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April days


In the past couple of weeks, we’ve made several trips to visit grandparents and great-grandparents. I didn’t pull out the DSLR for those trips but I did take some on my phone so I’m just throwing them all together here.
girl in field
boy on swing

 

of course I have a child who loves dogs as much as I dislike them
dog lover

 

high swinging

 

my April birthday boys turned 30 and 5 this month
dad and boy
kingston
 
Evangeline and Brownie go way back. A little over a year ago, I posted a picture of these two together. When Evangeline disappeared at my Grandma’s house last week, I found her petting the chicken and saying “it’s nice!” 
girl and a chicken

 

fish pond

 

kids activities

 

Ignore the major photography fail with the rope in front of his face. I still love this picture!
tire swing

 

 For the past several years, I have given my two older boys the option to either wear a hat or let me fix their hair when we’re leaving the house. They pick a hat every single time. 
**I don’t give them that option until they are old enough to realize that if they pick a hat, they can’t take it off while we’re out! (mean mom?)
heart shaped hands

 

black and white photography

 

outside steps

 

sometimes it comes down to asking my 6 year old to quickly snap a picture to make sure I keep documenting this pregnancy.
pregnant photoshoot

In other news, our new mattress (and pillow) arrived today!! In Liam’s words “This is the comfiest pillow in the world. This is the comfiest bed in the world. You guys have the comfiest combination ever!” 
Total happiness in this house tonight–especially since I’m finally down to the last 10ish weeks of pregnancy!!!

Blog, Family

spring in our backyard


First of all, I wanted to say thank you to anyone who read my previous post about our new mattress and all the kind words that were said! I had no idea that so many people would be interested to hear the story. Thank you for being excited for us! 
 
Anyway, I’ve finally made it to the 3rd trimester now. While the first half of the pregnancy zoomed by, the second half has been slowly dragging. I’m sure it has to do with the fact that I wasn’t sick until this second half. 
 
If you’ve heard me talk for more than 30 seconds (or follow me on instagram) you’ll quickly pick up on the fact that I am totally in love with spring. It always feels so refreshing after a cold, cooped up winter. And with the weather we’ve had lately, spending time outside has been the perfect way to survive this pregnancy.
boy in tree

 

liam

 

if you give her an empty bubble container–it will keep her entertained for quite a while
girl blowing bubbles

 

 an added benefit of spring–running (tag) that takes place outside the house
playing tag

 

she is super girly–but you can also tell she has 3 older brothers
girl with messy face

 

squirt gun

 

young boy

 

little girl pink bow

 

play car

This weekend we will celebrate Don’s birthday (on Saturday) and then Sunday is National Pretzel Day! I’m all about celebrating random holidays when it involves a tasty snack. You’ll probably find us at QT on Sunday, picking up their amazing pretzels. I hope you celebrate too!