daily Smith fashion

Nash (almost 4 in this photo):
T: hand-me-down from Tayt from our adventure to NYC when Nash was 5 weeks old (I may have purchased it online after our trip... unsure)
Shorts: hand-me-down from Peyton and then Tayt (similar)
Kicks: his DC "new shoes" or "fast shoes" (depends on his mood) gift for his 3rd birthday from Casey &Jake

Daily Smith fashion posts have also taken a back burner to keeping up around the house. This isn't to say the photos haven't been taken. I just haven't sat down to put them on the blog. This was Nash's attire in the middle of January... in Central Wisconsin... I guarantee it was less than 30 degrees outside at the time of this photo. Crazy child. Good thing some weeks in the winter the only thing we leave the house for is Sunday morning mass :)

etsy Sunday

I've been absolutely terrible keeping up with my blogging as of late. I've been doing reasonably well with laundry, keeping the house clean, trimming the lawn, etc, etc... and because of that, my blogging has taken a back burner. None of the kids are doing activities this summer, which I'm actually completely okay with, but I suspect our summer will be just as busy with bonfires, bags in the field, cook outs, gardening, relaxxxxxing... I'm very much looking forward to it!

In another attempt to catch up and keep up with my blogging, here are some of the goodies I've had saved in my etsy folder (which is quite beyond ridiculous now...oops!). Enjoy!

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I would *love* to make this! Now to find a pattern for the thing... I have NO idea how to do this. I'm going to make an extreme guess here, but I think each of these triangles are made separate and then knit/sewn together... knit friend? help me out. throw me a bone here... ;)

knitted triangle pattern baby blanket  $85

I have a 25$ gift card for etsy just waiting for me to decide what I need to get. For some reason I'm leaning toward a piece of jewelry or another bag. As if I need another go-to bag and I never change my necklace... but that's what's catching my eye right now. And maybe not necessarily this particular piece but I like it nonetheless.

chevron pendant necklace  $35

zebra plush toy  $50

We have a wedding coming up in Florida, but I think this would be more appropriate for running around instead of ceremony attire... maybe... I'm no good at this dressing girly stuff. Ugh!

bridesmaids dress  $48

mint Peruvian opal teardrop earrings  $44

keepsake dish  $26

Dave has always wanted to vacation in Hawaii. I guesssssss we can do that some day ;) but this would be fun to put in our entryway. Accent my crazy green walls ;)

aloha reclaimed wood sign  $155

infinity scarf  $30

market tote  $86

There ya go. A post. 

Next goal: read the Bible. Kidding! Not really... it's on the list. Honest. 

Next goal on the blog list: Smith daily fashion post. Keep an eye out for it ;)

20/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013"

Peyton: started this crazy, beautiful mess.

Lia: keeps me on my toes.

Austyn: teaching me to be girly.

Nash: melts my heart.

Drew: going to test us.

Meg: makes me want more.

I'm in the process of catching up my 52 in 2013 posts. I feel like all I'm doing is apologizing. I don't have much to report in the last couple weeks. I like it when things are calm and relaxing... kind of. There is always laundry to do, email to read, photos to take, dishes to wash, meals to make, and did I mention the laundry... I may have to do a post dedicated entirely to our new laundry process. Laundry seems to be topic of conversation when people ask about our big family...add it to my list ;)

I received a few emails with questions you followers would like to know about our family. I promise I haven't forgotten about them. Thank you so much for your questions! I promise I will attempt to answer most of them :)

These photos were taken throughout the day on Mother's Day. My goal to have one of myself with all the kiddos didn't happen. Boo. I'll take this! AND seeing as my camera is now on her way to Californ-eye-aaaayyy... I'll have to be a little more creative and sneaky with my Instagram so I'm getting photos on the blog that aren't doubles.  :)

19/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013"

Peyton: confused.
Lia: always silly.
Austyn: always smiling.
Tayt: pretending to be an old man.
Nash: super excited about rocks.
Drew: pretty, pretty princess.
Meg: everything in the mouth.

I apologize this week is extremely late. I could blame it on my camera breaking, butttt it wasn't done before my camera broke like it should have been. My 20/52 will be from Mother's Day... and that I'll blame on the camera breaking ;)