Ben has had a really big year too. He’s changed a lot from January to now and it makes me sad to see how little baby is left in him. He too had the major change of leaving our sitter’s and going to preschool. It was a big adjustment for him but now he lets [...]
This was such a big year for Tabby. We got many comments on our Christmas card that she suddenly looks so much older. And man it’s true. I’m shocked every once in a while when I catch a glimpse of her and see her as this big girl! We at least in maturity. In actual [...]
We had a really really nice Christmas. We did what we have done for years and spent Christmas Eve at my parents’ house. We let the kinds unwrap a couple of gifts, left cookies for Santa and headed to bed. In the morning, Santa had paid us a visit and so had the snow fairy!! [...]
Well, it has been a fab year in my kitchen, that’s for sure. We have been remarkably consistent about eating good, homemade food and I’m also pretty proud of the fact that we’ve shared many meals with another family going through rough times. It wasn’t always easy to get food to the table, but I’m [...]
I somehow managed to read 74 books (my goal for the year was 65). This is probably the only goal (of the ones I wrote down, I mean) that I actually achieved this year, so yay to me. Since I “read” audio books, it’s actually easier for me to keep on track when I’m super [...]
The Nichols household is currently in the throes of pet selection. It all started with our trip to Nashville. Tabby saw a mouse trapped in a sticky trap. It was all she told her classmates about her trip to Nashville. It is all she has wanted to talk about lately. And it culminated in some [...]
This weekend we made our yearly trip to the Denver Zoo’s Light display. We have had days and days of unseasonably warm weather and yet the night we went? FREEZING. Oh well, we’ve done colder.
Well I did better with the blogging thing last week … but I’m still a bit behind. We’ve been having all sorts of fun – I just haven’t had the time to sit down and write about it. But here’s a mini update from this weekend. Friday I started the weekend off right with a [...]
The kids are at such a great age for this. Good understanding, amazing enthusiasm, off-the-charts cuteness. Love them. They’re having so much fun. They make all of this so cool.
Last night we took photos of the kids for our Christmas card. We wanted a specific effect and weren’t able to get it with ambient lighting and the flash, so Matt and I teamed up and came up with the idea of using his big work light reflected off this nifty piece of polystyrene to [...]
My name is Jess. I'm a 30ish wife and working mommy. I love spending time with my family and friends, crafting up weird and beautiful things, cooking delicious food and running lots of miles to work it off. I love chocolate, wine, Photoshop, my Nikon and sleeping in. I do freelance design work for fun and marginal profit at JKN Designs. This is my blog. Read more »
