The Holidays. . .where do I begin. . .the hustle and bustle begins the minute you take that last bite of apple pie on Thanksgiving. Like I said before some seconds are just more fun. Christmas is one of those seconds. Let me start by saying I love Rylan very much, but for the time […]

So last year for my birthday my mom got me a DSLR camera. I didn’t want to be one of those people that have a nice camera, but only use the “auto” mode. I learned a lot from the class and have a lot of fun having photoshoots. Since Jackson doesn’t really sit in one […]

So I have been thinking more about firsts. . .and some firsts are pretty great! Like the first time you hear the baby’s heartbeat while in the early stages of pregnancy. That heart beat signals so many things, it is the confirmation of a new life, the assurance that everything is ok and it is […]

As much fun as “firsts” are with your child, I am finding that “seconds” are even better. For instance going to the pumpkin patch with Jackson last year was fun, we put him on some pumpkins and took some pictures and he crawled a little bit in the “straw crawl”. Well this year he knows […]

So here I am with my second child only 16 months after my first. . .in my mind I should be a pro right?!?! WRONG!! It is as if I have forgotten everything I did with Jackson and things with Rylan seem so different. Again, Rylan is separating herself from her brother. As the school […]

Thanks to GiGi Rylan had her first photo shoot on Labor Day with the same amazing photographer that did Jackson’s newborn photos. Kristien Koppers is a very talented photographer, who is a teacher by day, she started her photography business as a “hobby.” Rylan started the photo shoot with a  10 minute poop session, she […]

You might remember that one of my biggest fears when I found out I was pregnant with Jackson was how it was going to impact my relationship with Jared. Thankfully Jackson just fit into our life so naturally, that our relationship only got stronger. I can’t explain the feeling of watching your husband with your […]

On August 21, 2012 we found out I was pregnant and that our family was going to grow and our life with children was going to start. On August 21, 2014 we welcomed our beautiful Rylan Paul to complete our family. Words cannot express how in love we are with her. While I was pregnant, […]

Once again my life became weeks. . .however this time the weeks were somewhat blurred. People would ask how many weeks I was and I would have to stop, think, count, even look at a calendar at times. I would joke that it was #2 syndrome already. With Jackson I would not only know the […]

When a teacher hears the due date of August 31, they think, well that’s going to be hard to start the year. I had that thought and as you know me, became anxious about having someone else set up the routines and procedures in my classroom. I was also missing my go to sub, Jared […]