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Spring finally feels really truly here! We’ve been busy planting flowers and plants, playing outside, eating a lot of snacks and thoroughly enjoying watching Sunnie experience spring for what seems like the first time!

A month or so ago we got to see Puukuluk Oon (birthmom) again, for the first time since Sunnie was born! It was so beautiful you guys, seeing Sunnie being all loved on and celebrated. Oon kept saying “I have zero regrets. She is with the perfect family for her” We oohed and awed over her and giggled and hugged and gave kuniks (kisses) and my heart was left raw from the beauty of it all.
Here’s to the woman who made me a mother. Thank you for loving baby Oon so much and making us the happiest we’ve ever been. Thank you for giving me motherhood. Sunnie is so lucky to have not one, but 2 Mothers! #adoptionislove

💞MOTHER’S DAY GIVEAWAY💞

I fell in love with these capes (that you can wear 15+ ways!) a while back and I’m beyond excited to share the love with you!

Enter to win a Cape by KARIGAR; a Free Shipping coupon AND a 20% discount (valid until the 31st of May 2019) ⭐️ To participate, follow these steps:

1) LIKE this photo

2) TAG a friend in the comment (multiple entries allowed, each comment tagging a friend counts as an additional entry)

3) FOLLOW @karigartextiles and @richellebergen

4) LIKE & COMMENT on KARIGAR’s latest post ⭐️ What’s included in the prize:
1. One Cape
2. One person 20% discount
3. One person Free Shipping ⭐️ Open internationally from 10am to 12am of Sunday 12th of May 2019. Winner announced on @karigartextiles on 14th of May.
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⭐️ Disclaimer: This giveaway is in no way sponsored, administrated or associated with Instagram, PayPal, or any of their affiliates. By entering, you agree to release all participants of any potential liability. VOID where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary. Participants must be 18+ years of age, release Instagram of responsibility, and agree with Instagram's terms of use. Entrance at Omnia Bali is 21+ years of age.

Anyone else have so many mixed emotions about Mother’s Day? For 5 years Mother’s Day was the worst day of the year, as we trudging through infertility and a failed adoption. The. Worst. Day.
And now I’m here, with the greatest gift of all time, my sweet Sunnie bear. I am beyond grateful for her and that our hard journey ended up with our rainbow baby... but honestly guys, my heart is still with the women and mothers whose arms are empty, whose hearts ache and yearn for that positive pregnancy test, the mothers who have lost children and would give anything to hold them again, to smell their smell and run their fingers through their hair.
If this is you, know I’m thinking of you, I see you, and I hope you do whatever you damn well like tomorrow to just survive the day. 💞💓💗

Getting ready to leap into the weekend, even if it’s cold and windy. I paired our @iralovesmae romper with leggings for these cooler days, but I’m soooo ready to see those baby thighs again!

Sweet cheek Saturday 🥰

*GIVEAWAY!*
I’ve teamed up with @tiptoeyjoeyusa to give away these TWO pairs of shoes to one lucky winner!! We genuinely LOVE these shoes! They actually stay on/are easy to put on, and bonus: Sunnie loves to wear them too ☺️
To enter:
Follow me and @tiptoeyjoeyusa .
Tag your friends below (One friend per comment, each friend is an additional entry)
Open to USA and Canada only.
Giveaway runs for 48 hours.
Good luck!

Her cheeks never cease to amaze me 🥰

Getting every last crumb of food...

Baby crop top. Need I say more?

“If you pay attention, the events of an ordinary day can come together as a found poem.” -Parker Palmer.
This morning light shining on fresh tulips was most definitely the start of a poem today. 🌷☀️

Slow Monday mornings after a very busy Easter weekend.

🌛GIVEAWAY! 🌜
We absolutely LOVE our @woolino sleep bag over here. Sunnie has slept in it since she was 2 months old... I never have to worry if she’s too cold or hot, cause of the merino wool goodness.
Giveaway is for 1, four season sleep bag (colour of your choice)
All you have to do is:
-like this photo
-follow me and @woolino
-tag 3 friends (one per comment, each tag is an additional entry!)
That’s it!
Giveaway runs for 48 hours 🤗

I’m kinda like a hibernating bear. I tend to spend the winter cocooned inside, going to bed early and seeing few faces.
But then spring comes and I start waking up, right alongside the tulips and chamomile and fresh apricot buds.
Winter brings me low energy, dormancy, and a sense of moving inward.
Spring brings increased energy, liveliness, and a sense of moving outward.
It’s easy to value Spring Me over Winter Me but truthfully I cherish both. I need both.
I’m thankful for winter when it comes, and I’m thankful for spring when it comes.
It’s spring now, and we are spending our days outside, starting flower seeds, BBQing every other day, watching and listening to all the birds return and oh it’s just glorious, especially doing it all with this little dear.

Sunnies first Easter basket! We didn’t do one last year as she was only a month old, but this year it’s been SO fun to put together a basket just for her!
She loves birds and dolls and so I included this adorable stuffed goose from @brimfulshop and magical unicorn from @cuddleandkind.
I used a play silk, also from @brimfulshop in replacement of the typical Easter basket grass, a little maileg mouse and a book from her favourite author.
How do I have a panik old enough to have preferences and favourites? It still amazes me. Infertility took so much from me, but the perspective it continues to gift me is worth mentioning.

Easter outfits ✔️ 🐰
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Sunnie’s dress and bonnet is from @hazelvillage .
Tights: @jamiekaystore
Shoes: @tiptoeyjoeyusa .
My dress is from @notperfectlinen

This weekend I heard the mourning dove return to our yard for the first time this year and it’s always a special day for me.
When I heard her for the first time I jumped around the house trying to find my mourning dove whistle so I could communicate with her.
Then yesterday we got to spend the entire day outside with some of our favourite friends playing soccer and games, having a BBQ and a gazebo fire.
All in all, a weekend to remember :)

My newest print “flock of birds”, pictured here, is inspired by that moment your driving down the highway or country road and a whole flock of birds instantly flies upwards in one uniform beautiful moment.
It’s one of my very favourite things.
(Not my favourite thing: noticing now that I hung it crooked 😒)

It’s the Lucy Lamb tickle monster!!! @cuddleandkind

Spent a fantastic day in Winnipeg on Saturday celebrating my best friend. My personal highlight was visiting @junehomesupply ‘s new location... I mean, just look at it!