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!
So darling!!! Is there a sweeter sound than a baby's laugh?
Ahhh, she is just adorable <3
This is adorable. Such a happy little girl. x
What a cute giggle!!!!
Best sound ever! Thanks for sharing!
ha!!! i was laughing with her!
xo.
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Adorable! My daughter is the same age right now as well. It is delightful isn't it!?
n, this makes me so excited to have a baby. oh goodness, i can't take the cuteness.
she's too cute! happy girl alright!
Oh she is so adorable!!
xx Seph
Oh my gosh. That is so freaking cute. Kate giggles from time to time, but not like that!! Darling.
just could post eleanor videos on a daily basis and i wouldn't tire of it….just sayin'.
for reals, best thing i've seen today! nothing is happier than a baby laughing!
eeek! she is sooo adorable here. i love a baby's giggles.
I'm studying for my last exam..and this made the thing better. :) cuuuuute!
Could she get any sweeter?! Precious!
So cute! Nothing better than a baby's giggle :)
So cute. :) I saw your video of kingsley when he was 7 weeks old hopping around playing with the pigs ear. I couldn't stop laughing. thanks! :D
This is by far the most adorable thing I've seen in a loooonnng time!! She couldn't be cuter!!! xoxo
This video tops that laughing baby on Youtube! She's so precious!
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Aw! I've been trained to listen to sound patterns and accents and lilts etc. and she is definitely trying to copy and anticipate your sounds – so cute! You can really hear it at 0:10 (you) and 0:12 (her) and then the sounds right after too where she repeats it to practice it lol! adorbs!
this is so precious! i love babies giggles. they are the sweetest noise possible!
Xo
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Priceless!!
Beyond precious!! ♥♥♥
oh my gosh. this is the cutest thing i've seen all week!
haha that is so stinking CUTE!!!
xo,
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Oh, she is so darling! A baby's giggle is the sweetest sound.
HA Ha! That made me laugh out loud, not quite as adorable though. :)
Perfectly adorable.
this is precious! thank you for sharing her giggle with us. i don't know of any happier sound in the world than a baby's laugh.
oh my gosh she is so darling!
Getting cuter and more animated every day! How does she do it? :)
Super cute, my kids loved it too. Convinced them a baby sister would be fun to have around after all.
She is WONDERFUL!!!
OMG so precious :) she's gorgeous!
too cute!
Baby giggles are the best!!
It's just the best thing ever when they start to giggle!!! It just makes you feel so special when they think you are the coolest mom ever. Motherhood is awesome and you have a super super adorable baby =)
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She's adorable!
Kisses from Hong Kong,
Nicole
omg what an adorable baby laugh!
I just watched this with my son in my lap (he's 5 moths) and he was so fixated on it. We watched it like 6 times. He thinks Eleanor is pretty funny. loved it!
Wow, that is just precious.
darling!!
Aww so cute! xo
so cute!
what an absolute sweetie!
are you kidding? that is the cutest ever. she seems like such a happy girl, and with such a sweet spirit. you and josh are lukcy!
oh my goodness. the laughter of your baby could send someone to the moon. I think that hearing your own baby laugh IS Heaven. Now… I'm not one that can say she knows all about Heaven. But if I could put money on it… I'd put money on the fact that a baby's giggle is part of Heaven.
you just made my day! my favorite thing to do is watch baby videos on youtube! I love the one of the little boy who giggles every time he rips a piece of paper. And then he laughs so hard he tips over…
So cute!
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oooooh my goooood, what a cute blog. and your baby, oooh, she's soooo sweet! i'm speechless.
:)
That's so funny. I just posted a video of my baby girl cracking up on my blog too. Doesn't it just make you feel amazing!
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O my goodness! She is so precious! If I wasn't a total stranger, I would pick her up and give her a big kiss on the those chubby little cheeks! So cute! You are a lucky mamma. :)
Awhh those chubby little cheeks when she giggles!She's soo adorable & it's so funny to hear you trying to make her laugh , i think it's awesome how children bring out the childish side of their parents. She's so precious & ahhh you're one lucky mummy! (:
Is it possible she is doubling in cuteness each day?
Baby giggles are pretty much the most precious things ever!!
She. Is. Too. Cute!
So cute!
She is so cute! :-) It must be adorable to have such a cute baby :)
Oh my she's a happy baby! I love those baby giggles :)
precious!!
Stunnig :)
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That is adorable!!! You're two very lucky parents!
What a darling baby girl!
SO CUTE!
How adorable!
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I check your blog all the time but don't usually leave comments – but that is just the cutest thing!! our little boy is 10 wks today and I can't wait till i get some giggles out of him! Enjoy the DC heat – I have the fire going today down here in NZ
Oh so cute! She is absolutely beautiful. My baby has just started to laugh too and we love it! I think they are very close in age. Feb 4 is her birthday. It's been fun to see the same happenings little E is doing with my girl.
I really really love your blog. You and your family are so cute. Your a really really beautiful woman :)
she's so darling! and my daughter (11months) is sitting here laughing along with her…
She is sooo cute!!! Love the giggles!!!
Bless her and bless you for sharing. I may be hormonal, I am 35 weeks on Wedneday but this vid made me teary with joy. Can't wait for my arrival. So blessed x
Oh I have no words for this amount of cuteness! Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful snippets.
Love this!! She is too too adorable – and when my 3 year old son heard the giggles on my laptop – he came over and waved hi!!
Love this video! Made my day.
one of the best posts by far!!!
very cute.
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