Mommy Moments

  • teaching them to mend…

    I grew up in a home where we made the most of everything we had–and you didn’t throw anything away. If it was broken–instead of buying a new one, you carefully glued it back together…seemed up the stitch…and made the broken pieces relive their purpose. When Rich and I got married–he thought I was crazy […]

  • Family portraits & my hot date…

    One thing I really try to make an effort to do every year are family portraits. I feel like they are such a tangible investment that I can look at to remember all that God has done and is doing in our little family’s progress. While these last few months have been a bit challenging […]

  • my little ballerina…

    Being a mom of 3 boys and 1 girl–I really appreciate every little thing this princess does…because walking down the hallway it’s not unusual to feel the prick of a Nerf bullet on the back of your leg from one of the boys. I’m definitely not the mom–either by the way–that condones such behavior…instead I […]

  • “Mommy. I love you.”

    Yesterday, I had a mommy moment. I tried to explain it to Rico Suave. I think he got it…but I really think it was a mommy moment…and I’m not sure anyone else would understand unless you are or have been right where we are. Our youngest has been going through what I call a little […]

  • What you don’t see…

    In the blog world–the person behind the computer can share only what they want you to see;). For example…check out this picture—(AKA: I’m such a good mom!) My sweet boy. Drinking his calcium enriched juice. Because what our children eat–is so very important. BUT…what you didn’t get to see—was what was the rest of the […]