:)

Gorgeous day for swinging....

Flower Girls

 It was a pretty little sunset. And my girl requested that we go take pictures of flowers. 

Her mama's daughter. 

 

 wishes....wishes....wishes....

There is nothing more delicious than her curls tumbling over her pretty shoulders...

 it never gets old. :)

 A mushroom for a gnome...

we hope you enjoyed your sunset tonight...
<3

Christmas is coming.....and we are a'lovin'.

A Faery good time

On a beautiful fall day, the boy and I took the girl to see some fairy dwellings at a local park. Although we were a little disappointed with the amount of fairy homes, we still had fun with our cranky toddler. Of course, you would never guess it from these photos though.
There is something magical about the woods on a beautiful day....so many tiny treasures to find and explore. And the faeries? Well, no, they weren't home...they were having a faery harvest party, all together in the woods. If you listen closely, you can hear their whispers and giggles....




a tiny faery bench for a teeny tiny faery friend...


a happy turtle basking in the sunshine...







I love how this boy loves my girl. It makes moments like these even more magical...




I know, I know...I forgot my polarizing filter, and was cringing as I took some of these photos. But the end results are magical to me. I am loving the artifact, and believe I see some faeries fluttering past....don't you?

if you were gonna twist my arm....

if you were gonna twist my arm, i would tell you that THESE were my top 5 pictures from my AMAZING photoshoot with Ms. Katie Slater last month.....
seriously....i seriously loved EVERY photograph, and had a very difficult time picking my top 5.
for more favorites, in much better configurations, visit her website. (it wont let me put it in for some reason...my MAC is being fresh.)
She is an amazing artist....i am head over heels.






Enjoy the rest of your summer, my friends! We saw our first golden rimmed maple leaves today.....autumn is approaching!
:)

There's a new girl in town...

and then there were three....

this sweet little lady will be joining us on tuesday in our little house in the woods!
avonlea is so excited.
so is her momma!

she is an 8 week old silver labrador (yes, that's right...silver), and we can't wait to get to know her and love her up!
we named her stella. and as avonlea says "she has sharp teeth mama! she will bite you!!!"
we are excited for some puppy lovin'!

i'm sure there will be LOTS of adorable puppy pics to come!!! :)

Color Me Happy....

It was a cloudy day, but the air was warm and so we broke out the sidewalk chalk that I have been waiting to open since last fall. Then Papa stopped by to color on the driveway with us and play a short game of teeball with my little muffin. We finished this glorious evening covered in chalk, dirt, and slurping down not one, but TWO "pos-i-cals" after dinner. ;)

It's days like these that make me feel like the Mom that I want to be, in-between the to-do lists, grocery shopping, errands, chores.












Stay tuned....there is more where this came from....