happy birthday, stella bear!

last night, we camped at the lake for our friend's birthday party. she is a dear one, who just turned two years old yesterday. i feel like she and my daughter have literally grown up together. but mainly, i feel like her mom and i have been doing a lot of our growing together, too. now that we have two years olds and four month olds, we're realizing how fast it's flying. this morning, we were talking about how when we were applying to this organization that we are now a part of, we spent may afternoons just processing life together with our other friend and her daughter. she has since added a younger babe but moved away to tx and we miss her lots. we both agreed that we need more time just sitting in my living room talking it all out and we need our friend to come back and do that with us!

chilly at the park

back in her ole fleece sling
in her new sling and two blankets
afternoon nap in the sun
eating vegan cookies from whole foods
"can i wear my van shoes in the van?"