Katie, Lately

 

i really hate devin's work schedule sometimes.

 

melting my heart, like always.

 

afternoon at tibblefork to take some engagements for one of devin's old friends. and i will truly never get sick of this view. it's the prettiest thing in the world to me. this is one of my favorite places in the world!

 

posted this photo for father's day. this was a neighborhood tradition! the grover's had all these rowdy teenage boys that loved to work on their dirt bikes and motorcycles, and i grew up in a very involved neighborhood. summers were always spent outside with every kid that lived on the block and we stayed out until dark, we were all best friends and it was the coolest way to grow up - anyway, any time we saw those grover boys pull out their bikes to work on, we'd go over and beg them for rides around the block! their dad, my dad's best friend, always gave the scariest, most fun rides, but every once in awhile, my dad would come over and give us rides, too, and those were my favorite.

 

another short story: we really hate leaving cooper at home when we go down to orem to spend time with family. depending on where we'll be, we sometimes take him, but that's not always the case. this particular day, we brought him because we went to the park, but then went to my grandma's after, and no dogs are allowed on grandpa's lawn, so we took a risk and put him in the dog run with my parents' dogs. one of my parents' dogs  (you can't really see her in these photos) is really territorial and a bully, so we were worried about letting cooper in with her, but when we got back to get him, we snuck up on them and this is what we found! how cute is coop?!

 

he's a good kisser.

 

THIS. this is why nothing gets done at my house.

 

so i went through this huge juicing phase last year and have liked it ever since and then provo got a fresh pressed juice shop, so i started following their instagram, and had been wanting to try forever, but i'm never in provo when the open! until saturday, that is. i finally got to try their boost juice and this delicious infused water. it was a little pricey, but still so good! i loved it. go try Mend Juicery in the riverwoods!

 

lunch and errand running with my baby love and her mama. she loves to talk and laugh right now and there is seriously nothing better. babies are the greatest, even if she can't hold still.

 

he's just. i can't.

 

the prettiest skirt shadow, my favorite shoes, and coconut toes for church on sunday.

 

this photo SLAYS me. That dog!!!! look at him looking up at me!! biggest mamas boy EVERRRR.

 

homemadesalsa. homemadesalsa. homemadesalsa. #obsessed #onionbreath #garlicbreath #dontcareitsdelicious

i loooooved the infused water from mend, so i made my own! i actually haven't tried it yet, but it looks so pretty sitting in my fridge. you should try it! this water pitcher is from ikea and i filled it about halfway full with pineapple chunks and bluberries and then i added 4-5 mint leaves and cold water! the one i got from mend definitely tasted better ice, ice cold as opposed to later when it warmed up a bit. the possibilities here are endless! i'm excited to try one with cucumber next. maybe strawberries and cucumber? let me know if you have any ideas!

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mexican food for dinner with morck's sans scarlett. we originally wanted to go to summerfest with them, but sometimes when you're an adult, you make important decisions to skip out on roller coasters and deep fried everything for the sake of your health. you just set your denial aside, and admit that you'd get sick. and you go home and sob uncontrollably in front of the TV while you watch the seven fifty-two episode of scandal. literal, body-trembling, tear-streaming, never-ending baby tears. I hadn't cried that hard in a really long time. And it was all in the name of Huck! He's crazy and scary, but I love him and I want to give him a hug. HUUUUCKKKKK.

Sleeping in on Sunday. God Bless America, that felt amazing.

making and eating breakfast together for the first time in almost two months

father's day at church - all of our 8 sunbeams came! it was a little hectic (we're used to only about 3-5)

hilarious lesson about feelings with the sunbeams (some days i want to cry, but sometimes, like today, it's because they are hilarious and adorable, and not just little rascals like most weeks)

dinner at the park with devin's extended family - all those ashby's are just some of the greatest people i've ever known. did i ever tell you that devin's cousin is actually one of my oldest friends? going on eleven years now with that kasey ashby and here i am, married to his cousin! so that's pretty cool.

desserts and snacks at my grandparent's house - we had some Icelandic crepes and it was delicious. plenty of lovin on baby scarlett, like always. i'm absolutely obsessed with that baby. she is the dang cutest thing. her laugh! oooh my gosh. that tiny baby laugh. oh, and also priceless time with my sisters. i just can't get enough of them, i love them so much and miss them all the time. we've gotten so close these past few years and i couldn't handle not having them around! it is an honest to goodness dream of mine to live in the same neighborhood as them. and i don't just say that, like i actually truly want that. they are my best friends.

anyway, i had them over to my house as one last time together before kelli and sean went to PERU for the better part of a month (jealous much?!) and devin and i made them dinner and then we made cookies and watched scary movies and it was the best.