The other day Jeff and I were packing the kids up to run an errand. Jeff put Blake in her car seat while I helped Kenley get her shoes on. He suddenly remembered that he left the dogs in the backyard, so he ran outside. I picked up Blake, held Kenley’s hand and started toward… Continue reading Forget
Today, I attended one of my dearest friend’s husband’s Celebration of Life. He passed away, recently, after a long battle with cancer. He leaves behind two teenage children, a wife, a ton of extended family and so many others. While driving there, I couldn’t help but feel really angry. These kids and this amazing woman… Continue reading My friend
Blake’s diagnosis has shaken our lives. Not just mine and my husband’s, but our extended family, too. As I’ve said before, my mom, dad and sister have been supporting us and helping out. They’re around a lot, so they see and feel what’s happening. My sister, Lindsay, shared something with me and I asked her… Continue reading Extended family
“I don’t know how you do it. I would just die.” Someone said this to us, not long ago. At first I was taken aback for a moment, mostly because I feel ill every time I hear the word “die”. Those three letters, put together, cut me way too deep. I hate them. This lady… Continue reading How we do it
One thing Jeff and I had in common from the beginning of our relationship was our love of camping. As I’m typing this, that sounds strange; but, we’re strange, so whatever! We talked about camping in a tent. Then I was pregnant with Kenley, so I wasn’t a fan of sleeping on the ground. When… Continue reading Camping
We bought a sectional when I was pregnant with Blake. A couple months ago it started making noises. We had the warranty people come and look at it; turns out it’s toast and we get a new one! We decided to make a day of going to the furniture store to find a brand new… Continue reading Bunk beds
I’ve realized a lot of time in this blog has been spent talking about SMA. In the beginning, we were really focused on bringing awareness so another family wouldn’t have to go through what we’re going through. In the midst of that we’ve been getting many, many questions about SMA (which is good, because we… Continue reading All about Blake
Jeff and I have been through what some might consider challenging times. Before we got married, Jeff joined the Army and we were long distance for a year. Right after we married, Jeff deployed to Iraq. Shortly after he came home, he was medically retired from the Army. I came back home to Washington and… Continue reading Jeff
The featured image is one of my favorites. Brand new baby Blake in Daddy’s arms. I’ve been taking even more pictures than I used to. The other night I started going through them. I had just ordered hundreds more to add to the stacks of pictures I still have to sort through. I was really good… Continue reading A picture
Yesterday we went to the beach. Jeff and I decided to pack up the girls early and just go. The weather was beautiful and we ended up being the only people on the entire beach. We set up all our stuff, ate snacks and listened to music. Kenley told us ten times how much fun (or… Continue reading The beach
Still Finding Sunshine 