Traveling Flying with Small Children is a challenge! I wanted to share some of the things that I learned on our journey. My daughters are four and one years old. My oldest had her own seat on the plane, but I had my second on my lap. On the way to SLC I had to get on three different planes. I was seven months pregnant and had two small children, so I learned a lot! 1. Do not try to carry much! I … [Read more...] about Flying with Small Children
Gender Reveal
Gender Reveal Thank you so much to our friends that made this fun and special for us! … [Read more...] about Gender Reveal
Simple and Easy Birthday Celebration Ideas
Slowly working on her cupcake Fun at the park Enjoying the park with sister Low-key birthdays are the way to go. Since Jane's birthday party (Jane and I cried), I have discovered the beauty of small family birthdays. Growing up I had a birthday party every year. I don't know how my mom did it. Maurie turned one on September 10 and I was determined to keep it … [Read more...] about Simple and Easy Birthday Celebration Ideas
Preppers for Life
Preppers for Life So, the other day my husband was at church looking through his notebook before a meeting. He found a note I had written in his notebook some time previous and sent me a text letting me know he had found it. We both had a good chuckle. He had left the notebook on the kitchen table and I had read all his notes about the signs of the last days. I wrote..."I am a prepper!" on his … [Read more...] about Preppers for Life
For the Ordinary People
For the Ordinary People The other day I read a quote by Jenkin Lloyd Jones that made me feel a little depressed. “Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he’s been robbed. The fact is that most putts don’t drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to just be people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual … [Read more...] about For the Ordinary People
Big, Surprising News
Big Surprising News I have been planning some amazing, creative way to share this news, but all of my attempts have been failures. Drum roll... I AM PREGNANT! I was going to take really cute pictures of the girls holding up a sign that said "Big Sisters in March 2016" or take a cool picture of everyone's shoes and then add cute little baby shoes to the mix and have text somewhere that said … [Read more...] about Big, Surprising News