Musings

I have been loving the porch more than ever this summer.  We’ve had numerous afternoon rain showers this year.  Not the booming thunder and scary lightening kind, but nice light rain.  The porch has been a wonderful retreat!

 

Swim team is in full swing and I love it!  It makes for the perfect start to our days… the littles get some energy out and I get to chit chat with my lady friends.  Whit is practicing up with 7-8 year olds and I am super proud of him for keeping up during their entire hour time slot!

 

Y’all, this precious angel had her last day of pre-school.  She only went one morning a week, but oh my stars is she a doll or what?!?!

 

Mother has been hoarding a bunch of these amazing hand made tassel necklaces for months now.  She finally brought me some and I can’t get enough of them!!!!!!!  They are in our etsy store in the Coastal Jewelry section.

 

Summer nights mean we have gotten really lax with the bed times.  If they are being quiet and playing nicely we are a-ok with that.  But then there are the nights when I go in their room and find this scene.  John is missing and Whit is giggling.  Come to find out Whit is trying to hide him by laying on top of him.  Silly boys.

 

I am going to figure out how to grow peonies next year because I fell in love with these from Trader Joes.  I mean, I just adore every thing about them!

 

I was beyond excited to hear that Lilly Pulitzer AND Sprinkles are coming to the new Disney Springs.  Yippeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Mother and I spied this book of Kate paper dolls in Target and scooped up the last copy to put away for CeeCee.  I cannot wait to do these with her.  The details are just stunning!!  I have so many fond memories of my own paper dolls.

 

I found this lying around.  Someone’s list of pranks.  I promptly forgot about it after a good long belly laugh and when Whit’s entire undie drawer was empty two days later I said “Whit you have got to start managing your undies better.  I JUST washed clothes.”  Honey just laughs at that and says “Sounds like someone just checked item one off their prank list.”  John has always announced any sort of “misbehavior” before doing it and it’s something we’ve always laughed about.  When he was little he’d say things like “I’m going to throw all my toys on the floor” before he did it.  Now it will be things like “After dinner I’m going to eat five extra large marshmallows” and then he will do it.  I love that I always know what’s coming with him :-)

The Disneyland 60th Diamond Celebration kicked off last week.  I am DYING to go.  I made a half-hearted attempt to look this question up but will ask y’all… does anyone know how long all of the special things will run?  Till the end of 2015?  A year?  Forever?  I need to plan purposefully!

Vibrant fireworks bursting above Sleeping Beauty Castle at the Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration

Last but not least, today my family is wishing sweet, funny little Bird a HAPPY 6TH BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!  He came into this world a mere 3lbs, but has the biggest personality you’ve ever seen!!!!

I don’t know about y’all, but I’m seriously ready for the weekend!!!!!!!!!!!
xoxo

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