Beach babies

I was REALLY scared to take Lucas to the beach.

REALLY scared.

He is a runner.

And I feared that he'd either run straight into the ocean's grasp or down the coast and never.stop.

And I am a terrible runner.

So when we decided to go I was secretly shaking in my flip flops.

We set up our lil' spot in a corner of Laguna Beach.

And Lucas sat down and played in the sand,

the entire time.

I was actually able to sit down and relax,

which lately with Lucas hasn't been very often.
 

It was so amazing.

And the boys boogie boarded the entire time.

We are planning a ton of weekly beach trips this summer!

8 weeks to a better me: Week 5/Having fun & Loving life!

I could not love this weeks goals any more!

They are so perfect and exactly what I needed to read this week for an extra boost of motivation & inspiration!

Life has just been feeling pretty rough lately. 

And sometimes when it's rough it's hard to see that there is beauty in the world and that it will get better.

It has to rain before the rainbow, right? 

So here are my 3 goals for the week:

1) Spend time outside each day. Being outdoors is a great way to feel connected to something bigger. And it's a great way to calm your mind. Right about now my husband would be calling me a hippie!  ha!

2) Buy fresh flowers for the house, something small to make me smile.

3) And for my third goal, I love what Lauren said about not speaking negatively about your spouse. But not only your spouse I think it's important to not speak negatively about anyone you love. So this week I'm only going to speak words of love. 

xo!

Share it

 

I just finished reading this book today and loved it, 

so much so I wanted to share it with you.

I learned so much about the comparisons between what you eat and how your skin looks.

And it's pretty amazing.

Ever since having Lucas, me & dairy don't mix.

I eat it, but really shouldn't.

And after reading this book she has a whole chapter on the effects of dairy on your skin and it's one of the biggest contributors to acne.

Which is probably why mine has not been looking the greatest these days!

She goes thru everything from what to eat, to vitamins, minerals,

and how it all breaks down into your skin. So fascinating and

if you love these kind of books or if you have trouble skin and want to read more about alternative ways to help, this book is great.

She also has a 28 day food plan at the back of the book to help you transition to a cleaner way of eating and I started it today.

I can't wait to see if my skin really improves after 28 days.

Because the before & after photos in the book are really incredible.

 

 

Helping

The other day I was able to sit down at my sewing machine while Lucas took an extra long nap to finish a project for a friend.


She is having an online fundraiser to help raise money to bring home their sweet baby girl from Ethiopia and I was so excited to help. 

I adore this girl & her family is so beautiful.
Not to mention her & her husband are amazing photographers. 
They are taking our family photos and I can't wait! 
And her blog is one of my favorite daily reads! 

 



Sometimes we have opportunities to be a part of something so beautiful in the blogging community and this is one of those things!

Love!!

Lately on Instagram

I love us

The 20th was our wedding anniversary.

It always sneaks up on us.

We have two, and each year we always say we need to pick one but we never do.

And Kyle had to remind me this year.
Bad wife.

But my mom came over early Saturday to hang out with the boys so that we could hang out in LA before the going away party.

We had a good day. A solid 10 hours of alone time.

I can't remember the last time that happened.

 

While at the party our wedding song played,

(we picked a really long song) and we both got really excited.

I love when songs do that to you.

And it was a great way to end our day together.

I love us.

"Two people

who belong together

make a world."

-Hans Margolius

Saying goodbye...

On Saturday, Kyle & I drove out to LA to say goodbye to my best friend. 

She is going on tour for the summer with her incredibly talented boyfriend, and then ending up in Massachusetts to stay for good.


The day was so perfect.

And I know it's not the end.
What we have is forever,
and nothing will ever change that.

But after hugging her for the hundredth time and walking away to our car, I couldn't help but cry. 

I'm really gonna miss having her around, 
but am so happy for what's in store for her.


 

I love you Lisa!!