The Ruff Life

Way back when Fallon was a fresh little newborn I wrote a post with my thoughts on motherhood in that season of life. I reread that post th...

I had all these ideas and big plans for blog posts this season. And as you can see, I haven't quite delivered. So while my baby and my ...

This year will mark my very first Mother's Day celebrating as a mama myself. Quickly closing in on a year of having a daughter has m...

Thirty years ago today, I was born! It's so crazy to think about being 15 and how that was half a lifetime ago. Time really does fly! I...

I am asked all the time who is taking all these pictures I seem to make it into with Fallon. And the answer is almost always Chris. And tha...

They say the days are long but the years are short. I'm sure that's true because I can't believe how fast 8 months have gone by...

No baby is truly easy. Some are just easier than others. It all depends on your experience, the baby's personality, the parent's pe...

I want to go ahead and preface this by saying I am so thankful I have a daughter. I appreciate that she is one hell of a gift and do not ta...

I won't even pretend that I have really any part of motherhood all figured out, but there for a minute I kind of thought I had foun...

I had no plans whatsoever to do this post. I'm not opposed to putting it all out there at this point but this is a topic that can bring...

Well helllooooo there! Sorry I've been a little MIA but ya know, life. When we found out our friends were planning a beach wedding in O...

Lately I am seeing the "mom guilt" subject popping up all over Instagram and many of the blogs I read. What exactly is mom guilt?...

Dear Hubby, Never in your wildest dreams would you have imagined this current reality. But for the guy who thought he'd never get marr...