The Journey Begins

I talked myself into it.  I’m jumping into the world of blogging and trying to be more active on social media.  Will anyone read any of this or follow my accounts?  Who knows… But at least I’ll have fun along the way! And it turns out, the social media world is perfect for introverts like me!

So, who am I?  I’m Heather – a wife, mother, daughter, sister, and social worker in the largest level IV NICU in the State. I have been married to Kevin for almost ten years now.  We have three boys who are extremely energetic and fill us with so much love, joy, and an unbelievable amount of frustration all at the same time.  Braden is seven, Logan is six, and Kellen is four. Our household is ALWAYS chaotic, always loud, full of shenanigans (and children who believe that clothing is optional), allllllllll of the bodily functions, and never short on cocktails!  We are by no means the world’s greatest parents – we mess up ALL the time and lucky for you, I’ll post all about it here.  We tell our kids when we mess up and it’s a great way to teach them about God’s love and forgiveness.

I grew up in Arizona and Kevin grew up in Indiana.  We decided to stay in Indiana… and I wonder why about 75% of the year.  Oddly enough, both of my brothers and their families live here too, so it must be in our DNA or something.  We are a big sports family with a wide variety of teams that we support.  Kevin is a diehard fan of the UNC Tarheels and even he cannot tell you why.  He has no idea other than he started liking them from a young age.  Ohio State is my team – my Mom was born and raised in Ohio and I grew up watching the Buckeyes.  My grandparents still have season tickets so we go to a few games a year.  Like every good Indiana family we support the Colts and the Pacers, along with Butler and IU.  If our kids are really mad at us, they will cheer for Duke (UNC rival) or Michigan (Ohio State rival) just to get under our skin… They are lucky they are cute.

I hope you’ll follow along with me on this crazy journey of life and motherhood!