• Warning: Objects in photo may be more mischievous than they appear 😏😇🤪 _ 📸: @joytheoryco
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    Warning: Objects in photo may be more mischievous than they appear 😏😇🤪 _ 📸: @joytheoryco
  • Merry Christmas! 🎄 Here’s to bribing toddlers with candy to get them to sit still for a family photo and the *only* season Ezra will fit into this 🦌 onesie 🤪 Styling: @madebydavinakim 📸: @joytheoryco
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    Merry Christmas! 🎄 Here’s to bribing toddlers with candy to get them to sit still for a family photo and the *only* season Ezra will fit into this 🦌 onesie 🤪 Styling: @madebydavinakim 📸: @joytheoryco
  • ME: Before Christmas ALSO ME: After Christmas
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    ME: Before Christmas ALSO ME: After Christmas
  • I can’t believe how much my baby girl looks like a not-so-little girl anymore 😭 But at least I am teaching her important life skills like the art of silly faces and sparkle appreciation ✨🌟 Hands up if you are still a silly-face, sparkle appreciator aka MY PEOPLE! 👋
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    I can’t believe how much my baby girl looks like a not-so-little girl anymore 😭 But at least I am teaching her important life skills like the art of silly faces and sparkle appreciation ✨🌟 Hands up if you are still a silly-face, sparkle appreciator aka MY PEOPLE! 👋
  • My birthday started with Elsa & Anna braids by request, catching Pokémon in the park while @esthersoyunpark fed Ezra bananas, and ended sitting in a quiet house full of sleeping kids next to my partner in everything @ben.ja.mins ❤️ It’s truly not about getting what you want, it’s wanting what you’ve got. This year was one of the toughest I’ve ever faced but right now, 35 feels so right and it feels HOPEFUL and that’s the best birthday present I could ever ask for. I’m so thankful and humbled by my friends, family, everyone who has a hand in my business, and anyone who has believed in me and encouraged me—from each comment left in solidarity to illnesses, to those who were a hand to hold or a shoulder to cry on. Even those of you who said you watched my vids since Kansas, people I never thought I had any impact on, it leaves a lasting imprint and I’m left overwhelmed by the blessing of the position I’ve been placed in. You all who took the time to encourage me, it was heard and I can’t tell you how much it helped me get through hard times when I struggled to find the light at the end of the tunnel. God taught me this year that happiness is wanting less and being present more so I’m making that my goal moving forward (as well as hopefully staying healthy for longer stints too 😅). I love you all. Thank you for being part of my family ❤️ #birthday
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    My birthday started with Elsa & Anna braids by request, catching Pokémon in the park while @esthersoyunpark fed Ezra bananas, and ended sitting in a quiet house full of sleeping kids next to my partner in everything @ben.ja.mins ❤️ It’s truly not about getting what you want, it’s wanting what you’ve got. This year was one of the toughest I’ve ever faced but right now, 35 feels so right and it feels HOPEFUL and that’s the best birthday present I could ever ask for. I’m so thankful and humbled by my friends, family, everyone who has a hand in my business, and anyone who has believed in me and encouraged me—from each comment left in solidarity to illnesses, to those who were a hand to hold or a shoulder to cry on. Even those of you who said you watched my vids since Kansas, people I never thought I had any impact on, it leaves a lasting imprint and I’m left overwhelmed by the blessing of the position I’ve been placed in. You all who took the time to encourage me, it was heard and I can’t tell you how much it helped me get through hard times when I struggled to find the light at the end of the tunnel. God taught me this year that happiness is wanting less and being present more so I’m making that my goal moving forward (as well as hopefully staying healthy for longer stints too 😅). I love you all. Thank you for being part of my family ❤️ #birthday
  • Accidentally wandered to the wrong place at my own party but found the most incredible view that reflected the feeling in my heart: GRATEFULNESS ❤️ Words can’t express how honored I am that @pixibeauty decided to jump hand-in-hand with me to create products with my own face and logo on the box (seriously... is this real life?) but they even surprised me with a birthday cake too. If I’m being honest, I didn’t know if I’d be able to celebrate my birthday this year since we were dealing with so much illness and a stressful and complicated house sale all through the holidays. My birthday is Saturday and I had made no plans. I truly didn’t think there would be any time left for me. It may sound silly but I didn’t realize how much I needed this—a moment to close my eyes, make a wish, and blow out some candles. A moment to remember to stop and soak in the love of my friends, family, the people I work with, and everyone who has supported and followed me along the way. Thank you all for helping make my birthday wish come true 🥰😭❤️
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    Accidentally wandered to the wrong place at my own party but found the most incredible view that reflected the feeling in my heart: GRATEFULNESS ❤️ Words can’t express how honored I am that @pixibeauty decided to jump hand-in-hand with me to create products with my own face and logo on the box (seriously... is this real life?) but they even surprised me with a birthday cake too. If I’m being honest, I didn’t know if I’d be able to celebrate my birthday this year since we were dealing with so much illness and a stressful and complicated house sale all through the holidays. My birthday is Saturday and I had made no plans. I truly didn’t think there would be any time left for me. It may sound silly but I didn’t realize how much I needed this—a moment to close my eyes, make a wish, and blow out some candles. A moment to remember to stop and soak in the love of my friends, family, the people I work with, and everyone who has supported and followed me along the way. Thank you all for helping make my birthday wish come true 🥰😭❤️
  • I know you made the mess, but my heart knows YoU’rE iNnOcEnT when you tell me thank you 🥴 (sound on for maximum heart melting) #16monthsold #letthembelittle
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    I know you made the mess, but my heart knows YoU’rE iNnOcEnT when you tell me thank you 🥴 (sound on for maximum heart melting) #16monthsold #letthembelittle
  • Aria had an aggressive stomach flu all day Thursday, unable to hold down even liquids for 12 hours, and I swiftly caught it the next afternoon with @ben.ja.mins getting hit a couple hours later. After both spending all night hugging separate toilets from every end, the next morning I found Ezra’s crib covered in the same awful mess we all went through. With next to no sleep, it has been a nightmare just trying to crawl to each other’s aid with barely any food in our own systems. We were still weak but today we managed load after laundry load, disinfecting every surface, and cleaning the whole kitchen. I’m having trouble seeing the light at the end of the tunnel as I’m sitting here still coughing from the cold I never recovered from, still mildly nauseous and weak, praying that no more nightmares come tonight. I want to post this as a reminder of my happy girl dancing to Christmas music, and as a testament that we are going through the hardest few days we’ve ever experienced as a family. I recently had a conversation with my mom about how there are times we have to walk through the fire to be stronger on the other side so I’ll keep telling myself to take it step by step, hour by hour until we are through it 🔥 Just for the insanity of it all, if you have gone through a similar experience can you please share your story with me? Maybe if we all suffer together it won’t feel so bad 💪🤣
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    Aria had an aggressive stomach flu all day Thursday, unable to hold down even liquids for 12 hours, and I swiftly caught it the next afternoon with @ben.ja.mins getting hit a couple hours later. After both spending all night hugging separate toilets from every end, the next morning I found Ezra’s crib covered in the same awful mess we all went through. With next to no sleep, it has been a nightmare just trying to crawl to each other’s aid with barely any food in our own systems. We were still weak but today we managed load after laundry load, disinfecting every surface, and cleaning the whole kitchen. I’m having trouble seeing the light at the end of the tunnel as I’m sitting here still coughing from the cold I never recovered from, still mildly nauseous and weak, praying that no more nightmares come tonight. I want to post this as a reminder of my happy girl dancing to Christmas music, and as a testament that we are going through the hardest few days we’ve ever experienced as a family. I recently had a conversation with my mom about how there are times we have to walk through the fire to be stronger on the other side so I’ll keep telling myself to take it step by step, hour by hour until we are through it 🔥 Just for the insanity of it all, if you have gone through a similar experience can you please share your story with me? Maybe if we all suffer together it won’t feel so bad 💪🤣
  • All I want for Christmas is a snuggly boy 🥰 As hard as this cold season has been, 30 minutes of him breathing deeply, laying on my chest like he used to as a newborn, makes everything so worth it ❤️ #motherhoodunplugged #momlife
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    All I want for Christmas is a snuggly boy 🥰 As hard as this cold season has been, 30 minutes of him breathing deeply, laying on my chest like he used to as a newborn, makes everything so worth it ❤️ #motherhoodunplugged #momlife
  • Three of us have runny noses, I still have a cough, and Ezra has a giant bruise on his head but we left the house for a birthday party and all took a family nap AT THE SAME TIME when we got home so I’d say it’s been by far the most successful day of this 4-day weekend 👏👏👏 #smallvictories #momlife
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    Three of us have runny noses, I still have a cough, and Ezra has a giant bruise on his head but we left the house for a birthday party and all took a family nap AT THE SAME TIME when we got home so I’d say it’s been by far the most successful day of this 4-day weekend 👏👏👏 #smallvictories #momlife