Happy September!!!! My favorite month for so many reasons! This week has been a bit different than most since Solomon and I took a little trip to GA to spend time with some of his cousins. My SIL has a Cricut and she offered to help me make some of the fun decorations for Solomon's first birthday party next weekend. I can't believe it is already here, but I'm in love with all the cute ideas we are working on. Party planning.... it's definitely a love language of mine, and luckily, Joy (my SIL), shares that love language! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!! 

All three of the boys in our backseat! 

Watching these two play together and talk to each other is so stinkin cute!

The coolest seat that can fit on almost any chair and my cute tomato loving boy! 

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I thought it was a good idea to take stock since its the first day of my favorite month. We have so many exciting things to celebrate in the next 30 days and I can't wait! Makes my heart feel all warm and fuzzy just to think about it....

Wonderful bed sharing and bad angles for momma that create double chins. Taking one for the team because this picture is too sweet not to share!

Making // plans for Solomon's party
Cooking // chicken, potatoes & carrots all the time since it's the one thing Solomon will eat a ton of
Drinking // grapefruit La Croix like crazy
Reading // the book of Job
Wanting // time to slow down, always
Looking // forward to celebrating our three year anniversary with a fancy date night
Wasting // limes, I bought a huge bag at Costco for some reason
Wishing // the fall weather would come early 
Enjoying // my Birkenstock sandals but I'm not sure what I will do for comfy shoes in the fall/winter
Liking // time with family in GA right now
Wondering // how long before Solomon self weans, I'm hoping we still have a while with our breastfeeding journey
Loving // all the hugs and kisses Solomon gives lately 
Hoping // for some fun trips with Peter for his work, soon
Marveling // at how tall Solomon has gotten in the past few months 
Needing // a trip to Asheville soon
Smelling // that sweet baby smell, even if he isn't a baby now 
Wearing // old navy all the time, they have the best deals
Knowing // this holiday season is going to be the best yet
Thinking // about vacation with the family at the end of the month, in ready for some beach time
Bookmarking // Pinterest with tons of ideas 
Opening // boxes from Amazon all the time, prime is the best thing ever 
Giggling // at all the crazy dreams I've been having
Feeling // excited!

the first baby girl.

My best friend is having a girl!!! We were all shocked, mainly since we are surrounded by baby boys, but I'm so happy that Jocie was able to break the trend. We are all so excited to meet the sweet baby girl and I can't wait to see my friend as a mom. After the past year of learning that intense kind of love, I can't help but feel so much joy in knowing that she will feel that overwhelming love so soon. She will be an amazing mom. A loving, understanding, and tender mom. Baby C is so lucky!!

I wanted a very natural, earthy theme for the shower. Since Jocie loves succulents, I thought we could have some fun with the decorations. They are such beautiful plants and I love how everything turned out. 

Katie's sister in law was so sweet to make some homemade jam for the shower. We played baby bingo, and the first three winners got their own jar to take home! We also served the same flavors with mini biscuits for the brunch. They were all awesome but, the fig & vanilla bean, was my favorite.

The cake was made by my cousin, like most parties at my house.

She is so talented and they always taste incredible!

A certain little boy had to crash the girls party since daddy was out of town!

Thankfully, no one seemed to mind ;)

I'm so thankful for my best friends, and I'm very, very thankful for all our babies!

God is so sweet and I can't wait to see what He does in their lives.

weekly three.

Peter has been traveling for work this week and I've missed him so much. He hasn't traveled all summer long and things are so different now. When Solomon was smaller in the winter/spring, it kind of made things easier when he was traveling. I still missed him, of course, but I didn't have to think about making dinner and my time wasn't split in wife/momma mode. Our little man would just lay around all day and night and I got to play with him while he didn't move around that much. Now, things are very different. I have to think about my food and his, I'm constantly chasing that little monkey around, and we miss daddy terribly! FaceTime chats just aren't the same. I'm blessed to have a husband that is also my partner in parenting & so I've missed that partner. Can't wait to see you, babe!!!! 

Wearing my Lagunitas Brewery shirt and remembering how much fun we had on our Honeymoon in California. I'm dying to go back with Peter!

Finally getting some more grapefruit La Croix in this house. I've been dying without it, I'm a little bit obsessed. I also love to kick it up a notch with some ice and a wedge of lime!

So many hugs and kisses lately from my boy! Of course I couldn't catch any with the self timer on my phone, because he thought that was way too interesting, but I still loved this shot!

morning walks.

It's funny to me that this time last year, I was spending my time walking up and down our street to get Solomon to come out, now I'm pushing him in a stroller. And he is almost one. This morning was the first cool morning in August and it was so wonderful to take an early morning walk. It was a nice break from being cooped up inside the house like we normally are. I'm not a fan of summer heat, and Solomon isn't a fan of staying inside. Poor thing, since I'm the mom, I win and we stay inside way too much. I'm so looking forward to the cooler months ahead so we can spend a lot of time outside! 

It was so bright and sunny, but the perfect cool breeze blowing. I love when I find a great sun flare in the trees! After our walk we went to check on the chickens and fill up their water, Solomon gets so excited to see them and they love the company, too.

that cute little face he's been making with his lip KILLS me. Goodness, this boy!

I'm going to try my best to not be a blubbering mess for the next month, but I can't believe he is almost one. I've been working on his special one year post and crying already. 

Time please slow down....