Finding Joy in my every day

Finding Joy in my every day... Ideally I'd like it to be a blog series... we'll see how well I can actually keep it up. Here goes "part 1"


Most of you probably already saw these pictures...

All of my siblings will understand why these photos brought me so much joy! 

When we were little, we used to wear my dad's t-shirts to bed ALL the time when our own jammies were "dirty." My sweet daddy had a whole drawer of t-shirts we could choose from, though we often argued about who got to wear what (mostly my brother and I)

So, the other night when I realized I was so far behind on laundry there was NO WAY I was gonna get Sav into clean jammies, I pulled out my own t-shirts for her. 

I love sharing things like this with my little one. It is so fun to see parts of my childhood that brought me so much joy, can do the same for her. Being a mommy is hard work, but moments like these make it all worth it.

What brought you Joy today? 

the joys of being a homeowner...

a little background...

   we bought our home in december of 2012. 1.5ish years after we were married and 2 montjs after our precious little one was born. everyone said "congratulations!" "impressive buying a home so early!" we had no idea what we had gotten ourselves into. you see... our front door doesn't seal properly, so we finally broke down and bought a new one. the hubs is pretty handy so it should have been a rrelativelu simple project,but because we own an older home we have an out of the ordinary door frame. long story short, it's not the diy project we thought it would be. we are having a few pros come out and give us bids. blah

also... we found a mouse. actually, mouses. MICE! in my house. needless to say, i had the pest people out here same day and a few days later.to get rid of those pesy lil rodents and then bleached everything in my house. so fun  :/

now it's spring and our project list gets longer every day...

new fence

new driveway

road base

plant garden

fertilize lawn

and on

and on

and

on

BUT i am oddly okay with it. i like taking care of/updating my home. MY HOME. and i love it. and the work it takes. 

Catching Up Series Pt. 2

Jamaica!

Beginning of December we went to Jamaica with a couple friends. We stayed at a beautiful resort in Montego bay right on the beach.
This trip was a lot of firsts for me...
1st flight
1st time in Colorado
1st time on the east coast
1st time out of the country
1st time on an island
1st time tasting jerk chicken, hard dough bread, and juicee pattees

Out the window of the plane as we landed in Montego Bay

Beautiful Greenery

More Beauty

Our Bed at the Resort. They made us a Heart <3

Walking around the Resort... 

Beach

The island across the water from the Beach at the Resort. We could walk to it.

Kiddos playing in the sand

More pretty island, right at sunset

The Jerk Hut, also at our resort, where we at every day. 

Pretty Gazebo where they did weddings, and vow renewals.

Entry to the Resort. 

We had an amazing time relaxing on the beautiful beach, snorkling around the island, visiting doctors cave and dunns river falls. We are so happy to be home with our little girl, but miss the beautiful weather, beach, and people of Jamaica.

Catching up Series Pt. 1

Catching up...

In October, my little missy turned 1!
We had a big birthday bash with family and friends. I'm so happy she was able to spend her special day surrounded my so many people that love her.
A big THANK YOU to all those who came :)
(pictures to come later... haven't gotten them back from the photographer yet. except this one... and it's great.)

milestones at year 1:
-walking
-talking
-4 top and 2 bottom teeth (all at once)
-eating any and all table food she can get her hands on
-personality for days!

Shortly after her birthday it was Halloween! Tiave was a sheriff, I was a scarecrow, and bug was.... a bug!

 Visiting At Work

At Gina's Halloween Party...

Walking for Aunty Faye

Next up in the Catching up Series...
Thanksgiving, Jamaica, and Christmas!
See you all again soon!

Savanna 8 months

So.. she turned 8 months on June 29th.. which was a few weeks ago. So sue me!

Anyway...
She has learned how to roll over and over and over off the couch, off the bed (which rewarded her with quite the headache and a new bed), and around the floor.
She is working on the crawling thing, but hates it and would rather walk around holding onto my fingers.

She eats her fruits and veggies like a champ but definitely loves her treats. Popsicles, Oreos, Soda... :/ I'm an awesome mom, don't even worry about it.

Her favorite thing to say is DaDa, she even whispers it. And when I tell her to say Mama she just says DaDa over and over again.
And...

Her Grandpa taught her how to bubble her lips. Awesome.

Feeling Blessed

The last little while we've been busy...

There was Easter :) 

And a coooold beginning to spring!

Lots of fun with Daddy!

Growing, Laughing, Smiling, Growing, Growing, GROWING.

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Mommy's Supermodel!

Hanging out!

Our little family has been busy for sure. Living a life filled with love and wonder. We struggle like the rest of the world, but it's easy to forget the pains when you're blessed in so many ways! 

Here's to looking at the bright side guys! 

Holi Holi

After much begging and pleading, I convinced Tiave to come to the Holi Festival of Colors and the Hare Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork.

He loved it.

Before.

After the 1st throw

At home, dusting off. Aren't we pretty?

After a super shower!