Our trip to the pumpkin patch!

Well, I’m about a month late but decided to finally blog our trip to the Pumpkin Patch! Ha! This whole work-at-home mom thing is a doozy sometimes! I’m still trying to learn the whole time management thing!

It was such a sweet day though. Eveleigh was SO excited to see & pet all the animals at the petting zoo. And her joy is my joy. It makes my mama heart so happy to see her light up like that!

Life lately has been so insanely full, but in the best way! I’m trying my best to take little moments amidst the chaos to enjoy this season as well. And my favorite days are the days where all four of us are together… I live for those moments!! Any time we all go out together, Evie says “Mama, we going on an adventure!!” Why yes, sweet girl, we sure are! When you have a toddler & baby even grocery shopping and errands become an adventure!

I hope you and yours are taking time to make memories & go on adventures together this Fall season! <3

A Little Mini Getaway

Sometimes this busy mama just needs a little getaway to refresh. So, when some of our best friends invited us to LA to see one of our favorite bands, Johnnyswim, play — we happily turned it into a little mini getaway. A family friend stayed with the girls and we booked an airbnb for the night and got to enjoy a fun night out! It’s amazing how much a little trip can help you recharge, even one that’s less than 24 hours! I always miss my babies, but it’s so good for us to get away and have time together to just be young & in love ;)

We took our friends to Eveleigh for dinner (yes the restaurant that inspired our daughter’s name!)... then we headed to The Fonda for the show. And the best part is that we didn’t even know that the opener was another one of Ryan’s (and now mine) favorite bands – Penny And Sparrow. Both bands were incredible live, and I just love seeing these musicians in their element making such incredible music. Seeing people live in their sweet spot as artists is always so inspiring and helps get my own creative juices flowing! Just so good.

The next morning we slept in until 10 a.m. (can I get an AMEN?!) and then hit up The Assembly in West Hollywood for coffee. Their pour over brew was amazing. I don’t usually drink black coffee but it was so good even by itself.

One grateful mama right here. I know a lot of moms who don’t get the chance to sneak away like this for one reason or another, and I am just so grateful that we get to every now and then! Cheers to little adventures and friends and fun and late night hangs! <3

[Slept in until 10 and then got to wake up to a quiet house and the chance to read & drink coffee in peace. It’s the little things ;)]

Cora Beth is 8 Months!

Today, our sweet little Baby Cora Beth is 8 months old! This year is flying by – seriously – even faster this time around. Things have been so crazy busy around here but I am trying to savor every second with Cora, because I know that I will blink and she will be ONE. It’s hard to cuddle these days, as she is a baby on the move, but I soak up those pre-bed snuggles every night and hope they never go away.

She is crawling everywhere and pulling up on everything, and is super proud when she does. Seriously, this girl is so strong. She could army crawl before she could even sit up by herself! It amazes me. Evie was just beginning to crawl around 8 months so I am shocked at how early Cora started. She is so fast too! She’s sleeping great for the most part, but would rather play than nap. She has two bottom teeth now and loves to try new solid food. And her most favorite thing of all is hanging out with her big sister. When Evie walks in the room Cora only has eyes for her, and wants to be near her all the time. It is seriously so sweet. I love watching their bond form as sisters.

Love this sugary little peanut and I love seeing more & more of her fierce little personality. So grateful to be her mama!

Mornings with Eveleigh

This week has been one of those weeks where I can’t seem to get anything done, and that always seems to happen on the weeks I have the most to do. So I’ve been staying up late working the last few nights… which is exhausting, but it allows me to be present with the girls during the day instead of stressing to squeeze in my work.

Evie and I love to sit in her room and read & play with her blocks while Cora takes her morning nap.  It’s so nice to soak up some one-on-one time with her. She’s been slightly… umm… moody this last week… (haha!) But she lights up when we’re together and I love having some time to be focused on just her.

I still can’t believe my little baby is now such a big girl! Growing leaps & bounds every month and so so smart. Love our little conversations and our pre-bedtime snuggles! She is all girl and

so sweet (most of the time ;)).

(^I highly recommend Dr. Seuss’s “ABC Book”! It’s really helped show Eveleigh uppercase vs lowercase letters. Through her books, blocks, and alphabet puzzle she has learned all her letters and their sounds pretty quickly!)