5 MONTHS OF ISLA JANE

isla jane is 5 whole months old. i won't broken record it by telling you that i can't believe we are here, and that time is a rude + sneaky little thief + all of that... okay i did. but aren't you as stunned as i am? you'd think third time around it would get less surprising but that's a giant NO. she's alert + smiley + giggles, has a tiny tooth poking through + is FIVE MONTHS OLD!! which is basically 6, and i should just go ahead and start planning her first birthday party. seriously though, i feel like it was yesterday that i had her + abel held her for hours on end + she slept all the time + was easy to nurse one handed... but here we are 5 months later. she is still the very easiest part of every day + is still lighting our world over here. i mean, her and lucy are so stinkin' cute together, i can't even. 

parenting young children is hard work. like, constant hard work... but today isla's little tooth popped through, and abel asked a million questions while we all watched the BFG tonight, + i watched lucy bounce around the kitchen being silly with chris + thought to myself what a cute little two year old she is. my night ended with isla asleep on my chest, abel at my side + lucy in and out of my lap, and i couldn't help but cry + think what a beautiful, fleeting life i have, boatloads of work and all.

i love you little baby. happy 5 months. you're the third child of my dreammmms.

A L'oved Baby Christmas!

Matching Christmas jammies seriously make me so happy, I look forward to a new pair for the kids each year! When these showed up from L'oved Baby I was allllll happy dance!! Their goods are some of the very best quality out there, and always unlike anything you can get at a bigger retail store. We've already loved them well & I'm so excited to see these cute tired faces wearing them, come Christmas morning! The best time of the year is here guys! 

Head over to lovedbaby.com and snag yourself a pair or three! 

first snow of the season!

We had our first snow last week, thanksgiving has come & gone, we put up our tree & the merriest time of year is officially in full swing! The big kids were old enough to do more than potentially harm the ornaments this year & it really was all I'd ever envisioned when it came to holidays & kiddos & traditions. Abel was so intentional with his process, picking & choosing perfect spots for each ornament. He explained what "jolly" is to me while he trimmed that tree, and I can't believe the difference almost 4 years makes in your kids... mind blowing. Lucy sang & bounced around the room, needed help with most of the ornaments & loved on sweet isla. 'Tis the season for all things jolly, I'm so thankful for our little family & what God has given us.

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Happy Halloween + a little video!

HELLO! HOPING YOU HAD A WONDERFUL HALLOWEEN + FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER. WE HAD A FUN FILLED WEEKEND, FULL OF FESTIVITIES AND LOTS OF FAMILY TIME. I TOOK A BAZILLION PHOTOS OF MY CUTIES + EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE, AND PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE VIDEO OF OUR TIME TOO! ENJOY!

W O R K I N G  O F F  T H E  S U G A R   H I G H  ! !

P U M P K I N   C A R V I N G ! !

MOSTLY I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE WE ARE A FAMILY OF FIVE... FIVE YOU GUYS!!

isla jane || 4 months

I cannot believe that this little beauty is 4 months old... NO. I can't remember a life without her + my confession is that I am completely and utterly addicted to her. Addicted to her soft skin, her striking blue eyes, the fuzzy head, alllll the rolls, her little giggle, the sparkle that is her very own. + the bottom lip sucking you guys, I can't, it's the cutest little granny look ever. I feel like I keep saying that she is our little prize and so easy, but she truly truly is. I've believed all my babies were easy + wonderful, but her place in line I think adds to hers. Third babies should be easy, as a mom it's like you've earned it at this point... not to mention, all of the action with your older kids, enhances the sweet + easy nature of a baby. She's happy all the time, can't say that about my other two or myself haha. As for milestones and what not... she rolls over + turtle spins + laughs. She sits in a bumbo, has continued only waking one time a night until last night (praying that was a fluke + not some 4 month sleep regression action.. no way isla, fight the power), she loves blankies + is about ready for the bounce bounce. We love her endlessly, i love you isla, i love you love you love you!!