Maternity Boudoir Photo Reveal

It took me 10 years to share these photos. I did this boudoir photoshoot when I was pregnant with Ethan. It’s funny because I didn’t even know what boudoir photography was. I was shopping at a mall and when I returned to my car, someone had put an envelope under my windshield wiper. I opened […]

The Chore Chart That Lives in My Head

People always ask how we “do it all” on the homestead, which makes me laugh because if you peeked through my kitchen window at 7 a.m., you’d see me still in pajamas, hair half up, trying to pour coffee while Ethan is asking if chickens can eat pancakes and Josh is muttering about the mower. […]

Mud Pies Count as Chores, Right?

If you ever want to teach a kid about responsibility, hand them a bucket and point them at the chicken coop. Suddenly, they understand cause and effect real quick—no water in the bucket, no happy chickens. Ethan complains about the smell every single time, but he still beams when he finds a fresh egg in […]

Math in the Chicken Coop

If you’ve ever tried to get a nine-year-old to sit still and do fractions at a table, you know it feels a little like pulling weeds that just grow back the next morning. That’s why I stopped fighting it and started slipping schoolwork into the homestead itself. It’s sneaky mom math, and honestly, it works. […]