Cheers Everyone!
xoxo.
S
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
NYE: A Year in Review
Hi Friends!
As I was putting together our 2014 yearbook I couldn't help but pull out my favorite images from the year and put this post together. This is such a small snippet of the incredible memories we packed into 2014. There were so many 'firsts' for our little monkey, so many sweet moments burned into my memory, I will truly never forget them. I told myself I was going to just pick 10 images to post but lets be honest--when have I ever been able to hold back when it came to photos?!....never, never ever and I doubt I ever will.
This year was big and bold and wonderful.
A sweet little girl that turned ONE!
Two trips to Hawaii.
A wedding on a Hawaiian beach that still melts my heart (& made E my official Sis ;)
New babies (Welcome Beau and Olivia! We adore you!)
and so many milestone! (Go Isla go!)
Cheers to 2015 and the journey ahead!
January
Miami
January/February
My BFF and her sweet little ladies, Grace&Olivia
(This shot proves that outtakes are the most beautiful!)
The Big Island--D&E's Wedding week
April
D&E's rehearsal dinner
Such an average shot and yet, that's what makes it special. I know we will look back on these mundane moments and wish we could replay them.
Seattle
Yakima (Girls Weekend!)
June
My pinecone collector.
My Sis, My girl and me.
Seattle
18 months.
July
Great-GG Enlow (My Grandparents) and Miss Isla :)
Great-Grandma Bazemore (Aka: Gigi) and Isla.
Isla and Great-Grandpa Jim (My Grandpa :) --they're a couple of jokesters!
I adore this shot. B& his little lady.
Little Buddies: Isla and her little girlfriend, Miss G.
Family Picture Day (courtesy of Uncle Dev)
September
Welcome Baby Beau (that smile!)
October
Paddington-Isla
October- Halloween
Snoqualmie Train Museum
November
Snoqualmie Pass - Isla's first snow day!
December
Who can resist a snowman hug?
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Frustration.
Yesterday I sent a text that simply stated 'These are the days that make only children.'
As much as I wanted yesterday to be a solitary event.... A rare anomaly that occurs after too much Christmas, too much attention and presents and eating garbage...it just wasn't.
Today was much of the same-- hitting, kicking, biting, yelling in my face. Yesterday, when she put all of her fingers in a tight row and scratched them down my eye I could have punted her into the hall to wander alone until Daddy got home. After a handful of 'highs' and numerous (too many to count even) 'lows'-- after I strapped her in her carseat while she was screaming 'more toyssssss MAMAAAAA more toysssss' (I am apparently am a bad Mother for taking her home after 20 mins of playing in the frigid outdoors- it was 39 freaking degrees and she told me she was cold!) and then to really top it off she tried to slam the car door on my arm. A real highlight. I strapped her in, shut the door and walked to the drivers side and then I just stood outside of the car, sucked in the frigid Winter air, took a couple deep breaths and tried to really dig deep to get through this time.
Admittedly it freaking sucks. I hate these phases that turn her into a wild, violent, destructive...just MEAN terrorist. Someone I just plain don't like to spend my day with.
I know it's temporary, I know my smart, sweet, wonderfully charming little girl is in there somewhere but these last two days have been such a struggle I have literally counted the hours until bedtime, willed my patience to last until the very last moment and reminded myself it's really frowned upon to have a drink before her bedtime (and yet, somedays that just can't be helped).
I'm just going to hope this is short and temporary and I'm going to remember that all days can't be perfect. Sometimes real life just has to be REAL...and lately it's feeling very, very real.
In the words of my dear friend who responded to that desperate text.
"solidarity"
As much as I wanted yesterday to be a solitary event.... A rare anomaly that occurs after too much Christmas, too much attention and presents and eating garbage...it just wasn't.
Today was much of the same-- hitting, kicking, biting, yelling in my face. Yesterday, when she put all of her fingers in a tight row and scratched them down my eye I could have punted her into the hall to wander alone until Daddy got home. After a handful of 'highs' and numerous (too many to count even) 'lows'-- after I strapped her in her carseat while she was screaming 'more toyssssss MAMAAAAA more toysssss' (I am apparently am a bad Mother for taking her home after 20 mins of playing in the frigid outdoors- it was 39 freaking degrees and she told me she was cold!) and then to really top it off she tried to slam the car door on my arm. A real highlight. I strapped her in, shut the door and walked to the drivers side and then I just stood outside of the car, sucked in the frigid Winter air, took a couple deep breaths and tried to really dig deep to get through this time.
Admittedly it freaking sucks. I hate these phases that turn her into a wild, violent, destructive...just MEAN terrorist. Someone I just plain don't like to spend my day with.
I know it's temporary, I know my smart, sweet, wonderfully charming little girl is in there somewhere but these last two days have been such a struggle I have literally counted the hours until bedtime, willed my patience to last until the very last moment and reminded myself it's really frowned upon to have a drink before her bedtime (and yet, somedays that just can't be helped).
So tonight- as I'm trying to clear the mush from my brain and put myself back together to have a decent evening with my Husband who I'm convinced thinks Isla is destroying his sane wife (ha!), I'm going to focus on the fact that I have one more day to get through until we have another holiday and I have help with her - all day. I'm going to concentrate on relaxing my mind. My thoughts. My anger. My frustration. I'm going to forgive myself for 'getting to 3' too quickly, for snapping at her when my frustration was high (so high!), for not doing more for her (because, doesn't every Mom think they have a solution somewhere and they could always do more?! I know this is delusional but half the time I spend just searching for what else I can do to make it better for both of us. I wish it was that easy).
I'm just going to hope this is short and temporary and I'm going to remember that all days can't be perfect. Sometimes real life just has to be REAL...and lately it's feeling very, very real.
In the words of my dear friend who responded to that desperate text.
"solidarity"
A Holiday Highlight
Hi Friends!
Here is a quick highlight from our busy holiday long weekend. We were so lucky to have B.Daddy around for 5 days straight- it felt like a vacation! (Which explains why it took me 3 days to post these- getting back to the grind is rough!) I hope you all had an amazing holiday with your loved ones-- and Santa treated you extra special ;)
Here is a quick highlight from our busy holiday long weekend. We were so lucky to have B.Daddy around for 5 days straight- it felt like a vacation! (Which explains why it took me 3 days to post these- getting back to the grind is rough!) I hope you all had an amazing holiday with your loved ones-- and Santa treated you extra special ;)
xoxo.
S
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