family

Absent

You guys, (if there is even anyone who still reads my blog) I am sorry I have been so absent. My only really good excuse is the 8 little people that…

Backyard Chickens

I cannot say this is a favorite of mine... Yet, let's hope this fall or next year sometime when they are giving me eggs I'll be able to say it's a…

Cadbury Mini Eggs

These are one of my all time favorite treats. My kids love them, I love them; they are just delicious. My mom even served them at my wedding…

EOS (all natural organic lip balm, the perfect stocking stuffer)

I have been wanting to share these eos with you for a while but you know, I have way to many awesome things to post about all the time…

First Glance (grateful)

I wish I had all the time in the world to post... but no such luck over here. Try as I might but there is never enough time. Even though I don't post…

Goal Setting (to kick the school year off)

I know you can't read the little papers but these are our goals for the school year. Each Monday night our family comes together for a Family Night…

Hadlee Jo (Happy Father’s Day/Week)

If you don't want to read the whole post here is a quick link to a post I did a couple years ago on how we celebrate Father's Day the whole week…

Happy Father’s Week (a favorite tradition)

Happy Father's Week! It's Happy Father's Week over at the Austin house. We love this tradition, I started it about 11 years ago when our oldest was…

How This Blog Was Born

I thought it fitting that because one of my very favorite things is birth stories (after all I have 7 to share, but I'll spare you, we don't know…

Joy

This picture brings me so much JOY, every time I see it my heart just melts. Everything I hold very dear and consider my all time favorites are in…

Just a short time…

As I am getting close to having a baby my thoughts have turned a lot to this little guy who currently is my baby. I keep thinking in my mind he will…

Listen Earnestly to Your Children

I came across this quote a while ago on Pinterest and I LOVED it. I think earnestly listening to our children is one of the most important things we…

Moments

I love capturing these sweet moments and being a part of them. Crew had felt water before and played with it some but during this bath he just became…