Yesterday was costume day at school. I was surprised that not many of my students dressed up this year, but I suspect it’s because Halloween is still several days away. My own kids get to dress up on Halloween. I’m… Continue reading ⟩⟩

The girls made these little Halloween shapes on popsicle sticks and have been having all kinds of fun with them as shadow puppets. I broke out the Lensbaby to capture a few and thought this one turned out cool :)

This is a little out of focus, but it was a busy day and I didn’t take very many pictures.

On Tuesday night Jared and I got to go on an unexpected kid-free date :) After all the craziness of the days prior, it was a nice little break to sit and talk and decompress.

It was Red Ribbon Week last week. The girls were asked to say “No” to drugs. Which of course begins the conversation about ‘what are drugs’ and ‘why do I say no.’ Not easy things to try to explain to… Continue reading ⟩⟩

Sunday morning was a slow one indeed. Lots of cleaning up and stopping occasionally to eat leftovers…

Our much anticipated wedding day went off without a hitch. Well, I guess just one hitch happened (hardy-har). It was a wonderful day filled with lots of people we love and we’re so thankful for all of the support received… Continue reading ⟩⟩

We asked family and friends to help us collect glass jars for holding candles at the wedding. In just a couple of months we were able to collect over a hundred of all different shapes and sizes. They took forever… Continue reading ⟩⟩

These are wedding favors. If you’re reading my blog and coming to the wedding, pretend to be surprised :) I labeled this “cactuses,” because I feel silly using the word “cacti.” I’d much prefer to say ‘cactuses,’ and I do… Continue reading ⟩⟩