Life as Leah v. 6

 G baby eating Thanksgiving dinner by himself.

 Who dis drawn on my baby head?

 Vintage Tommy makes me feel fierce. By vintage, I mean I've had this since 9th grade, lol.

 Gabriel took this picture of Ars.

 Babies.

 How the Beamons do Belk.

 Pajama time.

 Towel cocoon.

 Trying to get a smile from the cocoon...

Daddy's girl.

 Faces!!

xoxo,

L

Yippee!!!

Yippee for family time at the park! Yippee for weather that requires oversized sweaters and fuzzy baby girl peplum jackets! Yippee for Zirna Kabete on clearance at Target!!

 Long Sleeve black top-Victoria's Secret
Sweater-Zirna Kabete for Target
Leggings-Forever21
Flats-Wal-mart
Watch-Guess
Crossbody purse (doubles as a clutch!)-Kirna Kabete
Earrings-Belk

What also makes me go, "Yippee!" is that my husband caught some rare sibling love on camera...

And guess who had her first little swing session...

Ars!!!! She loved it!

xoxo,

L

Life as Leah v. 5

What's been going on over here this week...

loves her bath.

Date night hair.

18 weeks.

A rare quiet moment.

I'm choosing to believe he's being nice here...

Tired tummy time.

xoxo,

L

Life as Leah v. 3

Our life lately in pictures...

Beamon girl profiles.

 First day of school outfit.

 Leading the way.

 woods.

 Brain stimulation video.

 All dressed up with nowhere to go.

 windy.

 half of each parent.

 attack!!

 painful cute.

bathtime girl.

xoxo,

L

Slide.

It's funny how a good memory can be so heartbreaking.
It's a day like this that makes you curse yourself for every moment of your life that you've wished away. Every long sleepless night that you just wanted to be over. Every temper tantrum in the middle of Wal-mart that you wish you could miss. It used to make me so uncomfortable when the G baby was just months old and the old timers would stop and coo at him out in public and always say something along the lines of, 'he'll grow too fast.' I would think, 'Yes! When he can crawl he can get what he wants without waiting for me to figure it out. When he can talk I will finally know what he's been thinking! When he can get his own snack from the fridge, life will be so much easier.'
Nothing makes my heart heavier than to realize all the moments I should have cherished as a young first-time mother, instead of letting them scare me into just wishing I'd make it through them.

Today, we went to the park, and my husband took our second little baby for her first ride down a slide.

...And it made me remember a time, almost four years ago. We were living in Asheville right after the G baby was born-young, scared, and so, so broke. So many moments I just wanted to make it through, instead of opening my eyes to every precious moment God gave me with my family.


Gabriel's first time down a slide, with a very young-looking Dada:

I'm humbled by the journey that God has laid out for me. And the old timers are right-they grow too fast.



xoxo,

L

Makeup Review: Maybelline ColorShow Nail Polish

I always love to hear what other (real) ladies have to say out there about certain beauty products before I invest! Buying a new makeup or skincare product might not sound like a big deal to some, but when you're on a really limited budget and have children, it is! Plus, it's such a bummer to spend money on a product and be disappointed.

I have recently tried the new Maybelline ColorShow Nail Polish in two different colors. I started with white and then decided that I needed to try another color before I could give it a fair review. The marketing for this product really got me, along with it's price-under $3, which is almost unheard of for any decent nail polish these days.


Please don't judge this polish by the poor paint job. Manicure skills-some ladies just have them, and some just don't. I'm a don't.

 Audacious Asphalt

Porcelain Party

I give this polish a 4 out of 5. 

The pros: 

-The biggest pro is that it dries SUPER fast, which is a must for me. It's tricky to find the right time to paint your nails with a 4-year-old and a baby. This stuff does not stay tacky very long at all, and dries completely in a couple of minutes. 

-It's cheap!

-The color selection-there are a ton of great colors.

-Reaches full opacity (but it takes 3 coats, not a big deal though since it dries so fast).

-easy to clean off of cuticles.

-removes easily with nail polish remover

The cons:

-Takes 3 coats to be opaque.

When I put that first coat of white on, my heart sank. It looked streaky and just plain bad. But after a couple more coats, the white looked awesome, and the gray was just as good. I recommend!

xoxo,

L

Life as Leah v.3

Our weekly happenings...

little black dress.

daughter time.

legging skirt combo.

sleepy, sleepy ladies.

big brown eyes.

This was the last week my husband will be home with us this summer, before he heads off to year 3 of pharmacy school. We're going to miss seeing his beautiful face around so much! Hope you guys have a great weekend!!

xoxo,

L