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Strawberry Pie and Supermoon

The pie happened!

And relating to setting goals and achieving them, I got to go to the beach on Sunday and shoot at night.  It was the supermoon, after all!  If you click on the bottom moon picture to make it larger, you can see the stars.  <3  I think I'm going to frame one of these for the new playroom (construction has begun...woohoo!)

Summertime!

Sometimes, I still can't believe that I have 2 children!  My best friend Jenna and I used to talk on the phone almost everyday, and now, we are lucky if we get to chat once a month.  Life is just so busy. She lives the single life down in Charlotte, NC, and from time to time, I'll just leave her a voicemail so she knows I'm thinking about her.  A few days ago, a song that reminded me of our CA half marathon  in 2010 came on, so I gave her a call.  The vm went like this...."Hey Jen, just thinking about you.  I'm cruising in my minivan with the girls, on my way to Babies R Us, picking up some new sippy cups".  It was the truth.  It was my reality....so far removed from my life in early 2010.  But 99% of the time, I LOVE this new reality:

[[[ yes, I know that bow is obnoxious.  I ordered it on Etsy and it unfortunately was a lot bigger than it looked and I don't have the time or energy to complain to the lady who made it.  Also, I have a red and a white one. ]]]]

And it's no secret that I LOVE summer.  Andrew and I both do because we are outdoor folk, and there gets to be so much more outdoor time when it's warm.  This weekend was kind of a mish mash of fun, but in between Andrew's work, my shoots, and a baby shower, we had time to stop at Sleeping Giant for a short hike.   Adalyn was not too sure about riding on Daddy.  She kept yelling, "I'm stuck! I'm stuck!"

But then she got into it.  And then Andrew realized how difficult a hike this was going to be.  

We decided to stick to the easy trail.

I carried Ellie with the bjorn.  She slept the whole time, as she usually does when I'm wearing her.

Adalyn didn't have a good nap on Saturday, so all of the bouncing of the hike made her pretty tired.

But then, we told her she could have her first real icecream cone and she woke right up! We've given her licks of icecream here and there, but Andrew and I were dying laughing at how she just knew how to hold the cone and lick it, and say,  "yum yum".  It was their cookie monster flavor.

Miss Eloise, always all smiles.  <3

Then, her sugar high came crashing down.

I'm always sad when the weekend ends because it means Andrew is back to his crazy schedule and I'm back to what can sometimes feel like groundhog day.  Park, playdates, editing, baths, dinner....blah.  If I've learned anything about being a mom of 2 under 2, it's that you have got to GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND TRY NEW THINGS.  Again, so thankful to have a newborn in the summertime when that is a possibility.

My friend Ute was taking the day off of work today and invited us to join her family strawberry picking.  I was SO hesitant at first.  I had to be out of the house at 8:30...I would have to wear E the whole time....Adalyn would run away and eat all of the strawberries....Ellie might suffocate in the Bjorn because it was 90 degrees...Adalyn would fall asleep on the 40 min. car ride home because it would be too close to nap time and then I won't have one at home.....all of that alllmost stopped me.  And you know what?  It all (except for the suffocating) happened.  But what's important is that we had a great time.  Adalyn got to ride the Berry Ferry...hehe...and even though she might not remember this day, I have the pictures.

And I have the sweet text from Andrew that said I should be "basking in the sun of motherhood glory" and that "even though the trip may seem exhausting" that I should feel "energized by the fact that I am a terrific mother" LOVE him and his words of affirmation.  He is an Acts of Service kind of guy, so I'm going to attempt - attempt -  to surprise him with a strawberry pie tonight.  :)

Father's Day

In keeping with my promise to myself to keep up with our family photos :: another blog post!

Somehow, it's Monday again, and per usual, I'm happy I had my camera to document our weekend.

Saturday morning, I had a newborn session and in between that and my engagement session in the evening, we went on a brief family walk around town.  We ran into one our favorite families (love a small town!), chatted it up, and literally scarfed down burgers and fries for dinner.  I will not complain about these extra 10lbs, I will not complain about these extra 10lbs, I will not complain about these extra 10lbs.....

Sunday obviously started off with church (20 minutes late per usual) and then Andrew and I dropped the kiddos off at my parents while we cleaned out our basement.  The work to finish it gets started in 3 days and boy did we have a lot of cleaning out to do.  How did we accumulate so much stuff in just over 2 years of marriage?!

Anyway, once Andrew and I finished, we headed back to my parent's house to celebrate Father's Day with them.  We had to turn around to get my camera, as I insisted that we had to have as many photos of E's first Father's Day as we did with A's first Father's Day.  I didn't quite succeed in that goal, but I'm pretty happy with what I got. ;)

My brother and his girlfriend were in town for the day, and it was nice to get to see him and finally get to meet this girlfriend that I've heard so much about.  I think she liked us...

Adalyn was, of course, our entertainment. 

And mom and dad never disappoint in the wine department.

This girl is getting way too big.

newest favorite image

My dad made us some s'mores or dessert.

Adalyn loved her first one, but was bothered by the stickiness (so my daughter).

caught dad sneaking some burnt marshmallow....

And that was that.  We headed home, watched some of the Spurs game,  and I tried once again to get Eloise down before 9:30 and failed.  I would love for her to move her bedtime up some.  She's currently doing 9:30-4:30 or 5, so I really can't complain, but I really miss my evening 'no baby' time.   :)