My blogging journey has been a turbulent one. When I first started a blog back in 2010 , the sole purpose was to document my newlywed life for my family and friends who were far away. It was a way for them to feel conne…

When I was in high school, I used to go on camping trips with my family. My mom has always been really thrifty, and great at making use of things she already has. I remember her gathering up old egg cartons, dryer lint,…

Rhett turned 8 this year, which means I had to plan my first real baptism! Kender got baptized during Covid, so we kept the whole thing pretty simple, with only close family members invited. This time, I had to plan a …

For the past few years, our garden has been one experiment after another. Our first year we had simple, straight rows. After that we built a large hoop house . We loved that setup, but unfortunately the PVC could…

Happy birthday Rhett! I can't believe you're 8 years old now! We love you so very much. Rhett shares a birthday with his cousin Soren, so it's always fun to celebrate them together when we get together on Su…

Happy December 1st! To celebrate this festive season, I've got a free printable Christmas coloring page bundle for you. It includes six adorable pages for you and your family to enjoy! I drew these last year, and I …

Every November, I like to make a "Thankful Tree" for the kids and I to work on through out the month. Last year we made one out of construction paper, but this year I thought it would be fun to draw one for a …

The weather is changing, and things have been slowing down on the homestead. Usually this is the time of year that I go into artist mode and do lots of creating. Seriously, all I’ve wanted to do lately is sit by the coz…

For Mason's birthday, he wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese.  They made us take a family selfie instead of getting the black light stamps that I grew up with... Seems weird, but at least we got a family selfie out of …