the springfield meetup.

I think I speak for all of us attendees when I say that the Springfield meetup was everything we hoped it would be. While I already knew Lesley + Naomi, I was meeting the other girls (Casey, Anna, + Kristin) for the first time, but that really didn't seem to matter. It kind of felt like we were all just old friends, catching up, having a family/friend date at the park.

While we talked and the babies played, we enjoyed pink lemonades (complete with cute, striped straws!), lemon bars (my apologies if you ate these...yikes.), cupcakes, and watermelon slices. 

And of course each others' company. : )

It's so fun to watch the babies interact and see all of the adorable things they do.

Paschelle went on an adventure with our stroller.

Izzy was crazy for cupcakes.

Ellie wanted to steal said cupcakes. ; )

And Tatum. Well. The only thing she wanted to eat was grass + sticks.

Little cuties.

Not many people came, but honestly, that was fine by me. Don't get me wrong! I would have loved to have seen more faces, but I was still happy with the turnout. I enjoyed the low key, typical day at the park feel.

I have loved getting to meet these wonderful women and their families. It's so nice to have made some new friends!

Tatum + Friends: Jack, Katherine, Natalie.

 {Jack + Tatum}

{Tatum, Katherine, + Natalie}

Yesterday, Tatum and I met up with a couple of the other moms + babies in my online November moms group. Megan was in town from Illinois, and Casey recently moved to Springfield. We went to Panera for lunch and everyone got bread bowls, because duh, they're the best.

It was so fun to see Tatum playing with more babies! I think she really enjoyed it. : )

After Panera, Casey and the girls came over to play for awhile. Tatum may have attacked one of them. That was a little awkward...I mean, nobody wants their kid to be the cause of another kid crying. Luckily, babies move on quickly + forget. : )

I'm excited for more playdates. Not only fun for the babies, but for the mommas too.

Do you notice a trend in the last few pictures? Because I do. My kid is the biggest ham on planet Earth. Always camera ready. And she seriously loves the camera, especially my "real" camera. 

It kind of reminds me of someone else I know (ahem, me) when she was a little girl...

A Mini Blogger Meet-Up: Lesley + Ellie.

 {lesley + ellie}

{t + me, taken by lesley} 

{baby besties, taken by lesley} 

{taken by lesley}

Yesterday Tatum + I met up with Lesley + Ellie (of Lemoncakes). We had so much fun! We went to a local park, Phelps Grove. The little ladies played in the grass, while us mommas talked about some plans and ideas. Then, we walked around the little track a couple of times and talked some more while the babies slept. It was such a nice time.

This was my second time meeting Lesley, but our first encounter was very brief, so I was really excited to get together again and really start to get to know each other. She's THE sweetest girl, and her little Elle is such a cutie. 

Check out her blog HERE! You'll love it. Pinky promise.