stir crazy days...

between the freezing temperatures, the snow storm, and some tough teething days sprinkled in there, we've been stuck indoors and feeling fairly stir crazy. as luck would have it though, the universe gave us one glorious day of temps in the 60's... and we ran with it! we spent the afternoon exploring a little park by our home. we collected rocks, examined fallen branches, and stomped in the last bits of snow on the ground. now if only this weather would grace us with its presence again! jenn pierce, atlanta ga family photographerjenn pierce, atlanta ga family photographerjenn pierce, atlanta ga family photographerjenn pierce, atlanta ga family photographerjenn pierce, atlanta ga family photographerjenn pierce, atlanta ga family photographer  

 

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jenn pierce, atlanta ga family photographer "A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

penny: we got a whole 2 inches of snow this week, and one would have thought you won the lottery. you jumped, threw snow balls, and ate your weight in the chilly fluffy white stuff. after a few days of the snow sitting out though i had to teach you about not eating the dirty spots. your words, said with 100% sass, were as follows... "penny. no. eat. garbage. snow. mommy!"

more from this day here.

linking up with jodi.

penny's room tour // a montessori toddler room

when we moved into our new place getting penny's room all set up was our first priority. i thought i'd take you on a little tour of how it's looking so far. we decided to keep it pretty similar to her room in our old house so that she would have a feeling of familiarity here. we've updated some things to make it a space that is inviting to her, and while still keeping in mind the montessori philosophies that we think are important. it's still a work in progress, but this is where we're at now... jenn pierce, atlanta ga photographerjenn pierce, atlanta ga photographerjenn pierce, atlanta ga photographerjenn pierce, atlanta ga photographerjenn pierce, atlanta ga photographerjenn pierce, atlanta ga photographer

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some things about her space...

we repainted some metal hanging flower baskets and mounted them on her wall, low enough for her to reach, to hold her growing collection of 'lovies' // we also put a small coat rack at her level so that she could be in charge of putting away her own coat // we keep some toys hidden away in her closet and switch them out every so often. 1- it keeps down on the clutter. and 2- it keeps her engaged in her toys without needing to add new ones // we made a small reading nook with books easily accessible // this girl loves her dinosaurs & vintage little people, so they are always in reach as well // we are still successfully using a floor bed, the only change being that she now loves pillows. there were some tough nights due to the move, but things are going smoothly in that department again. we found that having a small lamp that she can turn on and off herself has really helped her feel comfortable in there

if you missed her first room tour you can see it HERE. she was so little!!!

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jenn pierce, atlanta ga family photographer "A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

penny: it was a bit of a tough week for our home. your doggies got in a fight with each other, so quite a bit of our time was spent inside figuring out how to handle this new dynamic. it's a work in progress but things are getting better, and thankfully you don't seem to mind pajama days with mama at all. this move has thrown us some serious curve balls, things we never could have planned for. i'm more grateful then ever for ridiculously cute moments like this that are sprinkled throughout our day. tea parties and dinosaurs. dancing and block building. all in all, things could definitely be worse.

linking up with jodi.