Busy and Blessed: Five Kids Edition

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! After a 6 month hiatus, we thought what a better day to restart things than Mother's Day! This special episode is all about the pregnancy and birth of the first love of our life, the girl who made us Mommy and Daddy- our little 5 lb 14 oz Gracie girl! I feel so blessed to have had such an amazing experience for my first pregnancy and I have so much admiration for all th...

This episode is all about Tatum's pregnancy and speedy birth story! Her name means "one who brings joy" and she could not live up to her name any better than she does today. She is our rainbow baby who was hand picked for us by her big brother in Heaven! She was our longest pregnancy, fastest birth and biggest baby. We hope you enjoy this episode and always remember to trust God's perfect plan!

Join us as we take a trip down memory lane for our 10 year wedding anniversary! We reminisce back to the early days when we first met and first started dating and how far we've come since then. We also talk a little about our engagement and our honeymoon! Can't believe we've already been married for 10 years!! It went by in the blink of an eye. I love you so much babe, life has been so much fun wi...

This episode is all about Baylee as we just celebrated her first birthday! Join us as we reminisce on her pregnancy and her crazy and exciting birth! Childbirth is such a miracle and even though we've done it 5 times now, it never gets old. Witnessing God's divine creation is always incredible! We do discuss some childbirth themes but keep it very PG!

Happy birthday to the best man in the entire world!! Join us while we celebrate Daddy by interviewing the kids about him. Ricky also shares his goals for year 32! We love you so much, Daddy!

In this episode we ponder two big questions about parenthood that really center around one main theme- how do we protect our children in this world we live in? We touch on building strong roots while they are little and our plan to safeguard their futures with supportive love and open communication always.

Grab a glass and join us for this special edition episode with Theresa and her best friend Alexa as they discuss maintaining friendships in parenthood. Alexa is single with no kids so we were excited to hear her perspective on parenthood and how it feels to have friends with children! We love Big Alexa and are so grateful for her devotion to our family!

Happy birthday to Mommy! In honor of the special day, we interviewed the kiddos and it was actually pretty cute! We also briefly reflect on the last year and Theresa's goals for year 33. Here's to another trip around the sun!

Self-care- What is it and how do we do it?! Well, we don't, not really. This episode is all about self-care and how we try (and fail) at making it a crucial part of parenthood. If you're struggling to prioritize your own needs, like us, you've come to the right place. And if you have figured it out, please give us all the advice!! They say that you can't pour from an empty glass, b...

Our most emotional episode yet! We dive into our personal faith stories and how we got here today. We also talk about where we stand in our faith at this point in our life and how it's changed after going through some hardship. We explain how we incorporate our faith into our children and our prayers for them as they grow. We also will discuss the difficulty of attending church every week with...

Today we're talking all about how we feed our gaggle of children! We discuss everything from how we grocery shop and meal plan to sharing what typical meals are for our family. We also touch on how we try to instill healthy eating habits in our children and things we have done to foster healthier food selection in our home. Please leave a comment with any good meal ideas or hacks you have for...

What is the criteria to be considered a "big family"? We will answer this question along with other questions about how we handle clothing and storing all the clothes for the kids, the endless piles of laundry and how we divide and conquer household tasks on a daily basis!

We get personal in this episode as we process the challenges in raising our "difficult" child. We will discuss medical themes, like ADHD and PANS/PANDAS and how they relate to our story. We are not providing medical advice but rather sharing how Jason's healing journey is going and what we have learned, so far. We hope that someone out there who may be struggling in a similar way can...

In this episode we will discuss how our marriage has changed since becoming parents and how to navigate potential conflicts surrounding different parenting and discipline styles. We also touch on date nights and speaking each other's love language.

In this episode, we share our advice for any parents out there who are on the fence about having more children. We also share what we believe to be the hardest parts of being parents and our favorite parts of being parents.

In this episode, we will dive deep into our childhoods where our core beliefs on parenting first began. We discuss how our inner child shapes the parents we strive to be today.

Welcome to our first episode of Busy and Blessed! We are so excited to start this journey of sharing our crazy life and commiserating with all the exhausted, burnt-out, overstimulated parents out there. In this episode, we introduce ourselves, our family, and what is to come in our podcast. We will also answer our most frequently asked question: Why do we have so many kids?! Please join us if you...