This review begins the same way that The Force Awakens did -Â From a little girl who wanted to live with the Ewoks in the forest on Endor, to a mom with four kids, I promise you a review with no spoilers. I want you to have the chance to feel the same magic that I did,...
Family
A letter to Julia, my first driver
My dearest oldest daughter, Today I sat in line as you filled out paperwork and received your driver's license. It was absolutely surreal playing patty cake with Mary Alice and handing over my credit card to pay for your driver's license. I walked behind you as you...
Table Time
One of the most common questions I get is 'how do you get everyone to eat at the table together'? I feel like I never have a great answer for this. But sitting at lunch today, I thought of something I wanted to share with you. Getting everyone to eat at the table...
Christmas Magic
There is something about having little ones around at Christmas. There is magic. Less decorations. More snuggling. Less expectations. More scented candles. Less running around. More saying 'yes' to what they want to do. We sat down as a family and talked about what we...
Sports and the Eschbach kids (2016)
This was Riley's first soccer season. It was pretty adorable watching a herd of kindergarteners conglomerate around the soccer ball every Saturday morning. I kind of love sports at this age. Julia was co-captain of the Volleyball team. We made awesome memories driving...
The Sisterhood of the Apple Pie
True friendship is sharing an amazing, super secret, family apple pie recipe. I know I've told you about my sweet friend Nancy before. She's my photography mentor, my adoption cheerleader, and one of my sanity keepers. She came over a few weeks ago and taught me how...
What Troops Want in Their Care Packages
Looking for some military care package ideas? It may be challenging, but I have some ideas of what troops want in their care packages (Picture from 2014. As we arrived in Texas to celebrate Christmas with our family, my cousin was leaving to serve in our armed forces....
Marriage – Keep on keepin’ on
These stories have been shared with permission, in the hopes that our walk through these times may give someone hope to say the right thing, smile when you want to scream, and keep on loving. A few weeks ago, I returned from a weekend conference. I was tired and the...
All Hallows Eve – 2016
I received gift cards from At Home to facilitate our annual All Hallows Eve party! It is my honor to share news with you from a company that I enjoy and support! #MyReason #AtHomeStores Well, another amazing year is in the books! We had such a great time at our annual...
Playing together
Riley and Mary Alice have reached the golden age. They play together! He makes her laugh, and then he feels like a million dollars because he is making her laugh. It is the most beautiful cycle to watch and I'm loving every minute. What an  amazing thing to be their...