2011: A look back

I honestly can’t even wrap my brain around the fact that we’re on the cusp of 2012. I remember sitting in the den, rubbing my pregnant belly on December 31, 2010 and wondering what life would be like when we became a family of four. The answer? Fantastic & sleepy & busy & amazing & [...]

Merry Christmas

Wishing you and yours a Very Merry Christmas! Love, Joanna, Clint, Madison & Hannah

I dare you not to smile

This kid is the magic of Christmas all wrapped up in a 3 foot package with an insanely adorable wardrobe. She has made this the most amazing Christmas I’ve ever had and it’s not even Christmas Day yet.

The exception to the rule

As a general rule, we let Hannah fuss herself to sleep. If she cries too hard or gets too worked up we’ll go in and replace the paci, pat her back, turn her seahorse back on and let her try to fall asleep again. Most nights she goes to bed on her own, some nights [...]

Christmas with a 2 year old kicks all other Christmas’s Ass

When you have a kid I think one of the things you look forward to most is holidays. You picture all of the amazing things you’ll do to commemorate the holiday…. gingerbread houses, baking cookies, seeing Santa Claus. All magical and amazing. And then their first Christmas you realize they are 3 months old and [...]