Yesterday, Magnolia woke up bright & early, at 5:14 am to be exact. She must have sensed that we had fun plans for the beautiful day ahead of us. We tagged along on her cousin Lucca's preschool field trip to the Kansas City Zoo.

I have new eyes for my mom now. I've been blessed with a deeper understanding of all that makes motherhood motherhood. From the intensity & depth of love for another human being to the physical & emotional sacrifices that are made on a daily basis. This year & every year my heart is full of gratitude for my mom. For all she did for me & my three siblings, for the woman she is, and the life she gave us.

She raised four babies (& a bunch of animals too) & to imagine what I do each day with Magnolia times four is beyond impressive! Mom, if you're reading this, Happy Mother's Day & I LOVE YOU! Thank you.

To all the other mom's out there, I want to wish you a day full of sunshine, flowers, & laughter.

I cannot end a Mother's Day post without a little note to all the women waiting to become a mom. Mother's Day was one of the hardest days for me before becoming a mom. The love & desire to become a mom is just as worthy as celebration today. To the ones having a hard Mother's Day, I hope you take the time to care for yourself & reflect on your life now. Someday, once your baby is your arms, you'll look back & find deeper meaning in the wait. Don't Waste Your Infertility is a refreshing & uplifting read. 

Happy Mother's Day to all the women!
XO

If you see me this summer you'll surely see me with my hair on top of my head with a bandana wrapped around it. I'll probably also be in cutoff jean shorts, a tank top & gold capri flip-flop sandals. I've declared my summer time uniform & it's a relaxed look that'll make fun times more frequent. Less time getting ready makes for more fun time hours in the day. My legs will have this organic self-tanner on them, my dirty hair will be fresh (oxymoron there) thanks to dry shampoo, & we'll be in this SPF that I realized I really like after our trip to Florida. And sunglasses too, of course!


I cannot tell you how many messages I've got asking about Magnolia's sunglasses & head wrap. I figured I should share the information here! Her sunglasses are from Janie & Jack and linked here. She wore them the whole time we were in Florida! Her head wrap that I call her "top knot" is from a small Instagram shop @poppyknots.co. I'm all about supporting small businesses & I think you should go get the baby girl in your life a Poppy Knot of her own right here.

I've linked all of my summer time favorites below!

XO Wen & Magnolia

We've been home from our beach trip for over a week now. I can finally say I'm caught up with all 20+ loads of laundry (there was sand on everything), the floors are clean, & the house smells like lilac & fresh cut grass. And now I get to share all the photos I took & there were hundreds. Ryan had a business trip to Daytona Beach & Magnolia & I decided to tag along with. What better place than the beach to have to go for work?!. He was away working the first few days & the last part of our trip was our much needed family time.