a love letter

dear popsicle,

I love you, the kids love you... what's not to love? oh yea, the sticky + the unfortunate stains that come along with your drippy mess, but honestly... to the wind with that. you're the perfect, light, guilt free treat... during summertime, you are your very own food group around here + I'm thankful for all the ways you redirect meltdowns, days headed south + everything in between. popsicles for all my friends! we love you.

we love outshine bars: fruit + veggie medley, or anything made with nothing but fruit! 

all outfits seen are from L'ovedbaby! We adore all of their clothing! It's 100% organic, so well made, has such cute color options + lasts and lasts! Go and getcha some at lovedbaby.com

JOY comes in the morning

mornings are typically our sweet spot of the day.

it doesn't matter what the day before brought us, or how bedtime went down, the kids usually wake up smiling + snuggly, and there's a good amount of love + fun happening before the demands begin. i'm so thankful for God's grace + the promise of each new day... and for these two crazies who bring the sunshine with them wherever they go!  

i was SO happy when these cute little jammie sets showed up from L'ovedbaby, that we naturally had a little mini-session in them to document both the precious new hot air balloon design they've recently released in their Whites + Brights Collection, and also some sweetness from our mornings... lots of snuggles, lots of giggles, lucy smiling when the first face she sees is abel's, and him telling me that "our girl is awake"... melt me + melt me some more. 

Thank you L'ovedbaby for the jammies! We adore them!

Both sets available at lovedbaby.com... ruuuuun!

summertime, and the living's easy

when it comes to kiddos + mom-ing... what is there not to love about summertime? so long as there's sunscreen, sunshine + plenty of popsicles for everyone, we are pretty happy at our house. 

the tv is officially collecting dust, and outside is where it's at + where our kiddos choose to be 98% of the time! I remember different summers when the kids were too young for too much sun, or  daylight savings totally threw our groove + bedtime was like, "what bedtime?" and just the thought of that daunting task was enough to make me crazy + already be wishing for fall, but not this summer so far. days are longer, that's for sure, and when bedtime does actually roll around boy am I tired + ready! however, the kids are at prime ages this year for late nights on the porch or in the grass, and no one is typically melting down unless we've suuuuper pushed it past an acceptable sleep hour (+ our limits), and for right now that's working for us!

just another reminder of how quickly things change + how nothing lasts forever (good or bad) with most things in life, but especially with kids! ...keep this in mind whatever phase YOU are in :))

I love + welcome this little window of time, especially because I know in a few short weeks it will be different... I feel most days like I have two, three year olds. they're the sweetest little love story of all time, are filthy from head to toe by bed time, drive me nuts, make me smile + all around keep life funnier + constantly moving. thankful for dirty summer feet at the end of each day, the lingering scent of sunscreen + the guaranteed sticky, somewhere, left over from popsicles and fun had. 

welcome june! welcome summer(almost)! we are ready! 

^^^those little chalk booties are everything!

thank you L'ovedbaby for the precious play clothes! i love them, the kids love them... signed + sealed! 

You can find both of the kids outfits on  lovedbaby.com + also be sure to follow along on Instagram... a little birdie told me there is a giveaway happening over there THIS Saturday (June 4th)... @lovedbaby

bitsy girl

l  u  c  y     h  a  r  p  e  r

joy bringer

life giver

sunshine girl

21 months of  Y O U  sweet girl, has been both sweet + hysterical! we love you to the moon, back + around the block a couple hundred times.

a picture is worth a thousand words... no really, it is.

...no really, it is.

I haven't had as much to say lately, but I HAVE taken lots of pictures. & I remember all the feels + what was happening + all of the other details of these captures, and at the end of the day, that's enough for me! I love to share + I love to write, but I refuse to force it in order to have regular content on this space. so instead, I'll tell you that we are living it up around here + taking each day as it comes to us, good + not so good. thanks for sticking around + following along with our little happenings. cheers to one more month of all of this, and then  hello baby + hello change + hello all the tinyness and bursting hearts!