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June iphone photos


First of all, it’s July!! That’s exciting for a few reasons. 1) I will be having a baby this month!! 2) My BFF is getting married (in 3 days!!!!!) 3) It’s national ice cream month! Ice cream has pretty much been a part of my daily diet for the past few months so I guess it’s not that big of a deal. But at least now I have an excuse–I have to celebrate these occasions.
June was a pretty crazy month for us. July will also be a big month for us, but I’m hoping it’ll be more relaxed (says the woman who’s about to have 5 children to take care of and a whole house to pack.)
At the beginning of the month, Rachel and I went out and took some pictures together–seen HERE and HERE.
white dress in the forest
National Donut Day was in June–so of course we celebrated. We ended up hitting up 2 Krispy Kremes for their free donuts. I’m pretty sure my kids thought I was pretty cool that day šŸ™‚
free donuts on national donut day at krispy kreme

 

We also made our way to theĀ City GardenĀ again. I’m pretty sure that the towel cuddling was the cutest thing ever. **Liam was much happier than he appears in the photo!kids water activities in summer

 

For Stef’s birthday, I got to spend the evening with Stef, Zeke, and Maggi. Lots of craziness happened that night but it ended with a delicious ice cream cone. I treasure these outings with my best friends because they definitely don’t happen often anymore.
birthday ice cream party

 

In case I haven’t mentioned it enough, Maggi is getting married in 3 days!!Ā 
wedding preparation
The bachelorette party started with some delicious drive-in burgers and ended with an ice cream party, a tornado warning, and lots of laughter.
drive in burgers and ice cream

 

Did I mention that the tornado touched down within a couple of miles from us? There was at least a half an hour of storm watching from Stef’s front yard **for everyone except the pregnant woman and children šŸ™ We were exiled to the basement.
ice cream cheeseburgers and bad weather

 

And also–we bought a house!!! After years and years of waiting, praying, searching, and saving, saving, saving, we finally found a house! It has the most gorgeous natural light and open floor plan that I had been praying for. And the Lord provided much more than I had even expected. I can’t wait to share more when we move in next month!
first time home buyers

 

just a few random pictures 1) I pass this Farmer’s Market regularly and it is the cutest 2) Downtown skies 3) A new shirt for baby boy–don’t be surprised if you only see him wearing this for the first month 4) popsicles= summer
donut onsie for baby

 

And I’ll finish off this post with a few maternity shots from the past couple of weeks.Ā 
pregnancy pics

 

With only one more week until my “due date,” the baby could arrive at any time! My mind is so unprepared but my hips are saying that they are ready for this baby to get out. And these hips don’t lie šŸ˜‰ Any predictions when he’ll be born??

I hope you have a great July! Make sure to eat lots of ice cream šŸ™‚Ā 

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whimsical photoshoot


Last week I shared theĀ whimsical maternity shootĀ that I did with Rachel. Life has been super busy and hectic lately (in a good way!) so I’m just now getting the chance to share the pictures I took that night.
My brain is constantly being pulled in a thousand different directions so I’m going to be super creative and deem this the “whimsical photoshoot.”
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Like I said in my last post, Rachel and I had been talking about this idea for months. We were both anxious to get out with our cameras and just have fun taking pictures. I am positive we looked like total dorks going to the park in our long, white dresses. But once we got past being embarrassed about it, we got some (in my opinion) dreamy photos šŸ™‚
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girl posing on fallen log
girl standing in forest
girl in white dress
girl in white dress sitting on fallen log
girl posing in white dress in the forest

 

girl looking up at trees

 

zoomed out shot of girl in white dress in forest

 

looking up at the sky

 

portrait shot of girl outside

 

girl smiling outside

Rachel has to be the easiest person to photograph. Gorgeous in every single picture! I’m so thankful for a friend who is beautiful inside and out.