Phone Photos.

 This is just a random collection of the types of pictures I usually share on Stories. My content there ranges from non-overshared memes (i try to be original, thankyouverymuch) to baby stuff (and the preschooler when he obliges) to the political and to the faith-filled (speaking truth is important). Also, dogs.

These are unedited and out of order. (such is life so ENJOY)

My favorite pjs for babies and toddlers are the Burts Bees ones. The quality and variety for the price is the best I've found. 

Loves the mirror

Went to the hospital to order medical records. Masks required (:

The positions we twist into to get a baby to look at the camera...

 Shark's mouth

We renewed our aquarium/museum memberships. It's the one easy indoor activity we can do all year round.

She was more interested in whatever than she was in the real penguin. 

Jellyfish

Boba. Which is basically a milkshake.

Baby's first Vietnamese

My baby restaurant hack is back: You put everything they need in a ziploc bag. When they're finished being all messy, you put it all back in the bag and then deal with it at home. 

Trying new headbands. Still not sure.

Me too.

Pre-dinner charcuterie

More mirror time

New game. Batteries not included obviously.

Lunch. No one ate the muffins I mentioned making last week, don't worry. Wells refused and she fed hers to the dog. Scott liked them. 

Any time I hear a baby yelling, it's because Wells has done this to her. 

Oh, that's better. 

Grocery store maybe?

First smoothie.

Wells' lunch...Smoothie is pineapple, almond milk, banana, hemp hearts. 

I couldn't get dinner on the table fast enough last night (and don't worry, no one ate it :) :), so Wells and Sutton had a banana and Cheerios feast at 4:30pm. 

Probably why they didn't eat. 

Phone Photos AND Friday Favorites. 9/30

Man, I let the blog go this week. I seriously sat down to write posts and kept getting distracted. When I get distracted so easily, it's a sure sign that I have a lot of tasks I'm avoiding. This has been the week of four different appointments and two phone calls (one appointment and one phone call to go!) so I've been in super avoidance mode. 

He's been super into his stuffies these days. He never has been before. 

Broke my no-ice-cream streak to try this. It was good. 

Scott roasted an acorn squash in Solo stove and Sutton got to try it. Highly recommend this method of cooking squash. 

This coming weekend's project: painting a dresser for Sutton's room. 

Scott smoked a chicken on Sunday. Our friends have chickens and butchering day was a few months ago. This had been sitting in the freezer. 

Sweet potatoes

Wells has some bougie taste. He wanted "that special drink". (Sparkling water and lemon)

Hoodie and shorts weather is a special time

The dogs hadn't been out with the baby jogger in about a year. I love this stroller because I can easily steer with one hand while holding dogs in the other. So glad Sutton is big enough for it now. 

I went on a slight Staircase deep dive after starting to watch the show on HBO. The cast looked super promising (Colin Firth, Toni Colette, Sophie Turner). Truly, I'm just not that into this particular story. It's really sad, of course, but I don't get the hype? I didn't finish the HBO series, just like I never finished the Netflix documentary. 

I'm 100000% Team Owl, in case you also have strong opinions. 

The way the blogging world talks, you're all but a peasant if you use anything but Fever Tree. 

At the dentist with Wells. 

Post-dentist reward. 

He loves puzzles so much. He just puts them together over and over again. 

No comment. 

#hashtagfall

My aunt and her immediate family apparently rode out Hurricane Ian in this camper. (Winter Haven, FL)

I mentioned on IG yesterday that I always get a compliment when I wear this sweatshirt. I don't even find it that cozy (see below for "cozy"). But my story, that I have kind of word-vomited to more than one person complimenting the sweatshirt, is: I was wearing it when Wells head-butted me and scratched my cornea in October 2020 and then I laid in bed for 3 days and didn't take this sweatshirt off so that's the memory I attach to this particular Aerie sweatshirt.

Lastly, if you have a Costco membership, head to the website and grab one of these. They are the BEST sweatshirts. 

In case you missed it, 6 Months of Sutton

Linking up with Friday Favorites

Phone Photos 2

Hams.

A few weeks ago, my THUNDERSTORM AIR PURIFIER broke. I emailed Edenpure, sent it back, and they sent me a new one. Scott thinks I'm insane, but I notice such a difference with this. It just makes the air smell clean.

Reading.

I like that Thursday Night Football is on Prime this year. 

He's been carrying these two dogs everywhere. One was mine, one was given to me by a student the year Wells was born. 

Wells' jacket and Wells' blanket. Her own bow.

Her own blanket, her own toy, her own jacket. Still Wells' stroller though. 

We had gorgeous sitting outside weather last week. Not this week.

SAME.