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It's Winter Recital day and Zoe and Brunson did su

It's Winter Recital day and Zoe and Brunson did such a great job! We're so proud of their growth!

And also, how are they growing up this much. How???

#upupandadams #pianoplayers

After being snowed in for two days, I finally esca

After being snowed in for two days, I finally escaped! Today was Zoe's turn for a solo date with Mommy! We went to an amazing body butter making class with @bodyjamessentials . It was so much more, though. We did a guided meditation to start and then had a beautiful conversation throughout with mindful prompts from our instructor, and ended with intentions and affirmations to carry with us and use daily as we moisturize ourselves with the butters we made.

During the class Zoe said a couple of things that made my heart smile:
1. She calls the voice in her head, a friend with no face. She considers the voice a friend because it speaks good things to her. I'm so happy to hear that her self talk is positive and she trusts herself.
2. She mentioned that she knows not everyone understands her complex ideas and approaches to things, but she is not willing to play small until those people catch up. Listen...women especially struggle with this, but I'm so grateful my Zoe doesn't! I pray she never does.
3. The mantra she will say with intention as she moisturizes is "I will decide my future." I love her ownership and how she connects personal choices to outcomes.

I'll definitely be back...I need to plan a girls night out here!

We ended our date with delicious latin cuisine from @marysolcocinalatina where Zoe gave me all the fifth grade tea. Spoiler alert: it's more like Luke warm water...these kids don't have any tea🤣. Back to the food, we even had two dishes that we enjoyed last year in Peru - crab causa and lomo saltado. But my favorite was the insanely meaty and delicious hen-of-the-woods mushrooms with chimichurri sauce.

I love these one on one dates so much! I can't wait to hang with Ava solo next month!

#upupandadams #mommydaughterdate #dallasdays #intentional #mindfulness #love

12 loooooong years of walking alongside each other

12 loooooong years of walking alongside each other in a powerful partnership of love, admiration, and perseverance through the ebbs and flows of this life.

Look what we've built, My Love...and look what's on the beautiful horizon ahead of us. Even when it gets hard, what we have is everlasting and beautiful and imperfect and Earth stirring and I'll never regret saying Yes.

Let's go for 12 x 12 x 12 more.

Happy Anniversary 🤎 #TeamAdams

It's a 90s girl's dream! SWVxXSCAPE with 702, and

It's a 90s girl's dream! SWVxXSCAPE with 702, and Maya.

I love this hodge podge Easter tablescape I pulle

I love this hodge podge Easter tablescape I pulled together. It's not my typical vibe, especially given there are no flowers, but this grass runner, eggs, and bunnies are so cute to me! And those carrots...swoon. I just need to add the name place cards to the carrots.

Is your tablescape ready for Easter dinner? I wanna see!

Happy Resurrection Weekend! He is risen 🙌🏽

#easter2024 #tablescape #homefortheholidays

First leg done...now time to make it to their fift

First leg done...now time to make it to their fifth continent! Here we come, South America!

#upupandadams #springbreak2024 #travelwithkids #familyonthego

Me, Him, and this side ponytail in these Deep Ellu

Me, Him, and this side ponytail in these Deep Ellum streets🤎
Hanging out on a school night means regret awaits me in the morning. But for tonight, we're ready to vibe with @teacha_krsone

#theparents #hiphop #datenight #90svibes

This #throwbackthursday is in honor of the start o

This #throwbackthursday is in honor of the start of Black History Month! I hope both your travels and at home fun includes intentional learning about this integral part of American History all month and beyond!

At some point this month, I'll release our Tennessee and Mississippi trips as it's loaded with Black History and fun! (I go through Instagram burnout about every 6-8 months, so near with me as I come out of this rut... slowly!

And check out @michaelsstores for cool Black History canvases to recreate the fun my family had with this activity.

#upupandadams #blackhistorymonth #blackkidstravel #funlearning #blackhistoryisamericanhistory✊🏾🇺🇸

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