Gosh, I cannot believe that eleven years ago we were driving away from our reception headed to Asheville NC to kick off our honeymoon at Grove Park Inn. Somedays it feels like yesterday, and others it feels like a lifetime ago. You were my best friend on that day, and our love and friendship […]

Last year, for birthday #36, Kyle and I went on a bike ride from Gooseberry Falls outside of Duluth Minnesota to the Splitrock Lighthouse. We had a picnic at the lighthouse and then rode our bikes back. He bought me a pair of Tennessee Nike shoes. I was 18-ish weeks pregnant. It is one of […]

Gosh, time is flying by and our little angel is already six months old. I can hardly believe how much she has grown this past month and all the milestones she is hitting. I feel like in just the last week or so she’s become so much less “baby” and her big personality is shining […]

According to mymove.com, there were 15.9 million address change requests in 2020 (a 29% increase from the year before). While most of those address change requests were for temporary moves, it’s undeniable that people across the country are evaluating the place they call home like never before. If you’re a fan of Leanne Ford, you’ll […]

We blinked and our sweet little angel is 6 months old. Madelyn has grown up so much in the past month. She’s wiggly and always on the move, rolling around like crazy and trying her hardest to crawl! She’s already able to get up on her knees and push with her feet. My sweet tiny […]

In the final days of a *two year* renovation project, a complete overhaul and relaunch of my signature course, The Blueprint Model, and a big secret I can’t yet share…. Miss Madelyn James turned five months old! She’s an absolute ray of sunshine, sleeps through the crazy construction noise and the complete chaos happening at […]

Two Words : Baby Kisses! How can it be? Four months? The best way I can describe life right now is to tell you a story. Yesterday I went for a run … my first run in over a year! 3.11 miles was rouuughhhh but so strangely wonderful. Naturally I collapsed on the floor once […]

  We are absolutely loving life with our little sweetheart. She is an absolute joy, super easy going (for the most part!), happy and smiley! Sadly, Madelyn missed her nap the morning on the photoshoot (total mom fail!), so we didn’t get her sweet smile and joyful personality on camera (which is actually rare for […]

Registering for a baby without already having a baby is, well, challenging! Thankfully we were one of the last of our friends to have a baby so we had plenty of really helpful advice! What I’ve learned is that 1. Every baby is different 2. Every parent is different — while the list for a […]

You’re growing up so fast little girl. Three months in and most days we feel like we’ve finally found our groove. We love Madelyn… we also just really really like her. She’s the cutest little person that we get to hang out with all day, our little side-kick, and we just love being a family […]

Real smiles and happy coos—two months is so much fun! I think it was Gretchen Rubin who said, the days are long but the years are short. That’s been so true for us so far. Kyle and I laughed recently thinking how quickly these past two months have gone, and yet how in many ways […]

It was May 10 2020, Mother’s Day, and I received this text from my sister: — For many years I wasn’t sure I’d get to be a mom. In fact, for my friends and family reading this, I doubt many of them even thought I thought about being a mom. You see, I’ve always been […]