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.
For those of you who have already purchased and read— if there was a takeaway or something that resonated with you as you read, would you consider sharing in the comments below for new potential readers to see?
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!
photos by mark weinberg who is a member of our church congregation and kindly set up a booth to photograph everyone at our church halloween party over the weekend. he is also the one who took these santa claus photos last year. oh man, how can we forget those priceless shots with santa. ;)
So very cute!
Have a very happy Halloween…greetings from Germany!
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Bambi
how is it that a dark backdrop makes every costume seem totally pin-worthy? these are darling.
These are absolutely wonderful shots! You all look so cute in your costumes and I love love the picture of the two train engineers. Perfection!
so cute!
Sweet pictures! Samson is the cutest li’l engineer I’ve ever seen! Happy Halloween to your beautiful family! :)
Aw you cuties!! :) Happy Halloween!
Rosie x | Every Word Handwritten
The one of Eleanor by herself is just the sweetest!
Aawww cute family photos! Your children are really photogenic, they really do love to smile for the camera. ;)
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Oh my goodness! Those are the cutest!
E is supercute
guys please stop being so damn CUTE!!
E you’re literately a pumpkin :)
Oh my goodness, these are the cutest photos ever! :)
So so cute! I love Eleanors Costume!
SO CUTE!!! Eleanor, as always, is absolutely adorable and the matching father/son costumes?? Major win.
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. You have a beautiful family!
what an adorable little family! Happy Halloween to you guys!
Leah Faye
a clover and a bee
where is your costume Naomi!!!?? adorable! happy halloween!
That second shot, of Eleanor, is killing me. She is the sweetest thing. Those eyes!
Happy Halloween! xox
Oh my goodness they are sooooo flipping cute! What a BEAUTIFUL family, you all are so blessed :).
xo and Happy Halloween!
-Michaela
http://michaelajeanblog.com
Oh. My. Goodness. This is just too adorable. I think pumpkin costumes are my favorite! The matching conductor costumes are pretty awesome, too.
Je M’appelle Molly
Happy Halloween!
So cute! That picture of e made my heart melt!
Man, I need to hang a dark backdrop in my apartment to stand in front of and look in the mirror before I head out for the day. You guys look great!
Samson is SO happy! cutest little boy ever. sweet family!
Super duper cute!!
I think my favorite part of Halloween is seeing all the little kid costumes… melts my heart!
You guys look so cute!
They are adorable!!
Wow he did an amazing job! Esp that one of Eleanor. So darling.
Happy Halloween!
Seriously the cutest. Happy Halloween
I love the one with Samson and Josh!!!
WOW!!
Happy Halloween to you!!
so cute!! e is beautiful
xxoo,
nikki
http://www.dreaminneon.blogspot.com
I am DYING over the one of E. What an angelic little pumpkin!
Goodness they are cute!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY KINGSLEY! would love an update on his life in virginia.
the cutest pics!! samson is getting so big!
Love the dark background in these pics. Great inspiration.
And of course the kids are super cute!
These pictures are treasures! Long live having people with talents in your ward!
they are just too sweet!
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Adorable! Happy Halloween!
Oh my god, I don’t think I can really handle the cute of this!! They both look adorable!
SUCH great photos! Man I wish he lived in my ward ;)
These pictures are SO adorable!! I saw your pictures from your ward Halloween party on instagram and they looked like you guys had a ton of fun. Happy Halloween!
Such a beautiful family! Professional pictures are always such a treat.
Your kids were ABSOLUTELY adorable!
xx
Kelly
Sparkles and Shoes
Aww you guys look so adorable!
Your kids are so cute! –Hanna Lei
You have such an adorable family! SUch a cute photoshoot! <3
Blush Bazaar
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SO! CUTE! how do you even begin to handle how precious your little ones are!?
xx
So adorable!!! How sweet of your friend at church to take photos of everyone!
Incredibly cute!
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So sweet!
Great photos! Adorable kiddos too!
These pictures are so cute! I love the Santa Claus pictures ha ha
You are so blessed to have such cute kids! LOVE the costumes!
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So very cute!
Hope you had a very Happy Halloween! <3 <3
Love these pics, so cute!
These are so sweet!! I was just in NY last weekend for a rare moms’ weekend. And we were visiting the temple during your ward party. We just didn’t realize it was during YOUR ward’s party. It’s a crazy small world sometimes in Mormon circles! Your blog makes all of us feel like friends.
It was so cool to see so many sites that we recognized from you blog. I live in the country with my littles. My babies are almost exactly the same ages as E & S. So, we are living opposite lives on the other side of the country!
I absolutely adore your happy, beautiful blog and cute family and living my city dreams vicariously through you!
All the very best,
Karen
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And my next little guy: http://instagram.com/p/fi1tw4yhnJ/
So cute. E’s eyes are just sparkling in that picture! And oh my gosh that photo of Samson on Santa’s lap from last year is probably one of my all-time favorite happy baby photos. He is so sweet.
Oh my goodness! What cute photos of your family! Your kids are tooo cute!! xx
Amie
http://www.alifeelectric.wordpress.com
Super-cute! Don’t you just love Halloween? :)
The photos are adorable……they are both getting big now….not so much babies anymore! ;(( x
Too too cute, this is one of the reasons I can wait to have little ones heehee! The pumpkin costume is adorable!
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Gosh these are adorable!!! You are just the sweetest little family. xo
you guuuys are so cute…
Valentina
Valentina Duracinsky Blog
So cute!!! The little pumpkin is adorable!!
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Love your family’s costumes Taza! The little ones looked adorable :)
Aww the train conductor brings back so many memories of my little brother as the same thing! So sweet. I can’t wait till my little one arrives so I can dress him/her up next Halloween! :)
xo kristen genevieve
sunnywithachanceoflemons.blogspot.com
sunny bloglovin
Such cuties in their cute costumes! How nice to have those portraits at your ward parties!