well, it's a new week!
things are changing slowly around here... we've still been busy doing a whole lot of nothing, but also hiking a ton in the mountains which has been absolutely won.der.ful. in every way. :)
we're getting ready to head to my grandparents' house for another couple days of yard work. aaron will probably be starting his new job this week or next. i have a photo shoot coming up this weekend. i have been busy scouring homeschool curriculums and trying to put some plans in place for roman's kindergarten this fall.
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amidst all of that, i wanted to stop in and share some miscellaneous photos from recently and some of the little "happy thoughts" in our lives right now :)
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two little faces and four little hands with chubby fingers to adore.
also, it kills me that roman love to wear my t-shirts to bed right now. ;)
( yes, i know they have mullets. this was pre-haircuts! )
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these crazy curls, and this soft, smooth, cuddly little baby boy of mine.
i always hate to trim his hair, but as you can see it gets a little out of control. ;)
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asher's spider obsession.
he literally LOVES this little collection of "piders" as he calls them. he has all these little games he plays with them and i love when he says, "where pider?" or "he nice!" while petting the big tarantula. it kills me that asher is getting big enough for these things. i still think of him as the little baby padding around, but here is now- packing up roman's hand-me-down backpack with his favorite toys.
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summer beauty.
now that i really think about it, i am
definitely not ready for fall.. and surely not winter. how will i be able to survive without all the sunflowers and sunshine?
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asher eating a quesadilla on the counter,
colorful bowls + great natural light.
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that's it for now ;) what are your happy things?
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would you take a minute and vote for me?
baby hair + sunshine
i love this photo from the fall that i never shared: my boys <3
photos from around the town.
cloud pictures never get old to me, seriously. so cliche - but always good in my book.
out-take of romey - but look how sweet he looks here?? 
playtime in the morning sun.
new moccasins from forever21 ( clearance $8.99! )
valentine flowers from aaron.
This picture just cracks me up and is so absolutely ridiculously nonsensical : Asher eating a grilled cheese at the gas pump.
Oh my gosh - this squirrel! I was taking pictures at the park while my boys were playing and this squirrel let me get unusually close. After I took this photo, he actually started climbing down towards me. I slowly backed away and he was just inching closer and closer and even followed me as I walked away! A few minutes later I walked back and fed him some of my cashews. So weird...
I love these photos that I snapped of my boys while we were doing our latest FabKids photo shoot. This is right in front of our house and I like how you can see part of the foothills that are right in our backyard!
Oh just another swinging photo! Loving these skinny jeans, shoes + socks. I bought Asher some new socks at my work last week and I got double of each pair because we can NEVER find matching socks around here. 
and okay, here is my obligatory fall photo. Truly I'm handling fall pretty well right now since Colorado decided to shape up and we've been having wonderful warm days everyday! Leaves falling while wearing tank tops is certainly weather that I can handle. 
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the sweet things about this little boy:
finding old mama/baby photos like these.
freshly washed baby hair and finally fitting into a thrifted treasure that i bought for him when i still couldn't imagine him ever growing this big.
many mountain adventures with these guys. :)
soft skin, natural light, his favorite shirt.
roman taking to heart and showing off to us after i keep telling him how adventurous he is.
and these brothers, of course. always trying to make me grow as a person, even when i don't feel up for it. :) 
