Category: Birthday Posts

“Ma’am, your baby is staring at me.” Starbucks, sometime in 2013. Doodle was in the stroller as I waited in line at the coffee shop with my older girls. I looked down at my boy, …

Baby #3, son #1, is 8 today. But, it seems like just moments ago that he joined our family. Yet, in those 8 short years, he’s lived in 4 different houses. He’s witnessed the birth …

When my littlest baby outgrew that brand new baby phase, I was heartbroken. And when my eldest, Honeybun, turned 5, I struggled with her growing up (can you believe that was my first ever birthday …

There are so many days I look at this world around me and can only think “wow!” There is so much that is hard to understand right now and life is ridiculously stressful for so …

In a world where I (usually) drop the same kid off at the same place every afternoon of the week, I have one kid that doesn’t fit the mold. She’s my “dabbler”, the one who …

Usually I’m way ahead of the game when it comes to birthday season around here. I’ve got presents bought months in advance, and the cake all planned out. But, of course, this year has been …

I know more than a few families that ended up with more kids than was planned or expected. That found themselves with just one more baby when they didn’t really see it coming. A lot …

Last week, we got invited to a homeschool rollerskating event. It was open to all ages, but aimed at tweens/preteens aged 9-14. And that’s when it hit Sugarplum: on her 9th birthday today, she’s a …

Today my eldest baby is 11. Time has flown by and she’s in full pre-teen mode. She is definitely one heck of an amazing kid, but life with Honeybun can sometimes be tough. These are the …

I like to say that my pregnancies were uncomplicated. Because, compared to many other mommies who have suffered loss and health problems, my pregnancies seems like a breeze. But the truth is, my third pregnancy …