april

you're a funny one. you gently tease us with what's ahead and harshly remind us of where we just came from. instead of blankets of white, we're covered under a blanket of yellow. outside and in. 

in you, we've made plans. plans to travel again this summer. and a trip this fall for our nine year anniversary, sans kiddos. plans to share our home. we've continued conversations about hopes and dreams for what the rest of this year will hold. we've worked. we've played. outside and in. 

you're good to us. with glimpses of what is just on the horizon. doors opened that haven't been before, opportunities just around the corner. we're soaking you in. refreshed in your coolness, hopeful in your warmth. 

month five | oscar fox

month five 

FIVE months! It seems like you were just born yesterday, but somehow you've always been a part of us. Time has a weird way of melting together like that. 

The brothers haven't missed a beat with you. Ez kisses you every time he sees you & exclaims, "I love him!" just about as often as he kisses you. Solly makes you laugh & likes to be near to you. Amos wants to hold you while standing up. You just enjoy their company and any attention they toss your way. 

You've started eating food - I wanted to make it six months of exclusively breast feeding you, but you were ready for food. You've only had apples, bananas and pears .. your favorite is bananas! I'm only not sad about not making it to six months of exclusive breast feeding because you've now dropped your midnight feeding and only wake up around 3-4AM (sometimes later)! 

You're reaching for and grabbing everything and love anything that makes noise. You're quite fond of your sleepy fox and muslin blankets and snuggle right in when it's nap/bed time. You don't take a paci or suck your thumb (seriously kid, can I have ten more of you?). We joke that you're such a predictable boy. You're still looking a lot like mama and Carson these days (and I still see a lot of Solomon) -- but, you have much darker hair and eyebrows than any of the brothers. 

Oscar Fox, we love you. You're growing so quickly and I love it. I am so thankful to be your mama. I can't wait to see who you're going to be. My prayer over you is that you would be strong for the Lord - a warrior for His kingdom. Keep growing big and strong! 

[month five | ezra]

[month five | solomon]

[month five | amos]

taking stock // 003

making: every effort to not fall asleep 

eating: cheese + crackers at OD & Cat's 

drinking: red wine 

reading: Radical, The Sacred Enneagram & The Road Back to You 

listening: to Jason Isbell, in preparation for his upcoming concert 
texting: mikey 

watching: very little, currently 

bookmarking: essential oil info 
wanting: more balloon pants 

looking: forward to celebrating birthdays all weekend 

enjoying: a day without the big boys [mikey's making a habit of weekly trips to the river]
waiting: for mikey to get home from the river with the big boys 

wondering: if a cake pop a day is a bad thing? (please say no!) 

loving: weekly trips to Carolina Growers Group
hoping: our house rents for the summer so we can road trip again

marveling: at how quickly spring has sprung -- all the blooms, everywhere! 

needing: to fill out paperwork for a number of things

wearing:  my fav jeans + fav hand me down t-shirt & trusty down vest ("the red one") 

smelling: Old Fashioned [one of our custom Traction Co. candles!] 
noticing: how much Oscar looks like my side of the family 

knowing: i've got to get back in the gym this coming week. it will happen. 

laughing: [still] at Ez telling me to "go away" with a snarl on his face

thinking: about baby Johnsen 2 & baby Letty - both coming soon (!) 

daydreaming: about Cuba in the fall 

wishing: our beach trip would come a little sooner 

feeling: content
celebrating: having Traction Co. Mercantile up and running for 2ish months 

Easter | 2018

egg dying, egg hunting, candle lit dinners with friends ... life lately. 

[2017 | 2015]