On hidden hurts...

I'm sure most of you have heard the saying "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle." I think we all know it...I just don't think we remember it very well. At the very least, I don't think we know how to handle it well.

We all have them - the big things that rewrite your story: the things that change the course of your life forever; the things that tax you - financially, physically, & emotionally; the things that break you, that leave you hanging by a thread.

The funny side of life...

Our life is far from perfect, but it is also usually pretty hilarious. This is one of those times that I kind of wish we had cameras following us around...

So my brother got married last weekend (collective YAY)! Randal had the honor of being a groomsman, so we went hunting for a new suit a couple of weekends before the big day. What happened next is hilarious and, frankly, too good not to share.

Mason is 5! The Kindness Edition...

As is our new tradition, we set out recently to do some acts of kindness for Mason's birthday!

I had things all mapped out in my head prior to his birthday, but as mentioned in my prior post, Mason changed all that with his much-bigger-than-mine heart! So after a couple of weeks of gathering supplies and reworking plans, we had our big day! Here are the details on how my boy blessed others this time (my apologies for the lack of awesome pictures)!

Mason is 5! The Celebration Edition...

Mason loves Angry Birds. He plays it any chance he's got.

Mason loves Star Wars (he literally came into my room after waking up this morning walking like C-3PO - cutest.boy.ever).

Herego, Mason loves Angry Birds Star Wars. So for his 5th birthday, we threw him the party he wanted!

For the record, I can't believe that my baby boy is 5 already. It's bizarre and completely crazy. I can still feel the morning sickness from my pregnancy with him like it was yesterday ;)

Playing Catch Up....Again...

I am horrid about blogging things as they happen. Now that Fall is upon us, here's my attempt at catching you up on our happenings this Spring and Summer! We had beautiful weather these last few months. Not too hot, and a good amount of rain. It was a lovely Kansas summer. We got to spend lots of time doing things like this: