i want to work out. i really do. i have never felt so weak and out of shape in all my life. i know what you’re going to say. “you’re so skinny, mindy…you don’t need to lose weight…if anything, you could stand to gain a few pounds.” i have heard this time and time again. […]

this is one of those stories that you would only believe if you were actually there. and lucky me. i was. lauren, one of chase’s classmates, lives a couple of houses down from us. she has an older sister, alli. they come over to play in the backyard nearly every day after school. the other […]

5 year picture hey sweet aiden annee-grace…you’re a whole hand!

a.j. “watching” her biggest brother’s baseball game colt…watching his double come at him colt…on the mound mommy and her loves * after church on mother’s day, we had my parents, honey, and uk over for a cookout. the boy’s planned the meal, went to the grocery store, did the cooking, and the serving, and the […]

we came out to watch chase…the man of the hour. my littlest boy all my boys a.j. *aiden was at granna’s making chocolate covered strawberries for all of us. don’t worry…she didn’t feel left out. she’s been through this drill before. she decided it was annslee’s turn to represent the sisters! ……….AND ONE TO GO.

i don’t think i can adequately explain to you how sweet chase really is. i mean, he is not unlike most kids and does have his moments…but they are few and far between. tonight, i went from room to room, kissing foreheads and snuggling faces and whispering secrets. when i got to chase’s doorway, i […]

i have this thing that i do. i build moments up so that the expectations for the moment end up taking over the reality of the moment. i do this, at some point, every day. this thing that i do gets especially out of control during the different holidays. and i add pressure to myself […]

things i am excited about today: –aiden and chase wearing their blue baseball tee’s for colton’s game. (my goal was to buy iron on letters and put clarkson on their backs and colton’s number, and then put “brother” on the front of chase’s and “little sis” on aiden’s and to get annslee a white onsie […]

so chase is the man of the hour, as he has racked up enough hilarious quotes to deserve his own blog post. i do realize that all kids are funny in their own right, some with a sarcastic bent, like colton…and others because of how they truly see the world…like chase. i am beyond thrilled […]

yesterday, puddie took an hour and a half morning nap. today, she took a 2o minute morning nap instead. consistency is over-rated is what she said. when i heard her crying…ready to get up, i looked at aiden. aiden looked at me and said, “she didn’t EVEN take a nap!” to which i replied, “I […]