photos from a nashville labor day weekend

1. radnor lake. my favorite
2. the taco i had been craving for the past three months. THREE MONTHS
3. sweet hawk. baby girl's future husband
4. so so good
5. grapefruit paleta for a humid day
6. dinner with friends
7. pretty susan
8. baby girl getting big
9. sistahs. miss her every day
10. strawberry bum
11. jack cheesin real hard

be still my heart

bennett and i took baby jack to the zoo today.

i will say more about it in another post with more pictures,

but for now

i have to share this photo with you...

it honestly makes me want to cry.

he is going to be such an incredible father one day

and i cannot wait to begin our little family.

a happy list for may

i had forgotten how happy happy-lists make me.

here we go...

1. i am done with my last semester of classes (no graduation until december though)

2. the warm sunshine on my shoulders and face

3. knowing that in a couple weeks i will be laying on the beaches of spain, france, and italy

4. maxi dresses, heels, and red lipstick

5. my hair is finally getting longer

6. i got a job at the art museum in nashville and i could NOT be more excited

7. having the time to read a book

8. hot summer nights with my love and a bottle of wine

9. playing at the park with baby jack

10. getting to marry my best friend in 17 days

oh, i am so happy

so, so happy

(image via cupcakes and cashmere)

baby jack

the most precious little nugget in all the world

what does a _____ say?

i made the adorable baby boy i nanny

little stuffed animals for christmas

but not just any animals

these are the ones he knows the sounds to!

they were so much fun to make

and to hear him

woof woof

neighhhhh

moooooo

bahhhhh

rawrrrr

was just priceless!

i even made a little bag with his name on it to carry them in.

merry christmas!

slow it down...

(baby jack smelling the christmas tree)

i am done with finals

DONE

and i couldn't be happier

because i can finally slow down

and enjoy the christmas season

before it's gone...

jack and jill

jack is my favorite baby in the whole world.

we spend many hours together a week playing

and today we had a photo shoot in our stripes...