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Stephanie Howell

reading, organizing, shopping, momming too close to the sun. Home is wherever the Army sends us.

i’ve created a monster.

last night, harper decided that we needed to get ready for picture day.

she had me show her the pose that i selected on her order form.

she then got out every piece of clothing she owned and tried on different outfits, doing the pose she’d be doing for photos. THE POSE. WITH EVERY SINGLE OUTFIT, PEOPLE.

and she rejected one outfit

after another

and another

and another.

i’m dead serious. the reasons were varied. everything from “awkward” to “the pattern is too small” to “not fashion enough”. there was also something about “not ‘propriate”. WTH?

sadie was laying on her bed moaning and mumbling. the only word i could actually decipher was “widicuwous”.

then this morning she woke up early so i could curl her hair. and of course, every.single.curl. was accompanied by screeching.

i’m talking alley-cat screeching. which is pleasant. there were tears. harper tears and mama tears.

and we were 5 minutes late for school. but when all was said and done, look at my beautiful girl.

yes. her fashion staples are present. pearls and skinny jeans. and flats, of course. when i put this outfit on her she posed, had me snap a picture…and then jumped up and down yelling THIS IS IT!!!

she might be a little bit over the top, but i must admit the girl has ‘ashion skills. and i love it. even though wedding dress shopping should be…interesting?

happy tuesday,sweet friends.

xoxo

misc. monday

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yeah…so it’s that time of year. where i feel like i’m on a treadmill but i can’t ever quite run fast enough.that’s how fall is every year. getting used to a new school schedule always makes me extra scatterbrained.

but add  new town,new house,new everything into the mix…and wow. extra scatter. :)j has been out of town and it’s funny…i’m used to him being gone days,weeks,months,YEARS at a time. literally.

we are really missing him. turns out we kind of like having him around every day. who knew?? ;)but it’s all good. life is good. and happy. i am really happy right now. for the first time in years i am not stressed.

even more importantly, i’m not worried. and i haven’t been able to say that for a long,long,long time. i actually don’t remember the last time i could say that.

are any of you in the connecticut area? it looks like i’ll probably be attending CKU stamford (as a TA to a dear friend-i’ll tell you more if it works out)and i would love to meet any of you who might be there!

i’ll also definitely be attending cha in anaheim this january and working at the MME booth.i have to tell you i’m so excited to do a little bit of travel this year. this job has been such a blessing for me.

it has fulfilled me so much. not only creatively, but intellectually. it’s refreshing to use my brain for something other than my children.

does that make sense?

um, could this post be more random? yes. yes it could.

here are some pictures from this weekend:

we had pizza/movie night and beauty shop morning:

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lots of outside play time:

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fall/halloween decorating:

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pumpkin browsing:

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dress up. please do NOT even ask what they are wearing. they are crazy.

they just kept bringing me stuff and i put it on.

jimmy saw this on instagram and asked if they were wrestling outfits b/c lucy looked like she was about to body slam cate. HA!:

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and minestrone making. by the way, this was DELICIOUS.

sidenote: i added some sausage.

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did anyone even read this post? this is the kind of post that i’d probably just skim for photos if i was reading it. it’s weird and random. haha! happy monday,loves!

scrappy saturday- s.c.h.

I’ve been collecting sequins for months. Every time I go to Walmart or Michael’s I grab a new bag.

And this beautiful dish sits on my craft desk:

It’s no surprise that I use sequins on every single project I make lately. I just like the tiny bit of shine and glamour they add. 🙂

Here’s my layout for Scrappy Sunday this week. I used the He Said She Said kit from Cocoa Daisy along with LOTS of bits and pieces from my stash.

You saw these photos a couple of days ago…and as soon as I saw them I just knew I had to scrap them. Her face is so sweet in these. And Sadie doesn’t talk alot. Well, not as much as her big sister does. I love that I caught her mid-monologue. 🙂

I like that this page is blues and greens. A different color scheme for me. I use aqua/teal/turquoise a LOT on my pages, but this combination is a bit less girly. And I like that.

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I added lots of layers of patterned paper,tags, border stickers, tissue paper,stickers, and doilies.

And I’m a big fan of the BasicGrey Clippings garland. So pretty.I “girlied” it up a little by adding some teal sequins.
Yeah. I had fun making this. And that’s the best feeling in the world! Thanks so much for stopping by today!
xoxo
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through the (actual) lens

i love taking photos with my iPhone because i can snap photos without having a bulky DSLR in my face.

an iPhone is much lighter than a canon.

but this week i had my DSLR out on the kitchen counter. i had to take a few photos for a magazine assignment, and i just never put the camera away.

i am SO glad that i didn’t put that sucker up. because i ended up grabbing it all week at random moments and i got some great photos.

i don’t use my big camera often at all, so i noticed that i could really sneak some shots before the babies knew what i was doing. when they see my iPhone they say “cheeeeee”. haha!

here are the moments i caught.

 

sweet baby feet and silly babies rolling on mama and daddy’s bed.

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lucy on the left and cate on the right. their hair is WILD these days.

also, you’ll notice that i’m slightly obsessed with picking up $8 play dresses at old navy.

this mama of four girls canNOT have enough affordable play clothes.

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silly big girls before school. i was daring them to not laugh at me.
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the babies put on harper’s headbands and were VERY pleased with themselves.
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lucy “drooly mcdroolerson” howell
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each day when sadie comes home from pre-k, we put the babies down for nap and then spend some special time together.

she pulls her stool up to the kitchen counter and does some kind of art activity while she tells me about her day. LOVE her face in these photos.
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cate “reading” a book. 

she’s concentrating so hard with that little tongue out.

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those curls are delicious.
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then lucy wandered up and cate realized her alone time was over.
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but she was fine with it because she loves “sheshe”- that’s how she says lucy.

their faces in these pictures make my heart hurt. i mean…have you ever seen anything cuter? EVER?
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you can even see those sweet pudgy/dimpled elbows.
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yeah…i think i’ll leave that camera out on the counter. because these make me happier than i can put into words.

happy friday,precious friends.

wordless(ish??) wednesday

 

if you need me, i’ll be hiding in the laundry room drinking sauvignon blanc. don’t worry…i’ll make sure to do laundry at the same time as to stay productive.

xoxoxoxo