A couple of years ago, I told Jon that I wanted try my hand at film photography. You’d think that I had punched him in the…armpit? Like, what the heck. He was both confused + totally amused. For Christmas that year I got a new camera. This camera. Notice, it’s not film. Along with it came a note explaining that if I really wanted to give film a shot, he would fully support me. Jon is levelheaded + logical. Traits I have always admired in him. He often knows me better than I know myself. He understands that film completely amazes me. We’re talking bow down, I don’t comprehend this for one second, my mind is blown type of amazement. He also knows that I don’t really have the time nor the patience to wrap my busy brain around it right now. With those feelings out on the table, I truly enjoy taking pictures of my sweet boys + hope that film will make its way to the top of my to-do list someday. 

 Love you, Sam girl. Thank you for capturing my little circus on film. 

S W E E T S: jonboy’s birthday | ky’s birthday | lake las vegas family vacation | fiiiinally meeting the ludlow’s | jonah “this is the best sleeeeping place everrrrrr” over + over while they set up the tent when we were camping | taking meg’s family pics | swimming play date at caroline’s condo. best treats, best company | roasting mallows after the kids go to bed under the party lights – just the two of us #zahzah | introducing jonah to jumping in the sprinklers at gamma’s house | riggins learning how to say more in sign language | big summer blow out at bella me |  rigga jumping on the mini tramp by himself + lighting right up about it | cereal night for young women: jonah sneaking out of bed to join | splitting SWIG sugar cookies while jon had a meeting | cafe rio picnic on beach towels outside of Bella Me | ninja turtle jammies at church | snocones from hukilau’s as big as my head | national donut day | the soup kitchen first + definitely not last timers 

now, the sours. because I think they are important to document + just as fun to look back on.

S O U R S: missing ky’s birthday party | campsites closed after we drove all the way up | facetime never working anymore | laundry | riggy’s diaper rash | pulling over for jonah to go potty + getting stage fright every single time | swimming suits not getting here in time for vegas | losing all of our pool toys | jonah waking up crying from sunburn on his little legs | jonboy’s teef probs | jonah peeing his pants during sacrament | too many pictures, not being able to decide which ones to post | air condition probs aka bedroom full of windows on the top floor probs

The long awaited Parrish-Patten-Pennington Vegas vacation has come + gone in the blink of an eye. We loved it. All of it! The drive down, the late night sneaking out after the kids were asleep, the relaxing, the treats + even the drive home. My shoulders are nice + crispy, my heart is happy + it’s a dang good thing this is the first of many trips with the P crew because we’ll be daydreaming of Lake Las Vegas for many many many weeks to come.

S W E E T S: memorial day | instagram detox | grandpa, gamma + dann in town | early morning bike ride just jonboy + i. burns so good | banana creamies | on time for church | sunday bbq at grammy melanie’s. goooooood to see aunt morg again | whitney davis wedding | softball double header | cowabunga bay season passes | laura + dann cleaning our whole house | party lights strung | honest diapers | rigga watching us from his crib | running errands alone – a mini staycation in my eyes | jonah constantly asking it it’s wednesday night because that’s when dad’s softball game is. he doesn’t even know what that means | getting family pictures back from samantha kelley, heart eyes heart eyes heart eyes – i can’t wait to share them all | late night chats with dann | abercrombie + fitch pulling through in the high waist swim department – who woulda thunk #pukashellnecklace | our ice cream truck friend was back this week. jonah heard the music + took off running for the road | planted flowers, fixed sprinklers | riggins chasing jonah – when they laugh together my world stops | ppp viva vacation is f i n a l l y here 

now, the sours. because I think they are important to document + just as fun to look back on.

S O U R S: when gamma + gampa left | rigga teething again | online shopping: i’m pretty convinced this will never make it up to the sweets list in this life. along with grocery shopping | totally forgetting our beach bag at cowabunga, thank heavens for honest people in the world | no-nap jonah whines | swimsuit drama | didn’t make it to the zoo as planned | my favorite pineapple bracelet on back order | knowing that i’m going to be missing ky’s birthday next week | jonboy’s dead tooth | being 2+ weeks behind on email’s | the temperature in our house at 3 pm every day | jonah opening + closing the garage so many times it fell off the track | washing colors THREE times {not on purpose} that smell is very not good | caught up on chicago fire

S O U R S: forgetting the pac-n-play on our trip to wyoming  | jonah screaming “i don’t like this ginger” all the way out of graduation | online shopping for swimsuits – #firstworldprobs | blog posts deleting because i had it open on 2 computers | losing my 2 day old bracelet at jon’s softball game | power rangers: least favorite show ever made | roadtrip without jon | waiting for otter-pops to freeze | driving home at 2:30 am after girls night | formula costing approx $2,000 a month | writers cramp – or probably just not enough time to blog #priorities #momprobs | wiggetywack photographers | changing rigga’s dipe in the stroller in the middle of the food court not realizing it was a total blow out | grocery shopping | failing at slim in 6 | changing the title from friday lemonade to just, lemonade {insert covered eye monkey emoji here} | missing ward temple night because we didn’t have a babysitter | logan not getting any closer than it was last week

S W E E T S:  mother’s day – breakfast in bed, primary songs in sacrament meeting, handmade card from jonah with handpicked flowers, tom petty on the drive to logan, mom’s sunday dinner set up downstairs, priceless love letters | porcupine grill | FAMILY BIKE RIDES | visiting kelly’s new bundle | family pics with samantha kelly | banbury cross donuts | taking kaelie a surprise party for her birthday | YW-YM spaghetti dinner: selfie photo booth | liberty park date with sweetest friends | borrowing erica’s closet | october ink pop up shop | honest diapers | FP moccasin hook up x 6 | splitting a blue razz with jonah after the park | fresh flowers in brown paper | fortunes from panda | cooking dinner with riggins in the solly wrap | “goooooood morning riddins” | still holding strong in first place with NBA family bracket

S O U R S: riggy’s little carpet burnt legs | jonah’s “i don’t like this” phase | broken crib from jumping brothers | the boys dumping out a box of frosted cheerios together | webb side of the family getting sick | no ticket to alt | pushing stroller up to 11th ave | public restrooms | the wind blowing over jonah’s sno-cone on the table | jonah stepping in dog poop at liberty park | j dawgs line backed up out the door | forgetting to get the address for jon’s softball game before it started + missing the whole game – steam from my ears | craaaaazy frozen opinions | OCD blanket straightening temper from jonah

S W E E T S:  ky, chad + morg all graduating on the same day | riggy taking his first steps | a get well kit on the back step from friends | pillow photoshoot | bright + early hair date | jonah’s batman mask at the ward cinco de mayo party | watching my boys stuff the pinata + sneak treats into their pockets | returning library books on time | “mom, you can push riggins higher than me, it’s okay” | splitting a greasy pizza at the bees game – jonah asking “dad why is the pizza wet?” | swimming with laura, minn + louie | upgrading our season jazz tickets | my hotdog t-shirt | jonah walking into sacrament with his goggles on | grandma webb’s strawberry shortcake | experiencing the cheese factory for the first time | our pediatrician that patiently puts my crazy mom hypochondriac-ish mind at ease every time we get sick | sincere emails from far away readers | drives to logan with jonboy while the kids snooze in the back – still don’t know how i married someone that freaking cool in every freaking way 😉 | j’s leg cross on the rope swing | spotting a parked fire truck on our walk | first place in our family playoff bracket, raise the roof | early mother’s day treats + a visit from morgan

S O U R S: riggins catching croup | jonah catching the stomach bug – then passing it to me. grateful jon has a superhuman immune system | not leaving the house for 2 days | rain rain + more rain – always putting the kibosh on our drive-inn plans | lingering throw up stench | forgetting to bring rigga’s shirt to our photo shoot | not blogging all week – sorry! i think i’m officially a one month on one month off blogger | driving in the rain | washing every blanket we own that fell victim to throw-up {hey, i guess it’s better than the carpet} | my milk drying up. i was dehydrated when i got sick + i’m still feeling bad about it | trader joes parking lot | allergies | losing only one of my nike’s for the second time. jon thinks i’m doing it on purpose

S W E E T S: picking up jonboy from the airport | slumber party with grandma + grandpa + dannika + laura | a mom clean house – it’s a thing. thanks, mom!!  |  blue raspberry otterpops | mrprintables.com + jonah finally giving it a chance over his basketball coloring pages | check up texts from the sweetest friends | squirtable pancake mix | finding selfies on my camera roll everytime i can’t find my phone | reading time at the library | jonboy coming home for lunch – SUPRISE | jonah wearing a helmet – modern day miracle is what it is | f’real stop at the grocery store | special midweek visit from ky – including hiccups, new hair, new birks, climbing through the trunk + build a bear | costco greek jalapeno dip | tucker’s birthday party | feeding the ducks | pinata hunting on the west side – swap meet dance off | riggins clapping when he gets excited | watercoloring with the patten’s | nba playoffs after the kids are in bed | skateboarding with the uncles | eating pizza on the trunk of the car in our driveway AKA our back yard | stake standards night

S O U R S: otterpop wrappers | jonah boycotting sharing at the patten’s – anything + everything, riggins included | chasing jonah’s dollar across the nordstrom parking lot in the wind – maybe i peed a little, maybe i didn’t | riggins diaper rash agaaaain | allergies – i really really really really don’t like you very much | broken cross walk button to the street by jon’s office | not posting on the blog all week – please forgive me. my draft box is bulging | not making it to the swimming pool when i promised jonah we would go – the tub will suffice, but not for long #badmom | brown apples like the day after we bought them | jonah discovering the word “freakin” – guess it could be worse | people who copy my blog posts  + take credit for the ideas | two more broken chargers because jonah rips them out of the wall when he unplugs the ipad | paying shipping for online shopping – almost a deal breaker every order

S W E E T S:  easter sunday | easter egg hunting – all 5 times | baby girl devine arrived | witnessing the biggest cardboard fort in the history of cardboard forts | sleeping over at grandma’s while she slept over at our house | comic con round 2 | wendy’s picnic | taking my own kids to clean UPL just like I did growing up | becky, kelly + i : dinner with hubbys | da jump zone | introducing riggy to SVHS | scoring ky a brand new eames chair | fergalicious | FHE – cafe rio at our not so secret very favorite spot | meeting olaf | scooting scooting scooting | sister talks + dreams with ky | home-made hand-delivered bread from naomi | witty jonah: “riggy say JO-NAH” then he whips out the most hilarious baby voice ‘jooo-nah’ SEE he did it mom, now let’s go get a donut? | loud hiccups on the scheels escalator

S O U R S: dropping jon off at the airport | always being late | cutting jonah’s hairs {never not crooked in back} | missing young women’s | touching a freaking python at comic con | peeling shoulders | picking up bathtub toys before every shower | meeting a pet skunk + still saying what the crap over + over | wearing the wrong shoes downtown – blisters will never be cool | windstorm/rainstorm/dirtymywindow-storm | forgetting about a wet diaper in the back of the car for 2 days. poopy > wet | jonah giving up on finding his easter basket | missing girls night | snow in sardine canyon

to grandmother’s cabin we go. literally.

Here’s the thing. A couple of weekend ago when we left for the cabin, it was almost 70 degrees outside. The sun was shining, the skies were blue + I was giddy in spring-ified bliss. I hate to admit it, but sometimes I have a hard time thinking outside of the box {especially packing outside of it} so all that I packed were my sandals, cutoffs, jammies, a couple t-shirts for the boys + along we went on our merry adventure. The minute we pulled into Oakley, we caught word that there was too much snow to drive up to the cabin + that we needed to park + hike in. Ouii. Mom of the year right here with kids dressed in summer clothing. Oui Oui.

Jonah snoozing on the 4-wheeler gave us all a good laugh. The best part is that this isn’t the first time this has happened to him. That boy plays hard hard hard hard hard! I wish you could have seen his face light up when he landed his dismount from the 6th step. He made Tucker giggle just by looking at him + has grammy wrapped around his finger. He dominated in the Easter Egg hunt + got some new Ninja Turtle jams that make him kick extra high + scream COWABUNGA extra loud.

Riggins, the little sweetie, is such a good traveler. If you know him, you know he is just about the most well-mannered happy go lucky little pal there ever was. Last weekend was no exception. He kept his sleeping schedule, giggled every time jonah popped open an egg, loved crawling around the massive family room + riding on the back of the 4-wheeler.

Talks + dreams of building our own cabin made the drive home fly by. The kiddos were zonked before Jon even had his seatbelt buckled. I found it funny that the minute we passed back through Park City, the blue skies were back, bluer than ever, welcoming us home with open arms. I love you, Utah. There’s something to be said about being out of my everyday element that makes me appreciate this life on a different level. It truly is magical.

Because of him I get to be a wife, a mother + a daughter in this life + in the next. Because of him I am a better person. Because of him, there is always a tomorrow. Always a new beginning + an opportunity to start again, to try harder. Because of Christ, we have purpose, we have hope, we have strength, we have peace + we have joy. Because of him, I am me + I know that I will be with this family of mine forever. Happy, happy Easter.

S W E E T S:  family cabin time | snowmobiling with jonboy. that guy puts his whole heart into every thing he does | first blue raspberry sno-cone of the year | pizza park night with the patten’s | ninja turtle bandaids | less instagram more collect | “if you like that popcorn tree so much why don’t you marry it?” | cosmic con | 5 trips to the library + i’m feeling mighty proud | jonah car wash drama | riggins bear crawl – no knees allowed in his rule book | white chocolate cadbury eggs. bless you, target | grammy’s easter egg hunt | learning colors in the tub | riggins is now rigga | late night cereal | moving jonah’s clothes to the top shelf so he can’t reach them. VICTORY | snap rapchats from jessie | “ARE YOU KEEDING ME?!” – jonah, when i pointed out his bed wasn’t made | girls night: pizzeria limone | the lorax

S O U R S: first legit sunburn of the year – nursing riggy has been quite the squeal | the blossoms disappearing at the capital + calling off family pics | jonah’s first real road burn biff | broken mom pride from a complete stranger at the accounting office | riggy’s diaper rash reappearing every other day | not going home for easter | throwing away dead flowers | sick friends | laundry, laundry, laundy | nap schedules | facetime never connecting | chapped lips | jonah’s latest hate for wearing undies | realizing i wear basically the same outfit all week when i put these pictures together. sue me