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Family Photos and Holiday Cards

We had Well Worn Co. take Everett's one year milestone pictures and our holiday pictures this year.  I LOVED how they turned out.  Have you checked out Tiny Prints new Premium Holiday Cards?  They are stunning.  I decided to choose the foil stamped Elegant Merriment design, but it was a close tie with the Joyful Swatches design.

*Holiday cards provided by Tiny Prints, but all thoughts are my own :)

Nashville

We decided to get out of town for a mini vacay.  It was Everett's first time in a hotel.  We stayed at the Hutton and it was nice as usual :)  We got a suite so Ev had his own space with a crib.  He did great!  We went to Cumberland Park.  Everett LOVED the water park!  We walked around downtown.  That night we ate at Burger Up and Jeni's Ice Cream.  We loved the 12 south area.  It was a short but sweet trip!

Fourth of July weekend

We went to the farmer's market, hiked Herb Parsons lake, got fireworks, cooked out and went to the splash park!  We had a busy, long weekend but it was so much fun.  Sweet Everett fell asleep on the hike.  I set him down by a trickling water fountain at the splash pad and then all of a sudden it started spraying water.  Poor guy.  I guess I should have watched the spray park water cycle first haha.  I think he still liked going (maybe a little).  He's always such a happy, good sport wherever we decide to take him!  So thankful for that.  

Ghost River

For Zac's birthday I set up a canoe trip down the Ghost River section of the Wolf River.  We had a lot of fun.  It didn't feel like we were near Memphis anymore.  The scenery was beautiful and I loved the cypress trees.    It was challenging to maneuver through and some parts had no current.  You had to really watch for the blazes and trail signs or it would be easy to get lost.  

A Little Bit Of…Life Lately

We've been:

enjoying our new home and yard.

eating healthier.

painting (me).

loving our new dining room table.

planting flowers and vegetables.

celebrating holidays and anniversaries.

counting steps with our fitbits.

Mother's Day

Everett woke up a little late and let us sleep in :)  We went to the Brushmark at the Brooks museum for brunch.  We spent the afternoon planting flowers and relaxing.  It was a great day.  

A Little Bit Of…Our New Home

I will admit, moving has been filled with highs and lows.  I'm a little resistant to change and I love to have things in "order".  Both of those don't mix well with moving.  I hate to say I'm resistant to change because I think change is great, but it does tend to make me anxious.  At first I was just so excited and focused on the new house, decorating, organizing...all the fun stuff.  Then, a few days after we moved all the big furniture, I went back to the condo to see all kinds of "stuff".  I became ashamed, upset, stressed about all that I had collected in my 7 years of living by myself.  This wasn't Zac's stuff (he was willing to help) but it was all MINE and then I felt overwhelmed.  There has been lots of throwing away, piles to donate, and we are making ourselves be finished by tomorrow.  It's hard to let go.  I am making a goal to be better this time around.  I don't know what I was thinking but I thought moving was going to be easy and I didn't have that much stuff.   Wow, was I wrong!  I am now trying to keep things paired down, necessary and simplify my life.  I've always liked the idea of when you bring something home, take something out.  I'm sticking to that.  

We are so fortunate, our dreams are coming true and I am grateful.  I know everything will come together and get done.  Little by little.  Baby steps.

Turning THIRTY!

It didn't feel any different than any other birthday (other than being 38 weeks pregnant!!!), haha :)  Zac left a surprise waiting for me in the bathroom that morning.  So sweet.  He said he thought I might want to enjoy it the whole day.  It was so nice to take the day off, relax, get a mani + pedi and do a little shopping with my mom.  That night we went to Iris for dinner.  It was SO GOOD!!!  I've been looking forward to it for weeks now.  Yes, I got my first "dessert" in months.  We shared the bread pudding and it was delicious...like really, really, really delicious ;)  Zac and I went for a long walk in the park afterwards and my blood sugar wasn't even high.  Yay!  It was a great birthday.  Thanks to everyone who made my day so special and for all of the birthday wishes.  

I wore the same dress as last year except it fit very differently ;) and...I slacked on my list.  I think I might be done with the birthday lists...hmm

Date night at the delta fair

It's no secret that I LOVE the fair :)  We had so much fun.  I was super excited and surprised that they let me ride the ferris wheel.  We went right when the sun was setting and it was perfect.  I can't believe that next year we will have our little boy with us!!!

Our first date night at the fair (in 2009)...I can't believe it was 4 years ago :)

2010, 2011 + we missed 2012 :(

Maternity Portraits

Photos taken by me :)  You can see all images here.