photo every hour | baker's birthday

we celebrated Baker's second birthday on Tuesday with a full day spent with family complete with swimming + pizza + cake.  our day started bright and early with my two early risers..

seven.

 eight.
I ordered these darling donuts from a little mom + pop donut shop right up the street from our house.
Baker's favorite thing in life are donuts. so she basically had a stroke when she woke to these colorful sweets made special just for her!

 nine.
her chocolate mouth and my makeup-less freckle filled face.
I can't believe she's two!
mama bear shirt HERE

 ten.
2 year well check!  just mama and Baker went while daddy stayed with the other three gremlins.  I was feeling really confident when we walked into the pediatrician's office for her appointment with a black eye + diaper rash (she's got the most sensitive skin and everything makes her booty red!) + and a burn on her finger from grabbing Jolie's burnt out sparkler last week.
mom of the year!
side note: her little flamingo peplum shirt from lovey lake is SO CUTE!! 

 eleven.
Baker's birthday party is this weekend and we will have cupcakes and cookies with all our friends.. but on her actual birthday we made a stop at Costco and picked up a cake to blow candles out on.  ya'll.. does everyone agree with me that Costco has THE BEST CAKE??
peek a boo jolie.

 twelve.
we skipped naps and swam the afternoon away!

 one.
..and even took a ride on a giant pool flamingo.
she hated it, but somehow we pulled a smile out of the birthday girl.
float HERE // birthday hat HERE // sunglasses HERE (use code AMBER25 for 25% off!)

 two.
Brady doesn't hate life.  we got this little float when the twins were tiny and we've used it with all four of babes now! 

 three.
cousin cannonballs! 

 four.
Baker literally having the best day!
her cute little crop top is from leotudes.. not pictured are the AMAZING personalized shorties 

 five.
cousins.  also.. why does Parker look like she's 14 in this picture?

 six.
Baker's other love language:: pizza.

 seven.
of course we sang and danced in this girl's honor.. and then it was time to blow out the candles!

 eight.
sisters in their jams!  we dressed them for bed before heading home.. sunscreen greaseball hair and all!  meh, they can get a bath tomorrow.. 

 nine.
drank her bedtime milk with her eyes closed and literally tucked into a ball the moment we laid her in the crib.  

 ten.
good night!  well, good night until 1:34am for this guy.

so excited to celebrate her some more this weekend.  we love our special girl!

Baker's Fist Birthday HERE

photo every hour | Saturday-ish

Saturday was a FULL day. it started early and went almost into midnight.  I snapped this picture of the twins playing quietly in their beds- their alarm clock doesn't light up until 7:45am and so if they wake before then (which usually happens) they read books or play quietly until its time to get up.

(we use this clock and it works GREAT! you can also see the rest of Parker + Jolie's room HERE)

I decided after sending a picture of my "unicorn coffee" mug to my dad that.. hey I haven't done my photo every hour post in awhile and we have a fun day ahead, why not!

I probably have never been so successful in documenting our day.. I was pretty proud because normally I forget an hour here and there and have to start over (forehead slap).  in attempt to stay awake at 5am nursing Brady, I started cleaning out the photos on my phone and then went and deleted the entire 2000+ photos in the "recently deleted" album.. well in my exhaustion I ended up getting rid of a couple photos for this post and didn't realize it until the next morning.  GOOD thing is that I am a creature of habit, so I was able to recreate some of those photos on Sunday. 

7AM

 8AM

 9AM

this child.. doesn't usually get up before 9am, and often not until ten in the morning!

I have no secrets on ways to get my kid to do this glorious act of sleeping- Parker was the worst sleeper EVER and still wakes me about twice a night just for a hug:)

 10AM

Baker was here.

 11AM

finally leaving the house!  off to brunch and start the day!

 12PM

crab cake benedict! this was one that I deleted on saturday.. but sunday I met a few of my favorite gal pals for brunch (again!) and snapped a pic of my repeat breakfast!

 1PM

my favorite little girls on this earth!

wearing these amazing boyfriend overalls HERE, my top is old but find a similar one HERE and the best fitting sunglasses I have ever owned are from Diff Eyewear.  (use code AMBER25 for a discount!)  how fun are the colored lenses for summer?!

..and my dainty layered bar necklaces are from jays+jewels

 2PM

shoes + 4 babies at a very busy old navy.  not our best move, but all hands on deck and a polite stranger that helped keep Baker entertained while waiting in a long line to check out! 

 3PM

quick pickmeup after about forty seven errands run whilst herding cats.. 

what should really be pictured here is the butterfinger + peanut butter custard thing I was seduced into eating by the picture on the board at Sonic, but on Sunday I made a better decision with a yogurt from Starbucks.

 4PM

giant Sonic beverages, an empty custard cup, and a hungry babe.  we sat in the church parking lot and let the girls climb all over the car while I nursed Brady before heading inside for church at 5PM.

Brady's paci clip HERE + my FAVorite baby tee HERE + baby harems HERE

 5PM

not before stopping at Starbucks- duh.

church + my sleepy baby in the wrap!

find my wrap HERE + my new favorite watch HERE + Brady's favorite paci HERE

 6PM

back to the car we go!

 7PM

we went to grab a bite to eat and I ate my pizza while nursing Brady.  Jordan and I locked eyes in and amongst the controlled chaos and he said "you are a rock star" picked up my phone and snapped the sweetest picture of me and Brady in the dark corner of the restaurant.. of course I deleted it.

so.. here is Brady and I (on Sunday) while eating ice cream after dropping the girls off with their BB and Papa for the night.  no chaos.  no stress. but still sweet.. and still eating while nursing.

story of my breastfeeding life.

 8PM

I'm crying tears of thanks after our waiter told us that someone had picked up the check.  I'm so thankful for that sweet selfless act and these five people that make my world go round.

 9PM

more chaos.. the twins helped me get Brady in the bath after we got home. all the hands and water everywhere just made me sweat!  I snapped a picture of Brady patiently enduring a scrub down by Jolie, but alas.. deleted.  (I'm so annoyed with myself).

bath time for me and Brady happened again on Sunday night, anyway.

 10PM

good night for Mr. Brady!

I ended up falling asleep on the couch around 11pm and crawled into bed about midnight.

its Monday again and I'm already counting down to the weekend!  

XO!

photo every hour | spa day + then some

eight.

slow to start.. I could have slept until noon- I say that to myself every single morning as I roll out of bed.  

but I had amazing plans ahead of me and was so excited to get the day started!

with coffee of course.

 nine.

I am SO ready for the start of my spa day!  Brittany picked me up at 9:30am and our first stop, naturally, was Starbucks.

you can snag my tee here and my yoga pants here

 ten. 

we have arrived!  the entire spa requires that you do not wear shoes, as well as required "uniforms" on the second and third floor of the spa (the most flattering t-shirt and giant workout shorts you can imagine).  we had a locker for our shoes right when we entered and a separate locker for our other belongings after getting settled in the women's only bath and lounge area.

it was just the beginning of the best day!

 eleven.

about to hit the hot baths!  there were rooms upon rooms and hot tubs upon hot tubs.  it was amazing!  there was very very very strict rules on the usage of your cell phone in certain areas (especially in the woman's bath and locker lounge) so we were very careful when and where we used our phones.  I was bummed not to be able to take more detailed shots of all the fun components of spa castle.

but here is a close up of our faces, instead:)

noon. 

our scheduled massages were from twelve to one, so I missed that hour to snap a photo because I was half asleep and getting the best prenatal rubdown eva.

one.

LUNCH.  

there are three or four restaurants to choose from, but sushi was on our radar.

I ate this giant seaweed salad, too and haven't stopped thinking about it since.  the dressing is my favorite part.. and the fact that the lettuce leaves are always soaked in it.

 two.

hiding in the handicap stall (ha!) to snap a pic of my adorable + super comfortable maternity suit from kortni jeane!

you can find my top here (which is non-maternity) and maternity bottoms here

out to the baths again for (virgin) bloody mary drinks and to soak until our next appointment.

 three.

pedicures time!  my feet needed it so bad and the reflexology massage was outstanding. 

I need one of those every single day.

there's a peek at those super awesome spa uniform shorts:)

 four.

it was such a good day, but I definitely missed my babies!

 five.

looking for one last touch to the nursery. before dinner we made a stop at world market and tested all the comfy chairs..

 six.

..and then onto home goods. 

my child.  thankfully the place was dead on a Saturday night:)

 seven.

dinner!  finally!

 eight. 

daddy + his babies

 nine.

final coat to the wood work + door in Brady's nursery!  Jordan worked all day in here while I was gone.  the crib + changing table are bright white and it made the other white details in the room look yellow.  so Jordan fixed it right up.

 ten.

I had a couple stitch fix clients to style before heading to bed.. but I fell asleep within 7 minutes of getting comfortable on the couch.

photo every hour | thanksgiving 2016

thanksgiving was a busy day!  a good day filled with food and sweet family and amazing friends (that are basically family) that hosted us for the delicious meal.  

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eight.

I cant leave my bedroom without brushing my teeth immediately.  first brush then coffee.  so backwards but thats just how I do it.

nine.

time to wake sleepy head!  she's usually the last one out of bed in the mornings.

ten. 

my sweet Jo.  LOVES fried eggs.  especially when they come off daddy's plate.

eleven.

the girls take over our bathroom to get ready to leave for the day!

hairspray + flat irons + velcro rollers

what is this baby boy going to do with himself??

twelve.

the littlest sister.

one.

the feast.

two.

we attempted nap time.. which didn't go so hot in a place she wasn't super familiar.  she was all about sleeping on her daddy's shoulder but the moment we laid her down she was NOT having it.  

three.

the dallas cowboy game + homemade pecan pie.  

four.

cousins!!

five.

feeling like a stuffed turkey!

six. 

the outtakes are always better than the real deal.

seven.

home just after the cowboy's tenth straight WIN!

jammies + chocolate milk before bed.  and more nose picking.

eight.

baby booties in the air are the sweetest.

nine.

quick check on the sleeping babes..

ten.

juuuuust barely after 10pm I'm ready to hit the pillow.  I almost didn't make it to this last hour:)

I hope everyone had a VERY happy and FULL Thanksgiving!! 

XO!