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Over the Weekend {in photos}

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Feeling all sorts of proud this morning. My little sister graduated from KU this weekend! And even though it was a long and exhausting day, it was so sweet to be able to see her walk across the stage. In all honesty, that’s all we saw. Dwayne was missing his morning nap and only wanted to be crawling around so we popped our heads in for her name and then we went on a long walk. It was a beautiful day so I wasn’t complaining.

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We missed big sister Jenn and Mike, of course, but it was fun having most of the family together for the day. #rockchalkjayhawk

On Sunday, we had a very relaxed day. Since we had such a long day on Saturday with only one very small (38 minute) nap for Dwayne in the car, D and I skipped church so he could sleep the day away. He took two 2.5 hour naps so I would say he pretty much succeeded. In the evening I asked Mike to play tennis with me.

Mike played tennis in college. I “played tennis” in maybe 5 lessons as a small child. There is quite the gap in our skill levels but he’s teaching me! Last night was the most consistent I’d played in a while so it was pretty fun. After we played we let Dwayne out of the stroller and Mike captured these beauties.

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Dwayne is walking quite a bit now – but only when he has something in his hands. His favorite things to walk with are the swiffer broom, large pillows, and toys. If he’s empty handed he still prefers the bear crawl. He is such a joy.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Happy (mother’s) Day!

Dwayne Henry: First Birthday Party

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Our boy turns ONE tomorrow!

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I had a very emotional week leading up to his party as we finished the process of weaning and it hit me like a ton of bricks that my little baby is no longer a little baby. Glad to have all those feels out of the way.. now onto the partay.

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Yesterday afternoon we had our family and friends come over to celebrate our little man. It was such a sweet day – and I loved having our home filled with our closest people. At one point I looked around my house, bursting at the seams, and got teary-eyed taking in all the love and joy surrounding Dwayne Henry. He is loved – more and more everyday.

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The party was pretty simple. I was determined to not let it stress me out since my goal for this year was to say no to chaos. So I started gathering decor and supplies over 4 weeks time. I did a practice run of the cupcakes for Mike’s youth group leaders the week before to make sure they weren’t gross.

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I picked up a bouquet of flowers and a fruit and veggie tray from Dillons the morning of and spent the Saturday before making the cake, cupcakes, and rice krispies.

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Most of the decor came from the dollar tree or target. I bought the sparkly paper at Hobby Lobby and cut out the words on my mom’s cricut. The cupcake liners were from amazon, so were the lollipop sticks and mini clothespins for the pictures on the shutters.

I made the cake stands from cake plates and a candle votive, both from the dollar tree. So yes, that’s two cake plates for $4. WINNING.

The wooden cheese tray that has Dwayne’s cake on it was a gift from my parents. They bought it in Napa.

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The paper goods, invitations, cupcake toppers, and thank you cards came from Etsy shop NoFussPrint. I ordered the Woodland Animal Themed cards and I LOVED them. It was super simple and I could customize them on my own and printed them at Office Depot.

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Dwayne didn’t get a great nap before the party so he was pretty tired before the guests even arrived. Thank goodness this sweet boy knows how to rally because his mood turned right around.

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His first reaction to the cake and singing was a little overwhelmed – but once I cut him his own piece we couldn’t get him to stop!

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It was such a fun day and I would say that my first birthday party was a success. I am glad we only have to host it once a year though! We are so blessed by this boy, thanks for following along!

Happy Day!

Over the weekend(s) in three photos

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The last couple weekends have been pretty sweet with this little family of mine. It’s not often that we have consistent evenings at home or consistent time with friends but these last two weeks have been just that. 

Lots of family time and lots of friend time and also a lot of middle of the night time. I’m looking at you, Dwayne. And I’d love for that to stop. 

Easter Sunday was a sweet reminder of how good our God is and how powerful Jesus’ life on earth was. We had a great day of church, lunch with Mike’s family, and then dinner with mine. 

Dwayne and Pierce shared a “meal” at this table last weekend. And by meal I mean a handful of puffs. I love that these sweet cousins are growing up together and we are so so blessed having our family close. 


Father son time has never looked cuter! Mike took Dwayne to the disc golf course one evening this weekend and I think this will be a go to activity for them. AND I had some time to sit on the couch, watch Greys Anatomy, and just be. It was amazing. And look at Dwayne’s face. He kills me in the best way. 

How was your Easter weekend? I hope you feel refreshed and encouraged hearing the good news that Jesus is alive! 

Happy Day! 

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