20/365.

Friends.

Popcorn, Capri Suns and Elf on the Shelf movie {yes, in January}.
Equals... a great play date.

19/365.

{Another} Obsession.
Besides dance, Lucy has many more obsessions.
One includes loads and loads of Lip Gloss.
She has a bigger collection than me.
She's such a girly girl.

18/365.

My first child.
She is the perfect first child.
She is always so helpful.
She is so loving.
She is {usually} so happy.
She loves babies.
I just know when baby #3 comes, she will be the best little helper.
She's so excited.
Love. Her.

17/365.

Quality Time.
Kate goes to school 4 days a week.
Which means it's just Lucy and I in the mornings.
She likes it. {i do too}
When we drop Kate off, Lucy always says to me, "What we doin today, mama?"
I love the one on one time i get with her and i've been soaking it all up before baby #3 arrives in 3.5 weeks.
We painted her nails today, she chose the colors.
Love her.

16/365.

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
I spent the day inside with my sewing machine.
My girls may have been slightly neglected, besides during lunch and dinner time.
{Although they did pretty well playing with each other all day}
I did, however, finish making a blessing outfit for my little guy...
{who will be here in approx. 4 weeks}
Pants, a bow tie and a reversible vest.
I am quite proud of myself.

If you are interested, here are the tutorials i used, {with a few minor tweaks}.
Pants.
Reversible Vest.
Bow Tie.

And here is the {almost} finished project.
-- {i have to add button holes and buttons.}

15/365.

Ok, all i can think about is Max Brenner. {can you tell?}
And all the goodness that i got to partake of the other night.
If you haven't been, you should go.
The food and dessert are nothing short of fantastic.
We {7 of us} all got different desserts, and i got to taste them all.
Again, so delicious. Go taste for yourself.

14/365.

More about chocolate.
This chocolate shake was delicious. {i LOVE a good shake}
Topped with a scoop a vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup.
This Alice inspired cup {with a metal straw} was also the perfect touch.
Yum. i may go back {really} soon for another.

13/365.

7 of us celebrated the {soon} arrival of a sweet baby girl.
No place was more perfect than this.
Where all things chocolate are in abundance.
We enjoyed ourselves... a lot!

12/365.

Photo Session.
While organizing my photo library,
i came across a favorite photo from a recent session.
Love the sun-flare.
Love the people.
Love the desert.

11/365.

I just love these girls.
The end.

10/365.

Today Kate spent the day at school and at a play date with her friends.
I spent the day with my baby, Lucy.
We strolled target.
We played, colored and danced.
We took a walk around the neighborhood.
We had so much fun.
Love her.

9/365.

We see/chase hot air balloons {almost every day} from our house.
The girls love it.
Even though we see them {almost every day} the girls are still always excited.
I love to see them so excited about it.

8/365.

We were driving by the strip today and Kate spotted the Stratosphere.
She immediately said, "i want to go on the roller coaster up there."
That's my girl.
Fearless.

7/365.

This is one of the Mr.'s favorite stores.
Bass Pro Shops.
Literally a man's paradise.

6/365.

iPhone photos from the week.
1. On Monday we painted the nursery {from pink} to a khaki color. I love it.
2. I made a crib sheet for this baby boy. {With the help of my friend Brit.} It's perfect!
3. A preview of baby boy's room. On the left, Foosball men. Above the crib, vintage wooden tennis rackets. Still a few more things to come. {I'd like to thank pinterest for some great ideas.}
4. Kate started this thing called Singer's Company. It's the cutest thing ever! And she loves it, so that makes it even better. She sings and dances and at the end of the session there's a recital/performance.
5. Lucy is in love with Mimi and Papa's massage chair. if she's not around, i always know i can find her there. She reclines it, turns it on and sits there while it shakes her whole body. It's quite funny.
6. This week the weather has been great! Today was no exception. We've been out daily.
Riding bikes, riding the barbie jeep, playing outside and having fun!

P.S. 5 weeks til a sweet little newborn will be occupying the newly decorated nursery. We can't wait.

5/365.

More about Dance.
I took some photos for Kate's dance studio a couple weeks ago.
I just finished editing them.
These were a few of my favorite shots.

4/365.

Dance.
Lucy is obsessed!
She literally asks me everyday if she has dance class.
She practices a lot. Everyday.
What more can i say.
She. loves. to. dance.
(and she's pretty good at it too)

3/365.

Merry Christmas to me.
I know its a little late.
The Mr. got me a pair of TOMS for Christmas, but i wanted a different print.
So i took them back and had these ordered.
Yellow Pop Herringbone.
Love. Them.

2/365.

Today started early.
I got a 5am wake up call from my two.
Apparently they were done sleeping, cause we tried everything to get them to go back to sleep.
We finally gave up and brought them downstairs.
Take a look at that clock... about 5:40ish ...AM!
Lucy wanted to color and Kate was content watching Arthur.
At least they were happy and cheery instead of grumpy and cranky.

1/365.

(self portrait - iphone photo)

Ringing in the New Year right...
A kiss from the most wonderful man on the planet.
Happy New Year!