9 months.

 one month.

 two months.

 three months.

 four months.

 five months.

 six months.

 seven months.

 eight months.

nine months.

dear nug,

amazing.  nine months in my belly and nine months outside my belly.  it has been nothing short of incredible to watch you grow and develop your personality.  you continue to smile and giggle constantly and your new favorite thing is to laugh at your own reflection in a mirror or even our iphone pictures of you.  

you are exploring lots of new foods and flavors these days.  some of your favorites include: mac & cheese, fresh fruit, spaghetti, and your new sippy cup.   

you are officially on the move.  crawling all over our apartment, pulling up on everything, and wanting to explore anything you can get your hands on.  this new development has been really interesting as we are in the process of moving.  so your dad and i are juggling watching you and packing box after box.  

we have been taking you all over dc to the places we love before we head out.  we realize that you won't remember these special places and special people in our lives, but we are snapping lots photos and hope to tell you about them some day soon.

we love you so very much little lady and look forward to this amazing adventure we are embarking on as a family as three. 

all our love, 

mama

e's first bday.

the lovely miss evelyn turned one year last week and the cheeks had a little bday gathering with a vintage cowgirl theme {so cute!}  there was lots of good food, lots of good fun and lots of photos with little tots!  we had a ball celebrating miss e!

 the bday gal!

 some cheerios were spilled - it was every baby for themself!

xoxoxoxo

bon voyage shindig.

on saturday evening, we had our loved ones over for a little bon voyage shindig {and missed the ones that couldn't make it!}  i can't really put into words how much i'm going to miss our friends here in dc or i will become a crying mess on my keyboard.  but we LOVE LOVE LOVE them and will miss them more than we can express.

xoxoxoxoxo

boxes.

lots and lots of boxes at our house.

and a daughter who screams bloody murder

every time i get out the tape.

she does NOT like that sound.

hope everyone has a lovely and 

PRODUCTIVE weekend.

xoxoxoxo

a stoop send off.

our lovely and thoughtful landlords hosted a little "stoop send off" for us last night.  too bad it was raining when the gathering began, but luckily it stopped and we got to enjoy the stoop later in the evening.  "the stoop" or the stairs is one of our favorite places here in dc.  we are constantly out there enjoying some wine, chatting about our days, making plans for the future or catching up with wonderful neighbors.  it is also the magical place where jeffrey proposed!  so we have a lot of fond memories on the stoop and are so grateful that kevin and keith shared it with us.  we will miss it so very much! 

xoxoxoxoxo

pooped.

someone was pooped after this weekend of fun!

and all the crawling around she is doing these days.

it was like we blinked and she went from quietly sitting up and playing

to boom - i want to crawl and explore EVERYTHING!

xoxoxox

sooooo.....

we bought a house!

in houston, texas!

crazy i know.  

this has been our plan for some time, actually.  we have always said that once we started a family we wanted to be back in texas to be close to family.  so we are going to go try it - living in texas again.  it is crazy to think it has been 12 years since we lived there.  but, we are excited about exploring a new area of houston, about being close to family, and about being new home owners.  

our little 1920's bungalow above needs a little TLC, plus we plan to do an addition before we move in.  so, in the meantime {about 2 months} we will set up shop at my parents abode aka the pink house.  

with all this excitement of what we have to look forward to in texas, we are extremely sad to leave our dear dear friends we have made here in DC.  along with a city we have fell in love with over the past 7 years.  it is a bittersweet time for us, but we feel like it is the right decision for our family.  

xoxoxooxox

outdoor adventures.

xoxoxoxox

welcome welcome!

welcome welcome sweet lauren ava sheldon!

born on july 14th at 11:36 am

weighing in at 7 lbs 10.5 oz and 20.5 inches long.

proud parents are lesley and david sheldon

with big brothers dylan and dean.

she is soo soo sweet friends

and am loving all that hair.

we are soo happy for yall and

your growing family!

xoxoxoxo

dupont farmer's market.

we woke up early on sunday to enjoy the pretty day and wonder over to the dupont farmer's market. {early mornings are the only way to beat the heat these days!}  our favorite - heirloom tomatoes - are in season, so we had to grab a few.  hope yall had lovely sundays as well.

xoxoxoxox

an afternoon at the park.

yesterday, the weather was finally cooler than 95 degrees + so logan and i ventured around the corner to the park.  logs wasn't too sure of the swing - she wasn't upset, but she sure didn't break a smile either.  then, i got her on the "drums" and she went to town tapping her hands - she just loved those drums. 

xxoxoox

art lesson.

earlier this week my dear friend, megan, invited me over to do an art lesson with five three - ish olds.  we got down and dirty with oil pastels and watercolors while the kiddos learned about artist monet and cool colors.  although, many of the gals really wanted to use red and pink - oh well - we tried.  i had a ball and just LOVED being back the art setting - thanks for the invite friend!

xoxoxoxo

a few images from instagram.

xoxoxoxo

look what i found on my camera.

 olivia: 3 1/2 years

evelyn: 11 months

willa: 13 months

that last one just cracks me up.

xoxoxoxo