it felt like spring

CCB

the mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.

- henry ward beecher

my little man is six!

not gonna lie- the last six years have been filled with anxiety, fear, worry, frustration, feelings of total incompetence and failure, 

and bucket loads of OMG's + WTF's. 

more importantly though, and what we will remember when we're old and wishing we could see him everyday, is that Thatcher has filled our lives with love, immeasurable happiness, an eager desire to be better, endless wonder, glowing pride, overwhelming appreciation and infuriating hilarity. he has taught us that simple answers are unacceptable, that indeed everything IS open for debate, that being a parent doesn't infallibly mean that you're a grown up, and that you simply can't love someone too much. 

happy sixth birthday, Thatcher, we love you!!!

happy chaos! {merry christmas}

a summer revisited

i sat down to organize the nearly 3000 images that i've transferred from my phone to my laptop in the last few months, and realized that the summer really did pass by in the blink of an eye...

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i'm nine months old today! {photographs}

weekends in the woods {las posadas state forest}

seven months

happy birthday, little mister!

last week our little man turned FIVE, and we are hardly able to wrap our brains around the lightning speed with which those five years flew by.  the thought of the next five years going by just as quickly makes me want to cuddle up with him and hold him as long as he'll let me in the hopes that i can somehow slowdown time.

it can be tricky to come up with fun parties for winter babies as you have to plan something indoors- you never know if it's going to be 65 degrees like it was this year, or literally the coldest day of the year as it was on his second birthday when we had a petting zoo and pony rides. we almost froze all of our friends. this year we brainstormed for some time then decided that as a lover of both art and gardening, a garden themed party at nimbus arts would be perfect for him...and it was!  from the painting of flower pots to the devouring of adorable ladybug cupcakes from our friends at the model bakery, it was a happy and fun day filled with lots of creativity, laughing and smiling.

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