Random Thoughts From a Mommy

Dear Bryanna, Normally, I would've been writing this the night before or the morning of your birthday. This year, I'm sitting here after your party, hoping I'll finish this post before I fall asleep. You woke up this morning and said, "I can't believe it's finally my birthday!" And honestly, neither can we. I asked you last night if you must turn 5, you told me yes, because being 5 will be so much better than being 4. So much happened at 4. Your stutter suddenly went away not long after turning 4. It went away so quickly that we forgot you used to have one. You also managed to break your arm twice! Once in May when you were on the monkey bars and fell. You were so happy with your purple sparkly cast! Then towards the end of the summer, you were on another monkey bar and fell. Somehow fractured your elbow. Both times you dealt with the break like a trooper and you told me you'd try to "be brave and not cry". Your dad and I ar

It's hard to believe another year has come and gone. I remember January going super slow and thinking maybe it'd be a nice slow pace year. Nope! February hit and bam! We blinked and here we are. I'm a little late in writing this, but better late than never! As usual, here are our top 10 moments of 2017 (in no particular order): 10.)  #girlsflytoo This year, I got to take the girls on a a helicopter ride. We waited (not so) patiently for 2 hours in the pouring rain and the 5 minute ride was well worth it! The Sky's No Limit - Girls Fly Too is an annual event inspiring future leaders. If you have never been on a small air craft before, check out the website for the 2018 event. I promise you won't regret it! 9.) Bucket List Item It's been on Bryan and my bucket list to see Tony Robbins for a long time. So when he came to Vancouver to speak, Bryan and I jumped on the tickets. There's no question, Tony's energy is infectious and it was amazing to s