Image Courtesy of Kate Brown Photography, 2012 Often times, we write about what’s going on in the life of the H-G’s, but do you really know who we are? Since (over) a year has passed since our very first post, we thought we would take the time to tell you…
Olives Are the New Pickles
UPDATE: I wanted to keep this post on the blog, as it is a post of joy and wonder as we announced a big moment in our lives as the H-G’s. However, we moved from joy to mourning the loss of Baby H-G3. You can read more details on my…
Hope Baby
Ever have good news to share, but your past over shadows the joy? Ever hoped for a low-key reception for an announcement that is stage worthy? Not all joys and pains are black and white, but instead you just have to focus on the hope – hope that the pain…
Playing the Pregnancy Card
Hey Friends. It turns out that it’s hard to work on a weekly blog series when you’re struggling with nausea, food aversions, that silly old thing called gravity, and a couple of wild young children that don’t understand the concept of “mom doesn’t feel so great”. I now owe the…
H-G Nerdy Thirty
Here’s the thing. We don’t do a lot of birthday parties in our little H-G Family. It’s a lot of work, and there is a crazy amount of social pressure to pull off these epically planned, perfectly presented spectacles (thank you, Pinterest). We’ve made a point of saying each kid…
Introducing: Our Hope Baby
Hope is one of those tricky concepts. It isn’t something tangible that you can grasp, or learn its texture with your fingertips, or tuck away in your pocket to use on a later date. And despite its lack of physicality, it requires you to drop a lot of things before…
Our Nomadic Summer
Before I get into how we’ll be spending our summer, I wanted to put out a Public Service Announcement from the H-G Household: When I start a sentence with, “I wanted to tell you…” or “We have decided…” or “Did you hear about our…” it will not and never…
About Us & Stuff.
I’ve been at this bloggie gig since 2011. I figured it was time to reshape all the About me, About yarning, About us, so here we go! Whether you’re someone who lives next door, or you stumbled across my site because you found something that didn’t make you cringe… I…