Oh dearest Tessa......I know I start every birthday post like this but I just can't believe you are 6 and in first grade. Someone might think you are 10 based on how you talk and carry yourself, but I see and know the little girl that you are. You carry yourself as strong and outspoken, [...]
Well I must confess I am behind in my writing. I don't post as much as I'd like, but I would like to change that because I do love looking back to read. Tessa deserves a journal as much as Christian got, but it seems thus far I have been failing. I'll try to do [...]
Dear Tessa, Happy birthday Peanut! We have been talking about your birthday for a very long time, and I can't believe it has come and gone. You are now officially 3 and I am left baffled at how quickly those three years went. I feel like you have always been here, and it's hard to [...]
Spoiler Alert! I am so sad that my son starts Kindergarten in the fall.....but what I'm not sad about is the special time that I am going to get to spend with my daughter. Since my daughter was born our days have been centered around getting Christian to and from where he needed to be. [...]
I have served my son his lunch almost every day for the last 5 1/2 years. Yes, we have struggled and yes it hasn't always been great, but my job has always been to make sure he eats everything that I want him to. Now, with Full Day Kindergarten in the near future I am [...]
After the Alter is a blog about my "life after the alter" meaning after being married, and the changes that go with it. I am a mom to a beautiful boy and girl who are the stars of this blog, and a little Pomeranian named Tinkerbell. I LOVE being married to Captain Awesome, and here I share stories of my life as I learn how to be the best wife and mom I can be, and all my crazy thoughts along the way.
