today...

went by quickly.

got up. got the kids ready. took them to nonna's for their every-other-monday visit! {my "day off" i like to call it}. came back home. spent the afternoon with a friend, her friend and a newborn baby {well, three weeks old...but still very new!} trying to get the little one to sleep so we could get some newborn shots. ate lunch with friends. picked up a little around the house. picked up kids from nonna's...ava was crying uncontrollably when i got there, hollis was sitting on the floor playing sweetly {so low maintenance}. she was ready to come home. nonna said they had a fun day, but she had fallen a few moments before i got there and that is what led to this outpouring of emotion. i knew she was tired, ready to get home, back to her own space. got home. ava fell asleep on the couch {WHat?! my child never does this}. fed hollis. uploaded pictures praying i got something good....the baby wasn't cooperating...never went to sleep...trying agian another day. ava woke up steaming hot...now she has a fever. i had a feeling that was coming. snuggled with ava. made spaghetti for dinner. ate. snuggled some more. played princess paper dolls and tried to entice hollis to crawl with the remote control...he is almost.there! got ava ready for bed. read her the princess mermaid story. tucked her in. bo was still home so i went to the grocery store because, well, the cupboards seemed bare and we were missing our favorites. got home. put away groceries. bo got hollis to sleep while i was out. edited a few photos from today...got a few & it was good practice...trying agin thursday...fingers crossed that baby is sleepy!!! and now i sit eating popsicles and about to get ready for bed......

that was my day today....

then i read this....it made me emotional....and made me rejoiced for my two. i am thankful for this life i live and for the people i am lucky enough to share it with.

xx,

a

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kids, quilts, thoughts....

life is good. we have been loving this spring weather, soaking in the sun every afternoon. i might even bust out the sprinkler sometime soon if this weather stays so pretty...i can already hear ava squealing!

so many things i have been loving lately....

this quilt for our bed {on the wishes list for now}, would look awesome in our bedroom.

this quilt for missy ava's room...it's perfect! i saw it on a blog this week and after years of searching for the perfect quilt for ava's room, i knew this was the one! so it's ordered and on it's way! lucky girl!
these two for sure, always loving them!
we went to the zoo wednesday and while we were waiting for daddy to get ready, ava felt like climbing up in hollis' crib for a little brother/sister time! so cute! i think she remembers that it was hers at one point in her life and i think she is missing her monkeys and fishes!
hollis was loving it!

went walking the other night, both kids sacked out at the same time...had to take a picture, who knows when it will happen again?!

newsflash: ava "got" how to work the pedals on her tricycle! you should have seen the look on her face...it was like, "did i just do that?!", awesome! gonna try and get it on video for ya'll! it's pretty incredible! {do i sound like a proud mama, or what?!}

hope your days have been sunny and full of love,

a

one more thing i'm loving...one of my favorite bloggers husbands {got that?} started his own music blog...i am in love with several of his songs, but can't stop listening to this one. they just seem like the most adorable couple, the kind of people you want in your life because they would make it even richer.

& this guy...wowza. totally inspired to attempt a video of my littles, where they are right now, in this moment...we shall see what i can come up with. he is amazing! you have to check out his video...i can pretty much guarantee you will fall in love with these children & this family..i mean, seriously, i wonder if they would consider adopting a married mother of two?! ha! they.are.beautiful.

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