The State Fair!


We went to the State Fair at the start of the month + had all sorts of fun. The kids rode their first "rollercoaster", their friends won them fair goldfish that died later that evening, lucy's dreams were alive because her sweet friend carried her around the whole fair like she was the baby haha, and I rode the carousel with my kiddos which was sort of a bucket list moment for me! Fairs are fun + with that done + dusted, we are ready for Fall on FRIDAY!!!
^^^i love how abel is casually waiting in line for his corn dog here :) so big!
^^^sweet little friends
^^^you guys... carousels. 

A Recipe For Our Happy Lately!

Fall around the corner
Homemade marshmallow popcorn
New friends + old
Windows open at night!
Daily talks of our halloween costumes
Family coming to visit
Yellow leaves popping up
Lucy's ballet class
Isla's morning bed head
Iced coffee with cinnamon
Too many pictures for frames
Abel loving school
F A M I L Y
^^^watching the rain
Find me on Instagram! Most of these photos are posted there more regularly :) 

Home Snippets

Over the Summer we renovated our kitchen, and while it's MOSTLY done, we are still working on some finishing touches before sharing it here. In the meantime, here are a few happy little home snippets from around our corner!
No matter what we do and change on the structure of our home, that sunset never quits. SO TRULY THANKFUL for the opportunity to live on this corner with my little family.

the third birthday that lasted a week!

Lucy's third birthday literally lasted a week. We celebrated with Chris' family the weekend before, on her actual day + again on the weekend for a sweet little party. She didn't mind at all + was happy to sit in her "birthday chair" all week long. I feel like I am finally getting parties down for my kids + what is fitting to their personalities and not, so for Lu this year we kept it suuper small + invited only family + a few close friends who had kids her age. I think she was happy with it. I love the sweet picture above, it's a framer for sure (where am i going to put all these "framers" + will I ever have enough frames?!) and the picture below is becoming a tradition I guess! I love to decorate a cake! See last year's HERE. I hope my kids remember us making them feel extra special on their birthdays + holidays. My parents always went above and beyond + though some may think it's overkill, I believe it shaped me into a celebrator of life! A celebrator of big things + small things, things for myself and things for others! I'll never forget coming home to homemade Rice Krispies Treats because it was May 1st, HAPPY MAY DAY! Thanks mama! I hope we can instill that in our kiddos too :) 
^^^May have been checking my settings here when I accidentally snapped this sweet blurry picture of her opening the rapunzel barbie.... favorite gift, can you tell?
^^^this is my niece whistling... it's seriously the best.