October-December 2016

Survival is what we will call these months. 

October 1 I literally felt that intense nausea just hit like a ton of bricks. 

October was probably the hardest month of my life thus far. Just trying to take care of my two sweet babes and grow the third was HARD. They say it takes a village to help raise your children and for me (keep them ALIVE). I had to rely on Ben HEAVILY, and with him traveling soooo much I had to rely on others as well. My sweet, sweet, neighbor ashley. FAMILY. etc. There were a lot of tears and things got straight up scary from time to time. But we all survived on prayer and guardian angels (I swear my kids have to have them or there was no way). Most days I literally couldn't even brush my hair or keep ANY food OR liquids down. I didn't get out of bed and would just close my eyes and squeeze my hands as tight as I could and breathe. The first few photos were from the pumpkin patch on october 1. The last photos are Halloween...which was like October 31 or something. 30 days and not a single photo. And that my friends is how you know i was deathly ill. haha. I remember so badly just wanting to take care of them. My parents took them out to go trick or treating. I hobbled down the street about 5 houses to take a photo or two and then went back in and laid down. It was the hardest thing to even get up to their house and i forgot it was halloween. SOooooo not like me. But it hurt too much to think about not seeing these babies at least get a candy or two. I love these pictures so much. These kids are literally my everything. I would do anything for them. 

 

 

November

after a photo shoot for our christmas card

deathly ill for this as well

But i just love christmas cards, i really just do. 

Second photo is when we were laying there watching TV and i was feeling so crazy emotional after President Trump won. I'm a republican too but there was just soooo much seperation and hatred going on. I even got my sick self out to vote I believe in America and good leaders with my whole heart. But I snapped this photo of them in their innocence and remember feeling pretty scared to raise these two in such crazy times. 

Annnd thats it for November ha! (obviously still so sick)

December

Highlight of this December was going to HAWAII with my parents. I was still sick but luckily not SO bad. It had kind of tapered off and I only had to miss out on a few activities. It was pretty amazing to be there just with my parents. A special memory we will love forever. So grateful for them. 

 

 

 

September 2016

September

Oh there is something so amazing about september too, and october really. I really couldn't pick a favorite because I love April-October all SO much for different reasons. 

Perfect, warm, weather. Things have cooled down jussst enough. All the kids are back in school and i was able to spend the days swimming and doing all the fun things with no 'real' schedule with my babies yet. Kind of sad about ella going to kindergarten and commiting to a schedule next year. She did start preschool but its just so cute and three afternoons a week when jude naps so it worked out so perfectly so far this year!! We met up with some friends, the dames, in park city just as the leaves started to change. it was still super hot but we wanted to pretend it was fall. Girls nights, peaches off of grandma and papas peach tree (my favvvorite). Ella started ballet again, shes really loving it this year. Ella and Jude both started gymnastics in september as well. Its been nice to have a little structure in our days and forces us to all get out every morning through these winter days (currently february). Ben and I also got to go to a Mumford and Sons concert just the two of us. Perfect autumn night. A def HIGHLIGHT was going to disneyland with my mom and ella. just the three of us! it was sooooo amazing. and ella totally got spoiled ROTTEN. But it was definetely a magical time for all of us. She was mostly soooooo excited to see the princesses this year. She was going through an intense phase of princess loooove. And we also were able to go to mickeys halloween party because we went the last week of september! it was soooo amazing! Trick or treating and just all around legit halloween vibes. Ben and I also hiked up to lake mary with our little fam. It was gorgeous. Annnnd. Ben and I found out we would be welcoming our third, (and most likely last) baby into our family in May! We are of course over the moon excited. The very best part of september for sure.