Recently, as I tried to remember what my life was like when Rayna was 3 years old, I realized I’d forgotten many details from my life during that season. It may have had something to do with having 2 young kids, moving from Arizona back to Georgia, Matthew starting a new, traveling job or me...
I don’t know if there’s anything I look forward to more each year than going to the beach. If I were simply going with my own family, it would STILL probably be one of my favorite trips. But, we’ve been fortunate the past two years to get to meet my parents and sister’s family there...
It started when Ross was just a tiny baby. We had taken one of our first trips as a family of 3 and, just like many mornings in our own home, Ross had woken-up WAY TOO ‘early.’ In hopes of letting Matthew sleep past 6:30am, I managed to quickly find my flip flops on the...
It was Friday at 3 o’clock. My phone had just informed me that, not only was ‘heavy rain’ in our forecast, there was a big STORM predicted after dark too. Honestly, I just wanted to go get the marshmallows, Hershey bars and graham crackers from the backpack by the door, put them back in their...
I had a great idea… We left our house early. Started at the library. Walked a few blocks around downtown Bentonville. ATE ICE CREAM WAY TOO EARLY Got a mid-morning snack. (Big hit #1!) Took a break at our favorite tree. (Big hit #2!) Cooled off at the fountain. (#3!) THEN, ended-up at the splash...
Arkansas might not be the first place a person thinks about for ‘vacation‘. But, for many years (when Matthew’s parents lived here), spending a week in NW Arkansas were some of the BEST memories from my entire YEAR! Although it’s certainly a slower-pace than most other places, there’s actually SO many great events and activities...
Moving to Arkansas has been an incredible place for our family. We’ve been super intentional about guarding our family time where we can all play and enjoy one another more. I’m also soooo in love with NW Arkansas! Not only is it absolutely beautiful with it’s creeks, cows and waterfalls, it’s GOT to be one...
