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Dear Addie, And then you were 9. Happy birthday baby girl! It’s funny that while time seems to be whizzing by at lightning speed, it...

Dear Addie, It’s our favorite week of the year! We are having some happy family time with everyone off work and school! Daddy is all...

Dear Addie, It's the most wonderful time of the year! I personally feel there is just something so magical about this time of year – the...

Dear Addie, I read the funniest article the other day about the different types of moms. The article went on to explain each in a...

Dear Addie, With our first official Thanksgiving at the beach (or turkey at the beach as I called it) in the books, I can’t help but...

Dear Addie, It's that time of year again baby girl, where we have a whole day dedicated to reflecting on the reasons for thankfulness in...

Dear Addie, It’s that time of year again where you get to show off your mad basketball skills for an audience of future WNBA scouts! Ok...

Dear Addie, I think you’d be hard pressed to find a parent that didn’t wish for just 5 minutes back with the smaller versions of the big...

Dear Addie, Life is full of emotions. I myself think I’m an emotional mess most of the time because I can cry at the drop of a hat!...

Dear Addie, We did it! We ate at a restaurant with no meltdowns, tantrums or cutting the meal short or taking our food to go. Never, I...

Dear Addie, Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever not be tired. Nobody can prepare you for just how exhausting adulting, parenthood (or life...

Dear Addie, We made it. Sweating, catching our breath and wiping away tears, but we made it. It was just another soccer game Saturday....

Dear Addie, There I was, painting our back porch door as you were making your rounds about the backyard in a “not so quiet” fashion (as...

Dear Addie, This weekend I needed to get our house back in order. With the hustle and craziness each week holds - jobs, activities,...

Dear Addie, This week the stars finally aligned and you and I were able to go to one of Gabe’s cross country meets. I was a little bit...

Dear Addie, This week was my birthday. That's right Addie, mama celebrated 25 years of life for the 14th time ;). My birthday week is...

Dear Addie, This week was moving along quite nicely. School was going well and we were finally settling into our school year routine with...

Dear Addie, It was 8 years ago this week that we left North Carolina, and while it wasn’t mommy and daddy’s first big move, it was our...

Dear Addie, And just like that summer has slipped away. I know, I’ve still not mastered the magical art of freezing time just yet, and...

Dear Addie, It's funny how a journey that is so wildly unplanned for those navigating it seems to have moments, people or places that...