Archives for 2013

2013 in Review

I know we are a good 2 weeks away from the new year but I'm done. So many thoughts swim in my head and I never manage to get them down. It doesn't matter how desperately I want too, I just can't find the words. I want to bring 2013 to a close and start fresh. I've made a few subtle changes, ... READ the POST

Fall for Lilly

I bought this Lilly Pulitzer dress last fall. The colors are far from "fall" but there is no chance I could ever wear this during the spring/summer/winter. It just so happened that I didn't need leggings. I think it may have looked better with a pair, oh well. I wasn't sure what shoes to wear ... READ the POST

Diaper Cakes

I made these diaper cakes earlier this year. I scoured pinterest for dozens of diaper cake ideas and came up with these two. The princess diaper cake for my niece's shower and the ducky diaper cake for a friend launching a business and in need of door prizes. This one cost about $50. ... READ the POST

Hard times reveal true friends

This past weekend was supposed to be fun. It was our 11th anniversary and Will's 9th birthday. We were going to spend it at Seaworld with other wildside bloggers. There was promise of a newborn killer whale and snow sledding. My friend Traci was going to do a Polar Plunge and ride with ... READ the POST

William is 9

How on Earth did that happen? We are entering our LAST single digit year. That's big, no that's HUGE. It seems like just yesterday my baby looked like this: Now he looks like this: William is a very kind, considerate and intelligent boy. He loves to ... READ the POST

eleven years and counting

Today is my 11th Wedding Anniversary. If you haven't read our story, here it is. Here we were then. (Yes, I was cold!) Here we are today. It's been a FAST 11 years full of so many happy and so many sad changes. We've moved two times and we've added 3 beautiful boys to our crazy ... READ the POST