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 […]

DISCLAIMER: This post contains an excessive amount of videos. . .we just couldn’t help ourselves! We were all happy that spring was finally arriving, as we were all going a little stir crazy!! What’s great about Rochesterians is that when the weather is above 50 degrees in the spring you would think it was 70. […]

So as many of you know 1st Birthday’s are a HUGE deal these days. A HUGE deal for the parents. . .because the 1 year old will not remember the party. So when it came time for Jared and I to plan Jackson’s first birthday party our goal was to keep it simple. We decided […]

So when your pregnant you count your life in weeks. Each week bringing you a new milestone for your little fetus, changes in your body (that you weren’t sure possible), and one week closer to a baby!! Once you have a baby you start counting your life in months. Each month flying by, marked again […]