hello, let's recap.

phew! what a month august has been.

we started the month out with a sweet visit from my in-laws. it was nice to have the two of them here without an agenda. we had the chance to just enjoy each other's company, which was nice, especially for Millie to get to know her grandparents a little bit better.

on the sixth matt and i celebrated our second anniversary. marriage has been such a blessing, a workout and a trial at times, but it has been such a gift to be able to spend these years with my best friend.

love you forever, you hunk, you.

moving forward!

goodbyes are hard, aren't they? we just weren't ready so the night before matt's parents were planning to leave, millie and i made the spontaneous decision to hitch a ride with them back to california for a week or two. while we were getting ready to head out, matt decided he wanted to come too even though his visit would have to be significantly shorter than ours. flights were arranged and we were off!

we had a blast. rather than tell you what we did, i'll show you. (mostly we just bummed around and enjoyed our families, and i neglected to take pictures of everything i should have.)

 

obligatory walk through temple square/city creek mall.

anniversary dinner at tucano's. 

brunch in park city.

i had to beg for this one. what is it with teenage boys and pictures?

this one required no begging. boys.

bravo farms with the fam.

S I X.

HALF A YEAR!?

well, this has flown by.

millie's favorite things:

- holding any toy or object (the best toys aren't toys at all, amiright?) to her ear. (how does she know? i swear i hardly talk on the phone.)
- slapping her thigh when something is especially amusing.
- mama. she has severe separation anxiety lately.
- raspberries. the blown kind.
- splashing in the bath. (have i mentioned how much this girl loves the bath/water?! fish.)
- fake coughing. (which is pretty much the cutest thing ever.)

thank you for the best 6 months of my life, kiddo. you're the best thing i've ever done.

(photos courtesy of the talented samantha gillis photography)

F I V E

SO! millie's five month update is a little late because, well, just because. my family came and visited us at the beginning of the month and i'm just now deciding to get caught up with things.

anyhow, mil has recently perfected the art of sitting up. straight up. i can't believe my little babe is already here. sitting. geesh.

she also has begun giving big slobbery kisses. you'll be holding her and all of a sudden she decides she needs to plant a big one on your cheek. she gets real excited about it, too. so much so that she'll practically gouge your eye out and tug on your ear reeeal good in the process. it's the best.

i think she must think that frequent kisses anywhere and everywhere are completely and totally normal (which, i suppose for an infant it is). at night when we're winding down for bed, she'll be sitting on my lap and without any notice, she'll bend in half to give my belly some baby kissin' lovin'. i like to think she's thanking that belly of mine for carrying her around for so long.

 

this mama stuff just keeps getting better, i tell ya.

perfection

yesterday afternoon i as i walked past the open bedroom door i noticed my no longer napping baby quietly playing with her hands, staring at the window. no peeps were made to let me know that she was awake or ready to be in my company.

i slowly walked to her little body on our big bed. when our eyes met, her face lit up. i gave her a few kisses, picked her up and kissed her some more, and noticed the sound of rain through the fireplace quietly pattering on the roof.

we stepped outside. the smell of rain on the concrete filled our noses. just her and i and the rain. the street was quiet aside from a young biker peddling to his destination down the road. she smiled up at me, put her chubby little hand on the balcony railing, and sighed as she put her head on my chest and watched the leaves sway in the wind.

these moments are the ones i live for.

here are some unrelated photos of us earlier this afternoon. we walked downtown for some lunch before matt went to work, and took the scenic route through temple square home. we played tourist for a few minutes, as we sometimes do. it was a beautiful day.

 derp.

 derp. derp.

the end.

F O U R

When we were visiting our families in California, we planned a little photo sesh with my sister and her new camera baby. We went out Matt's Grandma's place and snapped a few photos of our little family because you just need do things like that when you have a cute family that you want to document to remember for-eva.

So here she is. Our four month old little beauty. She loves to squeal until she looks like she's going to pop, and smile at everyone, and observe everything going on around her.

Amelia and her cute cousin Nathan

(how is he almost two!?)

I sure do love this family of mine.

xoxo.