Run Saturday For Meg

4:17 PM | Posted by Unknown
I know many of you might not be runners, but Saturday people all over are running for Meg. 

You might have seen her while scrolling through your facebook feed. She was tragically killed by a drunk driver on Monday while on her morning run. She was a wife, mother of three and a fellow marathoner. This is a little closer to home for me, she is my Dad's Cousin's daughter. 

This is so scary, because it could have easily have been me. I routinely run in the morning, in the dark, by myself. This is a life of a mommy runner. 

Saturday get out and put of few miles in for Meg and her family. Also for awareness for all the mommy runners out there! 


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My Love List

10:20 AM | Posted by Unknown
It has been a while since I wrote a love list. So I think it is time to write a little love list of my random favorite things and favorite obsessions at the moment. 

1. This chili recipe that we have had so many times this winter! It is very filling and has a lot more veggies than most recipes out there. Which makes me feel a little better when I dump cheese and corn bread all in it! (you would know my first item on my list has to do with food!)

ps. This picture is from Christmas eve, I could not find another picture.

2. Real wood fires in the fireplace! There is nothing like snuggling up and watching the fire burn. 


3. A healthy baby! Grace has been sick and I am so glad she is finally on the up swing!


4. Rainy days to wear our pjs all day! It has been soooo cold here in SC and wet, so there were days that Grace and I both just decided to keep out pjs on all day! (Of course, lets be honest, pjs are not too different from my normal mom attire of yoga pants!)

5. Exercise tapes! Like I said before it has been really cold and wet here A LOT lately. Which means no running for me :( I wish I could go hit up a treadmill somewhere or even an elliptical, but sadly its not in the budget, so when I can not go outside I pop in an exercise video!

What are some things you can't live without right now?
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Pity Party

9:52 AM | Posted by Unknown
So I have to be honest... I am having a little bit of a pity party today for myself. Today is the 3 month mark that my Etsy shop has been open and... not one sale. Yes I have sold to family (who I do not charge for my time, because that is what family does). 

So I am at a point where I need to make a decision... Do I keep the shop open and just keep re-listing my items and hope for the best? Do I create a facebook page and advertise through that? Do I close my shop? Do I just sew for Grace and gifts? Do I add different types of items? Are they priced too high or too low?

Really I was hoping this would be a space where my creative juices could run and I could make a little extra money on the side. You know so Grace and I could go to Chic-fil-A once a week! HA:) 

So I am writing this today for advice. 


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It Has Been A Long Week...

2:16 PM | Posted by Unknown
It has been an entire week now that Grace and I have been quarantined inside our house! A week ago today Grace woke up and did not want to eat breakfast. I knew something was wrong right then. Grace wakes up and runs straight to the kitchen to get her breakfast and if it is not ready she will run to the pantry looking around for anything she can reach. So when she did not eat breakfast a red flag went up in my mind. Next she turned on the TV and sat on the couch to watch TV. Grace NEVER watches TV. She knows how to turn it off and on, but never pays it any attention. I was cleaning up breakfast and saw her sitting on the couch and knew something wasn't right. I check her temperature and it was 103.6! I immediately called her pediatrician and made an appointment. 


I thought for sure she had the flu, but the flu test was negative, the strept test was negative, ears were clear, so we were sent home with a virus. Once Grace had enough tylenol and motrin her fever came down under 100. Then just when I thought she was on the up swing I noticed a spot on her face the next day. Then Wednesday morning there were sores on her mouth, hands, feet and bottom. Thats when I knew she had hand -foot-and mouth disease. 

So that is why we are eagerly waiting the day to go and be among people! Yesterday she finally started eating more normal again. Due to the sores all in her mouth she really did not eat much of anything for days. 

(We might not have gotten out of our pjs, but we did get our dress-up clothes on!)

I think we have lived in our pjs for a week now, hopefully soon we will see the sun again!

 ps. today is the last day for some of the items in my Etsy Shop!
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Top Posts of 2013

8:13 AM | Posted by Unknown
Keeping with the new year theme... I was doing a little reminiscing and reading some old posts.

Here are the top 3 posts that you have read in 2013:
1. Grace's First Birthday
2. 10 Things New Dads Need to Learn About New Moms
3. Baby Fashion


I think it is funny what people are drawn to read. I originally began this blog just for me. I wasn't planning on sharing with anyone, but so that I would have a little outlet in a way. It has turned into being so much more. I have made new friends, connected with old ones, have an online baby book, and a way to share with family. 

Here is my favorite 3 posts that I wrote in 2013:
1. Daddy Love
2. How Motherhood Has Changed Me
3. Oh Motherhood

Thank you for reading and encouraging me! What kind of posts would you like to read in 2014?
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A Look Back-

9:25 AM | Posted by Unknown
Last year I wrote a post looking back at our year and it happens to be one of my favorite posts. So I thought I would keep with the tradition and do a little recap of our year with the McKenzies.

We had our first Easter as a family.


The best daddy in the world turned 30!


We ran our first family race.


I celebrated my very first Mother's Day.


Michael had his first Father's Day.


Grace turned ONE!


Grace started walking!


We have been more than blessed and look forward to what the Lord has in store for 2014!
Happy New Year!
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Our 2nd and 3rd Christmas

8:48 AM | Posted by Unknown
We had the best little Christmas at our house on Christmas day (you can read about it here) a lot different than Grace's first Christmas (you can read about it here). But since we were all alone for Christmas day we had a lot of visiting to do! We left bright and early on the 26th to meet my sisters at the mall to do a little tradition of after Christmas shopping! We even let the husbands come this time, mostly to watch Grace, but we won't tell them that :) 

After a full day of shopping and scoping out the deals we headed back to my parent's house to do a little gift exchange. 


Aunts, Uncles and Grandparents give the best gifts! (I think you can tell my Grace's face!) 



It is so much fun watching Grace grow and learn! 


We stayed the night with the Cross family and then after a good fast run the next morning we headed to visit with the McKenzies. 
Grace was more than over joyed to see her cousin Luke. She wanted to see him so badly she could not wait for him to wake up from his nap!



Grace wants to be just like her cousin.


Yet again we were showered with more than we deserve.


The next day was spent with more visiting: Both of our Grandparents and one of my very best friends! We are so blessed to have so many people we love and that love us and that we were able to see them all (we just missed Brittany). 
 We could not have asked for a better holiday! 
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Hi! I'm Katie. Wife to Michael. Mom to Grace, David Michael & Emma. Christ Follower. Runner. Stay at home mommy.



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