SHANNA MCCANN

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  • And so begins the yearly ritual of reflecting back on this day - the day we became a family of 4. Our sweet Copeland Gene, our silly Copey G, our wild Cope man - you're ONE today! Honestly, I'm kind of surprised we all made it here - ha. Of all the years of my life, this one has been the fuzziest. So full of fire, our Copey has taught us to rethink everything we thought we knew about parenting and to just laugh. Laugh at the mess and through the tears, laugh when things actually go as planned and laugh even more that they rarely do. • Copeland - you're a force. I love watching you grow and I adore being your favorite person. xo #copelandgene #birthdaybabe
  • The best.🖤 #copelandgene
  • But when that is just too dang much pressure, at least try to SEE it. • Today was not our best day. Copey hasn’t been sleeping and has another cold, which is REALLY making our attempt at weaning difficult/impossible. We’re all exhausted and Neeson needs more attention and dangit, I just felt over and over like I failed them today. • My car ride into town tonight for chicken strips for N felt like a nightmare and the Culver’s drivethru attendants saw me at my breaking point. C was still screaming in his carseat and I was in tears - overwhelmed at the day and wishing I had just stayed home. Like, their chicken strips are good, but the cereal we have in the pantry would’ve been juuust fine. But THEN - the light, though, guys. A complimentary cup of custard and a 100% free meal later, they wished me a better night and I was on my way - still with a screaming baby, but a much softer heart and even more tears. • Kindness matters and there is so much good all around us. This was such a simple thing, but it crumbled a heart hardened by a really difficult day. We can’t always BE the light, friends, but we can definitely try to recognize it when it envelops us during our dark moments. #bekind
  • All these toys and I still catch him eying the Mr. Clean Magic Erasers.🙄 #copelandgene
  • Just a few #maymccannthecaravan details.🖤
  • These two littlest loves living their best lives.🖤 #neesonandcopeland
  • HI! We’re alive. It’s been a minute since I’ve posted here. Life, ya know? We moved into our #maymccannthecaravan, but she’s really not very finished, ha. Like, no running water (read, NO toilet, showers, sink use, nothing), no internet or cell service (literally none), and tons of little projects we just haven’t got the time for. BUT we’ve got full hearts and really think we’ll love going tiny. We’ve been super busy with work and since we announced that we were adding photo services to our video over at @exploreyourstory things have exploded. Dizzied and a little overwhelmed, but beaming with gratitude we couldn’t be more thankful for this crazy life. What a risk and what beautiful rewards. • Anyway! We shared this blog post over at @exploreyourstory today and would love for you to check it out.🖤 The direct link is in the profile over there! Oh! And I’ll share some new photos of May soon! Promise. xo
  • Reposting this sweet shot BECAUSE GUYS, I am so sad to say I need a temporary but long term caretaker in the Colorado Springs area for my loved fiddle leaf fig, Figgy. She’s a bit finicky, but loves light, words of affirmation, and a nice drink about once per week. She’s too big for #maymccannthecaravan and our office is too dark. I’ll post a shot of her current state in my stories. She’ll perk back up but I need someone to love her for me for a year or two.😭 #seekinganewplantmama

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