by Sami | Oct 27, 2012 | Events, Family, Kariss, Reviews
I know I told many of you that Kariss was taking part in the Nashville Ballet Nutcracker 2012 youth cast 2012 auditions…but what I forgot to update you on was the fact that she made it! Yes, my 8 year old daughter who just started taking ballet for the first...
by Sami | Oct 23, 2012 | Family, Kariss
Looking for a homemade girls pirate costume idea? Look at what Grandma sewed for Kariss, complete with matching pirate bandana: The idea was inspired by a girls’ pirate costume we saw at the end of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Walt Disney World…but...
by Sami | Aug 30, 2012 | Faith, Family, Kariss, My Story
If you recall from last month, we wanted to celebrate Kariss’ 8th birthday in a very unique way…by sponsoring two children from Compassion International (you can read all the details of what lead us to this decision on the Compassion Blog). Well we finally...
by Sami | Aug 10, 2012 | Kariss, Reviews, Travel
During our recent “Luxury for Less” Chicago Road Trip, we were treated to quite the Chicago family experience: an American Girl Dinner at American Girl Place Chicago, followed by the ultimate American Girl themed “Chicago’s First Lady”...
by Sami | Jul 26, 2012 | Faith, Family, Kariss
We’re celebrating Kariss’ 8th birthday today by adding to our family in a very special way! If you want to find out the details, you can read my post over on the Compassion blog…
by Sami | Jul 26, 2012 | Dad Cone, Family, Kariss, My Story
July 26 is very special to our family because there are actually 3 of our family members with the same birthday! Our July 26 birthdays are: *My daughter, Kariss (who turns 8 today) *My father in law, Rick Sr. (who you may know from this blog as “Dad Cone”...
