by Kate | Jan 9, 2020 | Family
Earlier this year, Brian’s dad emailed us with an idea for Christmas. How about Christmas at the beach? Surfside, Texas to be exact. One house for his siblings and their families, his parents, and us. The house was amazing! It was spacious and comfortable for...
by Kate | Jan 3, 2020 | Family
Do you choose a word of the year? Since 2008, I’ve chosen a word to reflect on throughout the year. *The idea of a word of the year was first introduced to me by my dear friend Heather. Once upon a time, she had a lovely blog full of beautiful inspiration. I’m very...
by Kate | Dec 22, 2019 | Family
This post is sponsored by Torani. Please see policies for more information. Last night, we hosted our first Christmas gathering. It was informal and easy, the perfect way to kick off the holidays. Riley’s great aunt and birth mother joined us for dinner and...
by Kate | Dec 13, 2019 | Family
My youngest dears, We are anticipating Christmas every moment. You look at me directly in the eyes and ask me ‘how much times’ until we see Julia. This season, you are excited and hopeful about the arrival of your big sister home from college. The...
by Kate | Nov 25, 2019 | Family
Over Riley’s fall break, I took the youngest north to Cottonwood, Arizona. We had been invited to stay at the Ocotillo Nature Home. It was the cutest AirBnB, directly across the street from a path that leads to the Verde River. Cottonwood is only about a 90...
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