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Mom to Iris. Wife to Todd. Our little family lives at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in Fayetteville, Arkansas. We love it here and I love sharing little bits of our life.

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Posts Tagged: family

6 Month Baby Portraits: Benfield Photography

There are two things that I really, really love.

Iris.
And photos.

Okay, I love a few more things too… like my husband, family, friends, and mashed potatoes. But let’s go back to the first two, which are combined to bring you one of my favorite posts of all time.

The week Iris turned six months old we were lucky enough to do a session with Benfield Photography. If you live in Northwest Arkansas, chances are you’ve drooled over their photos – I know I’ve been following their blog for a couple of years now. Excited is an understatement for how I felt when I found out they would be shooting Iris. Todd and I even got in on some of the shots, so now we have some really great family portraits that we’ll cherish forever. Iris was quite the ham during the shoot, which made for lots of cute (and pretty funny) photos.

Here are a few of my favorites, which they posted on their blog here and here. Very special thanks to Dale and Meredith, who are as sweet as they are talented.

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Katie’s Baby Shower!

One of the best things about having a baby this year is that my sister-in-law, Katie, is also having her first one too! Baby boy Cole is due this May, so that means the little cousins will only be five months apart. Last weekend I hosted a shower for family & friends from around the Fayetteville area (she lives about an hour and a half away). Since my brain is strictly in baby mode, I had fun crafting the decorations and seeing all the baby goodies get unwrapped. Here’s the afternoon in photos…

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Prizes & games

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The Dad & Mom

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The two preggies

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The fam

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Can’t wait to meet ya, Cole!

Missing Memphis

Every time the seasons change
or a holiday sneaks up
(like Mr. Thanksgiving
is trying to do tomorrow)
I get a little homesick.
For my Midtown.
For my Memphis.

It looks like I’m not the only one.
My wonderful momma
misses home too and
she wrote about it in this
sweet little song.

Hope you enjoy it
as much as I do.
If you’re from Memphis,
I know you will.

hotel room song from kathy mcgregor on Vimeo.

Happy Thanksgiving ya’ll
and, Memphis, I promise
we’ll both see you soon.

Pretty Weekend

It’s Sunday, so that means it’s time for three things:
Take out from Slim Chicken’s
a Lifetime movie marathon
& a weekend recap blog post.

Friday night we took it easy and doggysat our friends’ dog, Bowsie. This crazy little creature is a Bichon and Pug mix that was rescued by Bryan and Jenny and is quite a looker (and licker).

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Sadie had a blast with her slumber party pal, but was a bit confused about it all.

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Saturday morning was pretty lazy, but by noon Todd and I were off to do some thrifting and to see some glass blowing in the country. Todd’s stepdad, Ed, runs Red Fern Glass, a hot glass studio where he makes gorgeous chandlers, sculptures, and more. He has an annual Glass Blow Out around this time every year and this one marked the 25th anniversary of Red Fern Glass. Of course the art is amazing, but so is his property.

Pretty drive

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Thrifting adventure

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I found a cute vintage knitting carrier for a buck!

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Vintage summer sandals for 50 cents (in my size, which is rare).

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Don’t put heavy on here!

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This is one of my favorite thrift stores ever. Green Forest, Arkansas.

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What a selection of name pins. Tammi, Mildred, Micky, Tonya, & more!

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Headed to the Glass Blow Out…

The property is at the end of a long dirt road

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Todd stopped to help two turtles cross the road.

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Finally, we were there.

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Little garden house
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This use to be Todd’s grandfather’s truck

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The actual studio

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Best Chill Zone ever.

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We headed back towards Fayetteville…

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… where I then headed out with GL.

We met up with friends at Kingfish, where more than enough photos were taken (thanks to my camera being passed around).

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We played a few rounds of Knockoff

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I won!

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After closing our tabs, GL and I decided we weren’t quite ready to call it a night.
We went across the street to the Walton Arts Center Rose Garden and snapped a few more pictures, taking full advantage of the camera’s self-timer.

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Silly girls.

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This reminded us of Stitch & Bitch, so of course we took even more pictures.

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I don’t know why, but we saw a fresh bagel in the garden and it made us laugh.

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Although we were pretty hungry, we didn’t eat it.
Instead, we each got a hot dog from the hot dog stand on Dickson.
Soooo good.

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It got crowded quick. Some randos jumped in for a shot.

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After stuffing our faces on the sidewalk, we headed home.

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Now that my friends is what you call a weekend.

TO: Mom LOVE: Sarah

This week my mom had a birthday.
I love my mom.
She’s the very, berry best.
I say this because…

She dances by herself on Beale Street.

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She attempts to use complicated new technology
(my digital camera)

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She parties VIP style.
With me in Vegas.

While watching Ludacris
by the Palms pool.

Mom & me at the Luda show

She gets arrested in front of the White House.
Protesting the war in Iraq.

Mom getting arrested

She combs her hair
with silly wall murals.

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She fulfills many of my lifelong dreams.
Like taking me to see the New Kids on the Block in D.C.
for my birthday.

The New Kids on the Block. DC.

She tells stories to strangers
as if they’re her best friends.

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She’s always been both beautiful
and badass.

Mom

And most importantly,
she loves me unconditionally.
Just as I love her.