Family Photos 2018

If you caught Kasey & Ben's blogpost, you already know this, but when Kasey posted about their Limited Edition Cozy Cabin sessions on Facebook, I tagged Zac and told him I wanted it for our anniversary.

Truly, there is no better gift for me than a photo memory; I've talked about that before here.
So I was elated when Zac surprised me & booked it all on his own!

Take a peek at some (ok, like 30) of my favorites:

All photos by Kasey & Ben Photography

Couldn't you just EAT HIM UP!

Thank you Kasey & Ben!  We will cherish these forever.

And MERRY CHRISTMAS to all our family & friends.  We wish you the blessings of peace, the beauty of hope, the spirit of love, and the comfort of faith this holiday season.  

Getting the Christmas Tree

Welp, we waited for the yuckiest day in December (so far -- it's only the first week) and for Ellis to have a fever to get our tree this year.  Because we are stellar parents...

You see, last Saturday night we were at an ugly sweater party - adults only - when I got call from my mom at 7:30 pm... "Did you pack any Tylenol?  Ellis has a 103º fever."

FOR. THE. LOVE.

Zac and I had even packed an overnight bag & planned on getting a hotel room because the weather was turning bad, but we wanted needed a night out, and so we were going to *live it up* because neither of us could remember the last time we went out together.

But instead, we left the party, headed to the nearest Walgreens for Infant Ibuprofen and Tylenol and picked up Ellis from my mom & dad's.

Side note: almost two years into this parenting gig, and I should know by now to not have any expectations but that's a hard habit to break. 


By Sunday morning, the falling snow had turned to sleet and rain, but the good news was that Ellis's fever went down a bit, though he still wasn't quite himself.  However, we knew if we didn't get our tree that day, we might not end up with one because free weekends the rest of December are hard to come by.

So we bundled up the hot tot and went anyways.  Ellis is like his father, and would live outside if we let him, so he was actually really happy to get some fresh air, despite not feeling the greatest.
(And by fresh air, I mean wind, rain, and sleet.)

We went to the same Ma & Pop cut-your-own-tree place as last year; just a hop, skip & jump down the road from our house, but we reallllly had to hunt to find a decent tree this time around.

But alas, we found... the ONE!

And see, if you just looked at these pretty pictures, you would think we have it all together.
We don't......   (cue the cheesy tag line).... But together we have it all.

May your kids stay healthy throughout this holiday season, and Happy Decembering!


Previous Christmas Tree hunts, for your viewing pleasure:
2015 | 2016 | 2017

Family Date Night | Green Bay's Titletown

In the shadow of Lambeau Field, sits Titletown, which provides year round fun for all.  With a full-size football field, playground, lots of outdoor games, and in the winter time, ice skating & tubing -- play, stay, eat & relax is their motto, and so we did just that!

This was our first visit, and we'll definitely be back!

We sat under the heat lamps, and watched the ice skaters twirl around the rink, but Ellis's favorite part was actually watching the Zamboni -- he called it the tractor on ice.

Then we burned off some energy on the football field.

"Hey Rogers, I'm open!!"

We had arrived just in time to see the Winter Jubilee Light Show, which played every half hour, so we actually got to see it twice!

And then of course, we warmed up with some hot cocoa (and hugs! <3)

With Christmas music playing throughout the park, the trees lit up with lights, and freshly fallen snow on the tubing hill, it was a perfect little evening to kick off the season of Christmas.
 

Looking forward to a December filled with love, friends, and family!