The day before Ellie was born, we decided to be a little bit crazy and put down a contract to build a new house… with a clause in it that said we needed to sell ours within three months. Crazy… yes! The company that we are building our new house with matched us with an […]
Read MoreSweet Baby Girl
We have had a lot going on these last few months, and I hope to talk about some of those things soon, but the most important thing that happened is our third sweet baby girl was born. Eleanor “Ellie” Claire was born on May 4 weighing 8 pounds and 5 ounces. Her big sisters are so proud […]
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Everyday since Hannah’s birthday, Olivia has been telling us that it is her birthday now and she is not two anymore! And everyday, we have to tell her not yet but soon. Today is the day! Our little one who completely challenged many things I thought about raising children is three today! From day one, Olivia has […]
Read MoreSeven
It was seven years ago that a sweet, little bundle arrived on a cold, snowy day much like we had yesterday. Every year, Hannah hopes that it will snow again on her birthday and she almost got her wish this year! Our big first grader has grown and changed so much in the last year. […]
Read MoreLet it Snow
We have had some crazy weather this week and it doesn’t look like it is going to settle into Spring any time soon! Hannah would really like for it to snow on her birthday later this week. She knows it could always be a possibility since it snowed the day she was born seven years […]
Read MorePioneers and the Oregon Trail
We got a bit behind with Hannah’s school work during my first trimester. Hannah did a great job working mostly independently on her math, reading, and writing, but science and social studies/ history was mostly done watching Magic School Bus and reading various books from my spot on the couch. We are now working to catch […]
Read MoreAmerican Girl Storage
For Christmas, both of the girls received American Girl dolls from Santa. Hannah wanted the Girl of the Year, Isabelle and Olivia received one of their Bitty Babies (that she named Baby Ellie). American Girl dolls came out about the time that I was Hannah’s age so I have three from my own childhood that […]
Read MoreBaby #3 Reveal
We found out the gender of Baby #3 right before Christmas so we decided to use our time with our families over the holidays to tell each of them in a fun way. For my family, we filled a large box with balloons. It was so full that the balloons flew out when the box […]
Read MoreChristmas on the Coast
Chet’s parents recently moved down to the coast of Texas so we decided to all head down there to celebrate down there to spend some time together for Christmas. We rented both sides of a duplex that was within walking distance to the beach and enjoyed several days together. We even all headed up to […]
Read MoreMerry Christmas!
From our family to yours… we wish you a very Merry Christmas!
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