it's what makes me...me

We found our baby boy. He will be coming to us in August. In fact, John and I know the birth mom. I know her really well, and have known her...

I love it when Ruby wakes up crying in the middle of the night. I love it - not because she's sad, or uncomfortable, or frightened; but ...

I love having a May birthday. It's so fun to be able to celebrate right at the onset of summer...my very favorite time of year. I also l...

My sweet friend, Amber, came over yesterday to give me a birthday gift. Just to give you an idea of how sweet she truly is...she brought Ru...

I still can't believe I did this. I raised the camera (gripped firmly in my trembling hand), high above the frenzied mob of star struck ...

Seriously what is happening with the time? Am I the only one who is in complete shock that we're already nearing the end of May? And was...

The lesson in young womens today was on the temple endowment - which caused me to reflect on the day that John and I were married. Because o...

The other night the power went out in our entire subdivision. It was only a matter of a couple of hours before the problem was fixed and eve...

Since it's the last day of April, I figure I better post about something. I seriously can't figure where this month has gone...I mea...

It's Ruby's very own, very unique way, of saying "glasses" - another of her most recent obsessions. A few weeks ago, she h...

Isn't it interesting how most children seem to have a special comfort item...something tangible that they just can't live without? E...

I love that John only works 5 minutes from home and that we get to enjoy lunch together almost everyday. Whether it's leftovers at home,...

We just concluded another wonderful general conference. I really love conference weekend...and this particular weekend was no exception. I f...

I'm sitting in the back seat of the car, gripping my baby's icy little hands, as John - fingers gripping the cold, hard wheel - race...