my niece just flew down as an unaccompanied minor to join us for a week of fun. lainey is enjoying her presence, as are we.

tonight’s agenda: girl’s night with savannah’s friend katie.
i got them a teen beat magazine which they read on the couch, feet to feet, and took the quiz determining which jonas brother they were meant to spend the rest of their lives with.

followed by spa treatment, chick flick marathon, tie-dye t-shirt making and s’mores.
and lainey just went along for the ride.

check out miss trouble comin’ to see what the girls are up to. quite amused, i think she was.

oh, and just look at cubby…she went down to the lake to sit and think about life and love. she came back inspired, rejuvenated.

…enjoying the small things. ~k

we’ve been taking our baths early lately…late afternoon as they usually follow an early afternoon sidewalk chalk adventure in the driveway. plus, it’s a perfect time for me to gather a stack of land of nod and pottery barn catalogues to peruse through while i sit on the pink stool and watch her splash and play.

…and tonight, while nuzzling her cool little cheek in my bed while she fell asleep beside me, i had some vivid memories of her newborn days and the way we bonded in the hospital. and i realized, i’ve never really written down those memories, and i’m so afraid they are going to fade away. so tonight, i am the writer…i will sit and write as long as my mind can recall every detail so that someday, when she is bigger and wiser, i can tell her about the way we bonded. in the night when it was dark and quiet and i watched her under the blue lights and counted down the minutes ’till i could scoop her up for her half hour feeding and hold her close…i want her to know all about it.

shortly after lainey was born, I bought this inspiring book. i recommend it to any mother. leave them the stories of how much they are loved!

okay…here’s the last of this pretty mama.

she makes me wanna have a baby belly again!

chase was very happy to take a listen to sweet baby brinkley’s heart…

…and didn’t want to give up the stethoscope later… but a little painting distracted him.

what a beautiful masterpiece! …and in 7 more weeks, dawson & allison will see just what God painted on their little canvas…the baby brinkley masterpiece!