the calm before the storm of tech week- not sure how we're going to fare with late, late nights this whole week. & by we- i mean me! lucy's living her best life, sleeping well past 9 every morning & enjoying every moment [seriously] of these show biz days. i can be found drinking coffee & continuing with life as usual with the other 2 darlings... ;)

meme porch hangs are a much needed constant this summer :)

lu's turn for back-to-school shopping!

g e t t i n g  r e a d y !

thankful, thankful for a low-key weekend-

& 10 years of marriage this week. it actually falls on the final dress rehearsal for wizard of oz [we so fancy], so we got to celebrate early-

& jon gave me the biggest surprise- a new wedding ring, a decade later :)

this life season is constant, rewarding, exhausting, and filled with love, joy, dedication... & caffeine :)

xoxo, 

-ivy

dividing & conquering has been the theme of our summer. so much fun to be had for these 3 little girls, which means oftentimes, we're split. meme has been the queen of dance-runs & rehearsal drop-offs, or even hanging with 2 while i take 1, or hanging with 1 while i take 2 ;) when jon leaves work, he's usually driving to the dance school to take 1 to dinner or 1 to rehearsal. so many combinations at play here, which makes our time all together that much more rewarding-

fun surprise at the school library! 

a sweet little fairy garden camp with avery & katie- that meme taxied to while i brought the littles to "help" me teach my dance class-

followed by a slime-making kit purchase. all the things mom says no to, meme is all for ;)

**lucy's learned to text from meme's phone & it's the best. unless i get 100 emojis over the course of 5 minutes, i love getting messages from her when we're apart! ...but she'll still be the last in her grade to get a phone. mark my word ;)

eloise, aaalways reading-

one afternoon last week, i noticed lucy was writing avery's address from the school directory on an envelope, but i was doing 5 other things & didn't really process what was going on. here's what ensued ;)

back to school date for eloise! her requests were simple- target & IHOP! she's all set & ready for kinder! love this precious girl-

meanwhile back at meme's-

bea found her backpack, too- she saw it at a store & zoned in. check & check- preschool, i hope you're ready. 

friday night shenanigans-

happy birthday, little ivy!!

& oz camp at dancing school-

17 years ago tonight, jon walked into my life & changed it forever, in this very spot that he snapped a photo of yesterday, backstage at theatre in the park after i performed in annie get your gun. so glad he had a friend in the cast & a reason to come backstage that night ;) 

& to mark the occasion, lucy has a 6 hour rehearsal tonight in preparation to perform in her first show on this same stage. life is so interesting. 

xoxo, 

-ivy

another week of summer has come & gone-

love mondays with my honey bea while meme does dance runs & pool time with the big girls. this has been so appreciated by all of us this summer-

lucy's newest drawing- these days, she says she wants to grow up & draw buildings for people to build. i see a future in architectural design ;)

the tinitainers were busy with 2 performances this week- starlight & theatre in the park! 

movie date with sweet avery-

art therapy for these besties-

& visiting avery's booth at the lenexa kid maker's market- we stocked up on her beautiful hair clips, bath bombs & coasters! lucy's now intent on setting up a shop well beyond lemonade ;)

lucy is deep in oz rehearsals most evenings, eloise is reading up a storm & betsy's busy hoarding flossers & chapsticks. & that is our life :)

xoxo, 

-ivy