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!
Haha! That is so neat :)
Have a good night!
xo, Samantha
http://theadventuresoftwosams.blogspot.com/
favorite video of all time for me! So timely
Obsessed. Haha. So beautiful. xo, rv
http://aneclecticheap.blogspot.com/
haha then i'd spend the entire time being productive worrying about how i'd get my precious item out safe;)
i'm so nervous for her white dress!!!!
What a great idea, haha! :) I really do need to be unplugged for a while I think and more productive :)
LOVE LOVE LOVE.
Brittany
http://adam-n-brittany.blogspot.com/
lol…this was wonderful to watch. I'm new to blogger, but was lucky enough to find your blogs. So fun and refreshing. You and your family are adorable. Thanks for sharing with us on here. :) God bless and goodnight!
Hehe, so clever! I wonder how she will move the juice when she is allowed to have the distractions again? I'm picturing a big straw…
I need a form of this that blocks google reader/twitter/etc hahaha.
This is exactly what I need to do (considering I should be writing a paper as I type this), but I'd be a little more delicate with the hostage situation because my white dress would never escape from that one undamaged!
I agree- I'd be so worried about my hostage item!! great idea though haha
I just got rid of cable and my productivity levels went way up! Love this!
crescendoblog.blogspot.com
Great video!
http://cestlavieophelia.blogspot.com/
brilliant. defiantly something I need to do all semester long!!!
FIKS*D
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yes i love this film and that clip. i went to the opening of the film and she said this was her favorite part that didn't make it in the film!
I hadn't seen this before now. Great video! Sometimes, you gotta do whatcha gotta do.
holy funniest thing i have ever seen! I would do this, but i would end up ruining my hostage. haha oh technology.
LOVED IT and I had not seen it, so thanx for sharing!
Natalie
http://www.projectdowhatyoulove.wordpress.com
so funny, i adore miranda july :)
I don't think I could do it. lol
– Sarah
http://agirlintransit.blogspot.com/
I FREAKED when I saw her pour the juice!
…just comes to show this would totally work haha
I think I may have just found a new level of sympathy for those people who are easily distracted.
I love that clip. Saw it on bleubird too!
Great video, I almost lost interest at first (shows how distracted I am) but I stuck to it and got the punch line. Having a baby is a little like this because my little man distracts me from doing productive things all the time.
i saw this on bleubird's and loved it! it's fabulous.
i am a huge fan of miranda july.
this video is fantastic.
That's too funny!! Cute video :)
http://www.becauseimtwentysomething.blogspot.com
this is adorable! made me smile :)
<3 Sharmaine Ruth
underpeachtrees.blogspot.com
This is the second place I've seen this today and it is awesome! I love how she carefully pours the grape juice in the pan, and I was really trying to think how she'd get the pan off without ruining her dress!
OMG LOL! A lady of consequence, she is! I hope she has a thirst for grape juice after being all productive and stuff ;-)
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This is very brave. Just thinking about it makes me nervous. lol I might have to try it.
July is a genius!
Love this video.
i just am curious how she gets her hostage out… does she invite some friends over and they stick straws in the juice?? seems like too much juice for one person!
I love Miranda July.
Oh I love Miranda July so much. Can't wait to see her film when it finally comes out in the UK