I read this passage in Lamentations 3 this morning and it hit home.
19 I remember my affliction and my wandering,
the bitterness and the gall.
20 I well remember them,
and my soul is downcast within me.
21 Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed,
for his [...]

99.9% of my posts will be about family life and the star of our little show - SIENA!  :o)  However, I happen to have a love for all things decorating.  I don’t consider myself a professional by any means and usually steal ideas from other people, stores, magazines clippings, etc.  I love to tinker with [...]

What to title this post?!  Frolicking in February!  February Fun!  Fabulous February!  Well, just pick the one you like best!  :o)
Is the warm weather here yet?  I’m so ready.  As I type this, the world outside my window is glistening after an afternoon ice storm in KC yesterday followed by an inch or so of [...]

The perfect winter day:  being completely snowed in, all my family present and accounted for, flickering candles and a roaring fire in the fireplace, a warm crock of homemade chicken soup, and playtime in the snow with my baby girl!  Yup - that was yesterday, and it was a treasure of a day!  Thank you, [...]

With all of the snow we have had, it seemed fitting to go for a sleigh ride! Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop (a real, historical stagecoach stop) was offering sleigh rides, so we jumped at the chance! Siena LOVED the “neighs” and they even let her pet them! A fun family memory!

We made hot cocoa [...]

Yesterday was Ryan’s birthday!  He tried so hard to get home for our little family party, but it took him 2 1/2 agonizing hours to navigate traffic in the blizzard we were having!  We made the most of our shortened party and Ryan built a great fire in our fireplace.  ”Happy Birthday” is Siena’s all-time [...]

We FINALLY had SNOW in Kansas City!!  YEAH!  This Colorado girl was seriously missing the snow.  Siena has never really played in the snow.  She has been anxious to use her “boot shoes”, as she calls them, and walk on the snow and make a “no man”.  The snow wasn’t great for a snowman, but [...]

Siena had her two year check up last week and she is a healthy, happy girl!  She is still in the 90th percentile for height!  Who knew they made patient gowns for the tiny ones?  This just cracked me up…and she couldn’t have been more thrilled with her “blue dress”!  How cute is she?
It was [...]

We made so many fun memories in December, that it seems a shame not to share them with you!  So…humor me a bit while I do a couple of “back posts” for ya!  :o)
We had fun decorating our little duplex - more because Siena took such delight in all of the lights and ornaments!  She [...]

Siena’s second birthday was in December, but I never had a chance to blog about it!  Back when we lived in the apartment in Shawnee, we used to go to the storytime at the library over there.  We met two great gals through that time and their sweet daughters are right around Siena’s age.  We [...]