Project 365| March 1-26

Oops, March has been busy...so here is almost a whole month of photos I am behind!

DAY 61| MARCH 1ST

 Barrett picked this from the yard for me =)

DAY 62| MARCH 2ND

We had been sick for several days, and were tired of being cooped up inside. 

It was a nice day, so we went out on the front steps to chalk in our jammies (in the middle of the afternoon) 

DAY 63| MARCH 3RD

 hot pumpkin spice tea...feels good on a sore throat

DAY 64| MARCH 4TH

 growing out my hair. Hasn't been this long since...hmm, maybe when we were married??

DAY 65| MARCH 5TH

View out one of our bedroom windows. It was a rainy day, but I am in love with the neighbors tall grasses. They are so vibrant yellow, especially beautiful during the "golden hour". 

Hope to use them for a session or two in the future!

DAY 66| MARCH 6TH

Woke up early for school, and couldn't wait to show Barrett the blanket of fog over the golf course.

Amazing beauty!!!

DAY 67| MARCH 7TH

Long lashes

DAY 68| MARCH 8TH

Watching Barrett perfect his golf swing, while I worked in at the kitchen table.

 DAY 69| MARCH 9TH

Went to support my friend, Audra, as she chopped off A LOT of hair!!

This was her "after" shot. She cut off around 10 inches to donate. So proud of her! She is beautiful!!

DAY 70| MARCH 10TH

 I was folding clothes on the bed, B was watching out the bedroom window for Daddy to get home.

DAY 71|MARCH 11TH

My hubby, Grill Master. Enjoying a White Russian on the back patio.

DAY 72|MARCH 12TH

We are having our house painted in April. This is my *TRYING* to pick out colors!

I love choosing paint colors inside. BUT this exterior choice is a BIG deal!! It's not just one gallon of paint if you change your mind! Eek!! Thinking about "Foothills" (a gray/taupe) for the house, with black shutters and maybe a deep gold/mustard front door? Trim will be white, as we just had it painted in December. Thoughts?!?!?

DAY 73| MARCH 13TH

 We finally got a new dining set! After driving all over Wichita, visiting 10+ furniture stores, we decided on this one. We wanted something rustic, turned legs, seats up to 8, with a leaf. We love it!! So nice to have a place for everyone to sit when we have company!

DAY 74| MARCH 14TH

New prop! Colorful rug I found at World Market...made out of scarves!

Will be a fun pop of color under newborns and babies!

DAY 75| MARCH 15TH

Playing on the iPad with Papa

 DAY 76| MARCH 16TH

Uncle Bobby and Aunt Jenn were in town for the Cabela's opening on the 14th. We went to that, and then they came to Winfield for a few days. We spent the day Friday visiting Brandon's friends around the area at their jobs/cool places. His friend Jeremiah & his family own Quail Valley Farms. We went to see their progress on the property. Barrett got to feed the baby lamb its bottle, and we got to pet the donkeys. After that, we went to visit Joel at Camp Horizon. It was a fun day. 

DAY 77| MARCH 17TH

First ride on Daddy's new mower!! They were both grinning from ear-to-ear!

DAY 78| MARCH 18TH

 "SWEAT"

In the garage finishing up the kitchen table paint job...

thought the sweat on my ice water cup was a neat texture :)

DAY 79| MARCH 19TH

 All the bfe kids (seven total) together to celebrate Miss Caroline's birthday!!!

Hadley, Lydia, Jillian, Caroline, Callum, Barrett, Norah Kate 

Amber's 3rd due in July will make EIGHT!

DAY 80| MARCH 20TH

 More Spring beauty popping up all around our yard!

DAY 81| MARCH 21ST

My new favorite drink! Recipe can be found HERE on Pinterest!

Made these for my Scentsy party Wednesday night! 

DAY 82| MARCH 22ND

Another view out our bedroom window. 

I love to watch, as the seasons change. AND the screen gives awesome texture :)

DAY 83| MARCH 23RD

 This was day ONE of our annual girls trip!

We ventured to Oklahoma City for a long weekend. 

Shopping, eating, pedicures & manicures, visiting and giggling in our hotel suite, more shopping and eating!! 

My FIRST trip to Cherry Berry!! 

DAY 84| MARCH 24TH

I didn't actually take any pics on Saturday (we were too busy shopping), so these are from Dinner out Friday night! 

Love my girls!!! Amber, Audra, Megan & me

DAY 85| MARCH 25TH

The time away was so nice, and much needed!!

The girls all agree that it makes us better mothers and wives to get away at least once a year! Ya know, keep our sanity!! I like to escape from my business, relax and spend quality time with my friends. My hubby knows it's important to me, and I love him for that! It good for me to miss my boys, and to feel missed. They were so happy to have me home, and that felt good. It's also good for them to have father-son time together. We all appreciate each other even more after these trips away :)

DAY 86| MARCH 26TH

This was actually taken after a good rain last week, but I edited it today!

We got a LOT of rain last week, and now everything is really greening up! 

New "studio"

I've always said I didn't want a studio...

I wanted to do everything on-location, and outdoors only!

BUT, after moving into the new house, I am liking the idea more :)

One of my favorite things about this house is all the natural light! So many big beautiful windows.

The first thing I do every morning is open them all wide and let in the sun! 

Our dining room has big french doors, hardwood floors, and right now it's an empty room.

That makes it the perfect natural light "studio."

So until we get dining room furniture, I will use it as my new studio!

My dad made me this new backdrop stand...

I wanted to use it for a one-year old session yesterday, so Barrett helped me test it out!

He's a cute little test subject, huh?!?

After that, I had my first "official" client session at the new house!

It was beautiful out yesterday (65 in January), so we went outside for a few pictures by the pine trees.

Then we used the "studio" for some backdrop shots and a cake smash.

It was perfect!

I am in love with the new house even more after that! I got to work, and I never left my house!

Now....next up, I need to get my office painted and organized!

** SUPER BARRETT **

Our Summer activities have been in full-swing for the last couple weeks.

Last week, Barrett took a Super Heros class at the Winfield Arts & Humanities (my old workplace).

It was taught by one of my friends, Stephanie.

Barrett loved it. He was so independent, and I enjoyed watching him in a new environment with older boys.

Gigi came with us to class one day, so she could see what Barrett was making.

Painting the boxes for his belt!


Throughout the week, they worked on different parts of their Super Hero costume:
Cape, mask, belt, power band bracelet, etc.

Barrett wanted an orange mask, green boxes for his belt,
and a blue cape with an "B" and "light bulbs" (a.k.a lightning bolts)

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It was so beautiful out Sunday evening, we went to "find a good spot," as Barrett said, so I could take some pictures of him in all his gear!

What a sweet little Super Hero I have!!