Celebrating Lucy!

Lucy's birthday breakfast was a sweet one. Abel had picked out gifts for he and isla to give to her this year & it was so cute to watch the excitement for all of them as she opened them and was surprised. I love Lucy's sweet heart. She enjoys receiving & opening gifts, but it's always so cute because she really doesn't care what is inside. You could give her a rock in a bag & she'd be content. It's sweet to me & I love her even more for it.

We celebrated her big in the morning, which is always my favorite part of birthdays... then ended the day with an abstract paint cake for our little artist.

We love you Lucy girl, you are special in a billion ways!

I LOVE a pretty cake.

& below: some bonus shots I snagged of her the day she celebrated with cousins. She decided to eat all of the frosting off of her cupcake BEFORE her party & all the while said just how delicious it was & with so many giggles threatened to eat the whole thing. It was adorable & naughty, and one of those moments where you get to decide if you'll stop what your kids are doing or jump in & capture it on camera instead. 

I chose second.

^^^my little dolly

Our little bit is FOUR!

Sitting here on the eve of Lucy's birthday & remembering so vividly this night four years ago. 

FOUR. 

Didn't Abel just turn four???!

I've said this a million times, but it still rings so true. Lucy is one of my greatest prayers that came to fruition just as I'd specifically prayed for. She is literally all that I asked for & more. Kind, gentle, loving & fierce. Brave & adventurous, soft & sweet. Beautiful. Bonus features that I didn't know to hope for are that she's one of the most nurturing humans on the planet, she's wildy hilarious, the snuggliest of them all, tough as nails, and has a little more moxie than I was prepared for, but that too feels like a quality that will help her move mountains. There are truly no words for the way I love her, she is my favorite little brown haired girl.

 My first daughter, my sunshine girl, and my sweetest treasure. I couldn't be more proud of you & am so thankful to be your mama. Happy birthday little bit, I love you!
Last years birthday post HERE

Isla's 2nd Birthday Breakfast!

Isla's "birpay" breakfast was sweet & simple.

Doing something special for our kids on their birthday morning is always always my very favorite part of their birthday celebration as a whole. The early part of the day is the sweetest at our house, and having their little faces light up when they wake to balloons or flowers or whatever it is, is the cherry on top. I just love making them feel special & celebrated, and i hope they remember it as they grow. 

Can't believe our girl is two. My very favorite two year old in the world.

Two Years of Sweet Isla Jane

I really cannot believe Isla has been ours for two years. My third, my BABY. The last two years have personally been some of my most emotionally challenging thus far, and Isla was my sweetest sunshine throughout. Something about her special soul is healing & comforting, and as strange as it may sound, even at a few months old it was like she already possessed the gift of empathy. 

She is bright & beautiful, and special in a million ways... and I couldn't string enough words together to truly express just how much we love her. Happy Birthday Isla Jane! We love you forever!

Some of my favorite pics from her second year of life below, and a link to last year's birthday post HERE, and when she was born HERE!

a happy little gift guide: isla's turning TWO!

one  \\  two  \\  three  \\  four  \\  five  \\  six

Isla turns two this week & I’m so excited to celebrate her again! She obviously has no requests or needs as far as gifts go, but it’s always so fun to put together these little gift guides.

1. This straw bag is the very cutest. She’s always stealing all of my bags and dragging them around the house, so I think she’d enjoy one that looked like mine but was all her own. 

2. These fairy friends books have the prettiest illustrations and are by far some of the better primer books out there. We read every night with the kids and books are my favorite thing to buy for them. I like the simplicity of these. We have the "Opposites" one and the kids ended up memorizing it & “read” it all on their own. 

3. Dress up is one of our kids favorite things to do. They will always choose activity or imagination over any toy, and our costume box definitely needs updating! The girls love alllll princess dresses, and all three of them love to play super hero’s or pirates or wizards at Hogwarts!

4. How sweet is this swan?! 

5. Both of the girls refuse pants most of the time and even at night they’ll choose a nightgown over a set these days. This one looks simple and pretty, and these are really fun too!

6.  This year might finally be the year we are going to get the ride on jeep. We’ve talked about one for a couple years now, almost got lucy one, almost got it for abel, and in the end had parties for them instead, because I really just love a good gathering & any reason to celebrate, decorate or eat!

Thanks for stopping in! xoxo