today

today has been filled with lots of funny and happy things...matt surprising me with him having the afternoon off // lots of orange // slow dancing and doing the frug to old ludacris // his and her outdoor work (and finally planting the collection of roses i discovered matt buying in the middle of the night off of QVC...catching him on the phone whispering with a QVC operator will forever be one of my favorite memories of him ) // bbq dinner out // ornery max and mimi // open window bedtime

hoping your thursday was a fine one! 

xoxo

happy happy mimi

 this month is our mimi's "joining the family" birthday!

she got dropped off to us last year in march as a lost puppy...and after a few failed attempts to find her a home we bought her a bed and a collar and called her our own!

max and i celebrate her today over puppy treats and cupcakes and might have depressed her a little bit by making her wear a party hat.

 what a year it's been...

mimi has been such a good and funny addition to our family!

and my oh my does she love our boys as much as i do...

she is the most eager gal for attention and love and can be the life of the party! she has an affinity to eating my shoes and the dust piles i sweep up in the kitchen. she enjoys hiding under max's bed, hopping the fence and going for afternoon strolls, and plotting to take down our hamster, spongey.

 

but above all of it...she is loved and loved. 

 

 happy 1st birthday, sweet girl! 

time to live in the scattered sun

snippets from our friday...beginning a few spring/summer paintings and jumping on the couch with max.

he's gotten lucky enough to have a 4 day weekend from school...me and mimi are loving having him around today! it's definitely a "don't go to school-stay home and jump on the furniture-ride bikes and get dirty" kind of friday...

happy weekend, loves! 

happy monday things

 

//listening to max sing made up songs while he gets ready for school//finding a $20 couch at the salvation army and making it mine (now if i could only convince everyone that it isn't infested with fleas)//hearing baby's heartbeat again...now that's a swoony sound! (p.s. i accidentally flashed an old man in the parking lot after my appointment when a gust of wind met my dress...it was a sad sight)//making up with mimi the dog...we broke up for a few weeks after i caught her doing something terrible in the living room. oh dear//dinner plans with my mama and aunt...mom has been so sick and i haven't been able to be around her for weeks now. oh how i'm aching for a hug!

i hope your monday has been a pleasant one!

and if it hasn't been so much, at least you didn't subject a little old man to your wool tights pulled all the way up over a pregnant belly.

 

things are looking up!

happy monday!

xoxo

thriller christmas

max recently discovered the wonders of micheal jackson on vinyl!
and it's started a brand new tradition of thriller christmas family dance night...

 watching max dance is one of the highlights of my life! i wonder if i could talk him into doing mother/son tap dancing lessons?

goodnight, friends!
enjoy this awkward and slightly embarrassing video...
xoxo

days off

oh how i love a good lazy day off.

today has been laying in bed watching gone with the wind, morning bike rides with max to get donuts, football in the backyard, digging through christmas boxes and really starting to deck these halls, plenty of baking for tomorrow, lots of mimi scratches and lovin, watching charlie brown thanksgiving while charlie brown christmas music is playing in the office.

the house is bustling and cluttered and i wouldn't have it any other way.

i'll be back tomorrow for one last thankful thursday post...but for those of you off to celebrate with family i'll say a very very happy thanksgiving from my little family to yours!

i'm so very thankful for all of you...for this tiny space on the internet...for the wonderful sense of community we have and share together.
really and truly!

xoxo

candy apples and gum

trick and treats was especially lovely and spooky last night!

matt and i power-walked around town trying to keep up with our ninja and his candy-filled pillowcase. he was a man on a mission! 

we were going to bring mimi along...but i think i depressed her by putting her in a banana costume. she stayed home to sulk.

anyways, it was the perfect night to be out and about. 

chilly air and leaves crunching under foot...hot apple cider and frequent stops to sneak into the candy bag.

we're left this morning with bits of costume strewn all around the house and a huge bowl full of candy hidden on top of the refrigerator. i may or may not have already sneaked a few pieces for breakfast.

here's hoping all of you had a wonderful halloween!