a girl, a dog, and a nap...

oh, and a tutu...

our yesterday...

in one month this little girl will be turning 3 years old. for some reason this number is hitting me with a surprising amount of nostalgia. i wasn't the mom who sobbed at the first birthday milestone, and we celebrated two without even a hint of sadness. i honestly never understood when moms said they were so sad about their baby growing up. my thought was always, "well, what is the alternative?". but don't worry, now i get it! for whatever reason 3 seems to be the number that's making me feel all the feels! i'm not one bit sad that she's growing, i just simply can't believe the person she's becoming, and the little nugget she once was. it really all does just go so so fast! surprisingly, i haven't been taking quite as many photos of our day to day nonsense as i once was. wedding season, with a dash of family photo season, lead me to just putting the camera down at home. it didn't feel right though. my love for this craft developed out of a love for capturing our everyday mundane. the magic is in these moments and i want these moments documented here as well...

yet another first...

this morning penny asked me to paint her toe nails, which we've certainly done before, but then she also asked to do it herself.  naturally i grabbed my camera and let her have at it...

exploring atlanta, old fourth ward playground & splash pad

it's really no secret that after just a few short months i fell pretty hard for this new city of ours. there are a good number of reasons to love atlanta, but the one thing that got me is just how many amazing parks and playgrounds there are here. every neighborhood has at least one, and we're finding that they're all pretty stinking fantastic. we heard a number of times just how great the old fourth ward splash pad was, but somehow it still managed to exceed all my expectations. we went armed with snacks, sunscreen, and a change of clothes, and ended up spending quite a few hours playing here. i can already see this spot becoming heavy in rotation this summer!

walks...

on mornings when we don't have anything planned, penny and i like to take a little mosey around our neighborhood and see where it takes us. she has yet to realize that i always have it lead us to someplace involving coffee. on this particular day she scored herself some kitty snuggles & some sweet handmade flowers too.