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!
i am so so so very excited to share with you a sneak peak of my collaboration with fashion designer lauren moffatt on our new children’s line for fall 2014! this has been a dream come true and i am so proud of it. more to come, but in the meantime enjoy this tiny sneak peak by lumineux films!
how cute! i’m loving all the patterns :) congrats!
So cute! I can’t wait to hear more about it!
Sarah
aroseinthecity0.blogspot.com
How exciting!! Congratulations, Naomi!
LOVE!
So cute! You have such a fun eye for design and fun clothes!
Oh wow….congrats…and I look forward to seeing the whole of the range…have a happy weekend. x
http://vodkaandarose.blogspot.co.uk
This is FANTASTIC! So jealous you got to work with Lauren – her designs are amazing! Congratulations to you!
I just wanna keep watching because it’s all so precious! Congrats! That’s huge! Please do a giveaway in the fall for us budget tight folks ;)
http://www.aquiverfullblog.blogspot.com
adorable
Awe! Congrats! So fun! I had to watch it multiple times because you are all so cute!
Oh goodness! Such happy colours and prints! My two sweet girls will look even more adorable in these pretty things :)
This is the cutest, congrats on your amazing collaboration!
xo
Michaela
http://michaelajeanblog.com
Congrats woman! How exciting!
congratulations! i can’t wait to see the line!
I was just watching the Lauren Moffatt films with my kids when you posted the lookbook. They were all asking if they had kid’s clothing and I said sadly no. How fun that they do indeed now have it:) Great job! Looking forward to seeing more!
So cute, love it and can’t wait to see the rest of it!! very exciting, congrats!!
love it! congrats, taza!
That’s so great!! Can’t wait to see more!!
THE best dresses! So cute! :-) Congratulations!!
This is so cool! –Hanna Lei
Amazing! I love it!
Oh man! I can’t wait to see what you awesome ladies have made!
xoxo
Taylor
http://www.welcomehometaylor.com
such a darling line!
Congratulations! So happy for you in this lovely venture!
Love this! Looks your wonderful, unique style is captured in this adorable collection! Congratulations! xx
oh everything looks so darling! can’t wait to see more.
Hi Taza I love this blog i’m a mom of 5 kids and i love the way you live motherhood, i hope you get fun in california !! Hello fron italy Ciao Bella
I am so in love with what little we got to see! With a little girl at home and a second on the way I always get excited to see someone designing something fun and fresh for them. I can’t wait to see more!
Wow!!!
I love it!!
I know this is like a HUGE dream come true for you to be working for your favorite designer! Best wishes for you + your fashion line. xx
Wow! What an incredibly cool collaboration! I can’t wait to see the more!
themountaincreative.com
so awesome!! congrats!
xxoo,
nikki
http://www.dreaminneon.blogspot.com
That is so neat. Congratulations!
love taza, congratulations!! This is so very exciting!!
Wow, love it! You are really inspiring!
I am excited to see more of it!
Love from sunny Germany and the -fatcatconnection-
… and have a wonderful weekend!
http://lasagnolove.blogspot.de/2014/03/have-wonderful-weekend.html
Bird
oh my gosh this is amazing! congrats! you are one talented lady! can’t wait to shop these looks.
I think I’m going to have to break my prior rule of not buying children’s clothes before having children!! These are so so wonderful!
Those dresses are adorable! Great work!
Shannon
http://GBOfashion.com
COOOL!!
So excited to see the children’t line for Lauren Moffatt and tickled you’re collaborating with her!
~Bev
http://bevedlybev.blogspot.com/
Is there anything you can’t do, and do with style? Congratulations! That’s really amazing.
This is so amazing! Looks great! How do you get all these opportunities to participate in these shoots?
You have such a gifting in design and fashion! I love this sneak peek.
Oh, beautiful–this must be so exciting! Congratulations :) And what a lovely tea party.
Loving the dresses for this line! Great work!
Paige
http://thehappyflammily.com
This clip is way too short!! I can’t wait to see more :)
Congratulations! Love this! I’m excited to see your and Lauren’s styles made for kids! My friend just had a sweet baby girl and I would love to put her in some LM clothes this fall!
Congratulations! Love the tea party, how friggin’ cute is that!?
So adorable! Are there boy designs too?
This is exciting! I have my eyes set on that adorable dress with the peter pan collar + bow. Also, your post on pregnancy & privacy is well done. I think it’s a good thing to remind ourselves that, until someone makes it your business, it’s a personal matter. Thanks for writing that, I’m sure it wasn’t easy to find the words, but you did, and did so very well.
Whimsical and colorful! What a perfect collab!
Love it!!!!
It looks like it is going to be an adorable line!
xx Kelly
Sparkles and Shoes
Thank goodness I only have a boy because my wallet would definitely have suffered the consequences ;). Congratulation Naomi, that collaboration is divine! And how cute is that video featuring E and Stella!
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I love all their rugs, but a new rocker/glider would be amazing!
I’d get the white round bin table ($199), Parker play chair in white ($69), fair weather garland ($11.95), krafty craft paper letters (3.95 each), color reference drawers ($99), etc. I’m wanting to put together a little homeschool room for my daughter.
I would looove to get my girls the same beds! I’ve been eying them for years now! I’d also like to get them a nightstand and some bedding to match :) (they share a room).
If I won 1500, I would get the full uptown bed in grey ($699.00), the grey uptown storage trundle ($399.00), and the grey uptown nightstand ($249.00). Being a mother of four, this would be a huge blessing for our family. Our 2 year old boy doesn’t have a bed and co-sleeps with us. Although we love sleeping with him, we think it’s time for him to have his own space. Your furniture adorable! We would appreciate this so much!
Oh I love the jenny furniture. We need a bigger dresser for our two girls!
I ‘d buy my daughter new bedding!
we are on the edge of our bike seats of here! congratulations it looks lovely. please can we carry the collection in our shop!! xo