On July 5th we celebrated Chet’s half-year birthday. A half a year has come and gone. Our tiny munchkin is six months old. Every day that goes by I am so glad I forgot how to clean our house over the past few months. Every single mama snuggle and baby laugh was worth it. BabyContinue reading “Celebrating Six Months”
Category Archives: Family Love
A Lesson in Letting Go
As 2011 slowly ended and my belly slowly got bigger, I found myself facing 2012 in a very different way than I had anticipated. Where was my baby? I thought he’d be here by Christmas? The days ticked by ever so slowly. Each day I found myself getting more and more quiet. There was aContinue reading “A Lesson in Letting Go”
I ran over my dog. Twice.
Today is Cole’s first day off summer vacation. It’s his first Monday of no school. And it is his last day with us before he goes to his dad’s house for nearly four weeks. (No! It never gets easy!). I called it quits early today hoping to spend some time with him. Cole had otherContinue reading “I ran over my dog. Twice.”
Life Lessons from 2nd Grade
We have a new night-time tradition in our household. Gratitude. Every night before we tuck Cole into bed, we sit around Cole’s bed as a family. We all share what we are thankful for in our day. There are no rules. We can be thankful for our wildest dreams, the night sky, the love of ourContinue reading “Life Lessons from 2nd Grade”
Wednesday is my New Favorite Day
Today was the perfect bookend day. The morning started off with a trip the New Earth Farm to pick up our weekly CSA box. I want to bottle up the smell on the farm and bring it home with me. Earth smells amazing. Fast forward to the end of my work day and you couldContinue reading “Wednesday is my New Favorite Day”
Kristy Maute 