Author: Nathan & Ana

We love the zoo. Specifically the St. Louis zoo. It’s free, it’s got all the important animals (elephants), and it’s free! The first time we visited the zoo was when Naomi was maybe just a few weeks old. We got there, I nursed Naomi, Hezzy played on the stairs while I nursed Naomi, and then [...]

Our sweet Naomi girl is three years old! How does that happen? She just keeps getting older. I was reading through her old birthday blogs and she is the same wild Naomi, but has also grown so much. She has the sweetest blonde curls, and the most round, blue eyes. She is still her wild [...]

In the lobby of our church there used to be a big ol' picture of my family being commissioned to move overseas and serve as missionaries. The elders of our church and both of our families surrounded us, Nathan's arm around me and my arms cradling our six-week old son. When we first moved back, [...]

Four years!!! Four years since Nathan and I walked into the hospital, completely unprepared for what was to come. Four years since Hezzy boy made his quick (his birth was the quickest out of the three!) appearance—fearfully and wonderfully made. Reading back through his past birthday posts (first birthday, second birthday, and third), I realized [...]

Last year I challenged myself to read 24 books. I started off strong, real strong–but as we neared the year, and I had a newborn and was a tad bit sleep deprived—I couldn't quite reach my goal. I'm starting this year with a new goal—23 books in 12 months (because its 2023 and 24 just [...]

Well, I’m sure by now you’ve already heard our biggest November news—our sweet Reya girl was born on November 3! We love her a lot and she is squishy and cute. Here are some other fun updates on how we have filled our first month as a family of five! We had the blessing of [...]

As I sit here in a coffee shop (surprise, surprise), sipping my mug of hot coffee, and Reya sits next to me just snoozing away, I am in awe that I have only known her for such a short time. She seems like she has always been my little, squishy BFF. I figured while I [...]

It is one of my favorite days of the year, a day to celebrate our sweet Naomi McLean! The last few days I have found myself scouring my phone to look at pictures from the last two years. Even now, I am sitting at my favorite coffee shop, listening to the album I listened to [...]

...or as I like to say, we parented in a different location (if you have kids, you know that it definitely doesn't always feel like a vacation). We've been back in Columbia for a little over a week, which has given me enough time to catch up on laundry, sleep and cleaning. And now, I [...]

It has been a hot second since I last blogged. I've been meaning to write more often, but sometimes I feel as though I'm just not quite sure what to write about or that anyone would truly enjoy reading my ramblings😅 Here's what we've been up to the last few months: Hezzy is still loving [...]