Memories

I'm so excited to introduce you all to our sweet new addition, Keaton Isaiah Swaim!! To say we are completely enamored with him is an understatement!! He has fit into our family perfectly from the moment he was born!...

Disclaimer: I apologize for making you sing the Aladdin theme song over and over in your head after reading this title.  Sorry! As you all know, I'm a sucker for garage sales.  I hadn't been to one in a few...

This morning, I took a moment to bask in utmost beauty. I was driving to Iowa City as the sun was just peeking its way over the hills on the horizon of the Kalona countryside. And what a show it...

 I'd like to introduce you to the cutest, sweetest baby you'll ever meet (OK, I'm probably a little biased): Henrik Everett. Henrik made his appearance approximately four weeks ahead of schedule and caught both his daddy and I by...

This fall, I will consider myself one of many, many parents watching their first child embark on the journey of school. My four-year old daughter will only be starting preschool, but it's still school nonetheless. Today I took her...

Dear Baby Boy of Mine, You’re almost 9 months old now, and this is the first letter I’ve written to you since before you were born. Your big sister had a whole book of letters from me by this point...

“As a woman I have no country. As a woman, I want no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.” --Virginia Woolf  I am what you might call a recovering hot mess, because back in the day (read:...

Put on your sappy goggles today, my friends, and go for a walk down memory lane with me.  Flashback to the summer after my freshman year of high school.  A friend throws a big party at her house, and...

Last week we enjoyed a BEAUTIFUL morning playdate at Wilson’s Apple Orchard.  We have to admit, we were a little worried about a) the heat index being in the triple digits all week long, and b) Kaitlyn being a...

My family is in the middle of what we loving call “Celebration Week!”  Within one week’s time we celebrate our dating anniversary, our oldest daughter’s birthday, our wedding anniversary, and my birthday! It’s a crazy, fun-filled time that we...