Very Very Young and Very Very Old
introducing...
that very special, very handsome wee lad who finally made his appearance almost two weeks late.
jorden and becky's new little man - oliver.
he weighed 8 lb 14 oz and he's already growing like a weed!
family portrait:
darin and i were utterly in love:
he is absolutely perfect.
he was so curious and wide-eyed, but quickly those pretty little eyes would narrow and he'd bliss out and fall asleep so cozy. here's his chill look: (and dakota in the background being protective :)
becky's the best mama. a true natural. he is going to be one happy boy.
we left all aglow.
so lucky to know this new spirit and soooo excited to watch him grow!
on the other end of the spectrum,
we celebrated my grandma georgie's birthday.
folks, she is 99 years old!
NINETY NINE YEARS OLD.
born in 1912; she has the cutest stories. she told us that night about ice skating in yosemite when she was 16 years old, and how she somehow knocked the instructor off his feet. "i never saw him again," she says, giggling like a schoolgirl.
we had a big old family photo taken outside of old spaghetti factory (spag fag as addie calls it)
we had closed the place down.
she still lives alone. i want to make a little interview/documentary about her life.
and....just for good measure, here's my outfit that day,
comprised of many gifts from my girls!
i have decided i can't resist anything with rick-rack.
amber gifted me the little pale pink shrug that makes me feel like a ballerina.
of course i am far too clumsy to be a real ballerina, so mine is a raggedy cowgirl version.
i did work really hard on my "ballerina" up-do though...
and used about a thousand bobby pins.
i wish you could see the clasp better: it's a wooden turtle!
do i look ridiculously happy? haha, well i guess that's cause i just AM!
there's a lot to be happy for these days...i'm still walking on a cloud after my exhilerating weekend,
and spending time with new babies and grandmas just kinda makes everything SWEET.
pink shrug: gifted from amber
rose bodysuit: thrifted, $.50
pink lacy tights: thrifted $.25
cowboy boots: thrifted, vintage, $12
crystal bullet necklace: from sadie
lavender beaded necklace: made by my sis
brown ruffled sweater: thrifted years ago
Comments
I love your sweater in the first pics and and also how you styled the little shrug Amber gave you over the leotard, all ballerina on the top and cowgirl on the bottom with that awesome skirt from Nicole and the perfect cowboy boots, so goood.
XOXO
Oliver is perfect. I don't think I need to say any more!
And you, my dear, are just as cute as a bunny. I love your skirt!
I am so happy to see you all with your grandma on her birthday. Part of our difficult month was the loss of Eddie's beloved grandma at age 96 and a half. What treasures Grandmothers are!
Yay, I am so glad to see you enjoying your skirt! You look terrific!
Hope you all are having a good weekend. xo
And speaking of magical creatures- 99 years old?! Incredible! You definitely should interview her! Oh man. At least one cool little story of hers for story corps! I cant even imagine what living 99 years is like! She must have some amazing insight and tales to share. So so amazing!
ps- The skirt+tights+boots combo is adorable. Fell in even more love with that skirt after I realized is has pockets! Ugh!
yay for georgie! 99 and livin' on her own. that's so amazing and makes me happy to read. that's how i want to be, old but young at heart and full of life. all the changes in the world she has lived through is insane! i would love to sit down and talk to her and hear her many stories.
your outfit is so fun! i love the ballerina spin you put on it! hahaha get it? and i knew you were a sanguine! i should have just put a picture of you next to the description :D thanks for making the world a sunnier place with joyful words and smilin' face!
Well, there is something even more special to me of two independent, fierce spirits meeting in this world, you being the line between.
Oliver is a beauty and so is your grandmother (I love how both you and Amber have been spending time with granfolk after our jaunt.), only a woman of such fierce independence and mischief could be in the line that gave us the Beatty girls.
We are thinking of this new family as well as yours, up here in the snowy Northwoods.
The outfit looks great on you to!!
Nikki
And yay, the shrug fits you in the most adorable way.
Love you sister.
xx