*update: check our little video film of our road trip, which you can check out HERE.
you may not take any images or content from this site without written permission.
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.
For those of you who have already purchased and read— if there was a takeaway or something that resonated with you as you read, would you consider sharing in the comments below for new potential readers to see?
Thank you again for your support! This has been such a vulnerable and thrilling and challenging and exciting and scary endeavor and I’ve really appreciated the support. 💛
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!
*update: check our little video film of our road trip, which you can check out HERE.
darling picture! congrats on your move and new purchase.
Naomi!!!
Stop by my house in Dallas!
I’m from the Greatest City in the World, um, I mean Dallas, and there’s a lot to see!
*The Canals at Las Colinas (awesome architecture, gondolas, romance)http://www.gondola.com/Home.asp?Location=Irving
*Stop by and see the new opera house being built on Woodal Rogers. Pretty amazing.
*The NASHER is a must
*Five guys burgers at the Galleria Mall
*Southfork Ranch where Dallas was filmed. That’s about a mile from my house.
*Dallas Arboretum
*We have an awesome arts district with something to do all the time.
*And of course the Dallas Temple. :)
Ah! The red rocks! SO gorgeous! So how much time do you guys have? If you are coming to the Nashville temple (which is in Franklin) there is the cutest little shopping area in historic downtown franklin. Merridees Yummy yum yum. plus really adorable shops. You would love.
oh my goodness, please let me introduce you to the best vegan restaurant in the whole world when you come to Dallas!
i’m brittan. my best friend is bonnie (loves pictures photography, one of your lovely sponsors) and i just love reading your blog.
email me if you’d like some fun dallas ideas! there are some truly great treasures to be found here but you have to know where to look.
[email protected]
cool car, cool blog and happy trip!
The Soup Kitchen in Knoxville is fabulous! Afterwards you could visit the UT Arboretum…it’s gorgeous!
And Litton’s has burgers and shakes that could rival any NYC location! Don’t forget to share a piece of red velvet cake if you make it there!http://www.littonsburgers.com/
Safe travels…
What and awesome photo!
ooh, i’m jealous!
that’s my dream car…=]
I’m so glad you’re doing this, because my husband and I are doing the same thing this summer. We’re moving from CA to MD and we’re so excited to have adventures across the country! I will definitely be stealing your ideas.
that’s the cutest picture ever!
I live in Austin, TX so I don’t know the details of the awesome things to do in Dallas,
but I second Jenna:
take blubonnet pictures! A Texas spring tradtion. Wear white.
p.s. based on the blog, you guys would adore the feel of Austin. you guys should come visit. :)
You HAVE to get a Tennessee tea cake while in Knoxville. The best are at Ham N Goodies. The lemon cookies there are to die for too. I have family there and it’s always my first request when I visit.
In Nashville you MUST have pancakes and the Pancake Pantry.
http://www.nashvillescene.com/locations/pancake-pantry-20469/?src=likeme
In Memphis you MUST eat BBQ at The redevous. (and buy some sauce to take home)
http://www.hogsfly.com/
The watch the ducks walk up stairs across the street at the Peabody hotel.http://www.peabodymemphis.com/
Oh, also in Knoxville you need to go to the World’s Fair Park (it was the 1982 world’s fair) and get a shirt too! The park is marked with the big giant gold sunsphere that looks like a giant golf ball!
omigosh when will you be in Knoxville?!
This picture has AMAZING colors! Love it! :)
who took this picture?
ahh!.. i just sold my light blue beetle convertible (bluebelle) & bought a 2011 VW Golf. when you get rid of that car, check out the Golf(: