{ june }

i swear that time flies by even faster when the weather is nice. is it seriously halfway through june? we've been spending every chance we get out in the yard, at the beach (i use that term liberally) or at the toddler water park by our house (which i'll save for another post). finley is in her element when she's playing outside...climbing, exploring, anything involving water, looking for flowers and animals, and especially the freedom to be as loud as she wants (which is really loud, trust me). and in my humble opinion, the best thing about being in the great outdoors is that the tantrums and timeouts are almost non-existent. there are no battles over sitting nicely in the shopping cart. no exhaustive conversations about sharing. aside from 1 or 2 boundaries involving safety she is free to do whatever she chooses. she loves it. we love it. everybody is happy.

{ june }

i swear that time flies by even faster when the weather is nice. is it seriously halfway through june? we've been spending every chance we get out in the yard, at the beach (i use that term liberally) or at the toddler water park by our house (which i'll save for another post). finley is in her element when she's playing outside...climbing, exploring, anything involving water, looking for flowers and animals, and especially the freedom to be as loud as she wants (which is really loud, trust me). and in my humble opinion, the best thing about being in the great outdoors is that the tantrums and timeouts are almost non-existent. there are no battles over sitting nicely in the shopping cart. no exhaustive conversations about sharing. aside from 1 or 2 boundaries involving safety she is free to do whatever she chooses. she loves it. we love it. everybody is happy.

{ june }

i swear that time flies by even faster when the weather is nice. is it seriously halfway through june? we've been spending every chance we get out in the yard, at the beach (i use that term liberally) or at the toddler water park by our house (which i'll save for another post). finley is in her element when she's playing outside...climbing, exploring, anything involving water, looking for flowers and animals, and especially the freedom to be as loud as she wants (which is really loud, trust me). and in my humble opinion, the best thing about being in the great outdoors is that the tantrums and timeouts are almost non-existent. there are no battles over sitting nicely in the shopping cart. no exhaustive conversations about sharing. aside from 1 or 2 boundaries involving safety she is free to do whatever she chooses. she loves it. we love it. everybody is happy.

our little ballerina

this week we had the pleasure of watching our friend's daughters perform in a dance production. Unlike the "dancing" i did as a kid, they are the real deal. Sissy and elena are very talented and watching them was such a treat. is it just me that thinks dancers are just so cool? finley was totally mesmerized by all the dancers and their pretty costumes. she clapped along with the audience and yelled out "sissy!" and "elena!" when they were on stage. after it was over she put on her own show in the lobby...always such an entertainer.

finally an excuse to wear her tutu out of the house

elena and finley. how did we not get one with sydney?!

our little ballerina

this week we had the pleasure of watching our friend's daughters perform in a dance production. Unlike the "dancing" i did as a kid, they are the real deal. Sissy and elena are very talented and watching them was such a treat. is it just me that thinks dancers are just so cool? finley was totally mesmerized by all the dancers and their pretty costumes. she clapped along with the audience and yelled out "sissy!" and "elena!" when they were on stage. after it was over she put on her own show in the lobby...always such an entertainer.

finally an excuse to wear her tutu out of the house

elena and finley. how did we not get one with sydney?!

our little ballerina

this week we had the pleasure of watching our friend's daughters perform in a dance production. Unlike the "dancing" i did as a kid, they are the real deal. Sissy and elena are very talented and watching them was such a treat. is it just me that thinks dancers are just so cool? finley was totally mesmerized by all the dancers and their pretty costumes. she clapped along with the audience and yelled out "sissy!" and "elena!" when they were on stage. after it was over she put on her own show in the lobby...always such an entertainer.

finally an excuse to wear her tutu out of the house

elena and finley. how did we not get one with sydney?!

mimi's birthday

A few weeks ago some wonderful ladies threw a surprise party for my mom's 50th birthday. It was so much fun to see old and new friends gather to celebrate her. In case you don't have the pleasure of knowing her first hand, let me just tell you that she is about as good as they come. Unfortunately, I don't have enough time right now to really describe how amazing she is, or how much i love her. Maybe another day. For now, here's some photos from the night.

i love this girl.