Joyfully Weary

A weekly reflection inspired in part by Bob Bennett's song "Small Graces". "sometimes they slip by without notice sometimes they are very hard to see other times it's very clear when they are happening to me"  This week was Husbandie's university's fall break so he had couple extra days off. We spent one of them at a local children's museum . It was an amazing day! It was a little hectic keeping track of all three kiddos sometimes, but we had a blast exploring. I had intended to write post about it but I never found the time; here are a few photo highlights.  And here are a few other happy things from the week. a pretty package.  i'm currently hosting a giveaway for ever+mi.crush , you can enter here .  this little girl...she just melts my heart daddy/son date: hot chocolate and the hobbit picture via husbandie's instagram " these are the small graces, the l

I am super excited about today's post because not only am I hosting my first giveaway but I get to tell you about an amazing new online boutique,  e ver+mi.crush . It is the brain child of a husband and wife team who share a love for vintage  art, design, music, and fashion. The boutique is full of t rendy, with a bit of vintage flair, pieces from a variety of up and coming designers such as  Dear Creatures and Darling UK. Their collection is impressive enough in itself (I want almost everything ), but what sold me on ever+mi.crush is their commitment to  affordability; their prices are 10-20% less than their competitors.  some of my favorites 1) autumn in early morning coat , 2)  calm and collected peplum top , 3) jupiter at night dress , 4) opposites attract skirt ,  5) mint truffle necklace ,  6)7) pretty little bow dress , 7) zoe tote Now for the giveaway...ever+mi.crush has offered to send one lucky reader this beautiful necklace .  roses for you necklace I

Keeping Little Lady busy during our school time has proven to be a bit difficult. She wants to do "cool rk" too, so I have tried to come up with a couple little games for her to play. The most successful by far has been the straw drop.  It's a pretty simple concept, the colored straws are dropped through the matching colored holes.  It's also pretty simple to put together...  Supplies : empty oatmeal container, black spray paint, paper, pencil, scissors, paint chips, x-acto knife straws, tape, & stickers  Step 1 : spray paint outside of oatmeal container Step 2 : draw lid size circle on paper (ours was the same size as a cd) Step 3 : fold and cut circle into four parts Step 4 : trace parts of circle on to paint chips, cut out, tape to lid Step 5 : use x-acto knife to cut straw size circles from lid (a hole punch could also work)  Step 6 : add stickers  Frankly, I have been quite shocked by how huge of a hit this game

A weekly reflection inspired in part by Bob Bennett's song "Small Graces". " these are the small graces, the little moments when the miracles come... they are a reminder to the heart there is more to life than meets the eye... He is in the small graces.... small graces pointing me to the larger one... little glimpses of the kingdom come..." a tired mommy and her tucked in baby coming home to daddy after a long weekend away *he had a finish line waiting a for us bright pink mums a repaired motorcycle manicures flip flops fun contraptions that make fun snacks hour long dance parties  I feel like I say this a lot but the week flew by. The kids and I got home from our trip to  Kentucky Monday evening, and then I babysat everyday the rest of the week except for Wednesday when I subbed. Incredibly grateful for Husbandie who kept the kids busy with a bike ride and a trip to the park today while I fi

This past weekend the kids and I left husbandie at home and embarked a little adventure to Kentucky  where we watched Aunt Emily compete in a horse show. Maca joined us for the trip and we made a stop in Indianapolis to pick up Aunt Heather and Baby Wren. The Kentucky Horse Park was beautiful and it was such a special treat to see Aunt Emily doing what she loves.  Here are few pictures of our adventure.  *photo credit: maca aunt em's dog lily is probably the most well behaved dog ever.  aunt heather and baby wren if there is dirt my boys are happy "this plant is thirsty so i'm gonna water him" taking care of zaida a celebrity sighting these two are going to be best buds - little lady has been singing "baby wren, baby wren, babbbbyyy wreeeeennn" nonstop since we returned home.  aunt em showing in the rolex stadium - so proud of her! *photo credit: aunt heather I was a little nervous

A weekly reflection inspired in part by Bob Bennett's song "Small Graces". "sometimes they slip by without notice sometimes they are very hard to see other times it's very clear when they are happening to me"  bacon maple donuts! bounce houses reasons to be proud: husbandie passed his second ARE, big buddy made him a sign baking soda and vinegar = busy hands an invitation from husbandie * i said yes overwhelming cuteness sibling smiles  Last weekend we were in Iowa and this weekend we are headed to Kentucky. The kids and I are going with Maca to watch my sister-in-law Emily compete in a horse show. This week has flown by and I feel like I'm behind on almost everything. In some ways traveling again so soon seems silly but I'm super excited to go - to hang out with my sister-in-laws  friends.  The grocery shopping, laundry, and cleaning will just have to wait - it will be here when I ge