Ok, so my birthday was back on the 18th, but there were a few delays celebrating, and then more delays on me working on the pics.
I just realized I haven’t posted for almost 2 months! There was a time when I posted every single day. What the what?? Then it went to 3 times a week… Then a few times a week.
And now…
Well…
Here’s some pics from my birthday celebration.
I’m obsessed with anything cowl neck!! If it has it in the back, I’m always in!
That grin though…
Slightly out of focus, but whatever….
Getting the Huz in front of the camera requires a special occasion, and I WILL pull the bday card!! 🙂
Loooooove this next one!
Maya fake laughing…um…?
One of the reasons we didn’t celebrate a little sooner was that Maya fell off a bench at Girl Scout camp and cut her head open. This kid can handle pain like a CHAMP, but…trips to the Dr and treatment…not so much. Trips to two different Urgent Cares later…she was totally fine, but our dinner reservation was not. BIG thanks to my parents who had dinner waiting for us when we finally came home.
A few days later we celebrated for real, and…you’d never know she had 5 stitches in her head 🙂
Maya’s in a “I’m going to make any kind of face but a real smile for pictures” phase…it’s neat.
But she sure does love her Meme and BOPO.
At some point I’m hoping to get back to blogging here regularly. I miss it. I miss taking pics with Maya. I miss the documentation of what’s going on in our lives, because honestly… In the blur of our chaotic life, I forget… I forget the little moments, and to be honest, I have to stop and really think to remember the big moments. This blog was my reminder.
Truth be told, it was also my highlight reel. And while that’s not a true depiction of our day to day life, I need that to look back on sometimes.
SO…hopefully we will get back to this more regularly, but maybe we won’t and that’s ok too.
On me…
Maya aka Zoolander….
Um…is this thing on?
And where are we supposed to stand??
Pretty typical Maya shot as of late…
AND…I messed up where we were supposed to stand!!! SO BUMMED, but…still love this in all
That means lots of layers in the morning, that you peel off during the day, and then add back on at night… 🙂
I’m seriously obsessed with knit jumpsuits now! You literally feel like you are wearing pajamas! Yet, you cam make them look put together too!
These have a fun stripe down the side.
How cute are Maya’s pink Docs!!??
Our neighbor came home. Don’t mind us… 🙂
She kills me with these poses!
I can’t even… I almost didn’t post this, because…my LORD…what is that FACE?!! But obviously
Me adjusting, and Maya…well, who knows what that face is for 🙂
Us just seeing our neighbor… 🙂
I’m all about small cross body bags when I go out. Easy to wear and not at all cumbersome!
AND…I even managed to coerce the Huz out for a few!!
Maya was not as happy about it. She was a little bummed that we were leaving her behind…
I knew it would get chilly in the evening, so I brought along this leather bomber.
I think it’s such a fun alternative to the classic biker leather jacket! 
And these sandals are SO comfy! I accidentally wrapped them oppositely, but I kind of like it!
Dying over this vintage Hanna Andersson dress!!
I love that this jacket looks like a “denim jacket” yet, it’s the most AMAZING leather!!
I asked if everyone wanted to come out for a family pic, and got a resounding universal “NOOOO!”
The sun kept coming out, and then hiding…such a nightmare for taking pictures, but whatever…
Oh, and Maya’s leggings are actually work out pants that she wore on our morning walk that she didn’t want to take off. It wasn’t a battle I was going to fight…
This next one is SO HER!!!!
hahaha.
Her face…YET AMAZING lighting as the sun went behind the clouds….GRRRRRR.
I love this SO MUCH!!! SOOOO her! And yet…keeping it real 🙂
So…funny story. The reason there’s a “haze” on the first image, is because Maya kept jumping up and waving her hand in front of the camera… 
Looooove this next one!
AND….awe!!!
My mom and Maya decorating with flags…
hahaha 🙂
Not exactly what you’d think of for climbing shoes, but… 🙂
All the colors in it are my favs!!
What to say about this sweet nugget…
And…twinning is always winning!
Love these next few!!!
My new favorite of the three of us!!
And…to my amazing mom and friend…
I can’t even…
Again….NEW FAVORITE!
Funny story. I cropped myself out of this shot because I was frantically running towards the camera on the tripod that was going CRAZY taking pics! Maya’s face though….WORTH IT!
All the heart eyes…
Pretty much the best reality of our group shot attempts…
But then we got this!!
And this, so…I’ll take it all!
And then…letting her do what she loves to do.
Hahaha. Yes, by butt as a try to stop the shutter AGAIN, and Maya picking her nose…as she does ALL THE TIME.
Licking me….as she does ALL THE TIME 😉
Me trying to wrestle her to NOT lick me…
Maya giving herself a hickey that you can STILL see 3 days later…
I love that I caught the remote being thrown in mid air. I’d had it with it’s craziness!
Maya probably explaining to me how I can fix it 🙂
These are one of my FAVORITE pairs that I’ve chopped (and that’s saying a lot considering I’ve gone a little crazy chopping haha)
Love…
BUT…love these even more!
Dancing on a rock…as she does….
And these kids flares?!!!
Yes….this is why we suffer through the 9 months of cold and rain….
Mid catches…
And yes, it was SUPER WINDY!!
Sooooo much GORGEOUS jewelry!
And clearly we didn’t have fun at all 🙂
The amazing woman run 
Until next time ladies!!
And of course…
I can’t resist twinning in thrifted Hunter boots!!
Looooove these!
My high tech set up for getting the boots shots above… 😉
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