.:and it’s october first. happy fall.:.

a lot has been going on in dave and my life… hence the lack of blogging. i’ve been more preoccupied at work with the legal paperwork of dave’s divorce and finding a place for us to live. oh yeah, and work. i occasionally was able to find time at work to jot down a quick blog or two… but not so much lately.

change is on the horizon. i can feel it.

dave’s divorce is just about wrapped up. we are literally sitting on pins and needles. really! i put thumb tacks on my chair at work. okay- just kidding. but we are awaiting the news that the judge has signed the final papers that were agreed upon earlier this week. we sat through mediation last week- what an experience. and one that i intend to never participate in again. i would like to personally thank our great family friend Michele who was a saving grace at a time when we felt helpless. she helped to make an amazing amount happen. thanks also to my momma for hosting a dinner so we could all chat.

and… dave’s house is on the market! i’m sure this is the first many of you are hearing of this… well, ta-da! dave’s friend toril is the real estate agent we’re using. she came to the house this morning; took pictures, put a lock box on the door and will come by again to put a sign out front. and just like that our dream to get out of this house is real. i’m not sure i can quite explain how exciting this is for us… it’s fairly private and fairly obvious i think all at the same time.

i’ve got a spot of a sore throat that is going up the right side of my neck up into my ear. ouch. drinking tea, drafting a blog should make it feel better.

we have the girls tonight and this weekend. i feel like we haven’t seen them in a looooong time. i’ve loved the summer with them and everything we’ve done, but i’m also excited for what fall weather brings… candles, cuddling, holiday music and scents. *mmmm*especially the crafts that come along with fall weather too!

OH! MY! GOODNESS! how and why did it take me this long to bring up this news?! we got a dog! she’s a sweet yorkshire terrier. we picked her up when she was 9 weeks old. her birthday is the day before the 4th of July… and her name is Olive. she’s our little olive pit. i had hopes of picking out a boy so dave wouldn’t be so outnumbered, but no such luck. she’s the one I fell in love with. i rescued her from an organization called under-dawgz rescue… it is amazing what these people do. dave came up with her name… for a couple of reasons. 1. i love a good dirty martini 2. ella adores olives 3. dave’s dad’s name was Clive and his signature often looked like “Olive!” i think kelli, his sister, has a note or paper with his signature on it and i’m anxious to see it sometime. so, that’s how little miss olive came to be called olive. makes me teary-eyed thinking about it.

i’m starting to feel a bit crafty again… i’m continuing to alter my clothes to funk-a-fy them, and pick up darling things at the thrift store for the girls to add a bit of a flare to their wardrobe. ella now has an adorable pink, off-the-shoulder Flashdance-esque sweatshirt. totally dance-able. my aunt let me borrow a craft magazine from last summer that has these cute fleurettes that you can appliqué right onto throw pillows- or really whatever you want! i’m excited to give some of those things a go.

i think this is about it. for now at least.

actually- our great friend’s justin and sara are getting married! we received their wedding invitation and feel so blessed to be a part of this wonderful day for them. our lives are fortunately and unfortunately parallel in many ways… they know what i mean.

i have a great support at work- her name is jenny. i was feeling extra scattered earlier this week and she sent me the below… i wanted to share it here because it’s something i now read everyday.

“Dear God- may the burdens on this woman’s heart be lifted to your care. I sincerely pray that she is reminded that you never intended for her to carry these burdens alone, but to share them with you.
As she walks through today with a scattered feeling in her head, I ask that you make a clear path for her. I pray that her eyes are open to your Light and as her mind calms, her ears are clear to your Word and as she feels the burden lift there is a lightness to her body that helps her move through this day. Not just to get through it, but to be present in it, released from doubts, insecurities, pride or any other workings of evil. She has endured so much in the past few months and has been under attack. May she be filled with Faith, Hope and Love and be reminded that these are gifts that come from you, God- even when we experience them through the actions of other people, they are still from You. Lord, I ask that you bless my sister, Kristine.
In the loving name of Christ, my savior, Amen.”

now, yes, i think that’s it for now.

xo

.:busy summer:.

so, we've been a bit busy lately. we apologize for not blogging- we're taking a short nap.

.:sad attempt:.

i tried to write a blog, however it was turning out to be far too much of a diary entry, so here i am wishing everyone well… wishing happy early birthday’s to dave’s sister kelli and my momma!

we have the girls this weekend, so i’m sure i’ll have much more to blog about.

until then, cheerio.

.:diary of sorts:.

so i’ve tried to keep the blogs i write away from a sort of diary entry… and more so like an update or a newsflash, however today i’m feeling the need to just talk it out. bear with me as my diary entries tend to be scattered and often broken as my mind jumps from here to way over there.

we had a meeting this morning at work with our 401k account representative on the overall status of the markets and our money. i find myself terribly overwhelmed with the task of keeping myself and now dave and the girls financially afloat on a day to day basis without having to think about saving for my retirement years now.

this meeting was coupled with a time in my life where i am feeling like life flies by in the blink of an eye… maybe some of you reading are thinking to yourselves “ha! she’s only 24!”- well i’m feeling it, folks.

too much time goes by between visits with loved ones far and near… but there just isn’t enough time or gas money in one day. there also isn’t enough time to have sufficient quiet, down, and alone time while wanting to complete all the other visits, adventures and tasks necessary and desired in life.

how do i find this balance? listen to my core? take alone time when i need it and visit family when available?

let me pause for just a minute… i am absolutely NOT complaining about my life. i am absolutely ecstatic to be alive and to be where i am. i believe i am just learning about how to have a real relationship with a real man, how to be a caregiver/nurturer/confidant/role model/provider (amongst other things) to my precious princesses, how to own and care for a home while still doing my best to meet the needs and desires of both schaeperkoetter and hope families.

sometimes it really doesn’t feel like there is enough time for everything… and so much which we want to complete. schooling, career growth, financial security, vacations, a new home, a bigger car… aye ye ye!

this really was intended to be a positive post! i am happy! i want to do so many things for my family and your family- i’m just finding the time for it all.


…maybe i’ll stick to updates and newsflashes.

.:that’s a wrap:.

we had another fun thursday with the girls. dave and i found a new spot on the green river that is really rad. it’s a bit steep to get down to, but the girls were amazing- well ella was dead asleep in my arms, so my trusty flip flops and dave’s hand helped us down… but nonetheless they were troopers. ella slept the whole time in the 90 degree weather, drenching my dress and the whole side of her head. bless her heart she was very hot, but too tired to care. lily, chloe and dave dug chloe and lily into the ground and got sand everywhere. dave found his goggles before we left and he and the big girls went scouting. they actually found a shopping cart at the bottom of the river! we tried to talk dave into pulling it out, but i guess it was really stuck and the currant was pretty strong. so best he didn’t do it.

we changed the girls at the beach (that was fun!) and carted them off to their mom’s. both lily and ella had a hard time saying bye. it’s bittersweet really, it’s nice to feel loved, but it’s tears us up seeing them sad. we remind them they can call us anytime… and we drive off.

dave and i have another event filled weekend. his mother’s side of the family is having their family reunion this weekend. many of dave’s family members he hasn’t seen in years… and i mean years. i think he’s very excited to reconnect and to have me meet a lot of people that i won’t have another chance soon to meet. so we’re headed over the mountains this afternoon to meet up with his sister and her family for tonight and then the rest of the family will start trickling in tomorrow morning. we will maybe stay the night saturday or come home in the evening. my older brother is also in town this weekend from la! hooray for family! dave and i would also like to float the river on sunday, wrapping up our weekend at my ma’s for dinner. should be busy… should be fun.

hope all is well… love to you and yours.

happy sunshine.

xokb

no pictures from last night, but here's one to keep you smiling.

.:just another manic monday:.

it sure has been awhile since we wrote anything… life has been busy and then slow… and then busy again.

dave and i continue to work on the house, making it our own. we recently did our bathroom. we painted, hung up a towel rod and two hooks. we had a shelf in there before that was better suited for books and knick knacks, not bathroom toiletries. we will have to re-mud and then texture our bedroom walls before we can paint, so that one is a little far off. the girls are anxious to have their rooms painted… ella and chloe’s room is a bright, off green color right now and lily’s room is blue swirls with bugs?! i’m still not sure the thought process behind the past decorating, but nonetheless dave and i have very similar tastes and we’ll have these walls sorted out in no time.

we had the girls this last weekend. and for once we pretty much cleared the schedule and didn’t do a planned thing. we hung out with the cox’ on friday night so dave could install/hook up their cable. saturday was such a beautiful day we headed down to the river where we played all day. i made a big batch of what the girls now call ‘kristi special’ which is just a basic tuna pasta salad- but they seem to love it (and i’m okay with the name!). we filled up all our water bottles and grabbed our beach towels and didn’t return home until dinner time. no sun burns, sand everywhere, and tired girls. sunday was another lazy day. we were told that lily had baseball practice and since we don’t have the schedule and/or coach’s info like we’ve requested we were left standing at a high school baseball field in covington for half hour twirling our thumbs, as no one else showed up. we still haven’t got to the bottom of that mystery. ella crashed on the way home, i changed my clothes to my sunday sweats (as said to the beat of “sunday’s best”), and we just chilled. dave pulled out this old piece of art that he bought at a garage sale a long time ago and we cleaned it up and brought it in the house. it is a picture of mt. rainier and a clock, it’s kind of a shadow box type of frame, except nothing inside, ya know? just a deep frame. i really love it… now if we could only find a C battery to make it work.

we wrapped up the night with a bike ride. dave spent a good portion of saturday patching lily’s tire, his tire and fixing his old bmx that doesn’t have brakes. we all cruised around the neighborhood and felt the wind in our hairs.

dave and i curled up and watched shooter last night… i thought it was alright. dave’s rating jumped from a C- to a B+ and then back to a “ah, I don’t know”. so watch at your own risk, there are mixed reviews.

so now, here we are: monday. a new week. overcast today but supposed to get nicer throughout the week. my older brother gets into town later this week… and dave and i hope to float the river this weekend too. we hope everyone is well… take some time to smell the roses.

kb

.:join my team!:.

this is the first of many reminders, requests, and updates! i have started a team to participate in the Light the Night Walk on september 26th! as some of you know, my mother was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma about 2 months ago. she's put up a great fight already, but still has a battle ahead of her. i want to walk for her! and fundraise for a great society that has provided much help and support to my mom and many, many others. i want all of my friends to walk and fundraise too! it's a great cause and touches my heart deeply. please check out our team's homepage and make a donation- or even better- JOIN OUR TEAM and walk with us!

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.:ridin' the wave:.

well i thought i would get to this post sooner rather than later… but it seems to be later already.

we all had an amazing time on the boat. we owe carl, mom and eric one HUGE thank you. i think i’ll let the pictures do most of the talking, but we all had a blast to say the least. this will definitely not be the girls’ last boat ride.

love to all.

.:big surprise:.

dave’s brother called it. dave’s ex must have had somewhere to go. she revoked our privileges of having the girls overnight on thursdays. thank you so much for doing us such a favor, katy.

she requested that she have the girls on saturday from 3 to 8- for her sister’s daughter’s birthday party… do you think that maybe the party could have been scheduled on a weekend that katy had the girls?! probably. when dave told her no because that’s our weekend- she flipped and told him he would no longer have the girls overnight. pretty healthy game of ping-pong for the girls to be in the middle of, eh?

dave and i have jointly agreed that it’s best that we stick to the court-mandated schedule until such time that it can be reviewed- regardless of any more games she’d like to play.

lily is asking when she will have a say in where she spends her time. chloe and ella are asking to stay overnight… hearts are breaking.

dave constantly reminds me that our job is to make them happy, comfortable and full of laughter in these confusing and complicated times. so we plan to do just that.

lily has her last softball game on saturday with the end of the year bar-b-q immediately after. chloe has recital pictures somewhere in the middle of all that… and as for sunday- drum roll please –carl and debby are taking us alllllll out on their boat! one big HOORAY! for the HOPE girls. they have never been on a boat and i’m pretty sure this is going to blow their sweet minds. we always have such amazing weekends with them. i’m sure i’ll have some drop-dead-cute pictures of the little ladies on the sparkling lake for next week’s post.

hope all is well with everyone. shall return next week.
kb.

.:hope girls’ first race for a cause:.

what an amazing weekend! the weather was great, the race was great… smiles were all around.

we started off with a slow fun evening on friday… hit the park, had some super melted grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup for dinner… my soup was not without the saltines.

saturday we hit the road early to see my little brother bowl in the state tourney. he bowled six games and split it about down the middle, half over his average, half under his average. he didn’t move on to nationals this year, but i’ve got some high hopes for this kid and his bowling career. carl, my ma and eric took us all out to lunch at wendy’s! frosty’s and french fries… yummy. we said our goodbye’s and were on the hunt for a cheap cool birthday present for lily to take to her friend’s party later that afternoon. we found this rockin’ huge water toy- i think it was this big whale that the kids could sit on, and water spouted out of the top… maybe you could aim the spout?! clearly i don’t remember it too well, but nevertheless it was $7 and we were in the check-out line. we dropped lily off at her birthday party, hit a few garage sales and another park. we just hung out outside for the rest of saturday as sunday morning was coming quick and early!

sunday morning we left the house at 6:15am… the girls were rock stars! dave did some weird loud bird call inside the house to wake them up… lily stumbled from her room, but it didn’t stir chloe or ella. we put our REPORT shirts on and piled in the car. what an event this was! so many people had come out to join the fight against juvenile diabetes. we were on our way! 4 miles here we come! ella and chloe were already in the double stroller we borrowed from the cox’ and lily was keeping up with us perfectly. it was a beautiful route through the university of washington campus. we all did an amazing job at the race and it was near flawless… except for when the blankie got caught in the wheel and dave scraped his knuckles trying to get it uncaught.

we cruised inside of husky stadium for awhile after we crossed the finish line… there was water, and bananas and key chains galore! there were sponsors set up all around the field and we were able to get a few give-aways. there was also face painting and balloon making available to the girls… i stood in one line and dave stood in the other. we all got balloons made, lily a crazy hat, chloe a flower hat and ella a flower… i asked for an anchor. dave requested a skateboard, but it was a bit over the clown’s heads. the face paintings were adorable, lily got an army TANK on her cheek… for those of you that don’t know, she’s got this sweet little crush on a boy named TANK. she definitely got us with that one. chloe had some sparkling flowers and ella requested some delightful balloons on her little chubby cheek. we wrapped up at the stadium, and walked….very….slowly back to the car. our legs were tired! dave’s arms got a great workout from pushing the stroller too!

dave requested that we visit gas works park as he had never been, along with the girls. i gave my dad a call to find out where to go- i had been there many times as a kid, but obviously never drove. we were on our way and my dad also suggested that we check out the fremont troll as he figured the girls had never been. and he was right! they were amazed! well, lily and chloe were pretty amazed, ella was pretty passed out. we played on the troll for awhile, snapped a few pictures and headed home.
some of us rested when we got home, some of us played… but then we all wanted to be outside again! so we went down to one of lily’s favorite ‘beaches’ on the green river. sat, dipped our toes… and ate some sandwiches. we headed home as all the girls seemed to need to use the bathroom… and the outdoor, public, community potties on a hot day, didn’t seem like the best idea.

we wrapped up our night with some otter pops and tossing the baseball. the girls were picked up late as usual -which we love!. every extra minute is a blessing. and there dave and i stood: sweaty, slightly burned, tired and with a messy house- sans our three monkeys. it’s still a very surreal feeling to have them with us one minute and then them be gone the next. and not surreal in the dreamlike, Salvador Dali sort of way… weird like: something isn't right.

so, we look forward to our thursday, when we can once again be parents for a day.

.:photo session:.

our blog has been lacking photos… so i’m here to fix that problem. i will be composing a blog about our awesome weekend, but until then i’ll leave you with some pictures.

at the beach…

mermaid make-up night…
average night at our house…
nom nom nom
dmh and kessgh

too bright for ella

birthday mayhem

adorable.

.:there is always hope:.

so, i hadn’t blogged about a certain aspect of my life yet because i was waiting to make sure we were steadfast on our path of victory. with a plotted course and destination.

my momma was diagnosed with hodgkin’s lymphoma about a month ago. we had a couple of weeks of tests before that to power through to find out what was going on in her chest.

can i just take a quick minute to let you all know how much of a ROCK STAR my mother has been through all of this? what an incredible woman. i knew how much i wanted to be like her before this squall… but really, her strength and determination are astounding.

she has now completed one full cycle of chemotherapy, two sessions. my younger brother eric and i went to her treatment today to be a part of it. eric wanted to see what was going on in order to be a part of her treatment in “mind and body”. he wanted to not only hear about it at home, but actually see what our mother was going through every two weeks. it was interesting, amazing and humbling on many different levels to see the patients, nurses and doctor’s working so fluently together for one common goal, and sometimes cure.

as i sat down in the chair next to my mom, i looked above the door and saw this:

my heart leapt and i felt so protected. my world is surrounded with hope. the doctors have used the word “cure” from day one, and that is a very great word to hear. so with our course plotted and destination in sight my momma will forge ahead and prepare for glory! someone referred to the people praying for her as her ‘prayer warriors’. ma has made an association with the movie 300 and the Spartan warriors and has held onto this as her mantra of sorts. we borrow quotes from the movie, ideas from the movie, and the glorious victory of the movie to help encourage ourselves through this.

i sent the above picture to dave while we were in ma’s treatment. i needed him to know how much hope and bliss he has brought to my life. he has been amazingly supportive and helpful for me and my family. he and his loving, generous family have created this warm blanket of hope around my life and have already helped me through so much. pretty sure more than they know.

all in all, we’re preparing for glory. mom and our family are amazing and we’ll defeat this. keep the thoughts and prayers coming… they do miraculous things.

.:finally some good news for the hope family:.

so, out of nowhere, dave’s ex realized it was better for the girls to be with their dad more. she is allowing us to have the girls overnight on thursday’s. this phone call came unprovoked and seemingly out of nowhere.

dave and i are very excited for this, but can’t help feel it will somehow turn around to bite us in the butt. when his ex is involved positivity, generosity and benevolence aren’t usually at the forefront of whatever is going on.

nevertheless, we feel there isn’t a way this can work against us. we love those girls dearly and will take absolutely everything we can.

so cheers to tonight! our first (again) thursday night, overnight.

here is to the love and support of our amazing families and friends who have been through this fight with us. we thank you.

.:‘bout time for a blog, eh?:.

well, i’m here at work. missing my boyfriend. sorry for the sap, but our blog is for our thoughts, right? :)

we had an amazing weekend, we had the girlies… dave picked them up from school on friday and headed out to his buddy jon’s parents house to play with the horses, dogs and on the trampoline. i headed straight to my parents house from work, my older brother robby was there! whoop whoop! he had flown in from LA earlier in the day. we all piled in the car to head to eric’s track meet and cheer him on. i believe he hit a personal best in his shot put event… he also ran the 400 meter. i am so proud of this kid! he looked so sharp out there in his sleek black, red and yellow track spikes… and those short shorts! we had a nice bar-b-q at ma’s… just like the old days. dave and the girls wrapped up their evening and i did too. we met at home and we were all absolutely wiped out! the sun took it out of us. the girls wrapped themselves up in the most adorable blankets that my mom made for them. so snug and cute.

saturday morning dave went and picked up amber! HOORAY! amber is beautiful number 3 in the brent and ruth clan. she hung out all day with us, cruised to lily’s baseball game with us and we also hit up a couple cute shops in downtown auburn. we were absolutely lucky to have her hang out with us for a bit. my great friend sonja is moving to chicago. and her birthday was on saturday, so amber was gracious enough to hang-out with the girls so we could go celebrate this bittersweet event. dave and i had a wonderful time at sonja’s birthday party. we were able to meet the whole clan who flew out for this wonderful evening. it was great to be a part of such a celebration. thank you sonja, your wonderful family and amber.
sunday was a day of yard work! holy cow! my hands are so sore it’s hard to type! i really should have done a before and after picture… you’d be amazed. dave and i have done some really amazing things outside. lily gets some credit, she asks to help and completes her tasks quite well. chloe and ella have wonderful aspirations of helping but are quickly distracted by bikes and sidewalk chalk. dave has a couple of his father’s rose bushes planted and i missed their blooms last year, so i am dearly looking forward to seeing those later this spring. we wrapped up the day with pressure washing the whole driveway. a special thanks to dave and stephanie cox for the use of the pressure washer… she’s in one piece, don’t worry! i’m excited to go home tonight and see the work we did.

i think i’ll wrap up here. i hope everyone is well.

happy spring.

.: "is that your first tumbleweed, honey?” :.

what a weekend! dave and i worked on friday and hit the road on our way to idaho about 4 o’clock. i don’t think i was mentally prepared for the drive ahead of us. i was just so excited to be heading out to visit brent, ruth, lil’ brent, sarah, jake, penny and maralyn and robert. we hauled the whole way down there. few stops on the way and only if they were absolutely necessary. our last necessary stop was to get gas on this lonely highway just outside of hailey. it was a scene straight out of a horror flick. complete with tumbleweeds, and a vacant motel with the “o-t-e” burnt out on its sign. when the gas pump shut off it made this huge clanging sound and i’ve never jumped back in the car so fast as i did right then. pretty sure i tripped on the blanket i had wrapped around me. anyways- we hit the road and made it safely to brent’s dwelling at about 2:30 our time, 3:30 idaho time. we said quick hello’s to those awake enough to greet us and both brent’s who came home after doing a spot of cable work in the middle of the night. then we hit the sack. literally- the hope’s have this HUGE bean bag that dave and i both fit on. this thing was incredible! we quickly jumped on that and rapidly fell asleep.

saturday morning came quick, however we were ready to get up and see what sun valley (and brent) had planned for us. we ate a little breakfast, said hi to the sleepy heads, and hit the road for the first of the tours. brent, ruth and penny showed us around their town of hailey. what an adorable, quaint town. we stopped at a few places and headed home to wait for maralyn and robert to arrive. how great to see them! i had only met maralyn once last summer and had yet to meet robert. once they arrived we had a quick lunch and hopped back in the car for the big tour. we cruised through hailey again and in to sun valley. brent was sure to point out all the celebrity’s houses. felt like an authentic ‘star tour’. we stopped at this small shopping village that was simply delightful. dave and i picked up our commemorative golf ball there. we all splurged on some fudge and walked around in the beautiful sun. we snapped a few pictures and headed back to the car. once we got back to chateau hope that huge bean bag sucked dave and i in again and we took a quick power nap. brent woke us up to hit the slopes. i’ve never said that before! we rounded up all our gear and piled into the truck. brent, lil brent, dave, penny and i all headed to the mountain. tubing was SO amazing! we hiked up to the top and let ‘er rip. dave and i flew down that mountain so fast. i had no idea that was what i was getting myself in to! as we came to an adrenaline pumping stop we flipped and i landed smack in the middle of a huge mudd puddle and dave landed right on top of me! you would have thought we were in a romantic comedy where the two love birds accidentally fall down together and steal a kiss. we hiked back to the top even higher than the time before and we all went down at the same time. brent, lil brent, and penny all on one tractor tube, and dave and i on the other. what a blast! penny was the one to land in that nasty mudd puddle on this run- but what a great sport she was. you can tell she’s a tough cookie for being the baby of 7. we had an absolute amazing time! dave and i will try and get the video from brent and post it on here. we headed home and got cleaned up for a delicious dinner prepared by ruth. she made a scrumptious stir-fry that we all devoured.

saturday night was reserved for decorating eggs. some amazing talent at their dinner table. you can check out The Daily Item for the top ten eggs... and vote! i showed penny how my family blows eggs... bless her heart she rocked it out!

sunday morning came, and happy easter! we had a leisurely morning and then dave and i went and explored hailey a little by ourselves. we stopped at a cute little coffee shop and tried this cream cheese jalapeño thing that was a little goofy, but good. we walked around in the sun for a bit and headed back to the house. the whole gang rounded up to play some basketball, walk the dogs and a spot of bocce ball! it was brent, lil brent, dave and i who played. pretty sure dave and i won... oh wait... yeah, it was the brent’s who won. that was a way fun time and i know dave and i will be playing again and again. there was yet another feast prepared for easter dinner. the meat was amazing- well, i heard the meat was amazing. couldn’t tell ya from experience though. everything else was delectable. we wrapped up the night with a game of apples to apples (a schaeperkoetter/hope favorite).

we hit the road monday morning about 8:30. hugged and kissed our family goodbye... tears rolling down our cheeks as we drove away. okay, no tears, but almost! we had sun almost the whole way home, hit a tumbleweed- oops, my bad. and about 10 and a half hours later dave and i were pulling in our driveway. home sweet home. and back to reality.

what a wonderful trip we had. it was so great to visit with everyone. next time we’ll be taking the girls out there to visit this magical town and phenomenal family.
we’re celebrating easter with the girls on sunday. chloe has ballet tomorrow and lily has baseball games both tomorrow and saturday. we’ll just be dragging ella along to all the activities- she keeps us entertained.

until next time...

kb. aka zoe.

*photos courtesy of brent hope*