wanderlust

well the little and i are off to my home town this morning for some fun.

i have a couple projects scheduled so stay tuned for those.

i am really excited to be with my family and meet up with some old friends.

we will definitely be missing a certain someone.

what will we ever do without him.

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images found via pinterest.

have a marvelous week!

Nikson's First Christmas

Christmas was absolutely lovely this year.
We got to spend most of the week with my brother and sister-in-law, their six daughters, and their brand new baby...BOY!
Everyone was home except for Natalie and her family, and my parents.

Our to-do's:
-work for a client. (pictures to come.)
-drive through quite a large snow storm. (Thanks Blake for taking one for the team)
-sledding and snow forts.
-go see a movie sans the little (Sherlock Holmes:Game of Shadows=Amazing)
-eat delicious food.
-play lots of games.
-lunch date with some friends.
-enjoy my sweet family.
-laugh a lot.
-wish we had more time.

It was absolutely perfect.

Austy, Nikson, and Tessa watching Dora.
A regular morning routine.

Austy and Nikson having their nightly tub.

Family sled time.
My pants were a little snug.
They were Gabbie's.
Don't judge.
Nikson lasted about 10 minutes once the wind picked up.

Could not have asked for more snow.
It made Christmas really feel like Christmas.

Waking up Christmas morning with these cuties was a delight.
Austin, Taylor, Aubrey, Jace, Afton, Tessa, Gabbie, and my munchkin.

Santa brought Nikson a rocking moose.
How did he know we wanted that for so long?

And getting to know baby Jace was so beautiful.
He is such a sweet baby.
People kept asking if we were ready for baby number two...
as darling as he is...
Not yet!

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas...Snow Storm

There is nothing that says Christmas more than a big winter snow storm.
Sledding.

Ice forts.

Hot Chocolate.

and of course, a best friend.

Nikson has found that in Austyn.

business trip

This past week went by like a whirlwind. Nikson and I flew to Colorado on a business trip for The Perfect Housewife! It was so much fun and a lot of work. So much that I am going back once a month to get this client on track. I will apologize for the poor photo quality. I was finally able to talk them into letting me take pictures and I had to do it with my phone. my old phone (Blake, hint hint). I promise my next projects with be properly documented Anyway, needless to say, I felt really excited about what we did and how much we got done. Two days of only the kitchen. It was SO FUN!! The best part was helping this client realize they can organize, which doesn't mean throwing everything away!

Worst before picture ever...

and after.

we put everything in bins and saved a lot of space. Even the dish cabinets and drawers were organized so that unknown space was cleared and there was room to grow. It is amazing to see people's eyes when they see what they actually use and how to use it at it's best. It feels really good to see these transformations. 

 it was also this little cutie's birthday. two years old and a whole lot of trouble. happy birthday austy!