Texas

Sitting in one of our favorite quiet places on the river. We’re taking a vacation this week from work and I am loving that we can leave the business in our employees’ capable hands. Being able to take vacations is one of the best things about growing the business to be more than just me…

Selfie with my running buddy. I decided it was about time to get active again and have started running (or trying to, anyway) 3 times per week in the mornings before it gets too hot while Vivi is still sleeping. Zara is our early bird, so this morning as I was getting ready to head…

Spring felt like it was crawling by every day, though at the same time I also can’t believe that it’s July already. It feels like those early days of utter exhaustion and frustration trying to get Vivi to nurse and gain weight are far in the past, though they really weren’t that long ago. I’m…

Walk, mask selfies from the other night down at San Gabriel Park. Its hot, but not unbearable. I am super missing the wonderful cool weather we had in the Pacific Northwest last summer, but at least we have super cute masks. Also, my COVID test was negative so that’s worth celebrating. @isacattostudio masks…go check them…

Half birthday girl! Zara is 7 1/2 today. I made her (vegan) gingerbread cupcakes with lemon buttercream and candied ginger on the top. She’s normally our chocolate girl so I was surprised by the request, but they turned out crazy delicious. It’s the first time that I used this cookbook and I can’t wait to…

Happy 4th of July! We were supposed to go out to the lake with Chris’ parents but stayed quarantined in our house instead as I had a tickle in my throat most of the week and an occasional cough (but no other symptoms). I went to get a COVID test on Thursday out of an…

I think one of my favorite things I will remember about Addie is how incredibly in love with “capes” she is. After watching Frozen about a million times, she has taken to wearing swaddling blankets as if they are capes and running around with them streaming out behind her. She does it all over the…

Vivi and I stopped into @larkandowlbooksellers today to pick up Zara’s half birthday books and I got a couple for myself as well. They are rocking the mask, sanitizing, social distancing policies – doing a great job of making sure everyone will stay healthy and are just as awesome and friendly as ever! They told…

Vivienne at 7 months. She was our latest teether but finely has 2 little teeth coming in. She’s been diving into food and loves pears and most orange things (sweet potatoes, carrots, squash) but we’re still working on getting her to like anything green. She’s a pretty good sitter and is really fascinated by our…

Nothing beats Texas summer quite like grandma’s and grandpa’s pool.  

Baby armadillos on tonight’s walk. There were about 5-6 wandering through the bushes and snuffling through the leaves along the river. Sort of cute in a weird animal sort of way… #onlyintexas #armadillo #armadillos #armadillosofinstagram #babyarmadillo #babyarmadillos #eveningwalk #sangabrielriver #georgetowntx  

10, 7, 3, and 6 months. How time flies. I can’t believe that we’re going to have a 6th grader next year! #sistersquad