Nickelson Ryan || Five Months Old

My Dear (littlest) Little Man, Happy five months, buddy! My goodness how time flies, but in the weirdest math-bending ways in that you feel like you’ve always been a part of our ...

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Charleston Michael || DOUBLE DIGITS!

My Dearest Charleston, Happy birthday to my sweet oldest boy! HOLY MOLY, Bud, how did we get to two digits already?! It feels way too soon to have reached this milestone birthday—a ...

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Nickelson Ryan || Four Months Old

My Precious Nico-Nico, I’m writing this to you the way I do most of my writing these days: on a laptop propped at the edge of the nursing pillow that holds you ...

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Nickelson Ryan || Three Months Old

Happy Month-Day, Nico-Nico, and congratulations to you (to us!) for surviving the fourth trimester. The Fussy Monster conspired against us, but we made it to the other side and are all the ...

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Nickelson Ryan: A Baby Naming Story!

There are some parents for whom choosing a baby name is an afterthought, or even a dreaded but necessary task. I am not one of those parents! My love for baby names ...

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Nickelson Ryan || Two Months Old

My Dearest Nickel-Boy, We’ve made it, Nico, two months together already! And what a doozy of a month it’s been. I’m writing this to you from the comfort of a local coffee ...

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Kalinda Joy & Sullivan Luke || Five Is a Vibe!

Hello again, friends! I’m back today with an update on my middle two because they are turning FIVE YEARS OLD this Friday! I write letters like these to my kids each month ...

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Nickelson Ryan || One Month Old

Hello, my faithful readers! I’m still on a blogging hiatus and am unsure when I will be returning to a regular posting schedule. Adjusting to our new rhythms as a family of ...

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Say Hello to Nickelson Ryan!

Hello friends! I am so thrilled to pop in from my maternity break today to share that the reason for my break—our precious Nickelson Ryan (“Nico”)—is here! He arrived on the afternoon ...

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Back to (Home)School: Our School Plans for 4th Grade & Pre-K

As I write this, I’m coming off of three days at The Great Homeschool Convention and am feeling so much gratitude for our family’s ability to homeschool, and invigorated for the year ...

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