When we bought this duplex there were two "sheds" in the back (one for each unit) that were in such poor shape that our homeowners insurance said we had to tear them down. We had no problem with that because honestly I'm not sure they could really be called sheds. One of them was just … Continue reading Goodbye Concrete
We had new family pictures done for our adoption profile and decorating our home. We had my friend/old roommate Victoria do our pictures again. Victoria has now taken our engagement, wedding and newborn pictures 🙂 She is reeeeeaaally good 🙂 Anyway, below are a few of my favorites from our session. ALSO, you should look … Continue reading Family Pictures
I've mentioned in earlier posts that I really tried to grow things in our yard this year and seemed to fail miserably. This was extra frustrating on top of the miscarriages because it seemed everything around me was dying. Today I am SUPER excited to post a picture of my first beautifully measurable success 🙂 … Continue reading Rose of Sharon!
Aurelia is LOVING all the summer construction going on and lucky for her, its now in front of our house. For the last few days she's been spending a good amount of time at the window pointing and saying "tractor! tractor!" I don't know what they're all called so we taught her they're all "tractors." … Continue reading Construction, Safety and Sunflowers
Summer is my favorite season and is finally starting to show its pretty little face. If I could have powder all the time at the many amazing resorts nearby AND have warm weather at my house then that would be my favorite, but I can't, so summer it is. Winter's only redeeming quality is that … Continue reading Summer
Jess Building Joy 