instafriday

i like instagram.
it's simple. pretty pictures. not a bunch of junk.
{i don't however understand all the parents letting their pre-teens have their own account...but whatevs....i guess everybody gets to parent their own children how they want..... ;)}

i'm itsgoodtobequeen if you'd like to follow all the exciting times of the queen & her court. :)

so here's a smattering of the last few weeks . . .

spring soccer.
not for the faint of heart.
it's been cold and drizzly every. single. saturday.
also how does my sweet fin look so old?!

this little thing brings us so much joy.
her sweet smile makes my day.
and she is loving her first ever painted toenails.

more ruby.
eating cereal like such a big girl.
oh her little hand kills me!

cozy house on a rainy day.
we are really starting to feel at home here.
we are loving this house and feeling settled. so happy.

also, in typical arkansas fashion, the weather has been nutso.
80's one day, cold and rainy the next.
in fact, it's snowy and cold today.
honestly though, i haven't minded it.
it gives me an excuse to be in my sweats all day and cozy up with my sweet kiddos.
plus i like it that our Maker is so unpredictable.
just a reminder that He's in control, not us. :)

love notes.
13 1/2 years later and we still can't get enough of each other.  :)

last saturday was the first in what seems like forever that we've been able to sleep in & wake up slowly with our kids.
i love snuggling with my girl in the morning.
p.s. by sleeping in, i mean like 7:00. :)

then we got up and at 'em and got some cleaning done.

a productive morning makes this mama happy!

big time saturday night lego building.

that's how we roll.

aunt tonya bought the boys paper mache' kits.
yeah.
okay so yes, it did give them a solid hour of entertainment....but seriously, the mess.

on the bright side, we had a nice day for painting their creations, outside, so alls well that ends well.
still tonya, i'm buying your kids moon sand.

split peas, measuring cups, muffin tins....perfect to keep a busy little girl occupied.....and apparently her big brothers too.

i got the idea from someone else on instagram...except they were using rice.
seriously, it was amazing. she played with it for a solid two hours.
best idea ever.

sweet friends.
meliyah is such a great helper and so so sweet with ruby.
love these two girls to pieces.

well hip hip hooray it's friday.
have a great weekend friends!




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instafriday

happy march first!!!! 

let's do this, shall we?

oh man, y'all, this week has been so much better. 

last week was one of the longest weeks i can remember. 

i kept reminding myself that the hard weeks make the easy weeks so much sweeter. 

i finally took myself back to the doctor and he gave me antibiotics and steroids.

yay. hoo.

he is now my best friend.

i felt so much better by that night and finally feel myself again.

i am soooo thankful for modern medicine. 

okay so let's see here...the last two weeks in instas.... 

most of my pics from last week we are in our pj's....which is how we lived all week.

these two big boys helping me with ruby are such a blessing.

ruby was sicky and fussy but still very busy and wanting to be entertained.

those boys were my saving grace. 

santa hat. 

this girl won't keep a bow on to save her life but she will wear a hat for hours.

she kept pulling it down over her face and walking around laughing.

such a hoot.

a sweet friend brought us all fruit popsicles.

now that's thinking right there.

sissy is a big fan.

i need to remember to do that for people who are sick.

brilliant.

this was in walmart last week.....of course.

it was barely sprinkling out side.

she put a sack over her head. 

and she put her purse in a bag.

wow. people are funny.

i am the girl who never ever ever has an umbrella. 

who has time to mess with that? not this girl.

i have two good legs and i run. 

and i have wet hair and probably look like a drowned rat.

snow day popcorn, hot chocolate, and sweet brothers.
love.

last weekend, avery got to go to an overnight, 4th-5th-6th grade retreat. 

he was pumped.

it was our first time letting him go overnight to anything outside of our family.

i was nervous but one of their leaders sent us tons of text updates and photos. 

that was so great for all the parents.

he had a blast and i am so thankful he got to go.

my baby's growing up....sigh...tear.... ;)

avery and his friend jack are starting a business. ;)

it is so cute.

they are texting each other back and forth (with their mom's phone...NO, my fourth grader does not own a phone) and their texts are so sweet!

this is the first time avery has texted anybody like this so it's really fun to see him growing up a little more.

of course i read every text. obviously.

anyhow, avery is drawing pictures that they plan to copy and sell around school and i guess to family and friends. 

i love that they're coming up with this all on their own and being so entrepreneurial. :)

yesterday i got to take Meliyah to be a model for a news snippet for rhea lana's children's consignment sale.  

she did such a great job...i was so proud of her. 

i have been a busy little bee working at rhea lana's this week.

i can't wait to shop for spring/summer clothes for the kids this weekend!

do you instagram? i'm itsgoodtobequeen if you want to follow along with my weekly shenanigans. 

have a great weekend, y'all!

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friday night alive

well guys it's been a busy few weeks.
we've been full up of activity.

birthday celebrating.

little girl chasing.

impromptu santa visiting.

fussy child surviving.

vintage treasure collecting.

open-mouth ornament kissing

christmas dress wearing.

rock collecting.

christmas partying.

holiday baking.

and now i'm ready for relaxing, eating and enjoying family.


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instafriday.

happy friday, friends.

we have had a wonderful, sunshiney, summer week. 

have you joined instagram yet?
it's such a nice little community. i like it.
it's quieter than facebook and twitter.
unless you accidentally click on the popular page.
don't do that. it gets weird.

this week has been pretty low-key.

sooooo nice.

i need weeks like these.

i crave these relaxed summer days.

it's good for my soul. :)

little sister is 10 months old.
hopefully i'll get her 10 month pics done this weekend.
she's ever so slightly starting to accept solid {not pureed} foods.
she had her first blackberries this week.
she mostly just played with it, but i'm pretty sure that some of it got down the hatch. :)

we have a garden!
we don't really know what we're doing but we're trying.
it is so fun to see our seeds become real plants.
i lovelovelove tooling around in our garden.
finley loves it too and gets just as excited about every little bit of growth.

there is a moment every afternoon when i get the little ones down and the big ones situated for quiet time and i take a deep breath and a sigh of relief.
like . . . i made it to nap time.
it usually feels like a marathon up to that point.
always a fun moment.
the boys have been doing alone time every afternoon for an hour right when the littles go to bed.
mama needs alone time too.
and bonus, we're knocking out the summer reading list!

i just love these sweet girls.

we all love the water.

ruby is a splashing fool.

meliyah is going to be a fish by the end of the summer.

she is coming along so well with getting comfortable in the water.

happiness.
new flavor of la croix.
taco salad.
valentina.
yummmmm.

j.o.y.
those cheeks.
i die.
ruby has been such a trooper hanging out in the 105 degree heat during the boys' swim lessons.

he's growing up.
my first born has seemed so mature this week.
nine and a half. craziness.
i'm crazy about him.

what are you up to this week? 

any big plans for the weekend?

i'm planning to get $1 flip flops from old navy. exciiiiiiiiiting. 

join the instafriday partay over at jeannett's! 

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today

this week we are spending in.the.water.

the big boys have swim lesson every afternoon this week, plus practice swims on 3 nights this week, plus it is 108 degrees.
truly.
that pool water feels RE-freshing right now.

i bought this snow sled for like a dollar at the thrift store a few months ago.
it did not snow one time this winter.
fine by us.
it makes a perfect water float/board/boat/pirateship/liferaft/pool toy.

she does not get to actually eat the icy pops.
she does like to play with them because they're cold and not a toy.
because what baby wants to play with baby toys?
not mine.

sawyer's bestie, simeon came over to play today.
friends make summer days fun.

sigh.
i want summer to last forever.
it is the best.

so i have a million projects i want to get done this summer.
okay ten.
but really, any ideas on how i am going to do that?
it's almost july.
how do you get big projects done?
i still have my winter clothes hanging in my closet and in my drawers.
my summer clothes are half hung up and half pouring out of a tub on my closet floor.
pitiful.

also, i need to deal with the eleventy billion papers that have piled up from mail/school/blahblahblah.

the problem is....when i have some free time...i either need to be doing basic household chores or i want to do something fun like spray paint something or craft something.
hence, the clothes situation.
any tips?
or just let it go and try again next year? :)

hope you're having a lovely summer day......




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