You can read all about our journey from Texas to California, and back, in parts one, two, three, four, five and six!  Remember that time when we went on an epic road trip, like 3,600 miles epic, and I forgot to tell you all about it? I'm here to rectify that. I finally went through all 1,467 photos (yes, I counted) and found the very best ones and some fuh-nny outtakes just for y'all. California, and everywhere in between, LET'S DO THIS. ...

Remember summer? My gosh I miss it. Now that we're two weeks into school, I'm still wishing for cold pools, ice cream and summer camp. I guess a blog post about how awesome it was will have to do. Every summer, we save up to send our older kids to summer camp in Arkansas. I'm a summer camp/counselor kid and I know how much it shaped me. Being able to do that with my own kids is a tremendous gift. ...

Time to lace up the saddle shoes and inhale the sweet smell of leather. A new school year is here. And I am in total denial. But, we forge ahead, for there are papers to write, drawings to color, books to read and tests to take. We've been at this "first day of school" gig for about 12 years now, since my oldest began preschool at age two. Now, he's a sophomore in high school. His five other siblings are ...

Heyyyy, welcome back to school, y'all. Don't worry, I'm the neighbor with the margarita machine. #truestory As we did the mad dash to get everyone ready for school, I found the kindest email in my inbox from my graphic design crush, Minted. They were all, we have a $250 store credit to give away to one of your readers. Um, yes, please. Hang tight, I have some cool stuff to share. Y'all might remember the awesome sauce baptism party we ...

We strive for perfection as moms, don't we? It's the golden standard we hold ourselves to in almost every aspect of motherhood. Since I've been in Olympic-coma these past few weeks, I keep seeing it over, and over, and over. These athletes train - for years - for a moment. *The* moment. Some of them are crushed and others walk away victorious. But I think it was something Michael Phelps said in an interview with Bob Costas (those kill me!) ...

Two days ago, the Mr. and I celebrated the big 2-0. That hardly seems possible. I had great intentions of getting this post up on the big day, but rather I chose to enjoy it, unplugged, and completely present to my husband and family. No regrets. Enjoy the photos and the look back! If you love a good "here's how we met," click away. --- You know how you look up sometimes and wonder how you got from there, to ...