around the sun

Hi friends! How are you? I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Ours was the ideal mix of low-key lounging and adventures nearby. I’d love to hear what you had going on! A friend had a baby last week, so I was excited to make a baby meal to take over to their house. I…

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the birthday fiesta

Hi friends! How are you? Hope you’re enjoying the week so far. We are back in the swing of things after the weekend, and enjoying this bit of fall in the air. V-town finally got the memo, so it’s been fun to break out the sweaters and booties. We’re also recovering from this weekend’s fiesta…

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Livi’s Lalaloopsy bday party + belated adventures

Hi friends! How’s the week going?? We’ve having a good one over here. I wanted to say thank you all so much for the wonderful, heartfelt comments on the blog and Instagram yesterday. I always get a little nervous to put myself *out there* and then when I finally do, I have no idea why…

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I don’t know about you…

but I’m feelin’ 32. <— new remix of the beloved Taylor Swift song haha.  Thank you so much for all of the wonderful birthday wishes this past weekend! It was a great day spent with the fam, and I got to sleep in until whenever I wanted!! Dreams do come true. I hope you had…

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Penelope’s Minnie Mouse Themed First Birthday Party

Hi friends. How’s the week going? Happy humpday to ya! I’m already looking forward to the weekend, especially considering the lack of naps we’ve had around here. I’m convinced it’s just an off-week from all of the festivities of lately. (We can only hope.)  I’m so excited to share today’s post with some pics from…

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Happy birthday, Penelope

And just like that, we have a one year old on our hands. A year ago today, I was at the hospital, snuggling with the newest member of the family. We made it through a challenging 24 hours of active labor together, a room full of nurses sharing our joy, and the biggest smiles on…

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Bella is 10!

This little dog is 10 years old! 70 in dog years, and still as spunky as ever. Since chicken is her favorite thing in the world -the Pilot and I joke that if we were made of chicken, Bella would have eaten us a long time ago- we always said that when she turned 10,…

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Happy 4th birthday, Livi

4 years ago, we were in the hospital, snuggling the newest little love of our lives. The day before, my heart was filled with anticipation. I had started to feel contractions, but I had no idea if it was finally time to head to the hospital, and if we’d finally get to meet the baby…

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Oh hi, 31

I’m liking you so far. 😉 Usually when another year rolls around, I use it as an opportunity to be thankful for what I’ve been given, and also to look forward to the future. What do I want to accomplish next? Where do I want to be? Who do I want to be? Today, I’m…

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Happy 3rd birthday to you

They say the days are long and the years are short, and man, I totally believe it. I remember holding her when she was a tiny newborn, and it was hard for me to imagine her as a toddler: walking, talking, dancing… and not crying all the time. 😉 Well, I blinked, and here we…

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DIRTY THIRTY workout

Hi guys! Thank you again for all of the lovely birthday wishes. It brightened my day so much! <3 It was a perfect low-key day over here, spent with my little fam. Liv and I had an awesome breakfast, and then it was time to clean up the post-Tucson explosion (why is unpacking the worst??).…

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thoughts on 30

Turning 30 always seemed like a looming deadline – a to-do list of all of these things that I had to accomplish. And now that it’s here… it just feels like a sigh of relief. This past weekend, my mom told me that she loved her 30s. She said, “The 20s are just about finding your…

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