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• How We Hawaii with Kids

  

  I had a couple people ask me how we traveled with 3 kids to Hawaii recently. Before 3, we have taken quite a few flights with Andie and Nolan, and before that w... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Traveling with Kids: What We Carry on

  

  Tim and I have been traveling with our kiddos since Andie was 4 months old to take advantage of the 'free before 2' flights. Fast forward almost 5 years and... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Cody... You're 5 Months Old!

  Happy 5 months, my sweet Cody bear... My smiley, sweet baby boy! You love to stare and I love locking eyes with you and trying to figure out what you're... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Cody... You're 4 Months Old!

  Sweet baby Cody, Oh, baby. Your mama is head over heels for you. You are my little love bug and I tell people all the time that you're my angel baby. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Cody... You're 3 Months Old!

  My sweet, chubby-cheek little man, You're 3 months old - and this last one has been full of so many wonderful changes for you. You're smiling more and have let... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Keeping Track of Memories

  

  One of the things I really enjoy is taking pictures of my kids. It was initially really hard for me to figure out a system to organize them when Andie was... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Cody... You're 2 Months Old!

  Sweet baby Cody, TWO months. It's hard to believe I met your darling little face two months ago. You've brought so much happiness to our lives. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Nolan... You're 3!

  Our sweet, handsome Noley-Bear…My favorite word to describe you is sweet… because you are absolutely one of the sweetest people I know. You will randomly come u... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Cody... You're One Month Old!

  Oh, my sweet Cody, you're one month old! In some ways - the first month of your life has gone by in the blink of an eye, and in others, it was a long month... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 8 Days of the Unknown - Our Experience with Newborn Screening Tests

  The scariest phone call I have ever gotten came when Cody was just 3 days old. A doctor, specifically a specialist out of Oakland, was on the other end of the... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cody's Birth Story

  Cody. . . The story of how you found your way to our arms may be a little different than your brother and sister's... but with out a doubt, baby, we have... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Big Brother, Nolan

  Big Brother Nolan, I had to take a few minutes to write down some notes about how proud of you I have been in the last months. You, my sweet child, have taken o... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My 4 Year Old Andie

  My beautiful daughter... You've been 4 for several months now. I write about you often, and these notes are shared in the books I make you for each year, but... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Nolan... You're 2!

  TWO! Sweet baby Nolan, how are you already two? Last night as I laid in bed, I was thinking about how two years ago I went into labor with you. I remember your... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Nolan... You're 21 Months Old

  My sweet, squishy Noley-Bear... Oh, my baby... you've grown and changed so much in the last 3 months. I knew it was going to happen, but I never anticipate it... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Nolan... You're 18 Months Old!

  My sweet Noley Bear, Within the last couple of weeks, at night when I am putting you to bed, I ask you "do you want to snuggle or do you want me to put you in... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Love Always Wins.

  June 12, 2016Dear Andie Nolan,I am writing this letter as I keep checking in with you on the monitor while you sleep. We spent the day inside today. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Andie... You're 3!

  My sweet, feisty, adventurous little firecracker... you're 3. Andie. When I think about the last 3 years, I get emotional. You and your brother are absolutely,... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Nolan... You're 15 Months Old!

  Oh, Mr. Noley Bear... You, sweet baby boy, are such a happy, content and mellow guy. You have done so much in these last 3 months since turning one. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Nolan... You're ONE!

  

  My sweet son... It's hard to believe a whole year ago tonight I went into labor with you. When I think of that night - your daddy at work, Gramz fumbling with... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION