a visit to the apple orchard

earlier this month we traveled up to minnesota for my brother's wedding. it was a (quick) long weekend filled with family, good food, and celebrating my brother and his new wife. before the wedding festivities began, we snuck away to a nearby apple orchard to take a few family pictures. oklahoma just doesn't have apple orchards like the good ol' north. i always forget how green and soft the grass is up there! although the winters are long and brutal (and i really really dislike being cold), minnesota is so beautiful and i miss it.

i've shared some of these images on social media already, but i really needed them documented here too. our summer was so, so intense and crazy that i didn't really have time to keep up with blogging. i want to do a better job now that we have a little one and another on the way. time goes by so quickly.

seriously? this guy is a JOY.

and the start of a bump! i think i was 15 or 16 weeks here. i'm always checking my pregnancy app to keep track of what week i am this time around. between chasing a toddler and living in a house under total renovation, my brain is mush.

this blanket was my mom's grandmother's first knitting project.

look at them apples...

i promise i don't coach him. this is all theodore.

theodore allan turns one

i realize that i'm nearly two months late posting these pictures of Theodore's first birthday, but i wanted to get them documented here nonetheless. i didn't take a single picture of that day. even though i tried to make his little party low-key, i was still running around like a crazy person while still trying to soak up every moment.  i learned that having a birthday party in the park is not as easy as it sounded. thankfully, several friends snapped pictures and took videos for me. today, i'm going to share a few of the beautiful images that my friend abby rose took.

theodore allan is the happiest and sweetest little guy and we are very blessed to have him in our lives.