THREADS // ITS MY BIRTHDAY

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outfit details: pants - hand me down // shirt - my mamas // bag c/o persunmall // shoes c/o blowfish shoes // necklace - roots and feathers (coming soon) // bracelets c/o ettika

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Today is my birthday!  31 years old.  Well be having dinner with James parents, but my real party wont be until this weekend.  My sweet friend katelyn and her family are coming from Louisianna just for my birthday!  Pretty awesome.  Im excited to have a few friends over to my house on sunday.  Im keeping it very simple this year.   

My outfit above is from this saturday that I spent with family.  I love this shirt of my mamas so much, so glad I still have it.  The bag is from my wishlist I posted here.  The folks at persunmall were so sweet to send it to me.  It IS perfect for my camera, so happy!  The braided feather necklace will be in my shop soon!  Along with a few others in different colors.  Im so excited about them.  Feather in a bottle necklaces were one of the very first things I had in my shop and its been ages since Ive made any.  And these sandals... um, the best.  Both my best friend and aunt gasped when they saw them.  Keepers.   

So, I failed to get the new giveaway up yesterday, so it's going up to today!  Head on over to my giveaway page to get in on it! 

P.S. The extra large sponsor spot is now available! Visit the sponsor page for details. 

BABY DON'T WORRY

Saturday we had a full day of family and friends.  Starting out with this little boy's birthday party.  He was so cute and had so much fun.  I also got to see his baby brother for the first time since I left the hospital after his birth.  He is so darn precious. 

Is he not the sweetest?  He is a week old today!   

Then we went to visit my family at my nanna's house.  We got to see my nanna, my brother, my nephew, my aunt, and my cousin and his new girlfriend.  It was so good to see everyone.  I got the sweetest video of Aiden singing me a Bob Marley song.  Its kind of dark and the quality isnt great, but it was too sweet not to share.  This is actually the second round of him singing it to me.  The first one was even sweeter, a moment I will not forget. 

I love that little man. 

Then we left my nanna's around 8:30 that night and went to James parents house where they were having a 50th birthday party for his aunt.  Right when we walked into the bar they were all line dancing, even his dad.  It was hilarious.  We ended up hanging out with his family until 2 in the morning.  It was a long long day full of family love.   

Did anyone get to witness the super moon?  It has been so beautiful the past two nights.  If you missed it, the KV Moon Reports were posted on friday.  Go check them out! 

The Mountain Girl Clothing giveaway ends in 2 days!  Check back later today on the giveaway page for an awesome giveaway from Blowfish Shoes! 

And last but not least, a message from my 5 year old nephew... "baby don't worry, about a thing... cause every little thing, is gonna be alright."  <3

PORCH MAKEOVER

Every summer we get inspired to re-vamp our porch area, and this is just what we did the past two evenings.  Ive been wanting to hang up lights on our porch since we moved in, and we finally did!  This area had become so stale to me that I didn't even really want to spend time there.  I realized the other day that it just needed some sprucing up to give it new energy, and it did.  It once again feels like a welcoming loungey area that I want to spend my time in.  Now I just really need to get some fresh dirt to re-pot some plants. 

If you follow me on instagram you can see some video footage of it!  I love that they introduced video.  Although, its just one more thing to suck my time... but I love it!   

I have been adding lots of new things to the shop, and more to come throughout the week.  And in case you missed it, there is a new giveaway up with Mountain Girl clothing!  I try to post my giveaways on mondays, but I was off this week from the sweet baby that was born!!  Good enough reason for me.  I miss him so much.  Its only been a few days since Ive seen him.  Ill see him at his brothers birthday party tomorrow though!  AND I get to see my nanna, brother and nephew.  Excited.

MEET NAVARRO

This handsome little thing is Navarro, my besties third child.  I was able to be in the delivery room and witness him coming into this world, a big first for me.  Something Ive always been a bit (okay, very) scared of... but I don't think I could of witnessed a better birth for my first.  This was Shelley's first natural birth, so we were experiencing some big firsts together.  She has no idea how amazing she did.  We were all amazed by her composure and strength through the whole thing.   

The actual delivery happened so fast, and I was behind the lens of my camera, I can barely even see that exact moment in my mind.  It was pretty dark too, so the photos didn't quite come out.  But the whole experience was awesome.  Didn't totally take away my fear of giving birth, but it showed me that I can do it, no matter how I think I can't.   

It was amazing to see the difference in the baby's alertness right after delivery without drugs, to my friend who (unhappily) had to have a c-section.  He was opening his eyes and making contact with you right away.  It was incredible.  Man my friends make some cute babies!  He is just perfect, in every way.  Just like little Laurel is.   

I stayed at the hospital with them after the birth, so I got to see Shelley's other two kids come meet him first thing in the morning.  The looks on their faces were priceless.  They were so delighted.  This little man is going to be one very loved tot.