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!
man any one of these dresses would be such a happy thanksgiving treat.
wow, so many great dresses. i think I like one from each decade. Hard to pick!
<3 everything. all of it. for serious.
woof to Kingsley!
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maybe it's my lucky day this time?!
oh please let it be me!
Their dresses are so beautiful! I am in love with several different dresses from their 50's collection.
I would love this – such a great collection!
Very adorable dresses!
what a splendid giveaway. i will take one win please. =)
I love their vintage clothes! Fingers crossed!
their dresses are stunning!!
This would definitely help me with my current vintage dress obsession (actually – it would probably make me even more obsessed, but i'm not complaining! hehe)
Thanks x
Swwooon…. I.love.it. Keeping my fingers crossed!
So cute and perfect for the holidays!
i love love the black ensemble in the first row. the site is so charming–must contain self!
Weee! Pick me! Vintage clothes make me happy! Love your blog!
oh goodness!
that red one has my name all over it
Beautiful! I could use something snazzy to wear on my upcoming 25th birthday!
Great Giveaway!! I'm in love with the opera coat.
love this! awesome giveaway! i LOVE that black one!
How charming! Fun giveaway!
cool! that red one is beautiful!
Vintage me pretty please!
one of your best giveaways!!
Adore, adore! I've been wanting a vintage dress!
LOVE.
i love this more than life.
this i my favorite giveaway yet!
Cute stuff!
Cute stuff!
Would love to win a new dress!
beautiful&timeless.; i'd love to find a piece from this collection for my christmas party! <3
Oh pick me!!! I need a dress!
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I love, love, love it! Please say I win!
It would be so s'wonderful to wear one of those dresses to a nice candle-lit dinner with my boyfriend. I can see it now (since I will be dubbed the winner).
crossing fingers :)
What a fun store and what a fun contest. I was shocked to find that I liked the 50s style the best!
oooo vintage is calling my name!!
Black dress is stunning!
Rosette from the fifties is my newest love. Not only would it make my day to have that dress, it would make my life more complete!
I'm loving the accessories!
What a genius thing to do! I love that you can rent the dresses! I recently skipped an invite to a Marine Corps Ball because I didn't have a dress. This would have been perfect!
If only such beautiful dresses could be found more often. But then, they wouldn't be as fun and unique, yeah?
love the dresses from the 1950s!
hello. amazing giveaway. love. :)
what an awesome giveaway! i'd love to win!
I love the Blue Chiffon dress! Classy
I LOVE these dresses! I'd buy the Joan dress–perfect. :)
beautiful!
I love
oh wow I love that striped dress! So beautiful!
i want one so bad! i need modest dresses! thanks so opportunity!
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Oh my gosh! I am in LOVE with this site! Everything about it is perfect, from the great layout to the actual merchandise! Oh please, pick me, pick me!!!!! :)
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oh drool!
I love these dresses and would love to win the credit. Pleeeeeease pick me! I need a good holiday dress.
I adore the golden starburst dress from the 50's! There are so many lovely finds on that site…love them so much!!!!
Love these dresses!!
i love it!
hey hey! love vintage…here's to the unlikely chance i'll win!
CUTE times a million! love the colors, the simple styles, and the fact that they are decade-oriented.
HECK YEAH!
I'm really lovin the enamel belt! Everything is so amazing!!
Becca
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i need that first little black number from the photos you posted.
to die!
I'm now about 1 year postpartum and I think it's time to just admit I'm not going to fit into my old clothes. I would like something classy so this would be PERFECT!!!
I hope I'm picked!
I LOOOVVVEEEE this! These are absolutely adorable. I want to win. And buy every single one of these dresses. Good plan? Good plan.
I live in dresses all year round – it would be great to add to the rotation.
Love Love Love! Hopefully I win.
so pretty – perfect for the holidays!!
thanks for such a great giveaway. :)
Beautiful! I would love them all!!
Ooh pretty pretty! The perfect vintage frock more than makes my heart smile! <3 Aoife
I love the rooster bag, simly gorgeous!
I adore Vintage Select! Perhaps its because I'm a bit vintage…hehe
They're all so amazing. I don't know how I'll pick just one!
I was starting to lose myself in current trends and high-fashion designers when I started writing and reading blogs, then I found myself again. So happy to learn about this vintage site. I wore my mom's early '60s tolo dress to my tolo in '88 when velvet dresses with big satin bows were in style. Little did I know that our lack of money actually introduced me to my first slice of vintage. Now 80s is vintage.
Sorry for the essay. Ah to reminisce . . .
What a great little shop! I would love to win!
My daughter loves to play dress up,and I so do I! I would love to play vintage dress up with this! Oh, the things I would buy!
Thanks!
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