Heading home after 4 days away with just this guy. It’s been quite awhile since we’ve had time, sans kiddos, to just remember what it’s like to give each other our full attention. It kinda felt like we were dating again and after 10 years of marriage, and two kiddos, that feeling is like gold. We missed our girls for sure, but our cups have been refilled and our family will be better for it! Big thanks to our friends and family for holding down the fort back home and helping to make this possible. Feeling all the love heading back to reality💛
One decade ago we had our first dance as married folk. The lyrics sang “I dream of children we can call our own. Watch them run around in the front yard from the front porch of our home.”. This morning as we danced again to those words in our kitchen, with our girls playing around us, I realized we’re here! We’re living the dream we promised to each other ten years ago. And I love you as much today as I did then. Happy Anniversary to my forever partner in this life.💛💛💛
Look at this beautiful mama I got to photograph today! I’m so thankful to have friends having babies because man do I love me some newborn baby smell!💛
And so begins the season of higher water bills💛💦💛
Penny was playing around with taking a bunch of pictures through a little toy magnifying glass. I kinda love this second she captured without my realizing.💛
Found this little lollipop eating sprite in our kitchen tonight♥️
Those first day of Spring vibes!
She was talking me through how she slipped and banged her shin. I wiped her tears, gave her a kiss, then all I could see was how beautifully sweet her face was, how the light poured through her hair, and how she needed her daddy’s arms to make her feel better. I couldn’t resist the photo and thankfully she didn’t mind💛 #stilllittle
My obsession with field guides and nature books is coming in handy. We found a dead carpenter bee in the yard this morning and I had all the resources for us to make a lesson of it. Nature study for the day... check!
Just delivered this sweet newborn session. Not gonna lie, Rupert kinda stole the show. #firstbaby
They were totally fighting about sharing snacks, but they’re still cute. #ollieandclementineforalways
My very first @wildandfree.co conference in the books! I finally met an old IG friend in real life after years of watching each other’s children grow and cheering each other on from afar. I’ve got a wealth of inspiration to take home and draw upon for our homeschool journey... and some new mama friends too boot💛 #wildandfreefrisco #wildandfreeconf
My three forever Valentines💛
Caught her like a cat, cozying up in the sunny spot. 💛
She’s allllll about having her picture taken lately💛
To any new mamas who feel the pressure to have professional newborn images taken in those first few sleepless, blurry eyes, days of life... Do not stress! The images that can be made when those first smirks and inquisitive eye contact start to happen are equally (if not more so) heart melting! Truth... this little man flat out killed me💛
It’s finally happened... this week Clementine started calling her sister Penny, instead of Bobby. I have a lot of feelings about this. 💛😭💛 #film
We’re getting to the age where naps are getting shorter and shorter. We’re currently at about 40 mins now. I can’t decide if I’ll be glad when naps aren’t part of our routine, or silently be weeping in a corner somewhere. Check in with me later... #film
Last week was a tough one, but Friday evening I got my scans back from @indiefilmlab and it was like Christmas all over again! #portra400 #trix400 #film
What are the odds that she’s not plotting my death right now. 😬 Squirrel update: After the excitement of finding her, we noticed that she had a rather large abscess on her belly. A trip to the emergency vet informed us that she must have been in a fight with another cat, and she was not the victor. Poor girl has had a rough week. She’s getting stronger every day though and we’re still just so happy to have her home. 💛