Happy Holidays, friends! I hope everyone had a very MERRY CHRISTMAS. I know we did! Lots of love, cookies, celebrating and wrapping paper – all last minute of course! Evan was a BLAST this year for Christmas. Everything was “Wow” and “eeeee” when he… Read More
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Twas the Day before Christmas
It is the day before Christmas and all through my house, not a thing is together not even my couch. The Stockings aren’t hung, although the command hooks are bought. My hope is for St. Nick to put them up. My child is covered in… Read More
A very [VERY] late Thanksgiving Update
This year I am thankful for so much – We celebrated in our new home for the first time… We came, we ate, we destroyed – and all were merry. Please join me on my 20 things I’m thankful for/turkey day recap. Ready. Go!: 1.… Read More
Winter Prep & a super late Halloween/Oct Recap (pretty much in pictures)
Yep, it has happened. Chicago’s first snow dusting: It is premature in my book, but totally typical of Chicago. In our city, you cannot even begin to predict what is going to happen weather-wise. This was taken almost two weeks ago and the following… Read More
Journey – Home Edition
The other day Evan and I went for a very long walk. The weather was perfection and the fall leaves were breathtaking: We walked to our favorite coffee house for a lunch date with my dear sister and on the way we walked past this… Read More
Run Intentions and Fails
Happy Sunday! Yesterday flew by! I was up and at it pretty early [I always am] but missed my morning run and said to myself “no worries I have a day full of running around, Sunday will be better”. So yesterday we had walk time,… Read More
Saturday Loves
Hello, friends. Happy Saturday! The weather in Chicago went from summertime to full fall in 3 seconds: So we grabbed some hearty mums to mark the occasion that look beautiful now but my mom reports the flowers will die and they will be big… Read More
Making House, Home.
Happy long weekend, everyone! While I sit on my bed listening to my sweet baby hum himself to sleep in his room (right next door)… I’m pouring over all the different projects I want to do to my home. RIGHT. NOW. haha I’m ready to… Read More
Loving Weekends
When Monday rolls around I always am asked, “How was your weekend” – from the people who become a random 2nd family. “Spectacular, always.” (Duh!) – We live for weekends over here… When I get to take my boys for super long walks with no… Read More
11, 12 and 13 Months. Longest picture post ever…
BAM 3 months?! No updates… I swear it is because of the walking. My little man started walking at about 11.25 months old. It started slow and he would take baby steps here and there but still was my little scooter: 11 months was an… Read More