12 DAYS UNTIL NEW YEARS!!! // i started algebra + i loves it. *weird girl alert*

^over a year ago ;D ^

EVERYBODY IS GETTING SNOW and i'm just over here like aww that's one pwetty leaf! 

true story.

Y'alllll, it's only 12 days until New Years!!!! On January 1st, we will all stumble out to the living room and open presents and relax all day and then have ham for dinner. <333 New Years is one of my favorite holidays, 2018 is going to be a great year I'm sure!! 

Basically I thought of this 12 days til new years since y'all were doing 12 days til christmas...to me New Years is much more exciting xDD 

andddd alsooo. i started algebra.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I actually really like it so far!! yes i know..i must be non-human or something but I really do. I think it's fun trying to solve it, being optimistic makes a difference y'all. ;D

anyways, sorry that this is so very short..I'm off to finish school and make snowman crafts with my siblings. see yaaa!!!!! 

Which is more exciting to you- Christmas or New Years??

Would you want to see a post on why we don't celebrate Christmas?? 

paige lavay xx

mini photo shoot || Micah Francis

y'all.

he's adorable. 

byeee. xx

FALL PARTY HAPPENED. and like 1834247 other things {december photo dump}

^pretty busy with 3 orders so far this month...^

best. little. sister. <3333

^fall party preparations^

^baby shower fun^ (aka baby fix xD )

^musical chairs during fall party^

bc a fire and a not-so-careful boy don't go the best together (he was super brave tho ;D)

^those are ma layers^ 

^what babysitting looks like xD ^

R E C E N T N E S S :

• well THE FALL PARTY WAS A SUCCESS. *dances and cheers and allll the confetti* It was pretty awesome!!!
• crocheting endlessly bc i'm making gifts for everybody + i have 3 orders =O
• I started babysitting around 35 hours a week, it's a lot but i now have some money xD
• Throwing a baby shower for Ash's friend, there were a couple babies and needless to say... I got a little baby fix!!! 
• 'Decorating' my room a little more :D
• when your sister's friend gives her this endless supply of acne+soap+lotion+cleanser-things  and so I get to just pick out what I like before I get in the shower. *deep breath* #awesomeness 
• and sadly we aren't babysitting Theo anymore *wails for a very long time* (I actually have cried, I MISS HIM!!!) 
• Going over to our adopted Grandpa's to pick up rocks and having lunch and cookies (!!!!)
• Playing musical chairs at the Fall Party, absolute hilariousness XD 

• I SAW 31 SHOOTING STARS. it was absolutely amazing. (that number sounds so unrealistic but SERIOUSLY WE SAW THEM.) 
• and yeah shooting stars and just starry nights are the best ever. <3 <3 <3 
• FACE TIMING WITH AMELIA AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   and then we had a emoji war today-- she won. *glares*
• My friend gave me a HUGE  book on midwifery, it's pretty awesome. (AND we got to hold her little baby and hear all about her first-time Mom experience :D )
• Walking = climbing on everything in sight. literally. #MicahFrancis
• friends giving us a big bag of cookies to take home, when we just randomly stopped in on them <3 <3 <3 
• and is it just me or are down's syndrome babies just extra cuddly or something??? <3333 
• Dad got the washer and dryer moved into the new room he built, Levi might be able to sleep in it tonight!!! #backporchreno
• Check out my crochet blog for new holiday items!! ;D
• playing Indians with the littles = so. much. fun. #adventures

What's up with y'all??

Can you even believe that it's almost New Years????

Ever had an emoji war?

watching them grow up.

looking at him,
he's just 1 year old 
and his cheeks still hold 
part of that cute baby fat.
his thighs are still huge,
he's the chunky monkey in the house.
 i just look at him
as he's lookin down
trying to figure out his toys,
his simplicity, his adorableness.
i just know that i'm going to miss those chubby cheeks
and baby giggles. 
so i just watch him, 
trying to impress that perfect image 
into my brain, so it'll be
stuck in my head forever and I'll always remember
what he was like. 

but then as time goes on,
that image starts to fade. 
we can't stop it,
just like I tried to remember what 
my little sister was like when she was that old.
this 1 year old is loud, and constant, and 
has the most energy I've ever seen.
but he is also the most precious
he gives hugs and pats and kisses.
He can make us laugh when we need it most.
his smiles make the room light up.
so I just spend as much time as I can
with my little baby brother,
because he's growing up
and one day, I'm not going to
remember much of how he was.
i'm not going to remember the little things, 
so i just snap away pictures and write away details while he's playing
spending mornings lovin on him
with his bed hair and sleepy breath.
and it's truly like this with all of them
i love them more then i could ever tell
and want to see them all happy.
so i just keep on loving on them, teaching them tricks and tips
and remember it's all. worth. it. 



something that's happening right now. (they're all growing up) <333