This summer was really important to me. I have a hard time putting it all in words. This summer felt like the last bit of life as we knew it. Quinn wrapped up kindergarten and Eleanor was going to school half a day for preschool during the second semester. This summer it was the three of them back together, just as they should be. Welcome to our Summer New baby comes in less than a month so this summer felt like the time to squeeze in all the fun we could. The best part of the summer, by ...
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Saying Goodbye to Summer
I have been hesitant to let go of summer. When you have young children, there is something so precious about each passing season and when it is done, you know it will never be the same. Couple that, with Quinn starting kindergarten, and I just wasn't ready. The summer to do list stayed up through most of September. By the end of the summer, it looked like this: You can find lots of our summer adventures on instagram #brayssummertodolist and #brayssummer One of my most fun ...
Making the Most of What You Got
It is no secret that we don't have lots of money. I am not telling you this in a woe-is-me kinda way. Our money situation is largely due to the choices we have made. Getting married at 23, buying our house at 24, having our first kid at 25, taking a year off to stay home with Quinn, having a second kid and forfeiting my income so I could stay home with our children...yup, those are all choices. Choices we stand by. If money and career were number one, we probably would have had our kids later in ...
Summer To Do: Swimming & Sparklers
You know how there are places that seem to be the backdrop to your childhood? Places where so many memories were made. The soccer field and grandma and grandpa's house are two of those places. My grandparents have twelve children. All, but two live within the same city and only one lives out of state. That isn't a coincidence. That is how they were raised. FAMILY. You can imagine when twelve children marry and have children and their children have children and we all stick around...it gets ...
Summer To Do List: Sleepover
We have checked off a few things from our summer to do list (read more about our list here). One of those things was a sleepover. Quinn slept over his grandparents with his aunt, but never had anyone sleepover. My cousin Ian, who is 12, slept over. Quinn just idolizes him and thinks he is pretty cool. He was the perfect sleepover guest too, because I didn't have to worry about him getting homesick or missing his mommy. The most amazing thing about having children is everything is magical. You ...