearning for “free-range-children-season”, I have picnics and park hangs on the brain. There’s nothing better than letting your kids spill their food outdoors instead
Raise your hand if you sometimes dread making dinner! *Raises hand* Man, I feel like I had my shit together way more when I was a working mama. I think a lot of the struggles I have with being a SAHM is that everyday is like ‘Groundhog Day’. Day of the week? Unless it’s Friday
