This last Saturday my dad, brother, and sister came to visit for the three day weekend. We kept things pretty simple and had a wonderful time. We went to Sam’s club to get free samples and buy almonds. We made lots of homemade pizzas and ate them all. We had another mini Christmas and exchanged…
Family
Moments
This week Emily has been learning all sorts of new things. While we were washing dishes together today she figured out how to get her own sponge wet from the faucet. That was not nearly as fun as filling up a small cup with water and shaking it around. She laughed so hard when she…
Utah Trip Highlights
Dec 23. We continued our Christmas adventures by heading to Chicago around 11am ET. We ate lunch in the parking garage at Millennial Park and then walked around. We were amazed and grateful it was a sunny warm day (50F) without any wind. Emily preferred to walk around without any specific destination which we did for…
Our Little Christmas
I feel like I have officially entered motherhood with all of my little Christmas projects this year. It was so fun to spend my evenings/nights sewing, prototyping, and constructing Emily’s gifts (especially while Andrew was on campus). I watched hallmark movies and had a marvelous time. I made a play mat that cinches up and…
Grateful for Andrew
Holy cow this week. Last night Andrew and I sat at our kitchen table completely exhausted and utterly amazed at all that we did and know that only with miracles are we still alive. I honestly don’t know half of what Andrew did this week. He was up until 3 am twice and only went…
Moments
Emily loves putting on her (and our) winter apparel. Andrew helped her out with his gloves and she loved waving her arms around in them. She reminds us of a penguin/hockey player with them on. I had to run an errand without Emily so Andrew came home and spent some time with her and made…
Christmas Joys
This year I have been surprised by how powerful the little things we are doing as a family this Christmas season have been in helping us remember Jesus Christ. I made a scripture advent book about the life of Christ last year. I’ve been trying(!) to remember to read the scripture to Emily each day…
Thanksgiving
Our Thanksgiving adventures began on Tuesday at 3:30 when Emily and I picked up Andrew with our loaded car, ready to head to Iowa. We made one stop halfway through at subway for a quick diaper check and then we were good to go. We made great time and Emily was a trooper. At 6:00…
All in a Day’s Work
We started the day off with Emily discovering her belly button. While I changed her diaper, I asked her, “Where is your tummy? Where is your knee? Where are your ears? Where is your head?” Today I threw in, “Where is your belly button?” and to my surprise, she knew exactly where it was! Then…
The Little Things
On Friday Emily and I had some purposeful, uninterrupted mother daughter time. As we read books, played chase, danced a bit, cooked, and cleaned together, it hit me how much this girl has grown and how much she has learned in the last few weeks. Here is a sampling of little things that make me…