Blurry Family Photos

We don't really take family photos very often, but my Mom specifically wanted one from each of her kids and their respective families for Mother's Day this year. I forgot about it until the sun was down that day but asked my neighbor to snap a couple shots anyway to fulfill my mother's Mother's Day wish. I think we will probably end up redoing it (since they came out a little blurry and our family is about to grow soon) but I thought they are still nice to have to document our little family of three for now:)

Embroidered Jar Toppers

I picked up this lovely little book last summer and it is filled with adorable but simple projects for special occasions. Most are still on my to-do list but I did finally make my version of the embroidered jar toppers as mother's day gifts:

I embroidered a cute little bee for the honey jar.

And I did an "M" for my mom's lemon curd (She goes by Michelle, Mom to the kids, and Mimi to the grandkids so I thought the "M" was fitting).

I was quite pleased with the way they turned out and am excited to try out some other projects soon.

Adelaide & Dakota

Before we moved to Boulder from San Diego I had a list of things I hoped my new apartment would have... a washer/dryer, a park and pool within walking distance, a grocery store nearby, a local running trail, a balcony for Rick's bikes, and a neighbor mom with a baby around Adelaide's age to be our friends. I was so lucky to get everything I wanted, especially our sweet neighbors Ruthie and Dakota. It was so nice to be able to hang out with them anytime, have someone to vent to, and for our little girls to become such good friends. They would play and laugh (and often fight) for hours and still bawl their eyes out when they had to go their separate ways. Adelaide and I miss them but know that we will keep in touch :)

Here are a couple pics of the dynamic duo:

I love that they have matching mullets, although I acknowledge that Adelaide's is more pronounced.

The itsy bitsy spider.

Always giggling.

So sweet.

Adelaide is jealous of Dakota's pretty painted nails.

Dakota, the older and wiser one, reading to Adelaide.

Having Ruthie and Dakota as neighbors really was an answer to my prayers and I feel so blessed to be their friend! Thanks for all the good times, there will be more to come I'm sure :)

Death in the Freezer

Sunday morning I opened our freezer to get my smoothie going and I was startled by this:

At first it seriously seemed like some animal had been brutally murdered in our freezer. Then I looked a little closer and saw the broken bottle Rick put in there the night before. I remembered when he did it and said "Em, remind me to take this out in three minutes." Oops. My inner clock failed me, I guess I should have set our timer.

Hello Flagstaff

A few weeks ago our little family moved from beautiful Boulder to another beautiful town... Flagstaff. Rick got a job out here doing marketing and communication work for a startup company, so we're definitely grateful for that given that the job market is still so crazy. It is definitely an adjustment from Boulder; we miss our friends, biking to the farmers market on the weekends, having such a variety of amazing natural grocery stores and being able to take Adelaide swimming anytime, but we are excited to be here and to explore Flagstaff. It is really pretty here in the summer and the weather is mild and pleasant (unlike other parts of Arizona). We have already found a midwife that we are excited about and are looking forward to meeting our Arizona baby in a few months :)

20 Weeks

I can't believe I am already half way through this pregnancy! I seriously feel like time is flying by but I'm enjoying every minute of it. From the kicks I can already tell that this baby is a little gentler than Adelaide. She would kick in spurts really aggressively while this baby gives more gentle kicks all throughout the day. We just had the 20 week ultrasound and it was so fun to watch the baby give us a little show. He kept bringing his hands up to his mouth and kicking and punching and at one point he even did a slow little back flip trick causing the ultrasound technician to call him "yoga baby." I know I just referred to the baby as a he, but that is just because saying "it" over and over gets a little annoying. We still don't know the baby's gender, when they were checking out down there they had Rick and I look away and chat. We have brainstormed a few names though; for a boy we like Cash (it is a family name on Rick's side of the family) or Bentley, and for a girl we like Caroline or Clementine. Any thoughts?

The profile shot.

The yoga pose.

Sorry these are a little blurry, they are taken from our phones... I really should learn how to use our scanner.

Here are a couple belly pictures of me at 20 weeks. I have the best husband ever who kept Adelaide for five days while I went back to San Diego for my sister's graduation and to spend time with family. It was a great trip made up of multiple breakfast burritos, lots of giggle fests, a relaxing bed and breakfast stay, planking sessions and trips to the beach.

My belly's getting pretty big :)

From the front I think I just look like I ate a few too many donuts.

My sister and I planking in La Jolla while Eric watches us in disgust.

I ♥ Justin's Butter

I haven't been blogging lately because I have been too busy eating this:

Seriously, it is so delicious. It's like Nutella but way better- it has one third the sugar, no hydrogenated oils or dairy and actually tastes like hazelnuts. I plan to try it in banana crepes soon but for now I'll just keep eating it by the spoonful.