Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Suncadia | 2018

it's year four that we've taken our getaway to suncadia right before christmas. we look forward to this every year. to escape the craze and busyness that the days leading up to the holiday bring, and just stop and enjoy eachother. it's so special to me and always make the best memories.
we've always stayed in the same exact condo. it gets me so sentimental that year after year it's been the same place. until this year. with our growing family of now five, we decided a house would fit us all better. it's so fun to think we started doing this when we were just a family of three!
and here we are, keeping this tradition going.
i dream about all the childhood memories our kiddos are making and will one day look back on.

these littles in their snow pants and matching hats!! 
#hearteyes
7 am
cookie + coffee for breakfast
 8am
9am
packing, packing, packing.
loading, loading, loading.
we need a bigger car.

10 am
 11am
all that medicine ball goodness for the roadtrip
 12pm
picking the perfect carrot for frosty's nose
 1pm
mad dash to the car to fill that babe's tum
 2pm
3pm
4pm
5pm
6pm
7pm
no nap for the day and he passed right out on dad for the first time in a LONG time.
8pm
9pm
sleepy babe on that cozy bed.
10pm
and into bed in the 11 o'clock hour.

successful first day!
top of the list for day two is to hit the bakery for fresh cinnamon rolls and then to build a snowman.

Xoxo
-Brittney

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Tatum Ross || newborn pictures

later this week our sweet tatum will be two whole months!
it's seriously flown by, but one thing i don't have a single regret about is i have truly slowed down and cherished this time that tends to go by in a blink.
a third baby will do that to ya. 
life seems to just get busier, but with each baby that has come, i realized how quick it really does go and i have zero regrets of all the time spent holding and cuddling him.
HE IS THE SWEETEST.
looking back through these, my heart swells with love + gratitude.
tatum was a whole thirteen days old in these.
SO MUCH LOVE.
he was so new to us and yet his two older siblings welcomed him and loved on him as though they've known him all along.
he's the sweetest thing i know. 
this last picture right here freezes time for me. like he's looking right into my eyes. the time and that moment stands so still, with everything else around us in the world spinning so quick.

we love you tatum! what a blessing you are to our family. God gifted us the best gift this year and here we go headed into our first christmas season with you. you make it so extra beautiful and magical.

Xoxo
-Brittney

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