10 on 10: May

well, I'm too late to link up but I remember 10 on 10 again this month so here's a little glimpse into my day on Friday, May 10

momma & baby sippy cups

game time on daddy's phone before work. 

cuddle time

cutest little bin for nol's pjs on clearance at target

ball throwing to our favorite hyper pup

watching greys & doing my makeup while nol naps

lunch. ground turkey, rice and beans

work. answering phones at the ymca

making lots of files at work

ended the day at the movies with my love 

the murano;s do the grand canyon: part 2

our second day was very low key. we drove into williams az in the early afternoon and spent the day in town relaxing

we played at the park

explored around our hotel

ate an incredible meal and enjoyed a beer

walked around town

and ended our day watching a movie & eating ice cream in bed. because it was vacation.

the next day was our first day to drive into grand canyon national park. it's $25 per car for a 7 day pass to the park and we spent the full day saturday and half a day sunday hiking and exploring. nolan was such a trooper and he loved riding in the carrier and walking around when we were on paved road! he made traveling with a toddler easy!

  

love these two dudes.

seriously amazing views.

tired from the hours of hiking we did.

hanging out in the backpack

"GO dada"

how wide, how long, how high, how deep is God's love for us!

love this man so much & thankful for all of the amazing places we have experienced together

we hope to instill a love of travel all the babes to come!

part 3 tomorrow. flagstaff az and the hopi caves we visited!

the murano's do the grand canyon: part 1

we've been home for over a week & I have lots of other stuff to blog about but a vacation recap is a must for our family memories.

we left for az at 3:45am on thursday morning. we left super so that nolan would sleep a lot of the way there.

one perk of leaving so early is seeing the gorgeous sunrise!

we stopped in needles when he woke up at 7am and hung out a park to eat breakfast and get some of our energy out.

we went to the skywalk at the west rim of the grand canyon for our whole first day. we couldn't take any pictures but we got to walk on a glass bottom area over the grand canyon, it was amazing!
here's my men taking a look into the canyon

our view at lunch. seriously

the murano 3

nolan loved chasing the poor goats

hanging out with some more animals

seriously tired after our first day. 

after spending the night in kingman, az we heading to williams (about 45 min outside the grand canyon) the next day.

 more later. 

10 on 10: April

can't believe I remembered 10 on 10 two months in a row.

morning coffee on the couch with my love before the babe wakes up
a little fake fly compliments of nol (fake bugs for dayzzz)

morning coloring time

packing up our snacks for our vacation to the grand canyon

sneaking in a couple chapters during nap time

folding whites
my other nap time activity

got some happy mail from the lovely hannah singer
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after school pick up with my barefooted flower child
kinda can't handle how big and grown he looks in this pic

climbing & dancing.
two of his favorite pastimes

some afternoon caffeine

added a couple glittery birds onto the twine to celebrate spring
this wall makes me happy.

happy april 10
xo

hi there

heyyy, kinda forgot i had a blog for a little while there :)

we are leaving on our first vacation as a family of three tomorrow morning. leaving at 3:30am to drive to the grand canyon for 5 days & coming home super late monday night. i'm packing and preparing but before we left I wanted to post a bit about a visit with my family in san jose.

my great aunt (my poppa's sister-in-law) passed away a couple weeks ago. she was in her early 80's and had suffered from alzheimers for quite a long time. i drove up to san jose with my parents and nolan last friday to celebrate her life and to be with our family and my sweet cousins who had lost their noni. when my nanny passed away 7 years ago I vividly remember them at her memorial comforting and loving us so it was so good to be with them in their loss. 

living 6 hours away kinda stinks but so cherish our time with them and when we see each other it's as if we've never been apart. good family is like that!

it was awesome to have lots of aunts and cousins and friends to love on (aka chase & wrangle) nolan! 

usually everytime we visit the boys go on a small hike/walk to a rope swing above a little creek. since marc wasn't with us i got to take nolan for the first time. here are a few images i captured.

ps. i absolutely love having a son!

.i am set free.

hi friends. 

today I am so excited to share with you guys an amazing website and movement on social media

overcomethelie.org

facebook: Overcome The Lie

twitter: @OvercometheLie

overcome the lie seeks to empower women to overcome the lie because Jesus overcame the grave

take a sec to check them out, I have been so encouraged by their community and focus on building up women through truth in Jesus. 

here's my little story.

i've been a believer for about 12 years and grew up in the church. growing up i embraced the love of God and his truth for my life. as i got older (mostly into my teen years) there was a small part of me that began to believe a lie about myself. 

the lie only got bigger and before I knew it I believed it. 

I believed that I was a slave to my sin & to this world & that who I was, just wasn't enough

this appeared in many ways

i sinned too much, i gossiped and lied and just wasn't obeying all that Jesus commanded

i felt that i wasn't pretty enough or thin enough

i'm not a good enough mom

i could be a way better wife

i don't do enough to help people

i often suck at loving others because i am selfish

all of those statements have one thing in common, they are all about me. every statement begins with i.

one day as i was reading my bible this verse popped out at me.

"it is for freedom that Christ has set us free. stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by the yoke of slavery"

galations 5:1

faith in christ has made me new and set me free! yes, i still have shortcomings but christs wants me (and you) to live in freedom unburdened by the yoke of slavery. it is not his intent for the law to hold us down but to set us truly free. 

free to accept that i am not enough but that with Christ I am redeemed & love & set free to do HIS good work and show HIS love to others around me. 

we are women set free. let's use that freedom in our own lives and pass it on to others.

you are free. 

the lovely ladies at overcome the lie have added this printable to their shop, inspired by my story.

head over there and check out all they have to offer. 

xo. 

kara