:: a happy nest ::

grateful monday.

Today has looked a lot like this:

doctor visits,

clipping tiny fingernails,

wiping snotty noses,

changing diapers,

nursing, nursing, nursing,

playing checkers with my big kid,

rubbing tender gums,

checking fevers,

washing dishes...

I'm feeling grateful for all of it.

What are you feeling grateful for today?

grateful monday.

feeling grateful...

for visits from friends who live too far away

for an afternoon date with my girl (and our dear friends)

for baby chatter

for hot apple cider

for warm, sunny December days

for babyGap sleepers with a golden snap to help get all those snaps matched up correctly - sometimes it's the little things...

what are you feeling grateful for today? 

grateful.

feeling grateful...

for a house that is finally decorated for the holidays

for grandmothers

for holiday cards (one day I will actually get one out!)

for quiet foggy mornings

for home made gifts

for goodnight kisses

what are you feeling grateful for today?

grateful.

feeling grateful...

for a napping baby

for a few quiet moments to reflect, make lists + plan

for happy news

for time to connect with soul sisters

for almond milk lattes at a favorite spot

for healthy peanut butter fudge

for a real, live Christmas tree that isn't sending me into fits of asthma

for baby giggles

for a clean kitchen

what are you feeling grateful for today?

grateful monday.

feeling grateful...

for these sweet feet + tiny toes

for love notes from my girl

for my lavender essential oil (and fennel + basil too)

for cute drool-catching baby bandanas

for the crossing guard who gets us to school safely

 

what are you feeling grateful for today?

 

grateful monday.

feeling grateful for...

belly laughs with my family

leaf piles

sunflower butter + chocolate chips

walks on warm evenings

my mama.

What are you feeling grateful for today?

grateful monday.

feeling grateful...

for cooler nights and open windows

for an evening meal shared with friends on a picnic blanket

for apple season

for weekends to spend with my little family

for Caroline's good health

for clean laundry

for two shining souls who have welcomed our sweet girl into their kindergarten classroom

what are you feeling grateful for today?

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grateful monday.

feeling grateful...

for nearly a full day with a dear friend who moved away. she's surely one of the sweetest souls ever.

for afternoon drives on country roads.

for the peace of pulling weeds.

for an afternoon of play with my girl.

for iced tea. and ice cream. 

for puzzles.

for goldfinches.

what are you feeling grateful for today?

grateful monday.

feeling grateful...

for the power and wisdom held within a circle of women.

for rhubarb soda.

for sweet baby girls.

for good milk for my coffee.

for daisies.

for precious time with our godson, one of the sweetest fellas there ever was.

what are you feeling grateful for today?

grateful monday.

feeling grateful...

for big hugs from good friends.

for the sense of community in this city. I continue to be amazed.

for good neighbors. (especially ones that deliver chocolate).

for Miss Terry at the Lakeside Farmers Market.

for afternoons with my girl. 

for boat rides and good food and my mister whose initiative makes it happen (otherwise I'd sit in the garden pulling weeds all day).

what are you feeling grateful for today?