Beatrice sandwich! And some of the very best pizza we have ever eaten behind us 🍕@pizzeriabianco
These two are obsessed with “Fancy Like” and mostly obsessed with watching @walkerhayes dance to Fancy Like with his family 😎😎 It’s currently their top pick for the bedtime song🎶 and here’s a snippet of what went down last night! #fancylike
“Mama— take a picture of this face…” he says. And I’m grabbing my camera and trying to contain my laughter as I think to myself, “I’m just the absolute luckiest to know this kid.” 💛 Everyone needs a mister Conrad in their life.
When you convince (bribe?) the entire family to take a family photo with the real camera 📸 ps- spot the camera remote😂
Sometimes I raise my voice. Sometimes I beg. Sometimes I make ultimatums. Sometimes I hate bedtime to the freaking goodnight moon and back.
But then they’ll grab my chin and cheeks and lean in close to tell me they love me. And they’ll thank Heavenly Father for “no witches and no robbers” during their bedtime prayers. And insist on giving each other 17 silly hugs before the lights go out because “I’m gonna miss her so much when I sleep.”
I’ll take the 48 minutes of squatting between their beds for back scratches and the unexpected trip to the potty 12 minutes after the last potty trip if it means they keep this bond forever. Witnessing their complete love and sisterhood changes me. Even when I say I hate bedtime with my three-year-olds, I’m such a sucker for this stage of life with them.
A few photos from life lately over here - enjoying family time and life in Arizona. Thanks for being here while I’ve kind of been away for a little while… haven’t been doing well physically (some health issues) but that doesn’t mean I haven’t stopped taking one too many photos☺️
The game of “Who Can Stand on Mama’s Back and Wiggle Their Feet Around Without Falling Off!” …which is really just code for “mama would like a back massage” but they think it’s crazy fun and my back knots are screaming happy so everyone wins. #momhacks
One wall and pipe at a time, the home renovation is coming together. 💛 #renovation #homedecor #wallpaper (wallpaper is @riflepaperco🌸)
Just over here holding all my (not-so-little) babies close and stepping away from pretty much everything else. Trying to cuss less and write more. Often feel on the cusp of big breakthroughs I want from my life (yay!) while simultaneously giving too much power to my anxiety (ugh). Clinging to my evening prayers and favorite yoga class and busting out the Christmas music a season early. My footing might be terribly wobbly at the moment and who wants to hear the girl on the verge of nervous tears dish out any kind of life advice, but for anyone else in a similar rut (I’m so sorry) – might I suggest the biggest serving of strawberry shortcake as a remedy. Plus standing outside during a warm rain (Arizona, you healer with a perfectly timed monsoon season, how’d you know?)… and maybe put the phone down more. Or whatever version of these three things might float your boat. I’m sure chocolate soufflé with a dose of sunshine instead of shortcake and rain could also do the trick. The phone one I’m sticking by though. Sending you lots of love.
Bringing our summer along with us forever by way of new freckles scattered across most of our faces! ✨ …you can see B’s first sprinkle of itty bitty dots across her little nose and cheeks in the 2nd pic and even with all the lathering of sunscreen and my blessed daily nagging about sun hats, I’m nothing but proud in this moment!🥳 #summer #motherhood #magic
We are slowly making our way back to Arizona this week (my kids school year begins August 2nd😱) and we’ve never been more out of routine (definitely missing black out curtains right about now) BUT we’ve clocked in so many striking sunsets and got to hold and hug so many loved ones, it’s been everything.
I meant to share earlier this week that Amazon is running a promo on my book right now through the end of the month (until 7/31)— use the code 3YELLOW for $3 off your book purchase!
If you’ve been considering purchasing, it’d mean so much to have you do so! Thank you for supporting me and my book and I hope you find it worth your while and time.
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Just trying to keep up with these three on the mountain and ignore how sore my butt is from my saddle😅
On a boat! With a lot of laughs! And a few tears. Plus a whole lotta sunscreen and a couple of epic tube flips 🚤
Our summer adventures are getting a little jumbled when it comes to me sharing anything in chronological order (a part of my brain is freaking out right now but another part of my brain is feeling a little bit more free.) Sparklers are our family’s happy place so we continued our 4th of July celebrating tonight with a few on the deck. Of all the summer activities so far, a box of sparklers a few days post holiday was Samson’s favorite. He hugged me so tightly at bedtime as he told me for maybe the 18th time how much fun he had tonight. Somehow I forget anything else I loved this summer… his enthusiasm for an evening of sparklers brought sparklers to the top of my favorite summer activities list, too. 🧨
The BEST time learning all about bees 🐝 with the bee expert herself @mckayjo in Salt Lake City. We haven’t stopped talking about all the impressive things those hard working bees do each day and somehow honey has made its way into more of our meals this week 😋 Thank you for having us, @mckayjo!
don’t tell anyone, but husband and i might have snuck out of our hotel room thanksgiving evening to drive over to the mcdonalds we spotted in williamsburg. sometimes we just can’t help it. there must be something in the fries….
What glasses do you wear? I love them?!?
You look fabulous as always. You can pull everything off! I still don’t know how I feel about McDonalds, though. Maybe I should give it another go.
I too think their french fries have an addictive substance in them…wish they didn’t but…they must.
i’ve been guilty of driving through just for fries.. they don’t get much better. pray for snow!
I am devouring a quarter pounder with cheese as I read this. I have no self-control when it comes to the golden arches. Sweet surrender.
You look so beautiful.
Surprise, surprise, though. Huh?
No wonder your husband hurried up and married you so quickly, you are gorgeous and you LOVE Mcdonalds!
Lucky man.
I also am an addict. Help!!
(P.S. Love the glasses.)
I must say, you make a darling couple. And I’m glad I’m not the only one who craves Mickey D’s.
You are such a genuine gal, thank you for being YOURSELF. I have read your blog long before you became famous :) and I just have to say I appreciate your creativity. Who thinks of making a pretend fire? Your future kids are probably dying to meet and play w/ you.
Take care and let the love keep shining.
An internet friend.
Your blouse is so pretty. Where is it from? And I’d love to hear about the glasses too. You always look awesome.
Ofcourse you did! You’re Naomi. The day you turn down a big mac is the day we find out the world is flat.
So proud of you, my girl!
i agree…there must be something in their fries. just smelling mcdonalds makes me crazy!
Yes to Big Macs, the nuggets and the fries. It’s been too long! Looks like a lovely way to spend Thanksgiving, if you’re asking me.
Do you remember when we went to the world premier of the anti-McDonalds movie at Lincoln Center? A few weeks after that I was driving in Nevada and stopped at a McDonalds to order McNuggets. I backed out of the drive up window after thinking about the movie and still can’t eat a McNugget. Sorry!
One more McDonald’s thought: Last week in Seattle they had McRib’s!!! I had 2-4 every day I was there, for lunch and dinner. Now there is the best sandwich McDonald’s has ever made!
um, yes. So glad to hear I’m not the only one that loves McDonald’s. Although I may just take it to the extreme, stopping there at least once a day. I at first blamed it on the Star Wars toys, them Monopoly, but I’m still going, and both of those are over.
my husband and i both LOVE mcdonalds. he loves the nuggets and fries, too. my favorite has been the southern chicken sandwich, but i also love their cheeseburgers. i also passed this love for mcdonalds on to both of our children while i carried them, because they both love the mcdonalds fries, and they are only 1 and 2!!! we are definitely a mcdonalds loving family, just like you and your husband. i think it’s funny that you post about it a lot. it’s cute!
the big mac sure does look good in the photo
Yummm..I too cannot resist those golden arches. Bic Mac’s are simply amazing. I usually start craving one while sitting in class and then there’s no going back…I have to drive through on my way home!
I’m all about the Big Mac, but not on Thanksgiving! Too full of turkey. And pie. And rolls. And potatoes. And cookies.
Yum.
How incredibly brave to admit your eating of McDonalds for all the world to see! I tend to do my furtive cheeseburger snarfing in the dead of night with only raccoons staring on.
Cute blog, btw!
I love this! I love it because it is the opposite with my boy. He is always the one to get a Big Mac, and I [without fail] get the nugget meal. Makes me/us happy every time.