Tanner Ross || ONE YEAR

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oh tanner. you are all boy. 

you are sweet beyond words yet so determined and strong willed. it's one of my most favorite things about you. I can't wait to see who you become over this next year, yet I'm also a bit nervous about it. you're already so adventurous and don't seem to hesitate when you've got your mind on something.

sweet tanner boy of mine, you made me a boy mom and it's been something new that i've loved so so much. I think about you and your future all the time. who you will be. what you will become. and who you will impact with your life. I pray you grow and stay close to the lord. 

you came and entered this world on the absolute least expected day. the best birthday present your sister has ever received and one we'll never be able to top. there is really something special between you two and I believe it's got a lot to do with the birthday twin thing :)

you are filled with so much joy and such a calm, tender spirit. you remind me so much of your daddy. 

my precious boy. you've got the most special place in my heart. 

second time around and yet you have taught me so much more about motherhood and myself than I thought there was to learn.

I'll never, ever stop kissing on you. 

I love you to the moon and back. and back again.

love, mama

xoxo

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Tanner Ross, you're MY boy.  From the moment we found out we were having a boy, deep down I was so excited to be able to have a Son to love and cherish forever.  You're so much like me in so many ways, but you will be a world changer some day.  Stay close to Jesus and He will always guide your path.  I'm so excited for the years to come to see how you will grow into a little boy.  

This first year of your life has been an absolute dream for us!  I can't believe we're here already.  Your Mom's letter to Harper got my eyes watering, which doesn't happen to often.  You're both the most amazing gifts God could ever give us and we're so grateful for you.  Stay strong and courageous and know that I will always be there for you.  Thanks for giving me the greatest year of my life! 

Happy 1st Birthday Tanner!

I love you!

Dad

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happy FIRST birthday baby boy!!!
we love you ever so much and have been blessed beyond words by you this past year!

Xoxo

-Brittney

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4th of July 2017 || Suncadia

about a month ago we got talking with some of our best friends about what we were gonna do for the 4th, and we were all itching to get out of town. 

so brandon researched some houses to rent that would fit all eight of us, and soon enough we were booked for a fouth of july weekend away to Suncadia! a hjelseth + brown fourth of july trip!!

the past two winters, right before christmas we've made the couple hour drive to suncadia for a few days. (last winter's trip HERE). we were excited to experience it this time in the summer!

...just summing it all up with a photo dump for memory's sake :)

Xoxo

-Brittney

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friday favorites || bow edition! {with coupon codes!}

our collection of hair bows is S T R O N G. and I don't know that it'll ever stop growing. I love finding new shops who make the cutest of bows with the best quality. 

sooo... a friday favorites edition including some of our favorite hair bows + accessories!!

and some of these awesome shops have provided some AWESOME coupon codes for my readers as well! 

they are so generous and no doubt I will be taking advantage of these deals too :)

a girl can never have too many bows, right?? ;)

harper loves picking her bow these days and calls her collection "harper's bowtique" :)

we love each and every one of these shops and harper wears all their hair bows on a regular basis.

so here ya have it!! take note of when the codes expire, cause they vary from shop to shop!!

jbhandmades 

rebecca is amazing and offering 20% off your entire order!!

code: FORTHELOVEOFJULY 

expires: the end of july!

kate's bows 

20% off by using code: SHARINGSMALL

expires: july 15th!

wunderkin co

these ladies are working so hard on pre-orders right now that there aren't yet any new bows for sale, but no worry, because this code is good for quite some time!!

use code: FORTHELOVEOFJULY for 15% off until November 1st

--so be sure to check back on this one-- :)

ryan and wren

the cutest, best quality, most functional clips. harper wears these alll the time!

be quick on this one!

free domestic shipping on orders through saturday with code: HJELSETHFREESHIP

other favorite shops you might have? please share!! 

happy shopping, friends!! and happy friday!!

Xoxo
-Brittney

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9 + 10 + 11 month favorites

three months included here and as I look back at nine months it seems like forever ago! 

but since tanner hit that age and has been nonstop mobile, we've used a lot of the same items and not much has changed in this department.

life these last couple months have been a whole lotta food, sleep, playing, + me running around.

george hats //  this one has been a more recent item for us as summer has approached. I feel like I'm constantly putting a hat on tanner to protect his little head from the sun. because sunscreen IN THE HAIR is the absolute worst. it's also so cute on him that I wish would've been having him wear one forever ago! and the sun hat is just perrrfect for pool days!

honest night time diapers // we used these with both our babies and they are THE BEST. once they reach the age where middle of the night diaper changes were out & in tanner's case tummy sleeping started causing some leaking. honest dipes for the win!

contigo water bottle // what harper has, tanner wants. siblings!! so the boy version of the contigo kids water bottle was added to my target shopping list. I've loved the stainless steel for keeping the water colder longer. though it is heavier and he no longer gets to have it in his highchair cause when he throws that down-- I fear for my toes every time.

honest baby multi vitamin // tanner gets one packet of this every morning in his yogurt and loves it!

baby finger toothbrush + gel // boy has EIGHT teeth. and eats LOTS of food. so those chompers need some cleaning! I used to use a baby washcloth to wipe them, but he started biting my finger, so this gives a little more protection on my part haha!

snack cups // so many snack cups out there! we fill them with cheerios, puffs, goldfish, ect. I love these OXO ones cause they come with a lid for when they're stored in the diaper bag. helps save on some of the crumby mess!

booth bath mat // this thing has a hook to HANG over the shower head so it can hang and dry out after bath. finally someone came up with this!!


previous month's favorites:
ONE
TWO
THREE + FOUR
FIVE + SIX
SEVEN + EIGHT

Xoxo

-Brittney

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Photo (or two) Every Hour | Father's Day 2017

7AM

it was a rough night with a teething tanner. my intent was to bring brandon his coffee before he got up, but instead he did it for me. on FATHER'S DAY.

man have I got a good one!

8AM

wakey wakey tanner boy!

9AM

sweetest little church girl holding her daddy's hand.

10AM

these good looking hjelseth boys!

... & a family photo attempt

at church they had maple donuts with bacon for all the dad's. harper tried a bite of brandon's and immediately said... "this is not good." 

so funny! 

11AM

so we made our way to the donut shop :)

12PM

N A P T I M E

1PM

... & so we drive :)

2PM

3PM

to nana + papa's house for a father's day bbq + some swim time

4PM

5PM

her second "pink ice cream cone" of the afternoon :)

6PM

how special it is to see brandon this father's day with his son.

such a precious relationship

7PM

literally 10 seconds in the car and he was OUT!

8PM

night night babies

then it was a little clean up around the house, but to the bonus room to lounge on the couch, and then we rolled into bed just shortly after 10.

happy father's day, Brandon!

thankful for all you are and all you do for us.

Xoxo

-Brittney

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