Winter oh glorious winter. We are done. I am done. I want to leave you and your bitter cold behind. I want to feel the sun beating down. The wind in my hair. The smell of freshly cut grass. The girls and I are needing to get out. Get out of confinement. Get out of this… Read More
Oh how I loathe thee… Stuffed animal collection. Oh yes they are quite cute and cuddly until you realize you have enough for 1000 children. There is a moment where I think to myself, how did we get so many? I can not even remember the last time I bought a stuffed animal. I truly… Read More
When you give the girls a cardboard box there imaginations begin to run wild. “Race car” one shouts. “Castle” the other chimes in. Pirate ship, ballroom floor, spaceship! Oh the ideas and thoughts are endless. But once momma pulls out their hand puppets, they know exactly what we should do! A puppet show!! So we… Read More
Ummm….2014 where did you go? I was just ringing in the new year with my siblings talking about what a year it will be. Now I am writing in reflection of what a year it was. This year we, as a family, have seen good times and bad. We have seen new people enter our… Read More
There are not many times where the girls play together in peace. There are many attempts of interaction but those are quickly squashed by yelling, screaming, and fighting. So it is always such a beautiful sight to see when both girls decide to play with no quarrels! This time they decided to play dress-up. They… Read More
Hello there my name is Kristen and I am a toy addict. My house is filled with dolls, barbies, blocks, puzzles, games, arts and craft supplies, learning toys, baby strollers, cleaning toys, kitchen sets, little people galore, playdoh, magnetic girls and the list goes on and on. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. What in the world has happened? What… Read More
There is nothing more fun then potty training. (Insert pause for extreme laughter). This past month Madelyn has begun the adventure of switching from baby to big girl. At first we were shocked and excited that she seemed to just do it herself and started going to the toilet all alone. It was a glorious… Read More
Determined to accomplish what only she saw fit searching for her dream in a world so unforgiving traveled miles to get her chance her name in lights, her chance to shine a true ballerina endless hours of practice pirouettes en dehors grand battement en cloche million times over all her hopes and dreams rest upon… Read More
I know, I know I have two young children so most days the house is going to be messy. Little people, barbies, and blocks are on the ground like breadcrumbs left to create a trail. The girls seem to have these toys strategical placed throughout the house to cause pain upon my feet. There are… Read More
Most parents I know try to raise their children to be outstanding citizens of this world. We teach them how to be polite, how to share, how to use manners, how to obey. The list continues on and on and exhausts our mental capacity. We try to instill in our children right and wrong. We… Read More
Welcome to my blog! I am Kristen, wife to my always and forever Josh and mama to Annaliese and Madelyn... About Me
