happy monday! i had such a nice mother's day weekend. jon was so wonderful sending me away to have time to myself & recharge! my patience is much greater with the beginning of this week than last ;)

we spent friday night with jon's family, celebrating mother's day. the girls had the absolute best time running around, filling tubs with water from the hose. they ran & ran & ran some more! :)

saturday morning, i started the day with my favorite yoga class followed by coffee, nails & lunch at a little mediterranean restaurant with my mom. it was the best!

saturday night, jon & i went downtown to the rockhill grill where i had too much sparkling wine & amazing brussel sprouts!! he's my favorite <3

sunday morning, the girls brought me breakfast & coffee in bed [they love doing this!]

my mom & i saw a movie in the afternoon, and jon made us the most delish dinner- smoked chicken, grilled caulifower & corn, and his famous pasta salad. i went to bed feeling so loved and so grateful for both the time with my mama & for the rest!

the girls & i had a sweet little lunch in downtown overland park after school this morning [i went specifically for the coffee ice cubes!] & i spent the afternoon ordering eloise new glasses because hers have been missing since yesterday morning- grrrr! it's quite the pricey loss!

so excited to be finishing out the school year, heading into summer & then onto grade school for lu, with eloise right behind her the following year! 16 years of uniform skirts ahead :)

xoxo, 

-ivy

these are a few of my favorite things- 

jon was out of town this past weekend for a work conference, so for mother's day, i'm taking this weekend off! ;) i'm in desperate need of a charge to my batteries- so yoga, coffee, manicures, shopping & the movies with my mom are all calling my nameeee! 

always so thankful to get to be home with our girls, and while beyond fulfilling, it is depleting & exhausting to give something [or in my case, someone x3!] your all every waking hour for days & days on-end. i'm super excited for the next few days of finding my zen in order to conquer end-of-school & school-year activities!

xoxo, 

-ivy

"some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat." 

-laura ingalls wilder

oh, happy days! end of year school field trips, recital prep, beautiful beautiful weather, park days, sunshine & smiles-

xoxo, 

-ivy

spring has sprung & we are sooo thankful! what a change in mood around here! the girls are living outside on our deck every afternoon, windows are open, fans are slowly spinning & we've had a morning filled with spring thunderstorms today. 

this past weekend, we all headed to the farmer's market, and later jon & the big girls planted our summer fruit & vegetable gardens [most excited about the strawberries & brussel sprouts!!] 

jon & i had the greatest date saturday night on the plaza- it was a warm night with wine, great food & the best company!

i'm so ready for a slower pace this summer & to soak in our days together!

xoxo, 

-ivy