Best Buddies Weekend

Between all his fetching fun, Charlie had so much fun with Hazel and Thatcher  

As soon as these two were reunited it was game on for Best Buddies Weekend!

"Oh Charlie!!! You are a good boy aren't you!"

Charlie was never wanting for anything

Especially sticks,

Pets,

Flowers,

And lots of encouragement 

Best Buddies Weekend was a great success!

With lots of smiles from everyone :) 

We hope to see you again soon Charlie!!

Always,

Amelia 

Working On My Girl Mom Repertoire

Hazel wakes up every morning and now asks me for 'Fancy Hair'. In my lifetime... ALL my 'Fancy Hair' has been done by my sister. In fact all my nice event makeup has ALSO been done by my sister. I am not educated well in the ways of being extra girlie. Do I love fancy hair? Absolutely! People who can do hair and makeup AMAZE me. They are like magicians with their fancy magic wand-brushes and  *POOF*  Put together hair, makeup, and outfits. I must be missing something fundamental in my being to be able to wield these powers myself. But whewww buddy will I try my best for my sweet Hazel Bea. Every night now when I can't sleep, I go through the rabbit hole of videos on how to do hairstyles for toddlers. 

And why stress over this? 

Because this is Hazel's adorable face when Auntie Abigail does her hair

Her happiness and confidence just glow!

So it was time to find my makeshift girlie pants and put them on and get to work

Now each morning we sit in Hazel's room and come up with a 'Fancy' hair gameplan of the day

First up was a "Fancy Elsa braid" 

Then we did matching Minnie mouse ears with bows

A bow bun: This one fell out mid-day and I am most positive I did something wrong... I thought it would be a really good play style

Fancy twists princess ponytail

This has been my favorite so far, it did NOT budge all day!

For rushed mornings or the times I get very overwhelmed and frustrated with what I am attempting on a toddler that WILL NOT SIT STILL... May I present the "Rainbow Unicorn Ponytail"

Turns out I get VERY overstimulated quickly trying to corral errant strands of soft toddler hair into some sort of whimsical hairdo on a child that will not hold her head still. So when you see this hairstyle A LOT in blogs going forward...You know how our morning went HAHA

Elsa braid again, but was asked for it to be more fancy... So I added a bow. To be fair, she was right and the bow added a whole other element of regality

I will work on my Girl Mom Repertoire always for you Hazelnut!

You deserve to shine inside and out!

Taking applications for more Girl Mom advice, hair inspirations, and favorite bows!

Slowly working on my repertoire!!!

Wish me luck- and send HALP!

Always,

Amelia

Rain Ready Toddlers

Well it seems as if we are nowhere near being done with these torrential downpours that I think are actively seeking us out at every opportunity they get at this point.

So what can we do about it?

Adapt

Did you KNOW toddler rain suits are a thing??

Because guess what I found out and immediately ordered two of...

TODDLER RAIN SUITS

These things are *chefs kiss* magnificent

I no longer have to keep my kids out of mud

Or off the wet bench swing

Or off the ground

They are wet weather ready!

AHHH. I can feel my overstimulated washing machine breathing a sigh of relief

And my Mom brain too! You go ahead and run in your big boy boots in the rain!

Take that rainy days!

My Toddlers are rain ready!!!!

Always,

Amelia

Fetch Extraordinaire

Charlie came for a long weekend stay at Camp Always Amelia and boy oh boy did we all have some fun!!!

Charlie is a fetching expert

With super fast feet 

And incredible catching skills

Charlie kept us all on our toes!

With lots of tail wagging devotion along the way <3

Fetch Extraordinaire ready for round 46,873,193  

Our weekend energizer bunny ran on Chuck-it Stick power

Until everyone was doggone tired and ready for a nap.

"Look Mommy! I am like Charlie and Ernie! Do you see my tongue?!"

Ahhhh... Happy Dogs, Happy Humans <3

Always,

Amelia

Happy FURst Birthday

 Happy FURst Birthday Tater!! We got an adorable PUPdate from Tater, complete with his own emoji, and he just might be the coolest dog in town!!! With many adventures with his FURever family, Tater Tot says his first trip around the sun was a PAWesome one and he can't wait FUR more! 

Tater has enjoyed summer to the fullest!

From sandy fetching fun

 Splashy swimmy fetching fun

To holding down the deck

And enjoying boat life

Tater Tot is living life to its fullest with love and Tail-Wagging Devotion!

Happy FURst Birthday Tater!!

Thank you for the PUPdate <3

Always,

Amelia

End of an Era: Backpack Edition

Thatcher has been doing AMAZING with all his gross motor skills and with his new sets of shoes, there is just no stopping him now! We walk most nights through the woods to my Grandmother's house (their GG- said like 'Gigi' but spelled the cool way as she is the hippest lady I have EVER known and is Hazel Bea's namesake) to have a family sit down dinner all together. I have been walking Thatcher in the carrier backpack until the other night when my Dad said, "I bet he could walk all the way home!" and I thought... CAN he walk all the way home?????

And so after the steep entrance into the woods, I pulled Thatcher off my back, out of the backpack (honestly it was a risky choice because once you unpack a toddler, there is NO going back!!!)....

and set him on the path.

And ADVENTURE we DID!!! (And before you ask, YES with a rock pet for Hazel OBVIOUSLY)

My little family of three walked 

ALL 

The way 

~(With little toddling wandering wondering steps)~

~(Wait for us Hazel!!)~

Home!

Hazel found matching flowers for us all

and the kids still had energy to play with the doggies when we let them out for a potty break!

Best of all...

THEY ALL SLEPT SOUNDLY

THE END

I think I might just retire the backpack!

It's the end of an era *sniff sniff*

BUT the beautiful beginnings of the next <3

Always,

Amelia