• Down this road.

    This is a hard post to write. That's how I know I need to do it. That photo up there is the most recent picture I have of me with my dad. That was back in July 2013 – just last summer. It was his 60th birthday. I don't get…

  • A Big, FatheadĀ® Secret

    {Disclosure:  This is a sponsored post on behalf of FatheadĀ®, however, my opinions are the fo’ real deal.  No one is the boss of me!} Back in June my sister, mom, niece, and nephew all made the trek up I-35 to Kansas City and paid us a visit.  It was the…

  • Saying goodbye to diamond dust {for now}

    This past weekend marked the end of both of our oldest boys' baseball seasons.  My oldest will be playing fall baseball with his team this fall, but for my younger guy, he won't see these baseball cleats till about March next year. Both of them played in a tournament this…

  • Andrew | 3 months old

    My sweet  Andrew is now 3 months old!  I can hardly believe I just typed that out.  I find myself holding on to his sweet babyhood even more and more lately.  I never really told anyone this but back when he was just about 2 weeks old, I remember being…

  • Playdates gone digital

    What is it with playdates these days?  Both of my older kids (ages 9 and 7) have had several playdates in recent weeks and it seems like kids are no longer "playing" on the playdates.  Rather, they are obsessed with playing video games with one another.  It totally bothers the…