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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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!
candy haven! awesome! me want some. :P
I love the idea of just picking the flavors you like (and not putting up with the grody ones!)
yum! i love taffy and candy barns!
Every year growing up we would go to the State Fair of Texas and come home with a big box of salt water taffy.
I'm pregnant and am now officially craving taffy!! Want to send some in the mail? haha!
These pics look awesome!
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I love salt water taffy! I had all different flavors of it on a candy table at my wedding. I think I could eat myself sick with it. Maybe I do everytime I have it…
yuuuuuuuuuuuuum!!!!!!
I'm totally obsessed with salt water taffy, especially since Trader Joe's just started selling it! It's dangerous . . . I've already eaten two bags this week. :(
I love salt water taffy! The only place I know to buy it near us is Disneyland. I've got to get myself to Candi's!!
I love the picture quality! Mmmmm, I love this stuff.
Cute pics!!!! Taffy = celestial. Good find
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I LOVE this place! The sweet gal who runs the register gave us so much free candy I had to leave it at the hotel because it made my bags to heavy for the airplane! SO much fun!
that looks like so much fun….
now i want candy!
Oh yeah! Love taffy…don't have them in France….So American!
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I just ate a bunch of salt water taffy at work today. My fave is the pink kind with the red stripes on the edge. Tastes like cherry I think? Yum.
Love it! We have a place in town that makes it fresh everyday, so yum!! Glad you two discovered a great place as well! <3
Yum those look delicious.
not a huge salt water taffy lover, but you and josh look totally excited in that picture!
There is this city in Michigan called Frankemuth and there they have lots and lots of sweet water taffy stores. There is one that is wall to wall, floor to ceiling taffy. I scream a little bit out of excitement every time I enter. Amazing. Hope you enjoy all your sweets :)
Maybe you should be a candy photographer because I never crave taffies but I want some after seeing these pictures.
What?! I live 2 miles from Old Town and didn't know about this place! Stopping by today sounds like a really fantastic idea…
Picture quality and depth of field is DELISH!
What camera/lens are you using?
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Yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh wow this is really close by. I must visit!
Aww, you guys are too cute. Love your blog!
I also LOVE your jacket in the top photo. Where is it from?
I never get tired of salt water taffy! Delicious
Oh man! I love it…buckets of candy can NEVER be a bad thing.
whaaa? i didn't know about it either. looks delicious.
btw we saw josh walking kingsley yesterday after we had an appt. to see an apartment. he took us on a little tour of the neighborhood. so nice of him!
I love salt water taffy! Next time I'm in DC I have to go. xo
I LoVe salt water taffy – what a fun find for you! And that picture of you guys – C'MON! How adorable is that?!?!?!
Those look like barrels to me! So awesome.
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we have one of those stores at the sponge docks in tarpon springs, FL. its an awesome place!
Aww we used to have a candy shop exactly like that in Santa Barbara! Barrels of candy…so awesome :)
Mmm I love salt water taffy! We are headed to the beach for the weekend. I will definitely have to grab some.
my husband and I are moving to DC soon… can't wait to visit oldtown and give that SW taffy a try!
Yum! This looks great!
So first of all…I think I have to mention this every time I somment on your blog. … I am IN LOVE with this blog. Love love love love!!!!!
Fabulous!
and #2 am I allowed to use this twitter button you once used? Did you create it? it's super cute!
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ah! next time i go visit my friend in dc we'll definitely have to go there. i LOVE taffy & just… candy of all kinds. yum.
love your blog! it's on my top five that i make sure i check as much as possible!!
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mmm! salt water taffy is the greatest. especially quality salt water taffy.
omg looks amazing!
My friend just bought that sweater at H&M;!!
sonja, that link isn't working for me. not sure which button you are talking about!
annie, this was my sister's camera. mine was dead. i am not sure which kind it is. sorry :(
melissa, the jacket is from h&m.;
thanks everyone!
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yum! if you're ever in massachusetts, you should take a trip to the north shore to rockport. they have the most unbelievable salt water taffy!
I might have gotten right on-line and ordered salt water taffy to be delivered to my apartment after reading this post.
xo, ash
Thanks for letting me know! :)
oh my gosh.
that place would be heaven for me :)
OMG!!! wish we had something like that nearby!
Adorable blog and a cute couple!
I love your striped cardigan.
new follower… just had to say i too LURVE candy. just 2 weeks ago we had our wedding recpetion where we had 50lbs of salt water taffy for our candy bar, yummmmmmm. PLUS just picked up a bag of taffy this afternoon on our memorial day stop into town. cheers! or shall i say wrappers! ;) a @ andreajo-anderaknows.blogspot.com
I love that place!!! WHen I first moved to ALexandria I found that place and my son was in candy heaven!!!! Old Town is such a great area too! We were there yesterday, you must try Lavender Moon Cupcakery, Its so good!! Amazing cupcakes, I know the Georgetown cupcake place cant be beat, but we love this place too in old town!!!
Love your style!!! Can we agree that pigtails after the age of 12 is a fashion no-no! Can't get enough!!!!