we're enjoying the calm before the holiday crazy! like everyone, we have busy weeks ahead & i'm soaking in the free days that we're gifted. 

we had our first snow this week & it was sooo beautiful- big, pretty flakes that hung on the trees like a winter wonderland. jon had taken that day off from work, and it ended up being the perfect day for chili, jammies & movies. lucy was in school & we couldn't get her home fast enough! sometimes this school thing really cramps my style ;)

lucy's dance troupe had a friday night rehearsal & pizza party, followed by packaging shoeboxes filled with hygiene products, small toys & dollies, art supplies & special handwritten letters for operation christmas child. these christmas boxes are sent all around the world to children in need, and i loved getting to see how the whole process unfolded. she got to spend the night partnered with her dance "big sis" ella, and lucy is still on cloud 9!

thanksgiving is right around the corner- it's the most wonderful time of the year & i'm making a big effort to be mindful & intentional with my "me" time, our time with loved ones & our precious family days.

xoxo, 

-ivy