my father at the zoo with his siblings and my grandmother A few weeks ago we were in our backyard enjoying a beautiful sunset. Up on our hill we have the most breathtaking views of the Blue Ridge mountains and four months later I still can't get enough of every sunset and sunrise. Kevin and I were kicking back in our patio chairs...

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My eyes are closed but I can feel the sunlight on my lids. And I hear that familiar, sleepy "mamaaa" emanating from the nursery. My heart melts. The door opens and soon our bed is full of tiny feet and dimpled hands. A diaper that needs to be changed, a hungry belly in need of cheerios and giggles. I'll shuffle downstairs, wiping the...

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I didn't even realize it until I started putting together this post that this is the THIRD nursery I've put together for our kids! I guess we really like moving... But I'm really hoping that they get to enjoy this one for a while. It's definitely my favorite one by far. It's huge, bright and cozy and the kids adore playing and sleeping...

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Happy Friday!! I can't believe we're nearing the end of June, this summer is already going by way too fast. But we're trying to carpe diem as much as we can and spent the day at the lake yesterday. Also, I've been eating coco puffs for breakfast every day which has been my vacation tradition since I was a kid so it's really...

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Summer is in full swing here in Georgia, meaning we are spending a lot of time just trying to stay cool and keep our pets cool. Between bathing the kids in the inflatable pool, misting the chickens twice a day and watering the plants and lawn I feel like some sort of watergirl. Yet, though we all complain about the heat as if...

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Just a few ideas for the men in your life. I find that buying gifts for Kevin gets harder every year. For a good reason though - we both care about "stuff' less and less. Meaning I have to get more creative when thinking about what could really surprise him or bring him joy. We already have a trip planned (his favorite) but...

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I hate election years. So much judging, blaming, finger-pointing and divisiveness. Who's side are you on? Right and wrong. Everything becomes wrapped up in terribly dramatic sounding superlatives and every decision seems to carry more weight. Everyone seems to be at their worst. Our social media feeds become inundated with everyone's opinions on everything from education to gun control. Our spines stiffen. Our...

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I've had something on my mind for a while now... The thoughts knitting themselves into sentences. I've texted with friends about it, I've picked apart Kevin's brain late at night my face to the cool pillow and the light of the street lamp casting shadows of pine trees on the walls. I've read about it and thrown paragraphs haphazardly into journals. Humans. Souls....

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Now that we're officially on summer break we've tried to switch up our routine a little bit to allow for more relaxing and more family time. It's such an amazing blessing that we get to have Kevin home with us during the summer and I want to take full advantage of it, use it as an opportunity to slow down a bit and...

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A few weeks ago we paid a visit to a local strawberry patch. With two kids under the age of our we kept our expectations low and were just hoping the kids would have a good time and then we'd head home happily covered in red juice but not much else. Well... apparently Teddy had other plans.  Upon reaching the strawberry fields he...

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