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Big surprise in store this weekend for these two c Big surprise in store this weekend for these two cuties in honor of big brother’s birthday! They’ve made a lot of guesses and none of them are close to what we have planned! Is it a unicorn? A rainbow climbing wall? A dance party disco ball? A jumbo bounce house? Hint: it’s something Lego themed ❤️🧡💛💚💙
Submitted this photo as my monthly homework for my Submitted this photo as my monthly homework for my DSLR photography course I’ve been taking with @hobbs_photoandfilm There are so many reasons I want to pick up my camera more often than I do and this is an example of a major one of them - this is a frozen moment in time. When I look at this photo, it will always remind me of the story of this season of our lives. My youngest, learning to “little” Lego - still a bit awkward with his dexterity, trying to remember to sit properly on his legs (to not W-sit), and the intensity of his concentration / the scattering of Legos everywhere despite my attempts to help “organize” them / and my older son’s handwritten note washi taped to the shelves in the background. There are so many times a day I think “I want to remember this” - something said, an expression, something funny that happened, a feeling, a mispronunciation, an interaction, a ridiculous retort… so many things I want to capture and so rarely do. It all feels so fleeting! Taking photos and writing are great ways for me to hold on to these memories and make them last! I just need to keep up the practice! ❤️ How do you keep up with your most precious moments?
A handful of gratitude 👋✨ • the ability to A handful of gratitude 👋✨ • the ability to continuously learn, grow, and evolve as humans • tender ordinary moments • the practice of holding space • love spoken out loud • kindness paid forward ✨ Grounding myself in the grace of gratitude is always a good practice for my heart. It helps me find solace in the “both/and” spaces of life. May we all find a way to lead from love today - say, show it, spread it. The world needs more of it. ❤️ // "How many people can you love before it's too much? she said & I said I didn't think there was any real limit as long as you didn't care if they loved you back." - Brian Andreas, Real Limit @brianandreas
Snuggled next to this guy this evening at bedtime Snuggled next to this guy this evening at bedtime for a bit and told him all about how, on this day 6 years ago, we were all excitedly expecting his arrival. However, he decided to take his sweet time and not be born for another week! I was so eager to meet him and hold him in my arms! Tonight he giggled and flashed me his bright beautiful smile - punctuated perfectly by that sweet little dimple, and I thought about how amazing this motherhood gig is and how wild it is that one minute their whole tiny body fits in the crook of your arm and the next they are like gangly little giants. It’s bittersweet, this passage of life and time, that’s for sure. But I’m leaning into the sweet, savoring the snuggles, and soaking up this love that just keeps on growing and growing. ❤️
It’s an entertaining fun house around here 99.9% It’s an entertaining fun house around here 99.9% of the time and I absolutely love it. 🤣🤪🤭
It’s the beginning of a new year and I’ve been It’s the beginning of a new year and I’ve been thinking about how I want to write about chaos, connection, coffee, and conversations. The problem is that I’m perpetually stuck on that first part – chaos. Our schedules, our household, our routines, my brain, my heart… it all feels chaotic. I’ve spent so much time in the past months trying to figure out what I want to write about here in this space and how to show up better. Honestly, I’ve felt stuck trying to figure out what I want to write in general and how to hold space for myself to actually sit down and be creative at all! I’ve even tried giving myself permission to NOT write. As though that would be a grace that would give me some peace. Let me tell you, it didn’t. Inevitably, I keep coming back to the page (or in this case, the blinking cursor). And I crave the connection and conversations so deeply. ✨ I have been trying to figure out the root(s?) of the problem I have in showing up here. So far I’ve considered the following: • my procrastinating perfectionist tendencies • a subconscious resistance to hold space for myself and my feelings • poor time management skills • a chaotic life that keeps my head spinning at all times • crippling overwhelm from the immensity of all the things I want to write about • never knowing where to start • wondering - what is my purpose? • the total unpredictability of this season I’m in with little kids • poor organization skills • lack of accountability to myself and the things I want to do • finding it difficult to prioritize writing over other “more important” things • imposter syndrome • time blindness • fear of vulnerability • struggling with how to share without oversharing • wondering what stories are “worth” sharing Do any of those resonate with you? >> new blog post, link in bio.
23 Things for 2023 … 1. A better bedtime routin 23 Things for 2023 … 1. A better bedtime routine 2. Move my body more 3. Keep dating Paul - be intentional 4. Drink more H2O 5. Get on the floor with my kids and play (put my phone down!) 6. Keep working to calm the chaos at home and in my head 7. Get back into gardening 8. Practice vulnerability / ask for help 9. More laughter and more simple joy 10. Create better rhythms at home 11. Seek genuine connection 12. Notice / pay attention to what matters and how I feel 13. Keep healing and growing 14. Write and take more photographs 15. Read more (to myself and to the boys) 16. Get outside: ride bikes, camping, hiking, picnicking, puddle jumping 17. Say “I love you” more 18. Start pursuing adoption 19. Keep grounding in gratitude 20. Hold space for myself (my needs & emotions) 21. Make more time for friendship 22. Nourish my body 23. Be proactive vs. reactive Lists like these ALWAYS feel incomplete to me but I still love making them. Be certain that these are in no particular order. I love to start the new year off thinking about what I want/need more and less of but lately my brain has felt so full of so many things that it’s been hard to sit down and sort through my thoughts. Sometimes making lists can help with that - just getting a few things OUT of my head can help calm some of the mental chaos. My friend @mckinsey_mccormick made a list like this last year and it inspired me so I decided to try it again this year. What would you put on your list? Family 📷 by @katimallory
These two have my heart ❤️ Niko has had a ro These two have my heart ❤️ Niko has had a rough time at bedtime the past week worrying that he might have bad dreams. (maybe don’t let your 4 year old watch Jumanji, just saying 🤦‍♀️) A night or so ago I came back after they’d gone down to check on them and found them both snuggled up in the same bed. I love that they have each other and that, despite their bickering and banter on a daily basis, they truly do have the sweetest friendship. #simplegram #brothers
The last day of our OBX trip in July I woke up bef The last day of our OBX trip in July I woke up before the rest of the house and decided to drink my coffee out on the deck overlooking the beach as the sun rose. Suddenly off to my left I noticed a family of deer strolling up over the dune, nibbling the grasses, and frolicking together. I’ve never seen deer on the beach before and it was the most serene moment of 2022 for me, one I hope I never forget. 🌅🦌✨
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