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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!
such a lover, that kingsley.
maybe kingsley towed your car somewhere and buried it?
hahaha aww what a cutie! love the back wrinkles :)
awww, I wish they stayed puppies forever…just learned how to be potty trained. ;)
what a cutie!! pets are so much fun :)
xoxo
Chrystie
http://www.anchoringgemini.blogspot.com
uhm……too much cuteness!!!
Too gorgeous!
bahahaha. my how he's grown. cutest puppy ever.
such a cutie!!
HAHA! Oh MY! He is the cutest ever. I want one.
xoxo
Talia Christine
http://taliachristine.blogspot.com
Kingsley is amazing!!! Congrats on having such a rockstar dog :)
xoxo
joiedevivre-chiara.blogspot.com
I'm glad you call it the cone of shame too. My poor pup has to wear one for at least a month in the summer due to allergies and sensitive skin. I think he's embarrassed.
What a doll! My boyfriend really wants a bulldog :)
He's so precious!!
as a female human i actually dig the back wrinkles :))
xo.
these pictures of kingsley are adorable!
what a cutie!!!
oh my. love these. especially love the back wrinkles!!
little kingsley!! so adorable :) and i think baby and kingsley will be instant best friends!
He's so adorable!!!
oh my, he's so tiny in the little dog carrier! how old is he now?
He is so adorable! Every time I see pics of him I want a bulldog more and more :)
As much as I love these pictures of Kingsley, I couldn't help but notice Josh's face looking down at him in the subway. The pride! The adoration!
It will multiply 100 fold with your sweet baby. I'm so excited for you guys!
oh my gosh! he's sooo adorable! i love that photo with him up on the dashboard and his wrinkly behind!
http://www.informalthing.blogspot.com
haha aww, baby Kingsley! He's such a cutie.
man… he's the coolest. and i totally forgot how tiny he used to be!
adorable!
what a cute car!!
and pup hehe
omg! i love this post! look at how Kingsley has grown through the months. Isnt he turning a year old pretty soon? :)
he's a cutie!
how great is the iphone for a quick snap.
i just got a iphone4 and LOVE the CrossProcess app.
http://dearmusketeer.blogspot.com
I am in love with that very last one!
heather
one of the sweetest bullies on the world wide web…and probably the most photogenic. ;)
Seeing photos of Kingsley never fails to make me break out in the biggest smile. He is just the cutest.
he's 10 1/2 months now! will be a year old on halloween! i can't believe it either. although part of me hopes this means some of his puppy energy will die down just a little in time for baby. i love him to death but he is one hyper boy all day long….
xo
hahaha kingsley is so darn cute!! it's funny how much we can love our doggies…i wonder if they even have a clue?! lol
all i can say is: Aww to cute:)
Love the back wrinkles! So cute!
i just adore kingsley! i want a puppy like him! that 10-week old picture killed me! SO CUTE! <3
I tell you, there is NOTHING like a dog! I just can't imagine life without mine! My house would certainly be a lot cleaner, but what's that when I'd loose those funny moments where you catch them doing something they aren't supposed to? I can't ever get really mad. I just shake my head, laugh, and say "Oh Evan!" I love Kingsley! Some of my favorite posts are with him – especially the fire screen ones!
The one where he is sleeping halfway off his bed is the greatest! lol
I recently discovered your blog through a good friend who recommended it and I love it! These pics are so dear. We have a 10 yr. old Eng. Bulldog and this takes me back to the early days. So much love …. so much energy and fun! Bullies are the best ;-)
Love your doggie :) What a joy and great thing that you love him back so much.
too cute!
Your dog is so adorable..I love bulldogs. I have a black lab at my parent's house and she had surgery last winter and had to wear a cone. It really is the cone of shame..she just hung her head low and looked up at us. Poor thing.
LOVE these! what a cutie pie! poor thing with the cone of shame… :-)
Kingsley is absolutely adorable!!!
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my pup just got fixed and has to wear the cone of shame
Thanks to cutie Kingsley (one of my favorite names!), I've finally agreed to let the mister get a bulldog! ♥
aww, I just, oh, LOVE!
by far the cutest dog on earth, by the way, your blog is amazing. (:
The one where he's hanging out the window of the car is great! Thanks for the smile.
I LOVE YOUR DOGGYYYYYYYYYYYYYY^.^
oh my gosh i love kingsley! and the name too :) love your blog :)
he is so cuddly…the puppy pics are the best
haha these are fantastic. such a grand personality mr. k has :)
i looooooove this!!!
I just did a little photo shoot with my dog too! check it out here:http://ebenlemon.blogspot.com/2010/09/eben-mr-photogenic.html
Love your blog! -Emma
so adorable!
I love the around 10 weeks old pic
I always like to say
Bulldog are full of rolls of love!
OMG!!!!!he's.like.the.cutest.thing.
on.earth!!!i.have.pugs.and.an.
affinity.for.dogs.like.these….so
sososososo.adorable..arghhh…!
She is adorable…she reminds me of my Abby, our family bulldog, when she was a puppy. Awwww….love bulldogs. Just found your blog, am your newest follower. Hope you are loving DC; that is where my husband and I met and our hearts will live forever.
how cute is he standing up in the car!? haha funny little thing.