My view tonight from the interstate on my way home from a session. I hate driving at night. Jason was nice enough to drive me all the way to South Austin so that I wouldn’t have to drive home in the dark. Usually I would just take an Uber but we are staying out in the middle of nowhere way up north.
Jonah had a follow up today with his ortho. The original plan was to remove this plaster cast and put on a lighter fiberglass short arm cast at this point. Mostly so he would be able to bend his elbow. We arrived and they immediately jumped in to cast removal. Something in me knew we needed an x-ray first. Not their standard procedure but I insisted. I have learned over the years and 5 kids to follow my instincts. I lost that ability for a good long time after the birth trauma. I’d go so far as to say I was completely disconnected with […]
Jude is almost 12 and we are in this window of time where things are changing. He’s not a little boy who plays as much as he used to. He still does, he joins in with the little boys sometimes, he plays imaginary games, like pretending with Z to kayak off a waterfall (see my Insta stories for that photo). But it is not all the time like it once was. It used to be Jude and Jonah playing all the time! He asked for books for his birthday. Not a single “toy”. No legos or anything. The shift is happening and it makes me […]
I recently asked a few favorite fulltime family bloggers if they wanted to share their top 5 favorite campgrounds from 2019 and I am so excited they said yes! Click on their logos below to see their fave campgrounds this year as well. Thank you Way Beyond The Norm, Incredible Dash, Prodigal Overland (more coming soon) for sharing! I am definitely saving these for the future! Scroll down to see our favorites from 2019! 1. Four Mile Creek State Park, New York
Four Mile Creek State Park is a 248-acre state park located in the Town of Porter in Niagara County, New York. The park […]
I am so excited to announce that we have committed to being in Austin again this fall! I really want to be here again this year and I am thrilled to share the dates now instead of waiting when everyone’s schedule is already packed full (mine and yours)! We will be in Austin for 3 weeks in November and I have a limited number of north and central sessions during that window. You can see the available spaces here. I will update availability as clients book. Thank you for trusting me with your memories, it just means the world to me! I can’t wait to see all my favorite families again this year!
Today was such a gorgeous day, it feels like spring here in Texas, not the dead of winter. Blue skies, 74 degrees and a cool breeze. Perfect! The kids and I spent the entire day outside. We only came in to eat so Jason could have a lot of quiet time for meetings, work and an interview. Once he was done for the day we threw dinner in the instant pot and hit the lake with the kayak my mom bought the kids last summer. She bought it right before Jonah broke his arm for the first time. Being in a cast we avoided most water outings. […]