there is a weird theme weaving throughout my life right now. the circus. this week the kids are in VBS at our church and i’m volunteering in the girls’ classroom. the theme? “under the big top” it’s all about the circus. and let me tell you with hundreds of kids it’s crazy like the circus. […]
Have you ever felt like you were just swimming through the many thoughts in your head? Whether big or small, heavy or light my mind can just get cluttered with a little bit of everything. This results in not being productive, indecisiveness and feeling distant with the present. Let alone the lack of energy because […]
we are off to ohio this week. we are looking forward to lots of hugs from family and friends. seeing familiar faces that know us well. some good cousin time and maybe even a sleepover! we are looking forward to a cookout celebrating the special dads in our family. we are so blessed to have […]
how are dresses made? what is a car made of? do kangaroos bite? what is a magical door made of? how is that building over there made? how do flowers grow? what are bike tires made of? what is the hottest desert on earth? what birds live in the rainforest? These are just some of […]
This picture was taken after a fun family night of pizza and ice cream. We wanted to take a walk afterwards on the trail and enjoy the beautiful evening just a little longer. The girls were having nothing to do with it. They stood firm and held their ground. It was a frustrating moment. I’m […]
we are off to a great start of summer. baseball. bubble gum. camp fires in the backyard with s’mores. visits from cousins. waterpark. bbq. bike rides. whoa. and it is only week 2! can’t wait for more.
This boy has more confidence than I probably ever will. We are only days into summer and we can officially say Mase can swim. He is going off the diving board at the water park. I casually mentioned it to him that he probably could go off the dive soon as stood and watched others […]
I did a quick easy project last night while me and Mr. Barela were watching the Bachelorette. Yes, we watch the Bachelorette and Brian is in to it just as much as me if not more! We have a great time analyzing each character. Brian is usually spot on! So while we were watching this […]
One year ago this past week we left what we knew as normal and comfortable. What we knew as home. We watched our house be packed and loaded up and drove away in a huge moving truck with our car being towed behind it. We were left with some suitcases to live out of for […]
Since the weather has finally changed and we have immediately went from turning the heat off to turning the air on (crazy) we are spending more time out on our back patio/porch. We still aren’t sure what we are calling this area yet. Anyways, besides the point. We are enjoying it more. We have spent […]