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Life lately.


Well…life lately has involved me not taking a lot of pictures ;).
I pulled up the pics on my phone and was like uh, what have we been doing lately because I have nothing to show for it???  It’s been cold and raining here, so we’ve been coming home from school, getting cozy and staying inside. It’s been uneventful…and uneventful is my favorite thing :).
After school, we change into our comfy clothes (a.k.a. usually our pjs) and lately, my kids have been all about these little bead things.  You know, where they make a design and then I iron it and it sticks together.  All three kiddos have been working on them pretty much every day for a week.  We have a nice little collection.
And then, there’s this…

Me: Ashby say “cheese”
Ashby: I dance mama

What?  I can’t dance?

I love to dance!

I’m going to run and give you a hug!

Cheeeeeese!

Ahhhh!  I’m just so cute!

Kiss me mommy.

Oh, I’m just so silly!

And I’m so funny too!
I love this girl so much :).

And off she goes…with Kensington’s purse.  Because she likes to play with Kensington’s things when Kensington is in school.  Because she’s a little sister.  And little sisters know how to play the game.
Ashby made this hat on Wednesday at the gym…and wore it all day :).

I just took a picture of these next two pictures, so the lighting is bad…but oh my goodness!  Isn’t my little baseball player so cute?!?!  Their fall season is over now, but the pics just arrived…and they made my heart melt.
I mean…so cute.

Last night, Andrew and I went to have dinner and then did our kids’ Christmas shopping.  Everything Smith asked for is outdoorish…so we spent a lot of time at Cabela’s.  One of these things does not belong here.  #me 🙂
I mean…I guess that’s life lately???  Short, sweet and not too exciting.  
On my foodie blog today, I’m sharing one of our very favorite traditions…
…our annual Thanksgiving Day Parade Breakfast!
We love to eat a yummy breakfast and watch the parade on Thanksgiving Day morning!  To see my menu ideas, click here.
Happy Thursday friends!

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Comments

  1. kelly says

    Ashby is so cute!!
    Smith looks like the perfect all-American boy! He's at that age – adorable mix of babyish and big boy! Hes just the cutest perfect boy 🙂 And the pic of him with Andrew is precious too! You and Andrew look so cute with your winter hats!!

  2. marianiel avila says

    Ahhhhhhh!!! Can i squeeze Ashby's cutie little face?! She's sooooo sweet it melts my heart. You guys are so blessed. And oh Smith looks alot like you these days in all the pics u posted. Couple months ago he's more like Andrew… 😀

  5. Erika Slaughter says

    I'm pretty sure you could make all those Ashby pictures a cute little flip book…like when the cartoon is running at you?! Adorable and I love that she plays with k's things while she's at school. Haha!

  6. Jess says

    May I asked what was on your sons list? My boys repeat the same items over and over again! Any suggestions would be great!! Maybe I'll try those iron beads as a gift idea! And Ashby, you are the cutest!!!

  7. Linsley Schneider says

    SO many things I love about this… Ashby's vest, your kids working on beads (I hope mine will do quiet activities when they're older), date nights to Christmas shop, and Christmas wreaths in the background on the buildings. LOVE this time of year!

  9. Dawn Dannenberg says

    Ashby is too adorable. I have three girls but grew up with three brothers. So I'm slowly learning about this sister, (big and little) thing, lol. And those hats would be great for our cold Chicago weather,(snow this weekend!?).

  13. Alisha Trammell says

    What a cutie that ashby is!

    Ok so random… But do you remember your bright pink shoes you had on when you picked up ashby. I think you did a post about them, I just can't find it. They seem like great walking shoes! And super cute. I have a friend heading to Italy and she would love them.

    Thanks!!

  15. Aubrey says

    Our collection of Perler bead creations is epic. And there is always a loooooong queue of creations-to-be-fused next to my iron. 🙁 That Ashby! Her expressions are priceless. And comfy uneventful evenings are what I'm all about too. I only wish we had more of them!

  17. maureen says

    Love your pics of Ashby! And can I say I just loathe those bead things!! My 7 and 11 year olds are so into them and a neighbor brought this huge box of them over here, so now that is all they want to do!! I don't mind the quiet focused time for them, but if I step on one of those tiny beads again…just sayin'!

  28. Megan says

    I used to LOVE making those iron on bead things!! Do your girls have the loom that makes pot holders with the little loops?? Do you know what I'm talking about! Text me and I'll send you a link if you don't. ha! you should totally get them that for Christmas if they don't. It would be a hit. And Ashby's face up close is my favorite pic!! too cute!

  34. Rachel M. says

    I would buy a cocktail dress because my boyfriend and I have so many weddings to go to next year! We are at that age now I guess…our own wedding shouldn't be too far off either 😉

  37. Wehbey Crew Momma says

    Sorry I didn't answer the question in my first comment. We have never shopped at Nordstrom so if we won the gift card we would have a blast shopping. I love the shoes your kiddos wear so maybe we would be able to get some for our 4! 🙂 Oh and I love your scarfs, if there was any money left I would love to get one!