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images taken by Camilia Lund Photography
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one of my good friends asked me to design a printable of this scripture to hang in her house. i loved it so much that i printed it off my computer and framed it for myself! i thought i'd share the love so that anyone can do the same. it's such a great reminder that our hearts and doings should always be in the right place - full of charity, which is the pure love of Christ.

download the free printable here

a couple weeks ago we went on vacation to Destin, FL and my goodness, I don't think beaches can be any better than there! the sand felt like you were walking on flour and it looked like sugar. seriously, the prettiest sand i've ever seen! we stayed in a house right on the beach with kevin's brother's family and his parents. colsen LOVED being around his cousins and enjoyed playing in the sand and the water. we pretty much lived on the beach for the 5 days since it was just right out the back door. i loved visiting destin. i definitely would want to go back!

on june 23rd, my baby turned ONE! we had a small birthday party to celebrate - mainly family with some friends there. we made a little cake for colsen to smash in to... which was hilarious because he didn't want to get his hands dirty! he liked the frosting and licked them off a little, but other than that, he kept trying to fling the frosting off his hands. which ended up on the kitchen floor and walls...

we drove down to oklahoma to visit kevin's family! it was so fun spending time with everyone. i hadn't been to oklahoma in the summertime yet, so it was mine and colsen's first time. we enjoyed going to the zoo, eating yummy pizza, walking around downtown and just spending lots of time with family. colsen LOVED being around all of his cousins. i think that's what made him even more mobile all of a sudden so he could keep up with the rest of the kids. once we got home, we could tell he was crawling much quicker and pulling himself up on the furniture.

 

things we learned about colsen:
+ can get himself up to a sitting position from laying down
+ knows that we crack up when he does his eye rolling thing, so he does it all the time
+ can go from laying down to sitting up by himself
+ army crawls faster
+ laughs a lot! especially does his fake laughing
+ loves to eat strawberries and blueberries

our first stop in california was san francisco. we didn't have too much time to spend there. the only thing we had planned for sure was touring Alcatraz. a few summers ago when we lived in california, i went to san francisco a few times, so i was able to see most of the popular tourist sites. this time around, we decided to tour alcatraz, walk around fisherman's wharf and eat at our favorite place, boudin. their sourdough bread is amazing!

these were taken a couple months ago and colsen already has changed so much in his personality and looks! kids just grow up way too fast. i mean, he'll be ONE next month. i still think of him as my little tiny newborn.

photo cred: Emmy Lowe Photography
my shirt: Clad&Cloth
Colsen's bowtie: The Golden Polka Dot