Stephanie Howell

I don’t even know where to start.
Sadie STILL isn’t sleeping. She likes to wake up all night
and wiggle and grunt and then cry
and then she won’t let me put her back down.

So I’m looking ROUGH.
like exhausted. No contacts b/c my eyes are way too tired,
bags under my eyes,
stay in your pajamas all day
TIRED.

But she’s so cute, I can’t be mad.
And Harper? Ay Ay Ay,
that’s a whole other can of worms.
Girl is OUT OF CONTROL.

She’s into everything,
Always running jumping screaming crying yelling
pure craziness.

Our dear friends asked us to be proxy god parents for their son’s baptism this weekend.
Sarah, I know you are reading this and I’m SO sorry Harper was such a disaster.
Let me share with you guys.
Among other things, she

1.Pooped during the ceremony and kept loudly saying “HARPER POOP”

2. Jumped up and down the aisle and up the steps
3. When the other baby that was being baptized cried, she yelled “baby angry…EAT MOMMY’S BOOBIES??”
4. Sniffed the floral arrangements and slyly said “niiiiiiice”
5. Kept yelling “HI UNCLE NICK” at our friends.

Lord help us all.
Below are some pictures that I feel accurately summarize the occasion.
Sadie looks out of it, Harper is crazy, Jimmy is just smiling, and I’m exhausted.
Oh, and I’m also sharing my latest layout with y’all too.
Happy Monday, friends!!
xo

hello, friends!
hope y’all are having a wonderful day today.
i had to blog b/c
a. i have a couple of sneaks
b. i have a couple of pictures i’ve been dying to share
c. i have to enable. hehe.

enabling first.
you NEED to order this book:

have i read it yet?
well..no.
but the fact that it has some of my ALL TIME favorite ladies in one book is more than enough.
Rebecca Sower, Carolyn Peeler, Teresa McFayden, and Charlotte Lyons
have been inspiring me for ages.
If you aren’t familiar with their work,
I have their blogs linked on the left column.

All of them in one book is guaranteed to be magic.
Here is where you can order a copy.

Also, I’m on a crazy Studio Calico creating spree.
I completed my 4th layout with the June kit this afternoon.
Here are a few more sneak peeks:

I can’t wait to share the whole enchilada!

Well, we are off to pick up daddy’s dry cleaning.
Fascinating, I know.

I’ll leave you with a couple of pictures of my sweet peas.
xox

I cannot even believe the number of comments on the last post.
What in the world?!?!? You guys are amazing!
Thank you so much for your kind words, yesterday was one wonderful day!
=)

How about I close the comments on the giveaway tonight.
So if you still want to be entered, just leave a comment on the post BELOW this one.

Thought you guys might like to see a couple of sneaks.
I hope to do another layout today and add another sneak peek or two.

You guys are going to love this kit..it has such a happy, summery feeling to it.

I thought I’d also share a few junking finds.
J watched the girlies on Mother’s Day and I ran to a few shops:

Don’t you just love that shabby fruit basket?
I thought it was perfect to repurpose in my scrap room.
and a random FYI-
please note the flourescent yellow shade in the hallway.
can’t wait to repaint that sucker!

Hope you are all having a lovely day…
See you soon with a winner!
xo

Here is what i found in my bed after a looooong shower this morning:

could they BE any cuter?
and then harper said
“happy mudders DAY!”

and suddenly i forgot that yesterday i wanted to murder her for the screaming and the
NONONONONONONONONONON
and the “HARPER DO IT”
and the “NONAP NONAP NONAP NONAP”

and i forgot about the fact that sadie isn’t really sleeping any more and
that she won’t let anyone hold her but me
and that she won’t take a bottle or binkie
and that she NEVER lets me
put
her
down.

and that most days I don’t get a shower and i will probably NEVER take long baths again.

I forgot all those things.
And I was happy.
Because these 2 made me a mommy.
And they made me kinder and more patient and LESS selfish…
well, they made me ME.
and i was looking for who I was for a long time:

i love my girls.
and hey, remind me of that next time i want to lock myself in the closet,ha!

i hope you are having a beautiful day…and hey! speaking of which…
last night i looked at my sitemeter and realized there are ALOT of you reading.
and most of you don’t ever say anything.
Now, i don’t do this for the comments. I do it as a sort of therapy..
and also to inspire, and be inspired by the connections i form.

I can’t form connections if you don’t say Hi!!
I promise, i’ll never make you de-lurk again ;).
so tell me, how are you? WHO are you???

Love to you all!!!
xoxox

Hey girlies!
Hope you are all having a beautiful Friday.
It’s hot as blazes here today and this genius had the brilliant idea
to take the girls on a walk AT NOON.
It’s like 95 degrees
and the double stroller weighs about 100 pounds (well, when you’re pushing it in 100 degree weather it does).
and then..
the wheel
fell off.

lovely. i had to take both of the girls out and sit them down
on someone’s lawn while i fixed it.
i’m sure the people driving by really appreciated
the view of my rear. awesome.

i thought i’d end the week with a few pictures and layouts.
love you all!
xo