xo, Carly
I absolutely love birthdays. I love getting to celebrate some one I love. I want to appreciate that they are alive and a part of my life. I normally go all out with balloons, cakes, presents, cards, etc. I celebrate "birthday week". All week I try and make them feel special. Taylor naturally had to adopt my insane obsession with birthdays. He was so sweet to me this year. We woke up and got doughnuts, went to the local gardens, took lots of pictures, and then went on a date to the Olive Garden. Could you really ask for more? Twenty three feels like its going to be a good year. Mostly because the whole time I was twenty two, I thought I was twenty three hahaha. I always feel older than I am. Since I love birthdays so much, I actually love aging. I feel like I have developed more and more self-love as the years have passed. Adulting is so stressful, but its been an amazing adventure to get to decide who I want to be. I love my little life with Harper and Taylor. They make me feel so special and so loved. I don't know what I would do without their precious hugs and kisses.
xo Carly
8/09/2017
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^ sparklers are definitely going to be a tradition from now on ^
^ like how is he this handsome ^
^ blurry but one of my favs ^
xo Carly
7/05/2017
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This is Lucy, Harper's best friend. They are a month apart. Isn't she sooo cute!?
I made mine and Harper's floral crown all from stuff I picked up at Porter's Craft store.
It was surprisingly super easy :)
Everyone kept asking me where I got Harper's tiny smash cake.
I ordered a plain white one layer cake from Walmart for $5 (gasp).
Then I decorated it myself with flowers. Way more cost effective & fun!
Here's a little secret about me: I love throwing parties. I love planning them, imagining how they will turn out, and creating lots of things to make it all happen. I seriously went all out for Harper's party. I wish I took more pictures of everything. I think I went a little overboard, but its okay. Taylor was the ultimate husband for putting up with my craziness and running and getting the things that I forgot. I love him to pieces. Harper's party was so much fun. All her little baby friends kept her super entertained. She was just exploring in the dirt and walking around like such a big girl. She is sooo big. Its becoming real that she is entering into that toddler stage. She absolutely loved her cake (which was a total steal by the way). She just went for it, taking flowers off and sticking her hands all over it. Her foot even wanted some of the action haha. Thank you to all the people who came and hung out with us. You guys are amazing. I was so surprised by how many people came and spoiled Harper. We love you all so much. Also to our families, we missed you and wished more than anything that you could have been there. It is so hard being away from you. Harper partied a little too hard though, she woke up the next day with a fever. All she wanted to to do was snuggle and watch movies. She is my favorite girl.
xo, Carly
floral bib // harper's shirt // peach floral dress
6/20/2017
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On Thursday and Friday this week my class headed down to Salt Lake for a school field trip. My teacher let me take Taylor and Harper which was so nice and fun. Taking an 11 month old on a non stop field trip was pretty exhausting. Not to mention our AC is out in our car. So it was kind of miserable a lot of the time. But we still had a total blast and got to tour tons of incredible non profits. Everywhere we went Harper was the star of the show. She loved touring all the different places. I'm always blown away by Taylor and how awesome he is. This wasn't even his class's field trip and he asked the most questions and was the only one to walk away with multiple business cards. He is a rockstar! While we were down in SLC we fell in love with it. I forgot how much I miss living in the city. The history, landscape, environment, culture, everything is so much better in the city. SLC definitely stole my heart. Please let me live there. On my trip I was grateful for a lot of things: Husbands who rub your feet, cold showers, Chinese restaurants (who deliver to your hotel), naps, old buildings, great teachers, air conditioning, mashed potatoes, and tender mercies. This trip was an amazing experience, but Harper is happy to be home in her own bed. Car naps are not ideal. Since Harper was so good, we bought her a new stuffed animal. She wanted a giant $40 Peppa Pig, but we settled for $15 Piglet from the Disney store. She honestly couldn't tel the difference. Now that we are home, she will not part from it. She kisses and pats it like its her baby. SO cute. I love her.
xo, Carly
6/11/2017
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