horsetooth family hike!

over the weekend we hiked!

we'd talked about doing this for a while + the weekends would always be over before we knew it, but this past sunday, the kids were napped + fed and so we made our way to the reservoir to "climb some big rocks" as a family. soooo happy we checked this off of our summer bucket list, abel L O V E D it + was seriously a champion hiker. he never wanted to be picked up a single time + watchin' his cute little booty climb those rocks was by far a new favorite image i'd like to be forever burned into the forefront of my mind. lucy had a front row backpack seat + i high fived myself at the end for doing the whole thing with almost 20 pounds strapped to my chest. huzzah! SO thankful for chris + for his sense of adventure + NEED to be active! i hope both of our kids get even a 1/4 of his energy, so far it's looking that way... can i get an amen!?

^^^there's the booty :)))

abel says...

abel says, 

i got you, you won't fall (when referring to YOU having HIM)

mama seatbelt on, adel seatbelt on, wootee seatbelt on, err body seatbelts on (the seatbelt scenario can be replaced with nearly anything, today's bath version... butts-- "err body has butts" --yes they do sweet abel)

sit in wap

the way he says the "ch" sound kiiiiilllls me + also my name... like the other night in the dark, while laying down to put him to bed, he reached over and touched my face and said "hiwawee" --- no words, just tears.

bay-aynas

waaait for meee!

abel come too.

...he is in the sweetest stage right now, and hearing him talk or tell stories is the very best ever. we lovingly have referred to him as the town cryer, because he gives you a play by play of EVERY THING THAT HAPPENS, ever. from what diaper pattern everyone is wearing, to who did what + why they went to time out for it; we love it so much + also get a giggle when we pretend to be ringing a bell + repeating his news in our best town cryer voice, all while speaking it in his language.

in other news...

he's ticklish under his armpits

has the sweetest gruff voice

will eat just about anything (aside from "green parts") if you break it up into "shark bites", extra points if you chant "shark bite oo ha ha" from finding nemo, after each one.

he had the best conversation with me the other morning about all that he did at auntie's house while chris + i went to a concert, so detailed and precious.

he loves to help with any + everything, "abel do it"

just wants to know you're here with him <3 nbsp="" p="">

red may be his favorite color, always always chooses it with no prompting.

he loves baby "emeryn" + has kissed nearly every available inch of her

loves firetrucks (firef*cks as he says- crying laughing emojix100)

he loves to be outside, chase, race, swing + go down the slide, do flip flops(forward rolls) until his cheeks are bubble gum pink + he smells like stinky toddler.

was caught spanking arrows booty + sending her to "tiNeout" once last week.

is as sweet + snuggly as he's ever been, so gentle + caring, and is the wildest BOY when it comes to everything else

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truth be told, i wish i had a reality show or some sort of paparazzi hanging with us on the regular, because i never want to forget any of the precious things my kids say and do. even sitting down to write these posts + making notes in my phone as they happen- still feels like not enough, i want to remember it all, and play it over + over... bottle it up for when they're grown + gone and i need a smile or a good cry :)

him + them

i've never loved three people more.

^^^that black eye, and this was after the swelling had gone wayyyyyy down.

^^^yes, she's still here haha!

park days, for days + days.

summer for us is spent at the park, if it happens to have a splash pad + a giant rock formation of shrek toes sticking out of the earth, even better :)

these gems are from a fun weekend about a month ago before our computer took a swim. i'm gratefully typing this up from our new computer and feeling so happy to be able to continue documenting life here on my sweet little blog. apparently blogs are 'so out' and instagram rules, while snapchat is trying to take over? well, let me just put on record that this blog is here to stay,  IG will probably continue to get posted to the most, and there is almost a 100% chance of me never joining snapchat, huzzah! so there's that.

this weekend was one for the books. it had been some of the first sunny days after a month of rain + we were soaking it up to the best of our ability. we wrapped it up with lucy getting a fight club black eye, and i am not exaggerating. she started walking at nine months and in return pretty much always has a face full of bruises(cry my eyes out). she does so well, and thinks she's big, but she always, always leads with her face. thankfully, babies heal quickly and she didn't seem to be in much pain after the initial incident, AND i only had to get weird looks + questions of why my baby had a black eye for a short 10 days or so. 

if you've got kiddos in fort collins, spring canyon has the best splash pad + playground... get there.

cheers to more days in the sun! july 4th has come and gone, so naturally i've already started sliding talk of fall into most of my conversations haha! not nearly as bad as usual, but it's making it's way towards the front of my brain. popsicles + tan baby toes! there, back into summer ;)

emerson sloan || part two

fresh from heaven, emerson sloan fry.

these are a few of my favorite shots from our lifestyle shoot! it was so hard to narrow down to just a handful, so the link to the rest of them is HERE, should you be interested! 

i love you guys so much, y'all are already proving to be outstanding parents (as we knew you would be), i'm so happy to call you my family. thank you Jesus.