weekend + July fourth

Man I am riding the struggle bus to keep up with the daily happenings of this crew of mine.  a little recap for ya of our weekend and fourth of July holiday festivities.. lets start with Sunday, well because thats the only day I got dressed and snapped any kind of photos to share:) 

Sunday morning we made it (barely) to the early service at church and me and the girls were really feeling the boho vibe, and so Jordan kindly snapped a pic for us.  Baker is the only one looking and her eyes are closed.. so this is a perfect depiction of my life right now- ha! everyone going in different directions, and I'm in the middle trying to keep the plates spinning! 

..side note.. my pants are like 5 years old from LOFT, but I LOVE them. Definitely my favorite for summer.

Sunday afternoon we laid by the pool and grilled and filled up on homemade ice cream that never turned into ice cream because the motor of our maker quit on us after just a couple minutes of spinning. so we drank them as milkshakes.. and even still I use that term loosely.  

Brady looking so dang cuteeee in his trunks and hat.  give me all the baby boy hats.  all of them.

thanks.

you can find my sunglasses HERE (use code AMBER25 for 25% off!); my hat HERE, swim top is from KJ HERE, but the print is no longer available.  layered necklaces HERE (I'm wearing 14" and 16")

Brady's hat HERE and trunks HERE

our weekend ended, but not for long before it was time for more fun on the fourth!

I wil forever match these baby girls together.. well until the day they tell me they are over it and how "uncool" it is.  but until then.. (insert dancing red dress emoji)

big girls shirts HERE and their shorts HERE.. Baker's bows HERE via Sutter Sisters.  shortalls HERE and her cute little top HERE

oh my goodness I love this crew of mine.  

we headed out to meet Auntie + Uncle J and then headed to the Freedom Fest in Frisco.. but first, it didn't happen without a photo, right?

thanks to Uncle J for his mad camera skillz

you can find my tee HERE and my shorts HERE (on sale!)

my hat is from the texas rangers ball park..I haven't been able to find it online yet:)

lots of people.  lots of herding cats.  lots of sweat.

still so cute anyway, right??   these two babes.  I can't believe they will be TWO in like DAYS.

 hey Brady, why so serious?

waiting patiently for cool A/C and the best pizza we have ever eaten!

if you are in the area, hit up Pizzeria Testa and you won't regret it!

my favorite bandana bibs HERE, romper HERE, and sister handmedown moccs HERE

we didnt last long after dinner.. y'all it was SO freakin hot. we hit up the dip'n'dot tent and then headed back to Auntie + Uncle J's house to view the fireworks show from the park near their house. sparklers were a hit!  we stopped at a stand to grab some and I'm so glad we did- sweet Baker and Grayson were new to the sparkler scene and had such a good time with them! Baker kept saying "whoa!" everytime to fire works exploded- SO cute.

love ya, America! XO, Baker Bree

I hope everyone had a safe and happy fourth!

Easter 2017

the days after a holiday weekend are SO slow.  yesterday was filled with rainy day snuggles and bottomless coffee.  Jordan was at the fire station and the girls and I.. plus the teeny baby boy didn't leave the house.  Baker didn't even get up until almost 11am!  

Easter weekend was beautiful and filled with family, friends, and so much fun!

Saturday started bright and early with brunch + egg hunts with our Supper Club crew. we have made the effort this last year to get the kids together for holidays and its proven to be SO rich and so much fun for all of us!  we ate waffles + bacon, dyed easter eggs (which Parker and Jolie have never done before!) and hid eggs in the front yard of the Tapella's house for the kiddos to find.  there were also a couple dozen confetti eggs and everyone had the best time smashing them on each other's heads.. I am still fishing confetti out of Jolie's hair two shampoos later:)

the guys and their toys. Trav has a new drone he's been playing with.. the boys were totally intrigued.  the best part: he was able to video the entire "egg hunt" from above. SO cool!

 we even were able to take the greatest selfie with that drone.

Supper Club Easter 2017

   after brunch we headed over to meet the Massey's for Easter Linner (lunch + dinner)!  we ate ham , mashed potatoes.. and chowed down on deviled eggs!  we hid more eggs in the front yard for another hunt with the cousins.. holidays are the BEST time with kiddos involved.

 the egg hunt LOOT! we didn't make it out to any public egg hunts this year, but hiding eggs in the front yard was just a much fun and way less stressful than the big hunts with masses of people and not enough eggs.

 I swear the bloopers are almost more fun than the posed..

 covered in babies from head to toe.. I am loving every moment of this chaos.

cold shoulder floral // shirt dress // sandals // floral romper // moccs c/o

Sunday morning we got up and barely made it to service on time..and then headed across the street to 7 mile cafe, which has turned into our new favorite brunch spot.  we find a reason to go just about once a week!  their chicken 'n waffles is my FAVorite and Jordan loves the biscuits and gravy.. but they have about 5 different Eggs Benedict options on their menu, too.. and they are all delicious! 

 we spent the rest of the afternoon at home with just the 6 of us.  we dug into the Easter baskets, watched movies, and hung outside on the patio because the weather was just right.  you could tell it was about the rain because the coolness in the air but it held out until later int he evening.  Brady looked absolutely darling for his first Easter.. I am totally having the best time dressing this little guy. now if only he would start filing out all these clothes I have for him:)

bows // floral blouse c/o // coral jeans // maxi dress // ballet moccs

 cardigan + bow tie c/o // dress

 baskets // swaddles c/o // teether c/o // bonnet c/o

I hope you all had the most beautiful Easter!

valentine's day | throw back

2 0 1 3 

I think JoJo was tipping the scales at 6 pounds and the dark hair that covered their newborn head was slowly starting to fall out and replaced with a strawberry blonde color for Jolie and a dirty blonde for Parker.

omg... I just cant. 

2 0 1 4

those jammies.

baby hairs.

so much sugar!

2 0 1 5 

giving me such trouble- they ganged up on me every day.  but I could never (and still cant!) resist those toothy grins + squinty eyes.

give them all the ponies + pounds of candy for breakfast.

2 0 1 6

my sweet giggly girls in all their sister glory.

I thought they were SO big then..

 ..and a TEENY Baker Bree

2 0 1 7

basically my house is run by that one in the middle.

she has no idea what she's in for in the next, oh, 6 weeks or so.

we have no real plans for this valentine's day. the twins have a little party at school that we will swing by to celebrate with them.  before that we might hit up a patio for lunch with miss Baker, and there will probably be chips and salsa involved.
for dinner I've got verde salsa chicken in the crock pot for a repeat of street tacos from last week, per the hubby's request.  

for reference: green verde salsa + 2lbs chicken breast on LOW for 6 hours in the crock pot.

shred and mix in your favorite toppings (we like fresh pico + crumbled feta) and throw on a tortilla.

we'll probably watch a DVR'd train wreck Bachelor episode and head to bed before 9pm.

fine by me.

theres no one I would rather do this life with than those three girls above and my sweet guy by my side.

I wouldn't change a thing. 

happy valentine's day!

feeling festive on february first

I just handed the girls three giant bowls of popcorn and then realized its 6pm, which is dinner time apparently.. SO, popcorn for dinner it is! fiber and whole grains.. maybe I'll throw in some string cheese to balance out the food groups. makes me feel better.

it is also February 1st!  these kind of holidays can be whatever you make of them.. I personally appreciate any time that we can adorn ourselves in festive jammies:)  the big girls are old enough now that planning preschool crafts means a lot more of them than me doing the "work".  after searching pinterest I found some really darling activities to do with them to celebrate love day.

but first!  how about a flashback to these tiny babies this time last year?!

we still wear these "olive you" tees a year later and when Katie announced this year's 'olive you' tee design I about died for the grey + pink combo. 

oliveeeeee them!

here's a handful of other cutie pink + red + hearts things for a little February inspiration

as for those preschool activities that I mentioned above, pinterest to the rescue.  while I'm afraid that I'll never have an original idea again, I appreciate every single pin for things/occasions like this!

..and for recipes.  and decor ideas. and clothing inspo.. 

anyway! I'm totally digging the originality and EASE of these valentine's shaving cream hearts.  how cute and festive are they?? Baker might even be able to hop into the fun with a little help from her mama. I also might get crazy and try these rainbow heart sun catchers or bust out the paint I have hidden away for a rainy day and recreate these valentine pom pom painting.  I could also just skip the paint and make homemade valentines day play dough.. anyone ever made their own play dough before?  I haven't and I'm just curious about the success rate of these recipes:)

speaking of f o o d! I'd say these cupid floats are good all year round and maybe tomorrow we will have this valentine's day s'mores popcorn for dinner instead of the regular old stuff:)

Happy February First, friends!  

XOXO!

Merry Masseys | 2016

I promise I'm almost done with the Christmas posts.  

as a gift this year for Jordan's parents we arranged a photoshoot- the first photos ever of any of the extended family together.  it was long overdue. but figuring out schedules and getting about a billion people on board and on the same page about the whole thing is nearly impossible. 

Brittany snapped a these pictures at the farmer's branch historical park on a super chilly Saturday in November and they turned out really sweet.  I ended up using the one I love most for our Christmas card this year. 

(just hurry up and scroll to the bottom if I'm already boring you- ha!)

I adore this picture of Jordan and Baker.  he loves his girls so much.. and his face says it all.

fast forward about 10 years.. 

I LOVE my girls. that baby boy is going to fit right there on the end- eeep!! 

I ordered this darling picture in a canvas print (groupon for the win!) as a gift to my parents for Christmas!  

tickle, tickle! 

me and my guy. 

my forever crush. 

my always.

I almost didn't do a card this year.. almost.  Jordan convinced me that we absolutely could not pass up the last year as a family of FIVE to send a card.  this one turned out to be among my most favorite ever.

custom card design: CKFireboots
photography // b faith photography
twins // top + jeans + cardigan + boots
baker // bow + sweater + romper + boots
amber // hat + sweater + choker + top + pants 

Christmas cards of years past:

2015 // 2014 // 2013 // 2012 // 2011 // 2010 // 2009 // 2008