Texas

It’s World Breastfeeding Week and I realized that I never shared these from our family photo shoot last August when the photographer caught a shot of Vivienne nursing between more posed photos. Vivi was the hardest of my four girls to nurse. I struggled immensely with supply during the first 4-5 months of her life,…

Up before the sun for our last dance competition of the season and Zara’s dancing in this one too! We had to get up at 4:45 for a 6:15 arrival after driving down to Houston last night. Our first year as a competition dance family was super fun and Nora is officially hooked. So much…

Here’s a fun #throwback thanks to Facebook memories: 4 years ago today, the evening before Addie was born. Tomorrow is her birthday and it’s hard to believe how much has changed in the last 4 years. I’ll try to remember to come post a picture of the birthday girl (since I’m so bad about Instagram).…

I remember when she used to pretend to work on websites on a leapfrog play computer because that’s what she heard me talking about. And now she has her own real computer and is super into writing – she even started a blog. They grow up way too fast.  

I’m officially a dance mom. This whole competition thing is not something I did as a kid so it feels pretty foreign, but Nora is super into it and I couldn’t be more proud of her. Last weekend was her first competition and because of COVID audience restrictions Chris brought her and I watched on…

Just a picture of the sweetest little girl at nap time. ♥️  

Bath time with ambiance a la #ERCOT. Luckily we have not been affected by the water issues so many others have experienced. I finally decided to bathe the little girls for the first time in over a week (with a tiny amount of water, I promise) and the power went out again. We got out…

#snowpocalypse and poor planning on the part of the Texas Electric grid means we’re experiencing a candle lit evening. So far every one is still having fun and it’s not too cold in here yet so we’re calling it an adventure.  

Well this is something I never thought I would see… a second real snow in the same winter. This one is light and powdery and is promising to hang around for most of the week thanks to freezing temperatures. There are no plows or salt/sand trucks down here so we’re all locked in and enjoying…

Zara made a #texassnowman – tiny, full of grass and leaves, but a legit snowman. We have the fastest snowflakes I’ve ever seen falling down here right now and could get up to 4 inches! The girls are over the moon.  

We found a mountain in Texas! Chris gave me a hiking trip to @enchantedrockstatenaturalarea for Christmas ( ♥️ experiences not things) and today I “cashed in” on my gift. We packed lunches, bundled up and drove about 1.5 hours, then spent the day hiking all around the mountain, through boulders, and up to the top.…

Our 1,000 piece project and today the girlie on the right turned 8. I was in and out of calls all day so was more than a little shocked by the ridiculousness in the Capitol when I finally saw the news at 4:55 pm. Sometimes life feels so surreal. It was a normal work day…