They’re here! 🙂 Tommy and I are thankful beyond words to introduce our precious twin boys, Nolan Derk and Sam Robert. Both boys were born at 4:16 p.m. January 21 — Nolan weighed 5 lbs., 14 oz., and was 18 inches long; Sam weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz., and was 19 inches long. Nolan and […]

I take photos to remember moments — moments and facial expressions and personality traits that aren’t always perfectly-dressed or lit with beautiful golden light. Life happens during the in-between, and the in-between is a beautiful place. Two years into raising a toddler, who would have thought I’d become a bit nostalgic about our alone time […]

Hi friends! I can’t say it’s actually Friday, but I thought I’d check in while I have a few spare minutes. 🙂 As you’ve seen in this post’s title, I’m 34.3 weeks along with our twin boys. (The “.3” is definitely notable at this stage … every day counts!) I’ve gotten quite a few “How […]

I wish I could bottle up our sweet little girl this month and open it up in mid-March … you know, when Wisconsin winters can seriously take a hike. But this month, oh this month … does it get any better than this? Gracey, who will turn 2 in just a couple weeks, seems to […]

If you know Gracey even a little, you know one thing is true: She loves to eat. This morning, I took her outside to check out the fresh snow on the ground. As soon as she realized she could eat it, she gave me a devious look and started attacking one of the bushes with […]

Little Ms. Sleepyhead enjoyed a few minutes of lounging with Daddy tonight. 🙂 We’ve been pushing back her bedtime a bit to hopefully alleviate the 4:30 a.m. wake up times … it’s been working, sort of. 😉 5 a.m. is better than 4:30! (Yes, Tommy rubs her feet because … well, because she asks him […]