g r a m s || PART TWO

happy gram day!

g r a m m a g e || PART ONE

so naturally it's been over a month since any of these happy little grams have been posted here, insta fail... sooo i bring you part one of an insta-catch up! life is so beautiful. whenever i put these posts together, i love seeing all the little bits of my days all smooshed into one place! it reminds me how full my life is. full of love, beauty, abel, good food, family, God, pretty sights, you name it. as much as i wish i was bustin' out the big camera more often... maybe one day when i'm not pregnant & chasing a toddler... hmmm, either way though, i'm thankful for technology & that my phone has a camera that takes decent photos so that i can capture these snippets of our days in the sun, loving & laughing. 

^^^1. dough eatin' fool  2. leftover birthday balloons  3. a saturday morning delight  4. 23 weeks^^^

^^^ 1. sweet baby  2. a bit of pretty  3. 24 weeks  4. my happy little camper ^^^

^^^ 1. morning love  2. 26 weeks  3. sightseeing on our morning walk  4. my guy ^^^

^^^ 1. snoozer  2. national donut day  3. 27 weeks  4. backyard love ^^^

^^^ 1. couch snuggles  2. 26  3. abel + yellow, amen  4. spring blooms ^^^

^^^ 1. baby girl bump  2. heaven  3. family photo opp  4. yummmm ^^^

^^^ 1. every time i get in the shower  2. i guess we like hats now  3. sharing  4. happiness ^^^

^^^ 1. our sweet girl  2. breakfast dates  3. you threw off my groove  4. my two littlest loves ^^^

^^^ 1. everything (heart eyes x3)  2. abel's ear mark after falling asleep on the baby  3. laaaaaid back 

4. grammy love ^^^

^^^ 1. i love him  2. my cuddle bug  3. mini christopher  4. colorado love ^^^

happy birthday sister lou!

from us to YOU!

i hope you have the very best day! starting the morning off with homemade donuts gives the rest of your day a pretty good forecast, so you've got that goin' for ya! i love you so much, you are so much cooler than me & when i grow up i hope that i can be more like YOU! you are such a great mama to arrow & such a wonderful friend to me, and every day i am thankful for you! thank you for blessing the world & our lives with your presence 23 years ago & for completing the grant sister trio.

life wouldn't be the same without you! i hope you feel full of joy & loved today and every day!

happy happy birthday!

a letter to my sweet girl.

i love you. i haven't even met you yet, and i already love you, which only tells me that my breath will be taken away & i will be enamored with you and your sweet baby perfection, just like i was with your brother when he was born (& still am today). i know you are so beautiful in there and i am SO curious if you have hair... not that we'd love you any less if you didn't, we just only have experience producing little bald babies so far & so we are excited to see what you present us with! hairless or not, you'll be perfect in every way. i can't wait to smell your sweet skin & kiss you a billion times. i can't wait to watch abel hold you & see your dad melt like he never has before over 'his girl'... that has been my title for the past decade but i will happily share it with you beauty. i know that your papaw in heaven helped God pick you for us & i know that becoming your mama is an honor & a privilege & that each breath you take will be just as important to me as the last.

i hope that you have your daddy's adventurous heart & aren't afraid of anything. i hope that you are brave & free & get into lots of fun trouble with your brother. i hope you also have a sweet and gentle spirit like mine & that when you are 26 you still feel 5 years old in your heart. i hope you always see yourself the way that i see you & the way God sees you, and if ever you don't, i hope you come to me so that i can remind you of your beauty inside & out. i can't wait to meet you. i know that you are a perfect fit for our family & that the love in our hearts will only grow to make you feel like you are special & loved & wanted always. for now, stay cozy in my belly... i'll keep sending delicious foods your way, and you keep sending little love bumps mine. i love you sweet girl.

love, mama

hello june.

hi, where did may go?

time is moving at lightning speed these days. abel is getting so much bigger & smarter and every morning i wake up to what seems like a bigger belly. we've spent every waking second outside & i don't think the tv has been on in days. every morning before i can even change abel's diaper, he is pointing to the closet for his sun hat and then to the front door...  he would sleep out there if we'd let him.  sunshine & baby pools, dirty feet & green grass are what make up our days now & i'd be lying if i didn't tell you I'm loving every minute of it too. 

welcome june.