zach's visit: as told through instagram

airport pickup. issaquah salmon days. watching fall appear. family time. hiking. movie nights. date night. cabin life. pumpkin patch. celebrating. airport drop off. 

miss him.

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xoxo

awkward and awesome thursday

 awkward:

- trying to organize years worth of photos on my computer/hard drives in order to do a way over due cleaning... my poor computer... thank goodness for a Microsoft/computer genius Dad!

- the baby hairs that are finally growing back from my massive shed post baby. it was depressing how much fell out but these little tufts are out of control.

- admitting to my hair stylist about the cheap shampoo i use and my boxed hair dye days and then getting the "look". oops. 

- trying to think of awkward moments that happened this week... either there weren't that many or i didn't write them down quick enough... {again, the amount of lists i have to make now is ridiculous} 

awesome:

- teaching Hunter to wave hi and bye

- taking a very intense yoga class with a hardcore instructor {the type that makes you face away from the mirror and just walks around correcting everyone} a few people even walked out of her class {of course she called them out on it as they were leaving}. i didn't receive any corrections the whole time. boom. i still got it ;)

- it's the season of corn mazes, pumpkin patches, and hay rides. 

- my new RED hair. i'm in LOVE. thank you Karlisa at Sozo!

- Zach flies in TONIGHT. can't. wait.

- the sunsets that have been happening on my way to the gym. it's become my new tradition to stop at the city hall to watch the sun go down. the perfect end to a usually exhausting day ;)

 xoxo

the original awkward and awesome thursday . for some reason i can't get her button to work.

such a mom post...

i've never been much of a baby book reader, i started to read one book about raising babies while i was pregnant with the Wild Man but overall it just made me paranoid of all the "what if's" and made me even more scared of having a little person's life in my hands. so far i've been a big believer in reading my own child's behavior than having a book tell me what to do/expect next. however, tonight i picked up one of the books my sister let me borrow; 'What to Expect the First Year'. i started to read the chapter about what to expect in the seventh month and came to realize that Hunter had already hit most of the milestones they mentioned plus more. first i felt pretty proud of my little man, but then the selfish part of me felt sad, that he's growing up too fast. even coming home from the gym tonight and looking at him asleep in his crib he looked bigger than what i remembered. it seems like only yesterday he was this little stationary baby that slept most of the day... now he's this big, on the move, never wanting to stop BOY. the next thing i know he'll be saying mama and running up to me for a big hug. then dating. then driving. then going to college... it's so surreal. i still can't get over it. i still can't believe i get to watch this little man grow up. 

i guess the whole point of this is post is to say that it is true what they say, they up grow up SO fast. it's only been seven months and i'm already saying it...

love you my little linebacker/beast/crazy man/daredevil... can't wait to see what you discover next!

xoxo

simmons + jonas = simmonas

 my sister and her adorable family. 

love you sissy! thanks for the practice :)

xoxo

awkward and awesome thursday!

 

 

awkward:

- so I have this blog... that I never write on anymore... 

- turning on the radio to Old School Lunch only to hear songs from when I was in junior high and high school. whoa. speaking of which... this coming summer will be my 10 year reunion. even bigger whoa.

- the amount of lists I have to make now that I've lost a good portion of my memory thanks to having a kid... mom brain is no joke. sorry for all those times I've called you crazy mom ;)

- this summer weather that just won't quit {well summer according to north-westerners}. I'm ready for boots, scarves, sweaters, fires, and hot cocoa please. 

- finally finding an amazing class at the gym with an awesome instructor only to find out it's the last time it will be offered. 

- Hunter only wants to play with dog toys. they squeak, they have neat textures, and they're bright colored... same thing as a baby toy right?

 

awesome:

- pumpkin spice lattes

- finally buying Lightrooooooom!! let the learning and playing begin :)

-  having people say what a happy kid Hunter is, he's such a flirt and loves being around people. he's the life of the party. 

- football sunday! {and monday and thursday} 

 - Hunter's 2 hour afternoon naps. heaven. 

- dahlia season at the farmer's markets.

- the map store downtown. I could spend all day in there, along with entirely too much money.  

 - Zach visiting for TEN days next week! 

xoxo 

A few of my favorite things...

...Waking up to Rudy on TV
...pumpkin spice lattes
...fall{ish} weather
...football!

Happy Sunday to all!

cabin life...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... it's a rough one...

 

xoxo