My cousin Desiree captured these at Skylas birthday. I just adore them.

I loved this birthday party. It was big sisters idea months ago to have an Alice in Wonderland party for Skyla, even though she has no idea who Alice or the Mad Hatter is..but we went with it..! Here’s some photos that captured the day.

Skyla June makes our house more full of joy, causes a lot more giggles + smiles, snuggles better than any other baby, has the cutest good bye wave, lights up a room, follows me around the house like a shadow, and of course I think she really is the sweetest baby {{who isn’t really a baby anymore}}.
The first year of her life has gone by so super fast..

Happy Birthday to our blessing from God.

We have had these old windows in our garage since we moved in our house and Duane replaced them with a door{{yes, way over a year ago}}. I have kept them around, waiting for the most genius of ideas to use them for. I have slowly been replacing everything in our bedroom with black + white, and being obsessed with chevron print, I came up with this idea. And of course, like any idea I have, my husband is the one that actually makes it happen. {{in this case he replaced my shotty clear duct tape with staples from a staple gun and hung them perfectly on the wall}}.

I have a really really amazing sister. She loves me unconditionally and always goes out of her way so I know it.
Having two little girls is such a blessing. The way Skyka looks at Adina is more than precious. I often wonder if it’s the way I looked at my sister when we were their ages (and still probably do).
My prayer is that these two are always close to Jesus and close to each other.

A new and long awaited MADMEN season aired this last Sunday night. In {{very}} good company I watched and crushed on the furniture sets, the genius character development, and Mr. Drapers inquisitive looks. Curious about what will happen + love Sunday evenings even more.

Adina has been loving her ballet/tap class. My sister took these photos which capture her at her best…most of the time her + her best buddy Ellie are whispering and giggling and making up their own sweet ballet moves. But either way, no one can deny that little girls in tutus and buns on top of their heads are pretty precious.

My obsession with quinoa + cheese, making a perfect meal. I always alter recipes a bit {{usually to make them easier}}

1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa
2 cups shredded cheese
1 cup milk
2 eggs
Dash of salt

Whisk eggs + milk together and fold in quinoa and cheese.
Pour into an 8 by 8 sprayed with olive oil spray.
Cook @ 350 for 30-35 minutes.

I paired mine with sautéed Brussels {{gotta have something green}}

If you haven’t gotten into quinoa, I suggest this recipe. It’s super tasty. Even your kids will like it, and lets face it, it’s way healthier than Kraft.

{{tip, Costco sells Red Mill organic quinoa 4 pounds for something around $9, which is an insane price}}

I cannot believe Skyla will be one in just a few weeks. ..I’ll wait to get super sappy about her until her birthday post, but seriously look at this face!…she is so adorable, I can’t get enough of her.