November

5

My sweet Pea turned the big 5 in November. Every day that she has been on this earth has been such a gift. I have grown so much with her + feel like when I had her it was like a rebirth for myself. I get to redo all my wrongs with her + see everything in a new light. I hope she continues to be the magical little fireball she is today. 

Not being from Texas + with my immediate family thousands of miles apart, I wanted to make her birthday special. She said she wanted a pink party so that's what I did for her. We surprised her with decorations + gifts as soon as she woke up. She had dance that day so since I like to keep her committed, she went + took treats to her little friends. After dance, we went to her favorite pizza arcade for lunch + let play every game too many times + get a bunch of junk with her tickets. 

I am forever grateful she is healthy + growing like a flower but my heart aches every day that she grows older. Her eyes still twinkle the same as they did when she was born + I still get to see that baby face when she sleeps, but oh what I wouldn't give to snuggle that newborn baby girl. She is my moon.

Royal

So fun fact: the Royals won the World Series in 1985, my birth year (don't do the math) + in 2015 the Royals won the World Series, my baby boy's birth year. It's all related in some cosmic way I'm sure. 

As you may know, or may not care, the Royals went to the WS in 2014 as well but lost. I was pregnant with Wy during those games + then the next year, he was there to celebrate. Being from KC is something I'm proud of even though I now consider Texas my home. Kansas City, Missouri not Kansas thankyouverymuch, will always have my heart though. I was born + raised, met the Mr. + had my first baby + have so much family there. 

October 2015

Hello? Can you hear me? ... 

I am not in California but you get the idea. ;) Oh my goodnes. Time is going at warped speed right now. We have a 5 year old + a baby that is turning 1 in a matter of months. Here it is almost March + I finally feel like we're settled into the new year. 2 babes is definitely a learning curve + just when I think it's figured out, everything changes. But I guess this is life right? 

I left off in October of last year (!!!) We were about to celebrate Halloween, then her birthday, so I was enjoying our time at home + in the swing of Presley's fall schedule. I consider Halloween the start of the "holidays" + Pres loves anything holiday so we spend our time doing the things, going to the places, looking at the things + everything holiday oriented in between. Once I had a minute to sit the last thing I wanted to do was fiddle with my camera even though that would have been the easiest option because now I'm backtracking. Obviously.