The first 2 weeks of August were all about the Olympics. I LOVE THE OLYMPICS, especially the summer games, and I had to wait a whole extra year for this one. While I enjoy all of the sports, Beach Volleyball…

We spent the 4th of July in Alabama with my Dad per our usual. Dear old Dad is a little OCD about his driveway rocks and we’ve been not-so-secretly kidnapping one or two every time we come to visit. This…

The girls and I finished up our trip to the beach the first week of the month. We had such a great time. I was thankful for the opportunity to relax and loved traveling with teens. They were both super…

We just wrapped up Spring Training with hockey and I’m excited to have a little break for a month or so. I say that, but we are doing a 3v3 on Mondays through July. Skylar also has some off-ice training…

We celebrated Easter with Mike’s family. I’m a little sad at how fast it suddenly seems to be going by. The cousins are growing up so quickly. We did our annual egg baseball tradition but Skylar also brought along her…

Ah, spring! The daffodils are in bloom, the time changes (DST forever!!!), and we hatch chickies. I love it! This was our first time to ever hatch chicks. A friend gave me an incubator last year and we were able…

Oh I do love February but mainly because it’s love note season. I honestly think this is one of the best things you can do for your kiddos. Even my 14 year old still looks forward to it. Other than…

Happy New Year! Skylar welcomed 2021 by running out to the front porch at midnight, waving a Canadian flag, and yelling JUMANJI at the top of her lungs, so there’s that. I kicked off the New Year with a little…

We had the most lovely December and I didn’t want it to end. Our family has so many holiday traditions and I love them all! We started off December 1st with our Advent tradition. This year we opted for a…