Sweet Kelly from Eat yourself Skinny is my recipe contributor.   She has become a sweet friend of mine and I adore everything she makes. Not only that but she takes beautiful pictures of her food and being a visual person this instantly drew me to her blog! She’ll be here once a week sharing with you all and has […]

Apple Lucy was born at 7:15 am on August 21, 2012.  I went into labor at 12:40 am and was in for my third c.section by 7 am. 36 weeks and 2 days 7 lbs, 4 ounces She has been in NICU since delivery but is doing fabulous!  We are completely over the moon!!! She […]

If you follow me on pinterest, you probably have noticed my love for white walls. I have been wanting to repaint our kitchen & family room for awhile now and this weekend Chris did it for me! Saying that I am smitten with the change is a huge understatement! I LOVE it!!  paintings: done by […]

The art show tonight was a huge success! I cannot express enough how much I love being a part of this event. A percentage of each painting sold goes right back to the hospital and a lot of money was made tonight! Which makes me so happy- it is such an incredible place.  This hospital […]

him. geez. he completely makes me smile. We get a tiny impromptu date night tonight!! I wasn’t sure if I would be able to attend my art show or not but turns out I have permission to go and sit for a bit of the event :). I am so excited! Date nights can be […]

Before I had Aiden I can remember moments where I would think “do I have what it takes?”  I mean I have wanted to be a mom for as long as I can remember. I have always worked with kids and always loved working with little ones.  I knew my kids would be my world.  […]

a baby bump. hospital room goodbye pictures. baby apple gifts. & celebrating a birthday in a hospital room. xoxo owls c/o: i sew lucky hoop art & bow garland c/o: take the cannoli blankets c/o: little lily bamboo flapper baby c/o: aubreyplays  (doll made from old dress that has been outgrown)

I am really  happy & fulfilled in my marriage. But the thing is…it hasn’t always been easy. Before bed last night I came up close to Chris and said ” thank you. thank you for choosing THIS life. Life with me. Kids with me. Mess with me. all of it. Thank you. Thank you for […]

How sweet are these two?  I cannot even put into words how much I have loved being home snuggling them both the past 2 days. Aiden has entered this new phase of giving me “unprompted” compliments. It is so sweet & so unexpected. Today he told me that I had cute ears, an awesome tshirt […]

I have a new contributor that I am so excited to introduce today. I have had her on here before and she has the most fabulous recipes! Recipes aren’t my strongest areas. So I have been thinking about pulling on an official recipe contributor for awhile that would bring you guys weekly meals and recipes!  […]

The Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park from Chris Wiegand on Vimeo. Chris made this video of the kids for me to watch while I am away! They went to the Children’s Aquarium and had a blast :).

 my Christopher 🙂 it’s his birthday tomorrow (Friday Aug 3). I so wish that I was waking up, making him breakfast and that I could have a beautiful homemade birthday cake out on the counter waiting for him. But we will make the best of it and celebrate this beautiful life of his in a […]