I fell off the New Year’s Enthusiasm & Motivation bike and am currently doctoring scrapes and convincing myself to get back up and keep riding. Happens every year, we’ll get there. In the meantime, a collection of recently enjoyed ordinary moments.
Enjoying:
This little friendship.
“My best friend,” Nella says whenever we talk about Ivy.
Heidi and I swap kids a lot during the week so they can play together. Play dates usually begin with a closet upheaval while they try on 8-10 different outfits. Play dates usually end with parents digging through upheaval to find the original clothes their kid came in.
Dash and the Green Car.
He drives it like a real car. Even props his elbow over the seat while he leans around to check behind him while he backs up. It’s the funniest thing to watch. Nella doesn’t like to drive it, but she loves to ride with Dash. He takes her on a lot of car dates where I watch them drive off, thinking “What is happening here?” These cars for kids are nothing but confusion for moms already facing time slipping away too quickly.
Sweaters at the Beach
We finally got a good stretch of cold front (the heat’s running today!) and have been wearing lots of sweaters lately. I love the beach this time of year–a little quieter, colder, but so special for early morning walks…with sweaters. You know that fortune cookie game where you add “in bed” at the end of all your fortunes (not that I’ve played it or anything, but I know some people–some really immature people–who’ve played it). Add “with sweaters” to anything, and it’s better.
Weekending Outdoors
As much as I miss the cozy vibes of a Midwest winter and swoon over snow scene pictures this time of year, I am so appreciative of the 2 seconds it takes to find a pair of flip-flops for an afternoon outside rather than the 20-minute assembly line of mittens, snow pants, hat, scarf, boots. We enjoyed one warm day tucked in our cold front this week which called for a hose shower and popsicles.
First Tooth Lost.
We don’t know where it is or how she lost it but alas, she smiled one morning with a sweet new gap.
I can’t believe she’s almost six.
Stripes on Stripes.
Weekend Vibes.
Your colorful pictures bring some warmth to the balmy 2 degree weather we are currently enduring here in the Midwest. I’ve lived out my whole 30 year old life here in the Midwest, but I’ve always longed to be near a beach where adorable sweaters were more of an accessory than an essential 😉 I really try so hard to practice gratitude and contentment, but I’m too wimpy for winter…the assembly line required to bundle littles—the struggle is real. And don’t even get me started on freezing my momma buns off while trying to get them strapped into carseats!
I haven’t left the house in 2 days in an effort to avoid the bundling up assembly line, and the freezing as well. Your photos make me long for the summer days back!
*Nella and Ivy…. dressed up ~ adorable. <3
*Ivy is a gorgeous lil girl.
*Dash driving… too cute!
*Nella & Dash's stocking caps…. adorable.
I don’t know why, but when I see pictures of Nella and Ivy’s friendship I get teary eyed every.single.time. My heart skips a beat knowing that kids don’t see the differences but rather all the things they have in common. Their friendship is what dreams are made of. How lucky they are to have each other ????
It’s all sweet. All I have done is smile.
Have a great week ~ FlowerLady
Just beautiful. I wonder if the tooth will show up? Did the tooth fairy still come?
I love your pics. I love your posts. I love seeing Ivy and Nellas friendship. I love the way you make me want to be more intentional with my littles. You’re incredible!
I don’t know about you guys but I favourite times are those nights when it’s snowing with a thick blanket of snow on the ground. My girls are terrified of the dark, but nights like these we all could spend hours strolling down streets lit up and quieted by all the snow. Nothing beats that.
Honestly those friendship pictures are so special… so wonderful to capture those moments
Best friends..flowers in her hair..Dash and Nella in the car:) All your sweeties plus your talent at photography.I love when I see a post of yours.My fave subjects:) Littles.
Thought you might like this!
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Your post made me think of two things:
1. When I went to a beach in NC in February one year on a cold and windy day. Was the first/only time I have had an experience like that. Such a wonderful juxtaposition.
2. Seeing the popsicles makes me feel like I am reading this more than one day after you published it. The temperature is 19 in my neck of the woods today. xo
How about someone from the north-ish (originally from NY, now in North Carolina) asking someone in Florida where they got the fox trail guide sweater Dash is wearing?
Swooning over your pictures and your adorable children and hoping I can get some color in mine too! My pictures, not my child.