finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
It’s not always glamorous to cut two teeth at once, but we sure try! Poor Jemma has had quite the bout of teething pain this last week. This has equated to less than restful nights and all the drama a sweet girl can create without becoming a complete terror. She wants her mama, she NEEDS […]
4th of July brought a mini road trip to our family and what’s a road trip without a little road trip music? Enter Rockabye Baby! … Hey baby! Are you ready to be rocked steadily to sleep in the rings of Saturn? No Doubt made it out of the tragic kingdom by always giving their […]
Have you discovered Heartsy yet? Well, if not, you’ve got to check it out! It’s one of those deal sites, but this one specialize in homemade, Etsy and green type products. Today through Monday they are featuring Better Life cleaning products. We have both the What-EVER and Take It For Granite cleaners and love them […]
Here’s the scoop on my July goals progress thus far … CRAFTI decided to work on a bunch of my crochet projects this month since I can take them on the go. I finished the super cute hair bow Jem was wearing in her 9 month pictures. I’m also plugging away on a bunch of […]
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My dear Jemma turned 9 months old on July 2nd. And – my oh my – I’m completely head over heels in love with this little darling. I’ll apologize now for the swarm of pictures to follow. It’s really hard to pick a few favorites when she is so busy with her expressions and movement. […]
These days we are never short of sweet pictures of Jemma. But family pictures … they seem to be few and far between! I’m trying to do a better job of snapping pictures of all three of us so we have memories of being together :) This one is my new favorite. We were steppin’ […]
Our Texas family (Dominic’s brother, his wife and daughter, Karrington) came for a visit the other week and we had so much fun together! Jemma is at the age now where she loves other “little people” and her cousin, Karrington is definitely her favorite. After dinner one night we were snapping pictures of them and told […]
I’ve been getting really lost in all my random goals and it is overwhelming. I’m going to re-organize, re-prioritize and re-assess things this month. Below are my goals for the month of July. They are simple, but that’s what I need right now. I need something I can accomplish for a little boost of confidence. Complete […]
I’m sure it’s going to be a pretty lovely Wednesday. I mean, it’s June 29th and the weather is going to reach a high of 64 degrees. Yay for summer in the Northwest! It’s also my Mama’s birthday today! She’s spending it on the road with my Pa and 2 sisters heading to my baby […]
Little Miss coyly shrugged her shoulders at me right after this picture.It’s like she said …Hey Mama, why are you always pointing that black rectangle at me? And my answer is …Because I can’t get enough of your sweetness! Love you to bits, little Jem! P.S. Can you say BLUE EYES. omg. Swoon.