Welcome to my new blog series I'm calling "Jess Learns to Cook"! First, the story of what inspired the series. My friend Ally is pretty fantastic at all things domestic, and makes it seem so effortless. Enter heavenly cinnamon rolls. "The recipe is SO easy," she said. "Hmm..." I thought, "Ally's a liar. Either that or … Continue reading Jess Learns to Cook: #1 – Tomatillos, Buttermilk and Pork Butt
Every day Aurelia was asking the same questions, "does daddy go to work today?" "Is today my swimming class?" "Is today my tumbling class?" So when my friend Heather wrote a post on her blog, The Coterie Blog, about this cute calendar she made I knew Aurelia would love it.Monday through Friday there is a little train … Continue reading Kids’ Calendar
We started an Instagram account for the blog back in February, so if you're on Instagram you can click the link on the right to follow us @thefamilyc. Some pictures will be shared there and not here and vice versa so go follow us!Smores tonight in our backyard "fire pit" #fheBeautiful, fantastic day. #BYU #ProvoFeeding … Continue reading We’re on Instagram!
At the end of January when we first announced Noah was going to another family I didn't expect anyone to understand. I fully expected people to respond harshly and critically to the idea of letting our little boy go, but instead we were met with absolute compassion, understanding and condolences. Everyone knew that little boy … Continue reading Healing
It's true that kids are more resilient than adults. I feel like too often though, people don't realize that kids grieve too. They feel the pain of a loss, they hurt, they miss loved ones, they suffer. They go through all of this and do it without the ability adults have to adequately verbalize or … Continue reading Kids grieve too
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