Showing posts with label sisters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sisters. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

This blog is once again serving it's purpose for me: I am happier.  
Because of how enthused I am about blogging lately I notice so much more happy moments in a day. And I'm able to laugh more during the ridiculous exasperating moments (like me walking several blocks along a busy street with three crying kids packed onto the stroller) with the thought of "this will be so funny to blog about later."  I don't end up blogging about every little thing (even if it seems like I do!), but the blog still serves it's purpose because the thought of it gets me through rough moments and helps my sense of humor override my frustration.  Does this all make sense?


So I'm loving blogging.  
But I have a problem.  
Pictures.  
I take about 10-20 pictures every single day.  
That's just a fact of life when you have cute kids.  
Which means by the end of the week I have 70-150 pictures to blog about.
You see the problem.  
When I try to be more choosy about pictures I still end up with 30 or 40 in just one post!
That's why I've ended up with all these posts of mostly pictures and little writing.
Which then kind of starts to defeat the purpose of the blog for me.  Because I think that's why I end up taking long stretches away from the blog...it starts to overwhelm me.  Because of the pressure of keeping up with the pictures!
I don't really have a solution or a goal to share about how I'm going to try and change this!
Because I want to remember everything!!!  Even little moments at home like this:



i told hannah to come get in the picture with us.  this is what she did!

"HEY TURN AROUND YOU LITTLE WEIRDO!"


life with sisters
the best private concert ever.  look at the smile on his face!
early morning smiles just for me


girl talk outside with coloring stuff and snacks





Geez.  I guess it's just another thing to prove to me how good my life is when I get down. 

  

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Another weekend post because I take ten times as many pictures on the weekends!

A dance class, movie night (we're having a Harry Potter marathon for Halloween for our Friday movie nights), Saturday SLC Farmers Market, a sunset walk, and lots and lots of sibling time this last wonderful weekend.

his nickname around here is bubba.  sometimes it really suits him.


that sweet face

ready to go to our trial dance classes!


waiting during audrey's dance class.
hannah didn't want me to take a picture of her....BUT HOW COULD I NOT?

she's so cute when she's mad!

onesie from uncle luke all the way back when audrey was our newborn!


she was so cute with these necklaces draped over
 her 'amulet' on her dress and her headband.
she was feeling so fashionable.  i loved it!

my view from downstairs every day

finally it's fall!  which means fall clothes...my favorite, especially on a baby!

view as we were leaving a store one day.  if i can't have the ocean i'm grateful that anywhere i am i can still have the SKY

movie night

my view during movie night and our late late night dinner picnic

hannah gets bored during movies a lot

andrew obliges her

farmers market morning.  they each chose half of their outfits this day.  


amazing gigantic bubbles!



we went home with a watermelon, garden tomatoes, cheddar jalapeño sourdough bread, and tummies full of samples

hanging out in the backyard in the beautiful changing weather!

real men sit in purple bumbos




sometimes he loves it.  sometimes he doesn't.  she doesn't mind either way.


LOYAL STRONG AND TRUE


trying to catch evening smiles


the way we sleep every night

our sunday twins








sunday sunset walks



crawdad crossing

aaaand found more audrey andrew selfies on my phone


Now I'm sitting down here holding Little Leilua asleep on me, hearing Andrew reading the girls their bedtime stories upstairs.  First break I've had all day.  He's a good dad.  And a good husband.

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