You're All My Favorites

I know I just did a July favorites post, but I have to talk about this book.

Back Story: JP was baptized almost two months ago, 

and he happened to have been gifted several books (my favorite kind of gift).

Last night I finally got around to incorporating his new books into the kids'

existing collection. I know, best Mom ever. Only took me 8 weeks.

Anyway, in his pile of new books, I saw:

You're All My Favorites

By Sam McBratney

Illustrated By Anita Jeram

It looked very similar to the book Guess How Much I Love You,

which I'm fairly certain every single parent on the planet loves,

so we decided to read it at bed time last night.

Turns out, You're All My Favorites is written and illustrated by

the same people as Guess How Much I Love You.

Oh. My. Goodness.

I could hardly get through it without crying my eyes out.

It's so perfect.

It's a short story about three little bear cubs.

The oldest bear cub is a boy.

Cameron.

The middle bear cub is a girl.

Eva.

And the youngest bear cub is another boy.

JP.

The bear cubs are told every night that they're the most wonderful little

bear cubs in the whole world. But they start to wonder which bear cub is

really their parents' favorite. And so the parents explain how they're ALL

their favorites.

And speaking of favorites, this book just went to the top of the list.

July Favorites!

First of all, how is it possible that tomorrow is August?

My son turns FIVE in August! Whoa.

Anyway, I always like reading these kind of posts, and thought it would be nice 

to share a few things that I've been loving lately.

I have LIVED in this "MAKE ME COFFEE" tank from Thug Life Shirts.

I'm completely obsessed. 

Who doesn't love mason jars? 

I have found 9,784 uses for them around my house.

EOS Balm in Sweet Mint.

Because I love all things mint.

International Delights Iced Coffee.

Their light versions taste just as good as the regulars!

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer.

I actually have a bit of a tan this summer so I've been using this

bronzer to help my regular foundations stay wearable.

NYX Butter Gloss.

I might actually have every color. They're so inexpensive

and the color payoff is awesome!

L'Oreal Visible Lift Blur Concealer.

Like I said, with my current tan, I don't need much make up.

But this concealer is amaze-balls.

Timi and Leslie Rachel Diaper Bag.

Oh My God. Because yes.

:)

7 years.

Yesterday was the 7 year anniversary of mine and Jason's first date.

I don't know if all couples recognize this anniversary anymore, 

but we do. We don't buy gifts for each other or anything,

but we always make sure to acknowledge it. 

7 years ago last night (to be exact), we went out to dinner and saw

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.

And we haven't spent more than 48 hours a part ever since.

No joke. (Is that pathetic?)

I love him more today than ever.

He's the peanut butter to my chocolate,

the bacon to my eggs,

and the lyrics to my song.

A weekend at the lake!

We were finally able to escape reality for a few days... and it was glorious!

I can't even begin to express how badly Jay and I were in need of a vacation.

The lake is a 5 hour drive from our house, but was managed. 

We broke up the drive with a picnic lunch at an awesome park.

But despite our best efforts, Eva got a little impatient towards the end.

All was well once we busted out the Frozen soundtrack though!

It couldn't have been a better long weekend.

The weather was perfect.

The water was warm.

And the beer was cold.

Cameron's highlight of the trip?

Probably torturing his girl cousins with a dead snake.

And each night ended with this little guy totally spent from the day's activities.

Until next time...

Cancer sucks.

We have a close family member starting chemo this week.

Jason and I have known several people faced with the battle of cancer,

but this is the closest to home it's ever got.

So in honor of Mitchell and his fight, and because he's

half a country away from us right now...

Here's a little message from my littles!

And to everyone else who has fought this fight,

win or lose, I hope you were and are surrounded by

all the love and support in the world.

#kickcancersbutt

#goteammitchell

#officialcheerteam

#tbt

Greetings from the road!

We are officially on vacation!

Only 3 hours between us and 4 days on the beach!

It's been awhile since I did a #throwbackthursday post,

and I couldn't resist the urge for a little nostalgia.

How cute are these boys?

I stole this picture from my husband's phone.

As excited as I for our beach vacation, I'm anxiously

awaiting fall weather!

#bros 

#bestfriendsforlife

WEEKEND RECAP

I hoped to get this post up on Monday, but it's been a wild week.

We're leaving for vacation tomorrow and packing for 3 kids is a much

larger task then I remember from last year.

Eva and I had a Mommy-Daughter date Saturday night.

After dinner...

And a drink for Mom...

We went to a play at a local theater.

We had so much fun! And Eva did great! Minus repeatedly asking me to bring her on stage to dance with the prince.

The boys stayed home and a had Transformers pizza party.

Earlier in the day, I put a small tent up in the living room, and Jason

tells me the boys didn't leave the tent once while we were gone. 

Sunday was spent almost entirely outside, in the kiddie pool.

This family couldn't have asked for a better weekend!