things that must go and things that must stay.

hello, and welcome to this week's edition of things that must! 

it's simple really, things that must stay and things that must go. 

we do hope you will enjoy the show. 

things that must go

1. medical bills. so many medical bills. yeah this picture, each page isn't just for one bill. there are days and days of infusion on each bill. yes. at this point, adoption would have been the cheaper route. (don't worry, remy, you were worth every penny!) 

2. old food. so much old food. we cleaned out the pantry and fridge finally, all that food we bought trying to find me something i could eat while i was pregnant. yeah, two garbage sacks full of things like crackers, cereal, granola bars, etc, that all went bad. then, travis the champion, cleaned out the fridge and found things like this gem: 

happy to report a clean and orderly kitchen now. 

3. travis's mom's neighbor giving me the old judge-a-roo for not breastfeeding. she was over while we were at trav's parents' and she asked me if i was breastfeeding. i told her no. she looked down at remington, couldn't even look at my face, and said, "oh, that's too bad." 

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luckily, a friend was there who rolled her eyes and made me feel better. 

4. so travis says i'm not allowed to say what was going on in this picture, for lawful reasons, but yeah. the things happening in this picture need to go. before all the birds in my in-laws' backyard do. 

i love you travis.

seriously, how wonderful is my life if i can't seem to think of any more things that must go. on to...

things that must stay! 

1. so the obvious: this face. 

2. or how about this kid's curly hair.

3. how about our neighbors storing their alcohol in their front flower beds. i think yes.

4. stroller parades. and how at the park there were 23,000 minivans parked in a row. i'm enjoying mommyland, but seriously i can't handle the minivans. 

5. summer sunsets.

6. eating. a lot. of mexican food apparently. (don't worry, i cook sometimes too.) but if you haven't ever been to the lonestar taquaria, please go there and eat their fish tacos. 

7. travis being a sexy beastmother. beastfather? i know i've said it before, but there is nothing sexier than your man taking care of your baby. good thing my IUD is in. too bad i'm too afraid of getting pregnant to test it out. someday, maybe. 

i may have been sneaking pictures of his backside at the hardware store. 

also, (unfortunately not pictured) something that really needs to stay was the other night when i was doing yoga. travis disappeared upstairs and then reappeared wearing these tiny black boxer briefs. he then proceeded to "do yoga" with me, aka exaggerate the poses by sticking out his rear and package and making me die of laughter. 

yes, i said package. hope any family members reading this enjoy that visual.

8. taking remington to the pool. check out his huge hat!!!!! and the open fly on my shorts. 

but really, having so much fun with these ladies and their bebes.

  yes indeed, sporting the bikini, imperfections, belly rolls, and all. 

9. remington loves to look at patterns, contrasting light and shadow, etc. when i say loves, i mean, really really loves.

this picture kills me. my exhausted morning face, and then remington staring uncontrollably at the ceiling. 

so there you have it. hope you enjoyed this week's edition of things that must. 

we do hope you will tune in next time.

xo.