This Week I ...

Drove across the country. Went to a wedding. Climbed some rocks. Picked blueberries. 

Went swimming. Played with lots of cute babies. Ate too much food. Took tons of photos. 

And most of all, thoroughly enjoyed being home.

Vacations are wonderful.

This Week I...

So I've decided to bring back my Weekly Review feature, only I'm going to do things a little differently this time. Instead of taking one photo each day and making a cute collage, I'm just going to do a weekly wrap up post of the things I've done that particular week. Because let's face it, when you're taking care of small kids, taking pictures isn't always on your to-do list. So here I go.

This week I:

• Got in a fight with my closet and won! (I'll be sharing more of this miracle story soon!)

• Learned how to knit! Thanks to this pretty lady.

• Made a tiny bunting for our dining area. It makes me smile. Who knew cutting tiny triangles from cute paper could be so therapeutic?

• Spent lots of time staring at this:

• Had maybe a little too much fun window shopping...

Most of my time this week was spent cleaning. I am ALMOST done with the entire house, and this will be the first time since before I was pregnant that cleaning doesn't mean "Put it in a box in the closet". There are only a few small piles left to organize, and one HUGE pile that needs to be donated. I also managed to squeeze in a couple of creative projects that I haven't had a chance to photograph yet, so I'll share those soon.

I'm hoping this coming week will be just as productive, but with a tad more fun thrown in there. It IS summer after all!!

Three Weeks

It has been three weeks since our little Flynn made his amazing entrance into the world. I'll share the whole story another day. Tonight I just wanted to break my blogging silence with some of my favorite photos from the last few weeks. I love this fella. ♥

Week in Review - Episode 8

Week in Review Episodes 5-7

I haven't been so great about taking more photos lately. The whole being pregnant thing has really been taking it's toll on me. Amazingly our house is relatively clean thanks to some great people helping out. I'm going to try and be better about taking pictures every day because I really want to remember life as it is right now, the good and the bad.

So here are some random photos from the past few weeks that I love. In no particular order :)

Week in Review - Episode 4

There won't be any week in review photo collage today because I don't think I've taken a single picture all week! I was sick for a couple of days last weekend, and while I was attempting to get some rest, apparently a tornado (named Juniper) came through my house. DISASTER. So I've spent most of the week trying to get it back in control. (And then I can't get sick ever again so we can keep it in control.) Luckily I've got some awesome company coming over tomorrow so I have a little motivation.

After this week's cleanliness disaster, I've been left wondering how on earth people do this. I am seriously no good at this whole 'stay at home' thing. And it can be depressing, because back when I was working I was awesome at what I did. (And I got paid!) Sometimes I just feel so useless! Can I just throw everything out? The house can't be a mess if we don't own anything right? I've decided that I just need to think of our apartment as an ongoing craft project. That way maybe I can trick myself into thinking I actually DO have time to be creative.

I do have some awesome ideas for blog posts though! I have a crafty DIY in the works, and some fun creative home projects to share, plus we've started getting the little guy's nursery ready and I can't wait to share pictures! (Of course, by nursery I mean corner of our bedroom) 

So let's all hope for a better week this week. ♥

Week in Review - Episode 3

Week in Review - Episode 2

 

Has it REALLY been a whole week already? 

Week in Review - Episode 1

I've decided (Like so many other people!) to do a 365 project this year. My goal is to take more photos in general AND to take more photos of things that aren't 2 years old and ridiculously adorable. (I think 98% of my photos for the past 2 years have been of Juniper. I can't help it!!!!)