I was looking back through some of our vacation posts from previous years and noticed a few things. The posts I loved most were those filled with random snapshots of camp life and beach days, but also those where I let the photos do most of the talking. I'm still figuring out my new camera, so these aren't the best vacation photos I've ever captured, but I got a little emotional looking back through them this morning. We had the most wonderful two weeks together and I wouldn't trade that time for anything. I had somebody ask if our extended family really liked each other that much and the truth is -- YES, we really do. I can't imagine spending fourteen days together on vacation if we weren't having the time of our lives and I can genuinely say that we really enjoy one another's company. ...
Maternity Photos at Our Favorite Place
I have been the absolute worst at sharing in this space since we found out we were expecting. I go through phases where I'm completely on top of things and can churn out four or five posts a week, but other weeks I'm struggling just to put my shoes on in the morning. Maybe it's the heat of summer or maybe it's that all of those first trimester symptoms return at this point in pregnancy, but I am sloooow and hot and tired and swollen and all I can think about is food and clean sheets. We haven't started the nursery yet, I'm in the middle of moving offices at work, and we're getting ready to head out of town for a few days this weekend. I do have lots of fun baby and family content to share, so hopefully I'll have time to edit and upload photos while we're on the road this weekend. Everybody ...
Currently | July
I'm always amazed at how quickly months tick by now that I'm a grown up, but there is something about being pregnant that puts the calendar into overdrive! My family jokes that we spend our entire year anticipating June, so it's really sad when our annual camping trip is over. I've gotten all of my photos edited (finally), so I'm hoping to share those with you all soon. It's crazy to think that we've just embarked on the second half of this year. The first half was wonderful, but we have much to look forward to in the coming months. celebrating | I'm celebrating the end of a nasty two week cold -- being sick when you're pregnant is miserable and not having full access to your medicine cabinet makes it even worse. I'm also celebrating the fact that I passed my gestational diabetes ...
Book by Book | What I Read in June 2018
Affiliate links appear in this post. Any purchases made using these links will earn Taz + Belly a small commission. You can read more about our affiliate relationships here. Woohoo for EIGHT BOOKS read in June! I was averaging a book for every day of our vacation and if I hadn't been so busy the week before and so tired the week after, I probably could have a fit a few more titles into the month. I'm almost finished with another audiobook and just cracked open my first nonfiction read for July, so I'm hoping to have plenty of fun reviews to share with you again in August. I'm trying to be better about sharing my reads -- in real time -- over on my Bookstagram, so join me there if you are tired of waiting until the end of the month for recommendations! 21. THE GREAT ALONE by ...
Bumpdate | 28 Weeks
I might only be sharing a monthly bumpdate, but I’m still taking weekly photos to share on Instagram — and to preserve for the baby book — so I figured I would catch up at the beginning of each update post. Here are our weekly photos since we last checked on baby. It is honestly so hard to believe we are in the third trimester. I feel like this pregnancy has been the quickest of them all and, knowing it's definitely my last, I want to cherish every moment. There have been plenty of hard days, but mostly I'm just so grateful for this unexpected surprise and we are embracing parenting at an older age, with bigger kids, and a completely different outlook on life. I'm way behind on all of the things I should be doing -- we have no nursery, we're still living out of boxes, I haven't ...
The Daily Dime | June 2018
I'm a big fan of Day in the Life posts, especially considering how quickly our pace of life seems to take. It is always so fun to pick a random month and year and see what exactly we were up to. I know that our days will continue to change in the coming month, but this season of big girls is so much fun! Since last week was recital week, I probably picked the worst possible day to document (ahem, and only snapped nine photos), but as busy and stressful as it was, Ella had such a great day. 5:30 a.m. | Make sure Ella was awake and getting ready for the day. This was early for an eleven year old on a summer day, but she managed to pull it together. Meanwhile, Sophie was completely dressed and ready (and already eating breakfast!) for her VBS pickup... at 8:05?! 6:15 a.m. | Leave ...
Recital Recap | Nine Years
I'm drafting this post in August of 2019, despite the fact that these photographs were taken in June of 2018?! My only excuse is that I was pregnant and who knows why these were never edited and shared on the blog. I realized it when I was drafting a post about this year's dance recital and couldn't find these photos to link. I'm back dating the post so that it goes back where it's supposed to be, but I figured I would offer a disclaimer since it will probably show up in your feed reader when I press publish! Since it's been an entire year since this recital happened, I'm not even going to try and recap what we were thinking or how things went. I am thrilled that the photos from this year were so beautiful and that I managed to get a photo of every costume in front of the backdrop. That ...
Little Letters | June 2018
This post may include affiliate links. Any purchases made using these links will earn Taz + Belly a small commission. You can read more about our affiliate relationships here. Dear June, We're only eight days in and you are already bursting at the seams. You are, by far, my favorite month of the year and I'm glad that we can slooooow down after this weekend. Dear Camping Adventure, I am so thankful that you are only two days away! I'm thankful that I get to enjoy all fifteen days of you, that our camper is adorable and fully packed, that the girls are beside themselves about heading south and that we have a list of yummy restaurants to visit very soon. Dear Bathing Suits, Why are you so difficult? Admittedly, I didn't anticipate being pregnant this summer, and I thought I'd ...