In The Apple Orchard || 2024

 An annual trip to the apple orchard to pick a bounty of local apples.

Hello!!! I have been on a bit of a blogging sabbatical over the last 16 months as I find my footing as the owner of a brick and mortar store. Learning to juggle our family life, a blooming business, house projects, and rest has been quite the ride. I had to set aside some parts of life to make room for the priorities; and so blogging took a back seat. But oh how I have missed photographing and chronicling life within and outside of our home. 

Blogging has always been this really sweet spot for me, where creativity meets a desire to put moments to "pen and paper." Remembering life with babies or the way we decorate our house for the holidays begins to become less and less distinct. Those memories moving into the recesses of my brain to make room for more. This blog has been my way to recall a piece of our little history at the tap of button. It's my personally-created rabbit hole when I'm in my feels or want to call to mind a recipe or decorative styling.

As a perfectionist, it's hard for me to just jump back in. Because, well, it needs to be perfect - a ridiculous sentiment considering perfection is not even a possible human standard. I can't tell you how many blog post sit in my drafts folder because I felt like the photos weren't good enough or the written words just weren't nailing it. But heavens, I have missed out on sharing so much content with the notion that perfection is possible. So coming back to this space has been a bit of a hurdle to mentally overcome. Time is quick, my family is my priority, and sometimes amazing photos are just really hard to make the time for. So months have trickled by in 2024 where I have often thought of putting together blog post, but I stop myself from even starting. 

Alas, it is my favorite season - the 'ber months - not an official season, but my favorite nonetheless. The anticipation of all the traditions is upon our home, and I'm so giddy to savor this precious life with a growing brood. It's a life that will never be perfect, but is a gift through and through, and I want to write it all down for safekeeping.  So when we headed to the apple orchard this week, checking our children out of school early for an escape to the mountains, I knew this would be my first blog post back. Deep exhale.

So please enjoy this collection of pretty pictures of my children picking too many apples, occasionally complaining of buzzing bees and gnats and unwanted fall heat. Also know that it's brought to you by parents who squeezed this tradition in at the last moment thanks to busy schedules. And I tell you this because it's my desire to share life authentically, which means every moment doesn't come and go without a hitch. But it still fills my heart to share these moments with my family. And documenting it is the cherry on top.