1. Jackson starts preschool tomorrow.  Whoa.  Whereever has the time gone?  He will be going three hours a day, three days a week now.  Not too long, but Addie and I sure will miss him for those three hours.  Now begins the busy time that will define our Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.  Driving to and from preschool for a total of four trips in three hours might just make me insane, but I have a feeling that it is just the beginning now that Jack is in school.

2. Addie says “soorrryyy” now.  She says it in the sweetest little voice–often without prompting–and then gives Jack a big hug and a kiss as she says it.  I think sometimes she just does something so she can say sorry and give the loves.

{slouch hat + dress from Three Yellow Starfish}

3. This weather is slowly making me nuts.  Really, truly I do not recall it being quite this bad last year, although I am certain it was.   I long for the days of taking walks and going to the playground to return.  Oh, and for those of you that say, “At least it is a dry heat where you are.”–uh-uh.  No dry heat here.  Try crazy humidity and feeling like your organs are slowly wilting.  I loath the oven that I walk into on a daily basis.  To think that my whole life, summer was my favorite season.  Hmmpf.

4. I just bought three 20×30 float wraps of our children for our own house.  It makes me giddy and excited, like it is Christmas. 

5. Speaking of Christmas, booking my schedule this far out (into January) has me feeling like it is already the holidays.  Except for this insane heat.  The fact that whenever I walk into Walgreen, Hobby Lobby and WalMart I see an explosion of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations doesn’t help.   Although we do still sweat while trick-or-treating.

6. I miss my family.  For different and unexpected reasons, I had to postpone our visit not once but twice since March.  Florida is great, but don’t you all want to move out here?

7. I am so busy and so tired that I sometimes forget what it feels like to get a full nights rest.  Oh, sleep, where are yooouuu?  Feel free to send some my way if you find any extra zzz’s. Not likely, though.  I think most of America is suffering from severe sleep deprivation. Who’s with me?

8. I am on the hunt for some classes to take Addie to while Jack is in preschool.  She so deserves some one-on-one mommy time.  When Jack was Addie’s age, he had a full, jam-packed social calendar replete with playdates, storytimes and classes.  Addie has playdates, but they always also include anywhere from one to six three year olds, too.  Ah, the life of a second child.

9. I think I am going to order this for Jack’s room.  Ever since we checked the book with the same name out from the library, we say it to one another.  It makes me laugh every time.  I think he would get a kick out of it.

{image via Sew Saucy Stitches}

10. I had the absolute honor of photographing a birth last night.  Such an awe-inspiring thing to watch a new life make its way into the world.  Mama was amazing and sweet baby girl is just gorgeous.  Images soon to follow.

xoxo,

laura