Category Archives: Yellow House

Friday Favorites: November 16th

Friday Favorites.   1.  Grace finding my heart on Election Day. 2. Getting to paint each of the girls’ rooms in their favorite colors.  They were such hard workers (even if they were easily distracted). 3.  Going bowling with this awesome team! 4.  Even picking out paint colors was super fun.  I love the process [...]

Casting Call: Familyness Fun or Date Night Adventure!

*picture taken outside the Hunger Games casting call building almost a year ago this isn’t The Hunger Games… As a family last spring we all went and put our contact information and a headshot into the hat hoping that we would all be picked to be in the movie, The Hunger Games.  There were thousands [...]

A little nostalgic.

I found this picture… as I’ve been looking through my enormous stash of family pictures, that are tucked away in a gazillion photo boxes waiting for their moment to come out and shine, and I came across this picture and our life even before Grace. [I've been looking for pictures of Miriam and Emma from [...]

Love 15 and a month of Love

one full month of Love 15… I decided that we needed to make the special price on Love 15 last for the entire month of Love.  So until February 29th you’ll be able to subscribe for $7.50/month. Love 15 Monthly Subscription $7.50/month Love 15 is a monthly subscription where you receive a daily email with [...]

A little tenderness

affection. Every family has different ways of showing affection, it’s a way to show our tenderness for one another.  It’s also one of the things that bond us to each other and help families to feel close to one another. Research has shown that strong and healthy families are comfortable showing and giving affection to [...]

Summertime.

Remembering summer. Today I came across pictures that I have yet to process from a lovely little trip the girls and I took to the beach last summer.  It was filled with ocean, sand, laughing, our beach umbrella blowing away, digging, eating, and more laughing.  It was a quick and delight filled couple of days.  [...]

Date Night: Cupcake Delivery

yummy fun. So the girls and I made cupcakes for their birthday to take to school today. I love bringing the cupcakes at lunch time because of all the eyes that light up when Mike and I walk in to the lunchroom with them. Which made me think…what a fun date idea! Make cupcakes and [...]

Far, far away…

driving… I’m driving a couple of my kids to the 4th place today that’s just one of many stops along our routetoday. Miriam needs to get her new glasses adjusted and Grace is along for the ride.  They are having a very detailed and intense discussion about a variety of books.  Already the two of [...]

Love 15: Contest Day 2

Happy Love Month! Love 15 is a little prompt each day. One small idea that takes less than 15 minutes. Learn more about Love 15 here. Really, though, you need to experience it! Want to try one day of Love 15 for free? Sign up here by Wednesday (tonight) at Midnight. Love 15 is a [...]

Love 15: Contest Day 1

It’s party time! The Love 15 launch is only 2 days away. Woohoo! While we’re waiting for it to get here we are going to have some fun with some really great party prizes. Thanks so much to all of the people who have given to the support of Love 15.  I’m deeply grateful for [...]