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Saturday, November 9, 2013

Montana. Here and there with the fam.

My Dad is Steve Wilson.
I love him like crazy and feel honored to be his daughter. He is loving, responsible, generous and goes out of his way to make my sister and I feel important to him. 

My big brother is also Steve Wilson. 
He has always been someone I admire and look up to. He is a great husband to his wife, Alana, and an amazing dad to his girls, Rose & Sasha. He is almost 20 years older than me and yet my whole life he has done what he can to show me that I matter. That's a gift in a brother.

With that said, it was perfectly fitting that my Dad (Steve) and my brother (also Steve) would take us girls to a cafe in Helena called "Steve's Cafe". 

So I'll start my photo adventure there... with my yummy pumpkin pecan pancakes. 

And down a little ways you'll catch a glimpse of Meredith's (partially eaten) huckleberry stuffed french toast. Sooooo yummy.

This blog-photo-adventure also includes shots from our "girls day with Grandpa" at the makeup store, an evening with the whole fam at the Helena carousel, Halloween, and our times at the house with princess nail polish... Oh! and I can't forget snuggles with Bruce the friendly pitbull. 
(PS. Friendly Bruce helped me overcome a fear of dogs that I've had for most of my life. Yessssss.)

I also hope you enjoy the moment where I found my dad pretending to blow dry his granddaughter's hair with a toy vacuum cleaner. So cute.

This month, like most of you, I've been trying to pay extra attention to all that I have to be thankful for. I'm seriously grateful for my family and so blessed that God is giving me opportunities to have deeper relationships with them as we get older. It's an answer to my prayers. 

Anyway I hope you are having a great weekend friends and I'm thankful for the opportunity to share my life with you. Thanks for stopping by!
With love, Jess

Friday, November 8, 2013

Montana. Fishing with the Wilson's.

So I went to Montana last week!
The land of fishing, hunting, beautiful big sky, and the state where I lived the first 5 years of my life!

Meredith and I were EXTRA excited for the opportunity to have a "sisters' trip" to visit my Dad, who was on vacation from Korea, and our big brother's family, who are currently living in Helena. It was sooo good to spend time with my sweet nieces and to witness my Dad in Grandpa-mode, which I had not yet seen first-hand. This was also the first time in lots of years that all of us Wilsons were together under one roof, and it was so good that I'm already planning our next family trip to Montana. 

(PS. Yes, I know I'm a Hover now, but I still love to claim my Wilson-ness too. You understand.) 

Anyway I have LOTS of pictures to share with you because my week happened to be extremely  photogenic, but for now I'll start with some of our fishing adventures with Dad and the girls. :) 

Oh! And the first photo of that fairy-tale, cotton candy, sunrise.... it is NOT filtered. 
That is actually how Montana wakes up in the morning! 
My Dad took the photo on his Nikon, and I am delighted to share it with you. 

Thanks for enjoying these with me! See you soon!


Friday, November 1, 2013

New video devo. Beauty Arise.


Hey friends.
There's a new Beauty Arise devo on youtube.
It's me.
It's about being real.
And not giving in to comparison.
You'll like it.
PS. For some reason it won't post on here like normal...
so you'll have to go to the link below!


http://youtu.be/y1UtwqH7MUk 
photo by Sarah Grunder. from the time we tried to make a flower crown but the sun went down so we gave up.