five on friday || happy august!

The first Friday of August is here!  The local news station here in Panama City claimed that the summer crowds were beginning to thin out.  When we get back, we will have a week until the whole school staff returns for the teacher workdays.  How did summer pass so quickly?  Then again, how do I have a three year old & nine month old?  Fall is near, y'all!  Teaming up again with the ladies of High Five for Friday.  Here are sweet things about my week...

one.

  We've been enjoying the beach this week in Panama City.  We are blessed that our family has a condominium that we revisit each year, so it ends up kind of feeling like your going to another "home" for vacation.  We have really been lazy,& that's a good thing because Conley has been up & down every night.  And that leads us to the next high point of the week

two.

Conley has two bottom teeth!  I had just discounted the belief that his sleeplessness was related to teething, but lo & behold, we have two little teevers!  He is awful proud of them because his grin just seems to be magnified every chance he gets.  I always dread saying goodbye to my little gummy grins.

three.

As if I need another reason to stare at my phone screen, I have really been into learning snap chat this week.  I guess the main reason is I've had time & the other is to share our trip with my Mr. since he didn't get to come.  And of course the very w e e k I start doing that...instagram (my main social media outlet) creates a stories feature.

four.

Laughter.   Big brother may not let me take his picture much anymore but he can make me laugh harder than anyone I know. I must share.  Last night I was giving Cam & Conley their baths after coming up from a night swim.  Conely was very tired & whiney, however Cam wanted to stay in the tub & play a little longer.  I told Cam I was going to go get Conley to sleep (aka nurse) & I'd be back to get him.  Well, you can see how nursing takes a pretty good while if a baby is fighting sleep.  Mr. Cam decided in five minutes he was over bath time.  He yelled, which resulted in any gains I'd made in getting Conley to shut his little lids was out the window. In fact...Conley started screaming & crying.  I guess that scared Cam because he started shouting, 

"PRAISE THE LORD, PRAISE THE LORD, PRAISE THE LORD!" 
GOD LOVES YOU!  GOD WILL HELP YOU!  M O M m m m M Y!"

Bless his sweet little heart.

And I sometimes wonder if he learns anything from our conversations, church, bible stories, & prayers...I couldn't help it y'all.  It was the most stinking cute hilarious thing I'd ever heard & I was laughing so hard I had tears pouring out.

every picture I take is either a blur or he bites his lip like he's going to hurt something...

five.

Hubby is coming home!  Typically, I would be sad leaving the beach...but I am so excited because right before we left, we found out Cade is coming home!  I can't wait to see him & am so looking forward to spending the week together.

  

What I Wore Wednesday || Olive & Stripes

Just to change things up a bit for those of you who read & AREN'T family... :)  I'm teaming up with The Pleated Poppy for the "What I Wore Wednesday" link-up.

I know I tend to write a whole lot about my family & not so much about anything else.  It's my goal as I come up upon my FOURTH year of blogging to make sure & spice up my content more while staying true to why I began blogging in the first place.

Yada yada yada. 

What have been your favorite looks of the summer?  I have really found myself gravitating toward olive & stripes.  And I think I am going to fall right into that for fall as well!  I also tend to choose a more casual take on outfits since I may or may not have to sprint after a runaway three year old or have cheerio slobber on my shirt the first hour into the evening out.  :)

All about Stripes & Olive...

Striped Shirt | Target

Shorts | J. Crew Factory

Sandals | J. Crew Factory (no longer available)

Necklace | J. Crew Factory (similar)

Inspiration.

And because we're talking clothes, Old Navy rocks in the boy clothes department, Conley looked so darn cute, & Big Brother wouldn't stand still for a picture with us...

I had to share Conley's smile & cute outfit det's:

2-Piece Muscle Tank Set for Baby

Annnnnnnd it's on sale!! ;)

Happy Humpday gals!

Newlywed Teeny Boppers, No More.

"I wonder what 16 year old me would think of 27 year old me," my hubby laughingly joked as we chased our three year old around the cruise ship water park last month.  On top of that, we also were hipping our other baby who was trying to belly flop into the concrete to get his face in the water...

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The last time we went on a cruise (7 years ago), we were newlyweds with nothing to worry about except ourselves!  We were still babies ourselves with a lot to learn.  (ANNNND still do).  Yet- a lot has changed in 7 (I can't believe I just said SEVEN) years.

We have our own family to care for.  Jobs.  Bills to pay.  

Attempting to find a house & figure out where we're supposed to make a home.  

A giant Golden Doodle.

Oh, & I have a mommy belly pooch.

It's something I too have wondered lately.  It seems like...oh I don't know, last week... I was the teeny bopper cruising the beach strip with music turned up jamming with girl friends.  The only worry in my world was the dreaded sweat days of cheer camp & what I would wear for the first day back to school.  I would only dream about how far away the days of marriage & motherhood were & here I am.

I see high school kids doing their thing sometimes while I'm out & about & wonder if they see me hipping Conley & chasing Cam around & think,

 "Wow!  She's old..." :)

Truth be told, unless they like people watching as I do, or are deep thinkers, they completely don't even know I exist (& that's okay too!).  It's funny how my mind just can't go there.  I'm not old, yall!  I still feel as young as they are but with my own "#squad."  See?  I still got the lingo down;)  

  

How do I see it?  I am still the same young girl, just surrounding by a full time job of taking care of the tiniest most hilarious mini humans on the planet.  I mean, what teenager gets to have an excuse to play Ironman, Batgirl, & Robin on a daily basis?

 I have never been happier in life when it comes to my little family.  Though the thoughts of getting older scare me, I secretly love getting to "be little again" with them.  Enjoying all the Disney movies, kiddie rides, holidays...(to name a few) through the eyes of childhood.

I hashtag.  I jam out to the Biebs.  I occassionally snapchat (in fact, my sister accused me of being worse than a 13 year old girl yesterday as I was creating my story - oops! #whenonvacation), I plan on wearing booties for fall.  I'm still young!  Totally joking.  But really.  How can I be 28, married, with two kids?

I'll be over here, contemplating deep thoughts about life this week, running my race, & treasuring every moment.  

Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Heb 12: 1-2

I'm curious.  What are you're thoughts on the transition to adulthood, mommas out there?