Just me My Soldier and our 4 little chicks

hey guys!

hope you are all having a fabulous, happy thursday!

i sure am...it's rainy and glooomy here, but warm and toasty inside, and i've been bit by the craft bug. :)

some of you may have seen that i had harper's videos up earlier, but i chose to take them down and we won't be doing them any more (at least publicly, ha!!).

it's not something i want to continue getting emails about, like i did this morning. i thought it was just fun and lighthearted, but not worth any sort of drama or judgement. that ruins the fun of it, so no more! out with the negative, in with the positive. :)

eta: nothing creepy/mean about H, more about me and my parenting abilities (or lack of??) hahaha. Actually, kind of funny,i am more than confident in my parenting skills, and my love for my family...and anonymous emails couldn't ever change that. i just don't like it when it is directed at a post starring h. now *that* kinda creeps me out.

i'm at the point where i feel free to post what makes ME happy here, regardless of other's thoughts on the matter. however, once again, this was a post about H and that it makes me uncomfortable. thanks for understanding!

 

make sure to enter the giveaway below, and happy thursday!

xo

gussy sews {something mama needs}

some of you might remember me introducing you to maggie and gussy sews a while back.

i ended up buying this tote after that post b/c i couldn't stop thinking about it. i'm pretty sure i even had a dream about it.

and i have been obsessed with it ever since. i carry it EVERYWHERE. and not only is it gorgeous (and my favorite color combination in the world), but it's also sturdy. and big. and made beautifully. i get compliments on it regularly.

so when i heard maggie was adding diaper/wipe wristlets to the store, i knew i had to have one.

so now, i'm double gussied.

a gussy within a gussy if you will.

and i LOVE my newest addition. i mean look at her!

she's precious. and she holds enough diapers and wipes for me to take both girls out on the town.

officially, these wristlets can hold 5 diapers+wipes+ointment+a rattle/binkie etc. but i roll and cram extra diapers in there instead of the 'cessories, as H would say.

here are some official photos from miss gussy.

 

and here's what she has to say about her latest invention:

    Often times my ruffled products are inspired because I *need* them {oh, you should see my personal tote bag collection, hah!} but with my newest product, a diaper/wipe wristlet, my customers are the ones that inspired me.

    Customers have shared they use some of my zipped products for diapers & wipes while on the go. I decided to create something just for mamas ~ complete with our signature ruffle ~ that way they can use their other Gussy Sews item for what it was really intended for ;)

    These wristlets can be used for many things, not just diapers and wipes. Use it to organize small toys for your kiddies you know you carry around, make it YOURS by carrying it as a large wristlet, store your fun stash of sunglasses inside... See, there are many uses for our diaper/wipe wristlets.

    One thing I seriously {heart} about my ruffled products is how fun and colorful the prints are. They will definitely add some fun sass to your life ;)

she had me at "sass". hahahaha!

now here is the absolute best part.

gussy sews is giving one of my lucky readers a

diaper/wipe wristlet plus a 20 dollar store credit.

only entrants from us and canada please.

 

if you would like to be entered in this sass-tastic, ruffle-ific giveaway, visit gussy sews and leave a comment here telling me your favorite product in the store right now.

i'll draw a winner sunday. spread the word, this one is too good to miss!

 

back tomorrow with 'ashion thursday.

xoxo

s

 

eight

eight years ago,

if someone told me that

eight years later

we would have four girls under five

six deployments under our belts

if someone told me that we would have,by now, lived in four states

in seven houses

i would have laughed. and maybe there would have been a little bit of a tremor in my hand. a tiny falter in my smile. not visible or apparent to anyone, but there nonetheless.

my  heart might have raced.

i might have thought...really? no. that can't be right! we are going to have TWO children! one boy and one girl!

he's not going to have to go away that many times. because i don't know how to do anything by myself! i can't live at fort drum because i don't know how to drive in the snow!

i can't have a baby without him there!

i know he's in the army, but west point isn't the same as the real thing. i'm scared. can i do this? am i meant to do this?

and if i could tell me back then what i know now i'd say

yes, you can do this.

because first of all it's not *you*.

it's *us*

with the love of a good man and our father above

you will have more than you have ever dreamed of.

you will learn to be independent.

you will fall in love with four little girls, each one of them very different. and all four of them incredible.

that first deployment? will be scary alright. as will all the ones that follow.

but you will do it. you will learn to dig your car out of snow, you will survive. and you will feel so much stronger because of it.

you will learn how to put your heart into all seven homes. how to make them "home". you will learn that pictures on the wall and books on the shelves don't define where home is. no, not at all.

home is where the two, three,four, six of you are (depending on the year). sometimes home may consist of some of you in one place, and one of you in a makeshift shelter in another country.

but you will ALWAYS be connected by love, respect, and commitment.

you will have a baby without him there.

but it's not as scary as it sounds. and he will walk in two hours later and you will be okay.

he will take care of you. and his girls.

always.

he will be honest, faithful, brave, strong,truthful,and protective.

oh, and really really funny. you will lose track of how many times he makes you laugh so hard you cry.

he will hold your hand, rub your back, or GIANT pregnancy feet. he will guide you into a room with his hand on the small of your back and never leave your side.

he will talk you through some of the most scary moments of your life.

whether it be first time labor, cutting your finger to the bone with a new chef's knife, or not knowing if he will come home to you alive.

all it will take from him will be an "i love you, it will be okay" to calm your heart.

also? he will be the best daddy EVER. ever. hands down. your little girls will grow up with their hero for their daddy.

sure, you will frustrate each other.

his tendency to justify the reason he did or say something instead of simply saying "i'm sorry" will anger you.

your tendency to say "NOTHING" when he asks what wrong will anger him.

but you will learn to talk through these things.accept them. and grow.

simply put?

today is the best thing you will ever do. best choice you will ever make. today starts a miracle.

and at that point eight years ago my heart would have calmed.

i would have looked into his brown eyes and smiled. and said "i do".

it was the beginning of a beautiful,crazy,scary,hilarious,terrifying ride.

and the Lord had (has) so much more in store for us that we could have ever imagined.

happy 8th anniversary, james carr howell.

thank you.

thank you.

thank you.

i love you.

s

 

 

singin' in the rain

can i just start off by saying that singin'in the rain is my number two favorite old movie.

i remember being in high school and watching it a zillion times. i just never ever get tired of it. it's just one of those movies. having a bad day? pop it in and i dare you not to smile. it's true!

number one by the way? roman holiday

anyway, you know what else i love? the april studio calico kit, singin' in the rain. the colors+patterns are out of this world happy.

i got all four add-ons again (and for the last time- my stash is built up again and i have to slow down..hee!).

so for those of you who are curious my shopping list this month was

singin' in the rain

happy refrain

make 'em laugh

moses supposes (his toeses are roses, but moses supposes erroneously)

tap dance

soiree twine (this stuff is GORGEOUS)

emma's shoppe goodies

stella&rose brads

even more .03 american crafts precision pens- i use these for the journaling on every single layout.

yes, i went nuts on the shop items but how could i not? emma's shoppe and stella&rose are the most "me" lines i've seen in recent memory!

here's what i made with this month's kit.

 

Above All

12x12

made using:

singin' in the rain (yellow dot paper,buttons)

happy refrain (orange paper,thickers)

make em laugh (gray dot paper)

moses supposes (sassafras stickers,butterflies+flowers,ephemera)

tap dance (date sticker)

I never ever use typewriter journaling. I WANT to, don't get me wrong...but I don't own a typewriter that works. That's why i SO love these phrases that came in the Daily Junque ephemera pack. 

this color combination is a bit out of control, but i love it with the gray background. i tell my girls ALL the time to be kind.

i tell them that i'd rather hear from a teacher how kind they are than hear how they are making good grades (even though of course i want to hear that, too). i thought that i should do a layout talking about how i want harper to always be kind and compassionate. i think there are many ADULTS that perhaps need this reminder.

 

 

covered in love

12x12

made using:

singin'in the rain (floral paper,house button)

happy refrain (border sticker,thickers, pink patterned paper,fabric brads)

moses supposes (circle/scallop paper)

tap dance (chipboard accents, stickers)

bright much? HA! i couldn't resist. i love the fresh, springy colors in this kit. and that crate floral paper is one i keep reaching it to. i used it for my "scrappy sunday" post a few weeks back. i just love florals, both in my wardrobe and on my pages.

 

 

girl's lunch

8 1/2x11

made using:

singin' in the rain (graph paper,floral paper,date sticker,gingham paper, twine)

happy refrain (border stickers

moses supposes (fabric flower, metal button,butterfly)

tap dance (chipboard accents)

emma's shoppe trims

this one makes me very happy b/c it's very springy. i made the bow by tying one of the basicgrey fabric blossoms with a piece of twine. love the preppy feel this page has.

you know what i love about these emma's shoppe papers and embellishments? they have a shabby inked feel to them. my favorite ink to ink papers with is "creamy brown" chalk ink by colorbox. i don't have any anymore, but these papers+accents have that EXACT look. love that.

 

 

sadieisms

12x12

made using:

singin' in the rain (yellow dot paper,tag)

happy refrain (thickers, fabric brads)

make 'em laugh (pink paper)

moses supposes (paper doilies,sassafras alphas)

tap dance (chipboard accents)

stella&rose brads

corner rounder

wow...i really wasn't scared of using color with this kit was i? huh. oh well color=happiness. i'm not much of a muted/pastel gal!

this one makes me laugh, i've been wanting to scrap funny sadie-isms for a while.

pretty basic patterned paper blocking going on here, not much to explain...sometimes i just feel like going the "simple" route. :)

 

 

spring fashion

12x12

made using:

happy refrain (happy photo tab,thickers)

make 'em laugh (dot paper, metal flowers)

moses supposes (fabric flowers,chipboard stem/leaves, chipboard border)

 

another bright, graphic, relatively simple (yet happy) layout. sense a theme this month?? ;)

 

and last but not least:

 

team bigs

12x12

made using:

tap dance

ek success large circle border punch

i had to stop at six layouts but oh how i wish i had time to make more. and i have to tell you...i have a TON of this kit left!

hope you have a beautiful, blessed monday!

xoxo

s

 

scrappy sunday 3/27

happy (scrappy) sunday, y'all! today i have an older random layout to share, plus some more scrap-related Q&A.

this layout is one i've never shared. i made it about 2 1/2 years ago for a memory makers book i was asked to be a part of. the layout somehow was lost and never made it into the book...

and oh how i love this layout.

i hear people talk lots about "using new product" and having to buy new things...but i love timeless beautiful papers and products. like these below. i just feel there's nothing trendy or dated about it.

i actually really love the design of this one and will have to scraplift myself soon. wish i had this still. :(

patterned papers: basicgrey, october afternoon

bingo card: JBS

alphas: american crafts

buttons: autumn leaves

stickers: basicgrey

journaling card: october afternoon

these photos were the day jimmy left for his afghanistan year long deployment. i can't look at them without getting a lump in my throat.

how much we've changed, grown, and experienced since then.

now...on to the questions!

 

How about what albums do you use? Do you use the sames ones all the time or change out depending on your mood!

As I said last week, I use American Crafts 12x12 D ring albums. I also have a few Making Memories 3 ring albums. They do NOT all match...I have all sorts of colors and even patterns!

 

I'm wondering what your scrapbooking process is? I would love an insight into how one of our pages comes together as I know you are a fast scrapper! Do you have an idea of how your page will turn out before you start? Or do you just play and see what happens along the way? And do you do the journaling last? Do you free style the journaling or pre-plan it? Thanks! Have a great day!

Okay. This is a tough one for me and I never know quite how to answer it. I get this question often. It's tough for me, because I often describe myself as a "fly by the seat of my pants scrapper".I rarely (if ever) plan a page before I start it.

And I never ever plan journaling. How have I not messed up or run out of room yet? I have no idea. HA! I suppose it's only a matter of time.

Let me think on this one some more and perhaps I can do an entire blog post on it. :)

 

I was wondering how you keep track of 'inspiration'. Story ideas, layout ideas, things you see that you like, etc. I see you are on Pinterest but that is pretty new (I'm following you) so I know you might have other strategies too. I am always, always struggling with this. I store the ideas (in too many places I'm sure) but never really have a good mechanism for accessing/applying them unless I do it immediately.

I am solely using Pinterest these days. To be honest, this is the first time I've ever compiled inspiration anywhere! I've never had a notebook, or a journal, or anything of the sort. I guess I've just subconsciously filed away ideas in my brain.

Pinterest has been a creative life-saver for me. And best of all, I actually USE the ideas I find there. I've used so many of them already!

 

I was wondering if you make greeting cards of do you buy them?

Buy them. Always. I used to make them, but I couldn't bear the thought of them not being appreciated and simply being thrown directly in the trash. Cards are HARD for me to make!!

 

How do you organize your photos?

iPhoto. By month.

 

You always have the best titles for your scrap pages, how do you come up with them?

Why thank you! Lots of times i use a word (or short phrase) from my journaling.

 

I've wondered if people recognize you when you are in public?

Ha!! Oh my goodness, no. Hahahaha! One of my readers said she saw me at Target here in Savannah, though! So cool, wish she would have said hi.

 

How do you blog your hipstamic/instagram pics?

I plug in my phone and upload them into iPhoto. I then resize them and upload them to my blog.

 

What are your favorite iphone apps?

instagram

facebook

twitter (echofon)

angry birds (oh how i wished i never would have tried this one...it's like crack!)

goodreads

around me

living social

groupon

urbanspoon

kindle

shazam

pandora

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kids: make a princess, balloons, peekaboo barn,animatch,toddler teasers games, anything by duck duck moose

 

Do you scrapbook with just kits?

absolutely not! i depend lots on studio calico these days, as my time is limited and it's so easy to have everything already coordinated and put together! but i use lots of "non kit" stuff, too.

Have the girls attempted their own LO's so they can be like Mommy?

they have! they love scrapbooking with me! i give them letter stickers,jewels, photos, and glue sticks and they go to town. i'll have to share a layout. they are so cute.

 

What do you use for your scrapbook room?

the office room in our house. i know this won't always be the case, but i've been blessed enough to have a dedicated scrap room our past few houses. jimmy  has his "office" at work (which he never really leaves anyway, HA!) and he knows how happy crafting makes me.

 

I was wondering how you store your paper. Not only what you store it IN, but how you put the paper in order so that you can find something when you are looking for it.

I store it in vertical Cropper Hopper boxes. Right now there is no organization within the boxes. I used to do it by manufacturer, but i'm thinking now i want to change to color.

 

And when do you scrap? Do you do it after everyone is in bed and sacrifice sleep or do you manage to do it during naps?

Wednesdays, both bigs are in school for a few hours. The morning is also when the babies take their long naps. This is my get it done block of time!

Also, I tend to get up before everyone.

Weekends, J takes the bigs on dates. When he's gone, evenings.

 

what is your favorite adhesive?

3L Scrapbook Adhesives EZ tape runners- which i've heard are going to become refillable. YAY!

 

Do you do many 2-page LOs? If not, how do you arrange your single page LOs in your albums? Do you worry about the style or the colours in the single LOs you put side-by-side in your albums?

Not many, but I do do them. I do not worry about style or colors with side by side layouts!

 

Do you ever display your LOs outside of your albums, hang on the wall as art or display in frames?

I do! I display them on plate hangers, a crib bed spring, a pew bible rack, etc.

 

What is your favourite colour or colour scheme to scrapbook with?

i love using yellow and teal. i don't have a favorite color combination to use on pages, though. 

 

Do you ever make mini-albums?

I think I've only done 3 or so. I love the look of them, but making them stresses me out.

 

Do you do many multi-picture LOs or do you prefer the single-picture LO?

More often than not, I tend to use 2 or more photos on my layouts (i use lots of 4x6). But since I don't take a zillion photos, I also do many one photo layouts.

Have you scrapbooked your wedding pictures?

No I have not. We barely have any. We married quickly, as J was deploying...and my photographer was not very good. Think staged photos/backdrops. but hey, it is what it is, and i'm lucky i got one at all on such short notice. the photos are in an album.

 

Does anyone else in your family also scrapbook? I know you have mentioned that your mother is very artistic. Does she scrapbook as well? Or was it something you just discovered on your own?

No one in my family scrapbooks, no. My mom does lots of mixed-media, vintage sorts of projects. I just stumbled upon SBing and fell in love.

 

Have you ever designed scrapbooking kits based on your pages?

I have! I used to do this (along with directions) for a scrapbooking store. I loved doing it and would totally be open to doing it again, if there was enough interest.

 

Have you ever taught scrapbooking classes? Would you ever consider offering online classes?

I taught several classes in Waco and one in Columbus. I LOVED it. I totally want to teach more.

 

Have you ever considered designing your own line of scrapbook paper & embellishments?

No, I haven't...but that sounds really fun!

How do achieve the gorgeous effect on so many of your blog photos, such as the one above of the bigs? Is it an iPhone app?

Instagram!

Okay, this is officially the L O N G E S T blog post ever. I'd be shocked if anyone actually reads it. teehee.

There are still lots of non-crafty questions that need answering, don't think i forgot about you!

 

xoxo

s

4 months old

really? what in the jose?

was i not just finding out i was pregnant? huh. strange.

anyway, here we go.

at four months:

 

 

 

they are the lights of our lives.

i can't get over how sweet they are. they are "those babies". you know...the ones i thought didn't exist. the ones that are laid-back for the most part, the ones that you can put down awake and they'll put themselves to sleep.

but then again...when you get hauled all over town, when you are in a family this crazy, i guess you have to be that way. ha!

 

Lucy:

is losing all of that beautiful black hair. we always joke that she's losing hair+her head's getting bigger...so it's a lose/lose situation as far as the hair goes. ha!

she is getting SO big. she has about six rolls from her diaper to her knees.

she's quieter than her sister, doesn't "talk" as much

but oh does she laugh...especially when you tickle her neck. uhhh...necks. :) she will laugh laugh laugh.

is almost in a size 3 diaper.

sleeps really well and is generally very good-natured.

burps SO loud, it makes us laugh.

loves the mobile, loves music

hasn't rolled yet, but is close to rolling from back to front.

hates tummy time.

loves sucking her hands

 

Cate:

is still kind of bony, but has quite the belly.

still teensy.

but LOUD. very screechy, verbal.

can roll from tummy to back.

sucks her hands like nobody's business.

in a size 2 diaper, not close to 3.

still a slow eater, but getting much better

giggles when i smile at her.

BIG smiler, laughs less than Lucy.

full head of fuzzy hair. we joke that she almost has more than lucy now!

loves the mobile and music

cries more than lucy

sleeps a bit less than lucy.

 

 

they both

LOVE their big sisters. they just stare at them and smile and "talk".

light up when i come in the room. not going to lie, i love that.

are on a schedule together. sleep, eat, you name it...all at the same time.

love baths

like (ish) car rides

love walks in the strollers

are starting to notice one another. cate spent about five minutes yesterday staring and cooing at lucy. lucy? not interested.

are looking SO much more alike. it's uncanny.

and i love them so much my heart aches.

happy 4 mos, sweet babies!

 

 

video thursday- harper's fashion advice part 3

thanks so much for your input re: whether you would want me to teach a class, what you would like to see, etc. i really appreciate it! if you want to contribute, but haven't...please leave a comment on yesterday's post!

today's 'ashion video=a hot mess.

h decided that she didn't want to talk about shoes b/c it was "lame-o". so she just asked me to tape her doing totally RANDOM stuff instead.

we taped it this morning, hence her puffy eyes and my more-mannish-than-usual voice.

sadie runs in at the end, but i had to cut it off b/c she had no pants on. HA!

you are going to have to turn up the volume b/c she's a bit mumble-y, especially when she talks about audrey hepburn and black. :)

miss harper has SO much fun making these videos and wants to do one next week, but she's run out of ideas. i thought maybe y'all could leave her "fashion questions" and she could do a Q&A...i want her to be able to keep making these b/c i swear they are the highlight of her week. HA! i'd love to surprise her with questions! :)

 

okay, here you go...enjoy the randomness.

xo

s

 

 

at this moment in time

i'm reading one thousand gifts by ann voskamp.

 

 

i'm addicted to watching portlandia on ifc. jimmy and i say "put a bird on it!" about 19283298 times a day. we lived in olympia, wa for a few years and this is SO what it was like there.

 

making up a mother's day wish list from one of my favorite stores, red envelope.have y'all been there? i've been ordering for years. i love the necklaces, frames, okay all of it. and how cool is the story of a lifetime? sigh. maybe j will get all of it for me. HA!

 

working on a new giveaway with gussy. you are going to love this one. i'm so glad i was introduced to maggie...i think her beautiful bags and my readers are a match made in heaven. :)

 

i'm always looking for things to eat, make, learn with my girls. sometimes it's hard coming up with new "curriculum" even though i'm a former teacher.

i found this AWESOME blog, teach your tot, and i LOVE love it. everything is in one place, theme by theme, and everything is planned and put together for you. i'm sort of obsessed with it.

 

really thinking i want a slice. i've been contemplating it for way too long. :)

 

desperately looking for a floral cardigan for spring. love this one from jcrew, but they only have xxs left, and that ain't gonna fly with the triple muffin top, sister!

 

i've also been thinking lots about teaching an online class or workshop of some sort. is this even something y'all would be interested in? if so, what type of class would you like? it's purely in the brainstorming period right now, and i know y'all will let me know your thoughts since you are, after all, the best. :)

 

happy wednesday!i'm headed to harper's kinder orientation today. how is it that she's going to KINDERGARTEN? sigh. so proud of her.

xxo

 

 

sadie at 3

the moment i felt like i was teaching her well was when her teacher came up to the van in the carpool line and told me how KIND and compassionate she is in school.

 

the moment j felt like he was doing a good job raising her was when i told him that sadie said this to a crying cate in the car:

"CATE! Suck it up sister! No cwybabies in this house!!!"

 

and oh, thanks to sadie for taking a couple of pictures of me and the babies! i love them, blurriness and fugly slippers and all! this is my everyday:

 

 

have a beautiful tuesday, sweet friends!

xxo

monday, monday.

first things first! the winner of KP's sketchbook 3 class giveaway is:

34Kim said...

Yes please!!

I also have already registered, but winning my spot would be swell!!!!

Looking forward to April!

Way to go Kim! Email me at harpersmama8(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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So how was your weekend? Mine was one of the best I can remember in a really, really long time.

Everyone had Thursday and Friday off, due to St. Pat's being a HUGE deal here!

THURSDAY

i surprised the bigs with a "leprechaun breakfast" and some special t-shirts i'd made for them using iron-ons from here and super cheap cherokee brand tees from targhay.

you can click on each image to see it full size!!!

the babies were in green too!

we watched J march in the parade...it was SO cool. i got chills just looking at all of those handsome men in uniform, and the pride our city has in them.

and then we braved downtown Savannah/city market for a bit.

a few st. patrick's day observations

1.don't tell your somewhat obsessive four year old about the pinching for not wearing green thing. she was TERRIFIED of someone pinching her all day long. even though she was clearly in green. ack. i never should have mentioned that!

2.driving through the liquor store in your minivan to get beer? is AWESOME. i have never felt less cool in my life. But we really wanted to make a green beer!!

3.i probably actually felt LESS cool when i was downtown. hey ladies? drunkenly crying on your cell phone? not attractive.

4.when letting your children pick a souvenir from the cart in the street, monitor closely what they are looking at. that seemingly innocent frog necklace?

well said frogs might have male genitalia on them. and say "i'm horny".

thank GOD she didn't see it when she reached for it, as i loudly yelled LALALALALALLALALA LOOK AT THIS PURPLE TRUMPET!!!

and that is how harper ended up with a squeaky purple trumpet and sadie ended up with a long blue horn that makes me pee my pants  little every time she blows it. and makes the babies cry. lovely.

 

 

FRIDAY

I FINALLY had the priveledge of meeting my sweet friend May Flaum. We've "known" eachother online for quite some time, but haven't gotten to hang out yet.

She came in town for a few hours and we had some quality GROWN UP TIME!! We both have wee girls, so just having grown up time was heavenly.

we hit up paris market:

and then walked to gryphon tea room to have lunch.

AMAZING lunch might i add.

i decided to pull a purkey and purkify my pictures. aka take food photos.

we had so much fun. i think we nonstop talked in one run on sentence for a few hours. and i think she's my sister from another mister. she's awesome.

and then it was home where c+l were sporting clear evidence of "daddy hair". and then it was time for wine in my new paris market glasses.

 

 

SATURDAY

we had a birthday party and then we had a small...uh...incident?

sadie apparently thought the lavender i got at paris market was to pretty to just sit in the dish so she decided to have a grand old time playing with it.

and for the record? i laughed. life's too short to flip out over ruined lavender. and i should have known better than to put it within the reach of the sadie bug. :)

j cooked us dinner, what a guy!

and we sat outside in the beautiful evening light and i tried the red version of my new wine glasses :)

 

SUNDAY

recovery.

 

now...i'm fully aware i'm about to say something cheesy.i make fun of myself (to myself HA!) for being cheesy on the old bloggity...

but it doesn't make it any less true.

i love my family so much and i am so content with where i am in my life right now.

i'll take minivan drives, early dinners, messy sinks and baby bjorns

over

wild st. patrick's days, drunken crying cell phone calls, trashy necklaces

any day of the week.

i think all of the aparts we experience as a family really make us enjoy and appreciate the togethers.

hope you have a beautiful week!

xxo