grandma turns 86, again

This year we celebrated my grandma Betty's 86th birthday, and if you would have asked her a month ago, she swore she was already 86.  Thankfully, some math by me got her a whole year back, and she was pretty excited about that.  This birthday was really amazing for our whole family.  In May, our little grandma had gotten really sick, and we have been so lucky to not know what it feels like to have grandma be sick.  So, this birthday, with grandma back and going strong, we all really were enjoying the day together, and I think grandma had a pretty great day too.  And of course, Everly might have stole the show, just a bit.

 happy birthday grandma betty

we are all so lucky to have you in our lives

happy father's day

finding a person who makes an amazing partner in parenting

is really something I cannot describe

everly is one of the luckiest girls I know

her daddy is beyond in love with her

and has been since day one

we are not mushy, emotional people over here at the lewis home

but if there is one thing to get a little sappy about

it is how in love these two are

 I'm one lucky mama, with one lucky little lady

to call this guy ours

happy father's day!

[hospital photos by The Goodness, all other photos by Sarah Maren Photographers]

currently spending all my time writing a thesis [insert cute baby photo here]

this week I've spent too many hours in front of the computer

turns out writing a thesis sucks, not that I really needed to do it

to figure that one out

we are currently rocking page 47, and no, we are not close to being finished

[but getting there]

and even though I have SO many cute pictures 

I cannot wait to share from my grandma's birthday

this past weekend

I'm going to have to wait

because I have typed close to 10,000 words this week

literally

and my fingers just can't do any more

wish me luck, I'm going to need it for this final stretch

and then guess what - I will have my masters!

and that feels pretty surreal

ten on ten [june 2013]

I am on the home stretch of finishing my masters

and this week we are writing our thesis

so I really wasn't feeling too creative today

but I'm glad I made sure to still capture today

even though it was only with my iPhone

ten pictures over ten hours on the tenth of each month

^^^everly's new happy things^^^

^^^these flowers are amazing, but must live on the front porch, or my luna will eat them^^^

^^^thesis writing time, and a room remodel made for the perfect picture^^^

^^^this really could have been at least five pictures of my day today^^^

^^^someone rode in the shopping cart for the first time today^^^

^^^love this little corner of our house^^^

^^^these naps are the best^^^

^^^someone woke up a tad grumpy, so we tried to swing it out^^^

^^^making progress on bridal shower goodness^^^

^^^thanks target, you brighten up my shower once again^^^

^^^we found an apple everly sized, and no, we didn't eat it^^^

 happy ten on ten!

summer is in full swing around here

today felt like my first official day of summer

I "checked out" of school this morning and got to tell everyone

I would see them next year, and that was a pretty nice feeling

after that we took full advantage of living right around the corner from

our grandparents who also happen to have a pretty nice pool

and everly got to have her very first, "real", swim

I think she liked it...

and even now, we've been home for an hour and she's still passed out

just like this, but on her daddy's chest

this mama got a little break for blogging ;)

and yes, clearly my daughter gets too many kisses, at least that's the look on her face

happy summer folks, happy summer

[photos edited with afterlight]

everly mae is seven months old

everly mae

you make every day worth it

I was worried before I had you that I wouldn't have enough energy

after working all day to still love you to pieces

but that just isn't so

you energize me every day

your smile is contagious

and laugh is to die for

I love your newest trick of grabbing my face

and nuzzling into it

we are even getting pretty close to giving kisses

and I love every chin bite that I'm passing off as a big wet kiss

your silly faces are killing me

and the screams and squeals you let out while talking 

and watching your little butt wiggle as you crawl across the house

are all the things that make you a pretty amazing little girl

I cannot believe I have already been your mom for seven months

thanks for making this ride the best I've ever been on

love you, E

happy seven months everly mae!