This month Aowyns story of her infant battle with Kawasaki's Disease was featured in Alabama Baby and Child magazine. I realized when I was contacted to share the story with them that I had never actually really shared her story on the blog before. I briefly had talked about it but hadn't gone into great detail. (shortly after being discharged from the hospital) … [Read more...]
The years tell us much that the days never knew
It's hard to believe that time flies by as fast as it does. People always told me "Don't blink. It will be over before you know it." That statement has always overwhelmed me. Being a mom is by the far the most rewarding and difficult thing I have ever done. Sometimes it feels like the day will never be over and other times it feels like it's all just flying by. I heard a quote once that has stuck … [Read more...]
Its just a bunch of Hocus Pocus: Halloween Costumes 2017
If you have read any of my other "spooky" October posts you know our Halloween party theme was Hocus Pocus, our party invites were Hocus Pocus and our Halloween Home tour had a Hocus Pocus theme, so it's obviously no surprise that we did Hocus Pocus Themed Halloween costumes this year. Of course every year we don't do our costumes to match our party theme. Last year our party theme … [Read more...]
Why Baby #5?
When we were pregnant with our little man, baby #5, I would get lots of weird looks when we would go places with our big family.... which ironically to me doesn't feel big at all, and lots of fun (and I use that word rhetorically) comments like "You know what causes that right?" (my fabulous husband responded to one of those comments with his own, "Yes and obviously we are good at it."), "You have … [Read more...]
Get kids involved in General Conference
How to get kids involved in General Conference and help them get something out of it, is an incredibly important task for most church members. We want our kids to gain something from the wonderful experience but sometimes we struggle to know how. Hopefully our trial and errors over the past decade can help you and your family gain something more from conference weekend. For those of you who are … [Read more...]
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