justin

(married september 3, 2006)

my husband and, totally cliche but true, my best friend. fairly certain the father of my children and forever keeper of my heart. the one who ensures i don’t hop the first flight to bali keeps me smiling and grounded and makes me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world.

jackson everett

(born april 30, 2008)

my amazing, endearing son. contemplative and intense yet relaxed and silly. seriously strong willed and insanely lovable.

harper mckenna

(born september 2, 2009)

the most smiley, happy little lady i know. a head strong, fearless and determined lover of life who has taught me more about the vastness of love than i ever could have imagined.

my children: make me, hands down, the luckiest person alive.  they are also the catalyst behind  flat feet and  little to no perkiness trying like hell to be the happiest, healthiest and most honest woman i can.

bayla

(born fall 2006/adopted february 2007)

my super sweet yellow lab (ish) pooch. discovered on petfinder.com by my sister, rescued from a field in tennessee, driven to connecticut and on my new love seat before i could bat an eye.  if she could talk i’m sure she’d tell you how she much preferred her life pre-children when she ruled the roost. since then she has developed a food allergy , eats her paws constantly and generally looks in need of prozac. if it weren’t for our neighbors who watch her often (and let her sleep in their beds) she would have headed for the highway long ago, i’m sure.