Jane Evelyn you are ONE today!! I’ve been looking over past posts about your life and your sister’s life and just weeping over the goodness of God and the beautiful story he has written in our family culminating in you. We started this journey back in 2014 never dreaming what a ride it would be. Now here we are seven years later, 3+ years of infertility and one IVF round, the sweetest big sister I have ever known, 16 months…
I have some fun photos for you today. Not only am I sharing my cute gingham midi dress, but I have a guest! Every once in a while Ivy Jean wants to join in photos, and you better believe I jump at the chance to have her with me! I literally could not adore this girl any more. Russ and I look at her and marvel at how we have this good-hearted, easy going, adaptable daughter. She is a true…
I first shared these amazing $15 green pull on shorts during my Target try on last week, but I had to share these snaps from the weekend with you all. I was cracking up at the photos with the girls. Let me just say, taking a picture with two semi-willing participants is always an adventure. Half the time Ivy Jean says she wants to take a photo and then won’t stand still or sees something more exciting. 😉 I never…
I thought about a lot of captions for these photos. The joy of motherhood, trying to take photos with kids, the juggle, etc. Ultimately I loved them because they depict our true life, and I am so thankful to honestly love my life – the juggle and all! The girls are such a joy even on the long days. Not a day goes by when Ivy Jean does make me laugh out loud and Jane Evelyn doesn’t bring a huge…
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all are having a wonderful week! I thought I would share our Easter photos and details on the dress I ended up wearing. If you follow along on Instagram (and I hope you do!), I already shared these here. It was a really special Easter weekend. We got to worship in person at church and see both sides of our family. After not getting to celebrate in the normal way last year, this time…
Jane Evelyn you are SIX months old! To mark the occasion we made a half cake for your half birthday just like we have done with your sister for the past four years and just like your Gamma did for your auntie and I all our lives. It was so sweet in all senses of the word. Your sister helped me make it which was really fun, and we documented it with a fun reel I shared on Instagram. You…
My parents got this adorable heart sweater for Jane for Christmas, so of course I could not resist getting Ivy Jean the big sister one to match so we could all have a Valentine’s Day outfit together. Aren’t holidays just so much more fun with kids?! I love these two with everything I have! I feel so grateful to be their mom. Some days are long, and I am always exhausted when my head hits the pillow. But I look…
I am so thrilled to be sharing our fall family photos thanks to Randy Yeats. My heart is so full and filled with gratitude. I shared on my Instagram caption when I posted these, but at this time last year we were 15 months into the adoption process having heard NO over 30 times. We were starting to feel hopeless and wondering if we had misheard the Lord about our call to adopt. We were worn out. I had held…
How adorable are these raising girls mommy and me sweatshirts from Ford and Wyatt?! They were nice enough to send these to us, and I seriously could not wait to wear them with my precious girls. I have the “Raising Girls” sweatshirt, but they also have options like “Raising Boys,” “Raising Legends,” “Mother,” and more. They are all just so fun and come in a variety of colors. I am wearing the medium. The girls have the sweatshirts, but the…
