Today is Tegan Phoenix’s actual birth day! So after a waffle breakfast, we made face masks. I chose avocado and Tegan chose strawberry! continue reading for the recipes. Here are the recipes for the masks we made, their benefits, and more! Strawberry Face Mask Strawberries provide alpha hydroxy acid which clears off dead skin cells,… Continue reading Face Masks for Kiddos
Although my little girl’s birthday is May 18th, we celebrated this big day today! The day started out with her Nonna taking her out for a day of town adventures. She was given a haircut and picked out a new frilly outfit to wear for her party. She wanted a pizza party, so her Auntie… Continue reading Tegan’s Big SIX
Tegan lost her very first tooth while Josh and I were out for our first date in months. My sister told me they tried to keep it in until we returned but it just fell out!
In light of St Paddy’s Day tomorrow, here is a recipe I received from a retired chef in Ireland for your morning breakfast. Enjoy! Sláinte!
Do you wanna build a snowman?? My mom, sister, and nephew popped over for a visit, riding their 4-wheeler, to give us a ride on the sled roped to the back. So through our snow covered farmland we sled! And we finished off this snowy week with (finally) building a snowman. I’ve never had much… Continue reading I(CE)solation Continues.
February 9th – We awoke to a light snow powder. Tegan was so thrilled looking out the windows as she had been praying and praying for snow. Oh, how the dogs were howling! February 12th – We had a sleet fall that created a thick ice layer Wednesday, the 10th, that lasted through the… Continue reading Winter I(CE)solation 101
This past August we were given 11 chicks; only 1, of which, is left… We were given a flock of chicks quite unexpectedly. So we gave her the responsibility (aided) of caring over them, to nurture them, and to tame them. Within no time my husband built a coop from pallets lined with chicken wire.… Continue reading Lonely Henley
“For this child I prayed…” 01/21/2020 Photography by Teresa Oliver at Wild Hearts Creative Photography
I found such inspiration in that catchy movie quote “Run! Forrest, run!” that my son Forest’s 1st birthday was centered around the theme of Forrest Gump. How could I NOT?!
Below are Finn’s monthly updates through his first year.
here am i 