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Mom to Iris. Wife to Todd. Our little family lives at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in Fayetteville, Arkansas. We love it here and I love sharing little bits of our life.

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Category : Life

The Polka Dot Dress

Baby clothes

Last week I did a big sale on Instagram, selling off some of Iris’ clothes that she just doesn’t fit into any more (insert waterfall of tears here). As I was going through bags of old clothes, I found one item that I knew I just couldn’t part with.

When I first found out I was pregnant back in early 2011, I bought two pieces of clothing. One for a boy and one for a girl. At that time I had no idea which one I’d need. I also apparently had no idea how to buy baby clothes. Despite the fact that this sweet polka dot number had a tag that read “3T”, I thought it was a perfect little baby dress.

As I rediscovered it this past weekend, I realized that now it was truly her size. The stars aligned because, despite it being an early February day, the weather was warm and sunny, so once again Iris wore the first “dress” that she ever owned.

And she’s owned a lot.

Baby clothes

Baby clothes

HB @runklescampbell!

Iris - polka dot

And for the record, Iris pulled off the boy outfit pretty well too.

1950s suspender set. so ridiculous.

January Roundup

1/12 of 2015 is already gone.
Here’s a quick look at what I did with it:

+ One of my oldest and bestest friends Kerri (and her fam) came to visit
+ A visit to Crystal Bridges
+ Iris got a big girl haircut
+ Iris’ school opened a new Primary building
+ Loved some unseasonably warm weather
+ Worried about my dad (he’s been dealing some health stuff)
+ Spent time with friends
+ Got a new Macbook Pro. Woo hoo!
+ Ballet classes (for Iris)
+ Basketball and beer (for me)
+ A very busy month at work
+ Saw Slava’s Snow Show with my family
+ Made it a month without breaking my New Year’s resolution (blogging!). That might be a record, folks.

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Bangs!

Ten years ago I saw Slava's Snowshow in NYC on Christmas Day. A full decade later, I saw it again today with my little family here in Fayetteville. (Thanks to my mom both times. ❤️)

"Fruit Roll-Ups are my favorite kind of fruit." - Iris

Saturday joy ride.

Iris

Iris & Penny

Iris & Penny

Cozy pants, shearling slippers, college basketball, cold beer, and Iris Gill. #happyplace

Iris - ballet

Shack Up Inn – Take Three

Arkansas. Kansas. Tennessee. Mississippi.
Back in November, a group of friends and our families from these four states came together for a weekend getaway at the Shack Up Inn. Todd and I had been there a couple of times before, the first time for a wedding. On this trip (much like the previous two), we ate, drank, played, got dirty, explored, ate some more, and drank some more. The weather was perfect, as was the company. Here’s our trip in photos and here’s to many more trips to The Shacks.

Caravanning with Bev & fam.

Shack Up Inn

Checking in.

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Shack Up Inn

Our shack.

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Kites, dirt, drinks, and exploring during the day.

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Iris and Tom (son of one of my oldest best friends, Erin)

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

One of my oldest internet friend, James.
We met back in our old vintage selling, eBay days.

Shack Up Inn

Dinner, music, & dancing at night.

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Birdie and Iris.
Up to no good.

Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn

Goodnight, Shacks.
Hope to see you again real soon.

Shack Up Inn

BANGS!

I’ll admit.
I was more nervous than Iris was.
But I pulled the trigger and had my girl Taylor take her scissors to Iris’ front locks.
Now all I can think is, why the hell didn’t we do this sooner?

BEFORE

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DURING

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AFTER

Bangs!

(with a scarf from our friend’s shop, Oh Cecelia)

Fridate

Today I was lucky enough to have the day off work, which I spent getting ready for a weekend visit from some of our very best friends from Memphis.

Last night I asked Iris, do you want to go to school tomorrow or stay home with me?
“Stay with you forever!”
You got it.

Iris started her day with yogurt, fruit, and Mary Poppins.

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I always start mine with a fresh pot of coffee, a fresh face, and a fresh scent.

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We ran to Target to pick up a couple things.
Like popcorn and smoothies.

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Then we headed over to Ozark Natural Foods to load up on vegan goodies for our guests.
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And in an ironic non-vegan twist, Iris has been asking to go to the ice cream shop for a few days now. So after eating a quick lunch at ONF, I decided that she would finally get her wish.
This was her face when she found out:

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Iris Cream

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Thankfully, Iris is still a pretty good napper, so while she rested up from our day I tidied up our house a bit.

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All the sudden our weather is amazing (almost in the 60s!), so we had to scoot on over the park as soon as she woke up.

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Fridate

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As a working mom, I really think days like this are important to have every once in a while.
Even if we all ate a little too much.