This year the Rose clan spent Christmas in Kona…don’t hate me because my in-laws have a condo. I didn’t even realize how much the dark and cold in Alaska had affected me until we got to Hawaii. I felt like I was really waking up for the first time in a while! The sun and […]

Before Christmas this year Jamie, Levi and I flew down to BC to spend a few days with my family. For a brief 12 hours or so ALL of us were there. Kristen and Jeremiah flew in from Minneapolis, Jon came home from the University of Ottawa. We all got to eat brunch together at […]

I am one for goal setting. I love a good resolution. I thrive on list-making and checking those boxes. Needless to say, I love this time of year…a New Year filled with fresh starts. But sometimes I think it gets to be a little too intense, or maybe I let myself get a little too […]

Tonight was a little rough. Levi didn’t want to play by himself, he didn’t really want to play with me either. He did want me to be watching him. Watching him all. the. time. He was hungry and only wanted to feed himself, but he has no teeth so our options are limited. So, what […]

If you know me, you know I love Christmas. I love advent, the season leading up to Christmas. I love Christmas music and church services, all Christmas movies and TV specials, shortbread cookies, candy canes, and oranges, reading The Best Christmas Pageant Ever out loud, the parties, the presents, the shopping! One of my favorite […]

There is something magical about these little tile shaped snapshots…I was definitely late at jumping on the instagram wagon, what the heck was I waiting for? I put together a little collage of my instagrams, from the very beginning. Clearly, Levi is my favorite subject. Food…beautiful weddings…adventures…Jamie. Actually, even the most mundane details of life […]