11 months | Shoeless Shep

Once again I'm super late on posting this, but Shepard turned 11 months on Sept. 24, which means in exactly one week Shepard will be turning one! I can't even believe it! This little boy of mine is growing up way too fast. Shep is a total heartthrob and our little bundle of joy. :)

RECENT FAVES: (1) When Trav is in the other room Shepard will yell, "Daaaaaa. Daaaaaaa!" and waits for Trav to say "Whaaaat?" And then Shep will smile super big and thinks it's so fun. It really is the cutest thing ever. And then when Shep is in the other room we started saying, "Sheppppp. Sheppppp!" And he'll say, "Ya!" It's so fun to start actually communicating with Shepard. You can tell he understands so much and is learning new words every day. His voice is so cute. (2) We all know that Shep is totally obsessed with dogs, right? Well, he now barks and pants like a dog. It's adorable. He'll stick his tongue out like a dog and start panting like them. And if you're lucky, he'll lick you because he thinks he's a dog. Haha. (3) Shep does the cutest little bear crawl. Like if he is crawling outside or on wood floors he will crawl on hands and feet, like a bear would. It makes me laugh. (4) Shep loooooves being outside. We seriously go on like 4 walks a day, go to the park pretty much every day, play in the backyard, etc. etc. etc. This kid insists on being outside. Which I don't mind one bit! We're happy he loves the outdoors because he is always so happy and content when we go camping or hiking. It makes life a lot more fun! (5) Shep refuses baby food and will only eat "grown up" food. He is such a big boy. His absolute favorites are spaghetti, peaches and peas. He will seriously eat a whole cut up peach for breakfast. It's crazy. haha. (6) Shep's favorite toys are sticks, rocks and dirt. Haha. I'll put toys out for him to play with outside but he'll crawl past them and go for the rocks and dirt. He likes to call rocks "ball". It's really cute. (7) Shep thinks he can sing. When I have music playing he'll try to sing along (more like a monotone aaaaaaa). And when I sing him songs at night before bed he tries to hum along. He also loves to dance to music too. It's adorable.  (8) At church a few weeks ago during the hymn, Shep saw the chorister leading the music and he thought she was waving to him so Shep started waving to the chorister throughout the whole song. It was hilarious! We were dying laughing. I'm glad we have Shep to keep us entertained during church. ;)

Because The World Is Round

It was a lazy Sunday afternoon at my parents house and my sister Brooke and I noticed how beautiful the light was outside. So we quickly made a makeshift floral crown from the dying flowers in the vase, pretended like I knew how to braid hair, grabbed my camera and went outside to take full advantage of the gorgeous outside light.

Four Years & A Baby Boy

When Trav and I first got married I wanted to make it a tradition that we get our pictures professionally taken every anniversary. This year marks four wonderful years of marriage with my incredible husband. He is the love of my life and there is no one else I'd rather share this journey with. And we are SO happy that Sheppy now gets to join in on our tradition! I love my little family so, so much. They complete me. And we are so thrilled that the uber talented Tyson French captured magic for us. I will cherish these photos forever. Thanks Tyson! Mwah!

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We chose three different locations that really speak to who we are: a local art gallery, Julia Davis Park and the Boise River.

Local art gallery (Stewart Art Gallery): I am an artist and a huge art enthusiast. I also love, love, love art history. I plan on getting my Master's Degree in Art History one day. We spend a lot of time going to art museums, art walks, and supporting local artists. I am trying to get a lot more involved in the local art scene and hope to show more of my art. I did have the privilege of showing and selling some of my art at a RAW Artist Event here in Boise when I was first pregnant with Shepard. It was so much fun to collaborate and see all of the other artists and showcase some of my art at this event. I hope to do much, much more of this.

Julia Davis Park: This is one of our most favorite parks in Boise. And the bonus is that we literally live minutes from it. It is right next to the Boise Art Museum and has a beautiful rose garden that you can walk around (and if you know me you know that flowers are one of the things that make me happiest). It has the zoo next to it. It has the greenbelt. It has the most beautiful tall lane of trees. We have gone on countless walks, bike rides, events, etc. here at Julia Davis Park. It is such a beautiful place to be.

The Boise River: We love the outdoors. We spend most of our spare time outside, whether it be camping, hiking, going on walks, being in the mountains, etc. But one thing we have right in our back door is the Boise River. We love going to the river! We go on numerous bike rides and walks on the greenbelt which is a bike path right along the river. We love to kayak down it in the summertime. We love to fish. We love all that this river has to offer. It is such a beautiful river and we feel so lucky to live just a short bike ride away from it. It is definitely one of our favorite things about living in Boise. :)

A little bit sultry, a little bit sexy. But, hey! It's our four years, sucka. We like to celebrate. ;)