Outward appearances: I don’t have it all together

I have a couple of friends who are convinced that I have “it all together” and they “don’t know how I do it all”. It’s all smoke and mirrors folks.  I guess they just never see me at my worst (ask Lo!).  Funny enough, we 

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today (well technically yesterday, but I’m still up, so it counts as today) is my mom’s birthday!  We facetimed with her before Jenson went to bed tonight. (That’s me on the right with the sweet perm) 15 years later with 5 of her grandchildren 9 

Photo Favorites : July 14 – July 20, 2014

Our August is looking to be slightly slower than July, fortunately.  I think someday I’ll get caught up with these weekly updates, but who knows.  I want to pop them up here even if they are late just so they are all in one place 

Back to School: the pressure to conform starts young

I was reading through my Facebook feed on Saturday and I saw two different, but similar posts in two community groups from moms who were seeking advice about back to school clothing.  They weren’t asking where to find the best deal or school dress code 

Photo Favorites : July 6 – July 13, 2014

July has been a blur….a good month filled with family, but busy.  Over a period of 10 days, we had overnight guests for 9 of the days.  For this week, Lo’s sister stayed with us for two days to watch Jenson while we were at 

What’s in my purse

I love reading the “What’s in my Bag” feature in Us Weekly, which I refer to U.S. Weekly, much to Lo’s chagrin. It always makes me laugh because celebrities are NOT normal people. So what they think is simplified and pared down, is what I’d 

Life in the busy lane

I feel like I can’t get caught up on anything lately…life has just been so busy.  It’s a good busy though, so I can’t be too mad about that.  Summertime is always like this I suppose.  Last summer was incredibly busy, but I still had 

Jenson update: Nine Months Old

This month it felt like Jenson really isn’t as much of a baby anymore.  I know he’s not a toddler yet, but he’s just so much more independent and I know being mobile and talking is just around the corner.  It’s so exciting, but sad 

Photo Favorites : June 30-July 6, 2014

I thought June was busy…and then July hit.  We’ve been so busy, yet I feel like we haven’t seen friends much.  I keep telling people “let’s get together soon”, but can’t ever figure out a time to get together.  Oh well, I’m sure everyone is 

Life Lately… June

I haven’t been great at posting lately, so I’ll give you an idea of our life lately. Loving – Outdoor baby baths.  I think he’s the only one who was clean that day (no-shower Sundays). Tacos Hass tacos (authentic taco place near us). I read