Hi, welcome to Cooking Up A Family! My name is Courtney and I am a stay-at-home mom and housewife, writing about my passions in Missouri. I run around all day chasing our daughter, Avery born in March 2007, Eisley born in March 2010 and keeping our rambunctious yellow lab Alex,away from her! We also have a beautiful angel Ashlyn Rose who was born into heaven on December 2, 2008. Everyday is a new challenge but always a fun learning experience!

We were thrown a little curve ball but have adapted well to the life we have been given. Life has changed dramactically but today we all can say we are truly happy and miss our sweet angel everday.

March of Dimes 2009

After Ashlyn passed away I embarked on a journey to better myself. I have developed a passion for eating healthy, getting my body into great shape,  learning to be more green and photography. I am not perfect at any of these things but I am working to be better at all of them.

This is a personal blog that I want to be as real as I can be on it.  So I hope you enjoy all the pictures and recipes, all the family talk and all the nitty gritty details of my life moving forward.

Thanks for stopping visiting!! Email me with any comments or questions you have!

If you want to learn about my journey of becoming a runner, check out my other blog, A So-Called Runner!