A new era

Sophia turned 13 and with that it feels like we’ve officially entered a new era of parenting – the teenage years! Fortunately she continues to take things pretty easy on us and unlike the stereotypical teenager who is embarrassed to be seen with their parents, she still seems to think we’re pretty cool…we think! Twelve…

Sticks!

Otherwise known as Will turns 11. Will keeps getting older and I’m still in dismay that my baby is far from that! He may be getting older but he’s still full of curiosity and a side of mischief. Will started his 10th year with a baseball cake and that theme certainly carried him through the…

12 Years of Twinkle Toes

Perhaps it was all the changes and challenges, some anticipated and some not, but it certainly feels like Sophia did a lot of growing up this last year! She impressed us with her resilience, keeping her chin up and smiling through the challenges she was faced with. To say we are proud of this lady…

Ten Wild Years!

What do you know, Wild Bill is double digits! Four months after his birthday (because of course this post is not timely) I’m still in disbelief that my youngest kiddo has already reached this milestone. Sidenote, we never call him Bill but this nickname has definitely stuck and become oddly fitting. While some years Will…

Sophia’s 11th

So much has happened since we celebrated Sophia’s 11th birthday. A hike across a country and a move across another, just to name a few. While all the business may have been a good excuse to skip the birthday recap, I couldn’t bring myself to skip it. So here it is, four months late. Sophia’s…

Racing to another birthday – Will turns 9

Will turned nine! I’m not really sure how we made it to nine already (I mean, it’s half way to 18!!!) but here we are. He is adventurous, curious, and has such a big heart. He loves being around people, young and old, and will talk anyone’s ear off. His second grade teacher hit the…

A Decade of Sophia

Wow! Ten whole years as parents, ten whole years with our Twinkle Toes. Since I’m late [as usual] with this post, and because I’m a nostalgic person, I took an extra long trip down memory lane. Each picture brought back memories of her sweet personality or funny moments over the years. From the quiet, super…

Turning Nine in Quarantine

Quarantine is certainly not the time to skip a birthday celebration! Although there was no big birthday party, which actually isn’t that unusual for our family, we celebrated how we know best. With a tasty, celebration worthy meal! We feel fortunate to have a kiddo who appreciates good food so we didn’t hesitate to say…

Eight is great

As I hit publish on this, I’m a few years behind on birthday posts but hopefully before Sophia turns nine I’ll get everything updated. Just like this little website is our family’s journal of sorts, these birthday posts are a look back and an opportunity to reflect on how much the kids have grown and…

Happy 5th to Will

Don’t be fooled by the published date on this post. The end of 2017 is right around the corner and I’m just now sitting down to talk about our favorite little guy’s 5th birthday from September. Life has been a bit of a blur the last few months, but doesn’t that really sum up the…