sick days now days

being a sick mom is a whole new thing for me

thankfully, it is just a cold, but a doozie of one

I'm doing my best to make sure that Everly doesn't get it

which means about a thousand less kisses a day from me

which sucks

even though I cannot breathe at the moment

and my eyes are burning, watery, and red

and I have a cough that probably won't go away for a month or so

the upside to being a sick mom, no work

which means I do get a little more Everly time

even if I have to just look from afar a little more than I'm used to

and thankfully I have a pretty awesome guy I call this girl's daddy

to help me around the house, even more than normal

today we did one thing besides rest

made a new bow that fits better

and looks better, and I'm overall way happy with

and took a bunch of pictures on my phone

and yes, I couldn't get enough sun flare

or goober faces

want to make this felt bow - I used this blog to help

however, I just free handed it with some scissors,

 I didn't think printing out a template was necessary, but maybe I'm just lazy

all pictures edited through Afterlight

lately.

life right now is full swing, beyond full swing. working mom. grad student. trying to be a wife, and occasionally helping out around the house. I'm doing my best, but man, am I'm exhausted, and very thankful I only have one and a half classes left before I can check grad student off my to do list!

everly mae is five months old

everly mae

you have changed our lives in all the best ways

I cannot remember how my life used to be before you were mine

you are such a happy little being

and that makes me even happier

you have melted my heart every time you grab my hand

touch my face

and ever so carefully run your hand against me

you, your never ending drool, and always busy hands

are all my favorite things

I will love you forever in a day miss everly mae

you are, as we always say, a keeper

and getting a little more fun every day

happy five months everly mae

oh hey, I'm 21 weeks old

why yes, I am actually 21 weeks old today

and because something pretty big happened today, I figured I would be "on time"

with this post

yes lately I've been drooling up a storm 

[something my auntie lovingly points out in every picture!]

chewing on anything I could get my hands [and mouth] on

and have been really beating up ole' Sophie lately

mom knew it was coming, and today, she was right

yes, it is official, I have broke my first tooth

you can see it, feel it, and overall, it's a pretty big deal

  besides the big "breaking news"

I have been loving long lazy hours outside

where I look like I just might fall asleep, but I rather just take it easy

I celebrated my first Easter where I was horribly spoiled by many loving

aunts, cousins, grandmas, grandpas, grammies, and great-grandmas

[seriously, it looked more like a very springy christmas amount of loot!]

so I'll say it here, because mom has really gotten bad about thank you cards lately

thank you for my goodies, I am one lucky, and very loved, little lady

-Everly Mae

happy easter

well, it looks like we will be celebrating our easter indoors this year

due to some spring showers that have come our way

hope you enjoy this day, however you find fitting

we will be making brunch at my grandma's

having an easter egg hunt with some very grown children, and a baby

and we will soak up the last moments of spring break

oakland temple

if you have been reading this blog long, 

you have probably figured out that, no, I'm not a mormon blogger 

no "we believe" link, and no, I have not converted

 even so, when your sister lives in Oakland

and growing up the majority of your friends were in fact LDS

 it clearly makes the Oakland Temple the perfect destination 

[at least it does for the Macri sisters]

 so we took a little trip  upthe hill to what can only be described as a beautiful location

 the grounds were pristine and seemed to have been given a few extra blooms 

for the Easter holiday

 the temple was extremely quiet

 no weddings were taking place 

[I was hoping to see a bridal party or two] 

and we walked around snapping an insane amount of pictures

I loved getting to finally see the place where many of my friends have been sealed [married] 

over the years, and hey, 

even though the husband really wasn't sure why we were there

he went along for the  ride

 love that.

 loved the day, didn't love the crazy clouds and sudden rays of sun

that made taking photos a true challenge

but I think we did ok

speaking of mormon bloggers - naomi is my favorite, fyi