i had a wild week and a crazy long weekend (wednesday night to sunday night in santa cruz with my sister and our kids).  so i thought it would be nice to slow down and take a look at little glimpses from a slow afternoon last week, and give you a few updates!

gracie is constantly drawing.  nothing new.  this drawing was done in response to a rainy afternoon recess spent with girlfriends, making up a dance with their umbrellas.  adorable, no?

she kills me, just kills me.  she has the sweetest heart of any kid i know.

a hug accomplishment:  dishes done!  and a shiny clean sink to boot.  sometimes, its these little things that make the crazy things more bearable.  when my plate is full i tend to do one of 2 things (totally unrelated to the things needing to be done):  i either start a creative project or start cleaning.

i love playing games.  i grew up playing games ad we are trying to instill a love of games (and good sportsmanship) in our kids.  there are some games i have to go easy on my kids with, but some i don’t, which i love even more.  mancala is one of those games where i don’t go easy and i don’t always win.  what i loved about the game this time:  lily set up the little glass stones in rainbow order before we started ;)

still missing that one front tooth, but looking older nonetheless.

did you spot that pretty pillow behind lily?  ah, i love it!  i ordered it from paisley sprouts on etsy after seeing it on instagram and at meg’s.  the workmanship is amazing!

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i have been restocking mini messenger bags throughout the week, and they keep selling, so as of today these are the bags i have left.  but keep checking back in for other styles!

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did you see my sponsor shout out last week?  i have a bunch of amazing sponsors and they have great deals for you all, so please go back and check it out!