Lovely Buttoners, welcome to our February round up of Happy Little Buttons!

I feel like I say this every month, but what a month this has been for the Happy Little Buttons crew of myself, Dawn from Rhyming with Wine and Annette from 3 Little Buttons! It would seem that 2017 is going to zoom by just as fast, if not faster, than 2016 did, and it’s already the end of February. This month we’ve had a bit more snow, a bit more sun, Storm Doris, the day of all the romance and (and I can’t quite believe I’m typing this but…) we’ve hit 5,000 tagged posts on Instagram! Pass the virtual cake and Prosecco please!

It feels amazing that so many of you have embraced our little Instagram community, and that we now have over 5,000 images tagged with #happylittlebuttons. It makes Annette, Dawn and I very happy little buttons indeed!! Thank you, thank you, thank you to each and every one of you who has joined in, we are absolutely loving this little community that we’re creating!

And while we’re on the subject of love, what better theme is there for February’s round up than the big L itself?! (And no, I’m not referring to Mr Lighty!!) For Mrs Lighty, of course, this means my two loves: the boy and the Mr. And when there’s bacon sarnies thrown in, what more can I ask for?!

Sunday mornings…all about the bacon and eggs! #sundaymorning #baconandeggs #cookedbreakfast #friedbreakfast #fullEnglish #fullenglishbreakfast #cooking #likefatherlikeson #fatherandson #toddler #toddlersofinstagram #happylittlebuttons #mydarlingmemory #rememberingthesedays #candidchildhood #rawchildhood #pinklinker #capturingtheday #coolmumclub #mbloggers #pbloggers #ukparentbloggers #BabyLighty #MrLighty #AllThingsSpliced #goodmorningworld

A post shared by Nicola – All Things Spliced (@mrslighty1504) on Feb 12, 2017 at 2:36am PST

From Annette I’ve gone for one of her little doodles. As she recently said of her new Inspire Me guest post series, “it’s 3 Little Buttons, there’s got to be a doodle!”. I love this one of Valentine’s Day pre-babies. I think we can all remember those heady days of romance with a wistful glint of ‘what once was’ in our eyes!

#valentines day BEFORE kids ?? (New Post over on the Buttons blog)

A post shared by Annette, 3 Little Buttons (@3littlebuttonsblog) on Feb 14, 2017 at 2:58pm PST

And from Dawn, I’ve chosen the below gorgeous shot of her with her beautiful boy. Baby Lighty has taught me that boys love their mamas, and I can see that Mstr. Tot is no exception to this. Even if he doesn’t love the snow!

So we drove an hour to find snow. We found snow. The Boy does not like snow. Apparently. ?❄⛄❄? #rhymingwithwine #rhymingwithwineblog #happylittlebuttons #pinklinker #coolmumclub

A post shared by Rhyming with Wine (@rhymingwithwine) on Feb 12, 2017 at 3:48am PST

There’s always so much love in the community itself, of course. Happy Little Buttons was born to share your happys, and love makes the world go round, right? I know I say this pretty much every month but I’ve found it sooooo difficult to choose. I could’ve had 3 or 4 round ups this month to demonstrate my love theme, so thank you to everyone that tagged their lovely love Instas with #HappyLittleButtons. I have, however, narrowed it down to these four:

https://instagram.com/p/BQssHNLBKYK/

Brother – sister love from Mummy in a Tutu. One of the bloggers that joined us pretty much from the very start of our Happy Little Buttons journey, I love seeing the bond between these two!

The look of love ❤ bit of a spotlight on us but love the way I'm looking at her. Even though most of the time she gives me ear ache and is a total dufus. Missed her though! ❤❤ . . . #ukparentbloggers #perfectandproud #rememberingthesedays #capturetheday #pinklinker #motherhoodrocks #motherhoodunplugged #mamarazzi #fiercelittleones #worldoflittlies #letthembelittle #myhappycapture #happylittlebuttons #lionessmama #mamalife #igmums #humansofjoy #capturemypositive #littlestoriesofmylife #thismamaloves #2017incolour #mytinymoments #mamablog #honestmotherhood #documentyourdays #candidchildhood #igmommyposse #magicofchildhood

A post shared by Sarah ? (@runjumpscrap) on Feb 20, 2017 at 11:53am PST

Mummy – Daughter love from Run, Jump, Scrap. What a gorgeous shot of Sarah and Gremlin (her blogging nickname for her beautiful daughter, not mine!!). I love the way that Sarah is looking down at her daughter, it’s such a candid shot but one which says so much!

Best buddies. Hodor gets a cuddle but I don't! . #happylittlebuttons #petitejoy #livebeautifully #heartfluttermoments #myfamilyadventures #simplychildren #cameramama #childhoodeveryday #happychildhood #letthembelittle #letthekids #motherhoodunited #motherhoodunplugged #worldoflittles #igw_kids #pixelkids #coolmumclub #capturingthesedays #rememberingthesedays #littlefierceones  #myhappycapture #ontheblogtoday #mg #linky #linkup #bloggers #mommy #momlove

A post shared by Lauren ? (@tucker_and_henry) on Feb 7, 2017 at 8:03am PST

Boy – kittycat love from Tucker and Henry. What a gorgeous little boy! Look at that beautiful smile, it just shines with how much he loves his furry friend! Also, can I just say how much I love Lauren’s blog name, Slugs, Snails and Parenting Fails as it’s basically the counterpart to my Sugar and Spice and All Things Spliced?!

I'll give you one guess what Eva is now wanting for her birthday…..? . . . . . . #ChasingNature #ExplorerKids #letsgolittles #366daysofpositive #MyHappyCapture #mydarlingmemory #thismamaloves #littlefierceones #lifecloseup #kcacols #pinklinker #coolmumclub #happylittlebuttons #capturingtheday #capturemypositive #childhoodunplugged #our_every_day_moments #littlestoriesofmylife #2017inColour #ProperIGBlogger #dearphotographer #cameramama #tribalchat #livebeautifully #developinglife #ukexplore #rememberingthesedays #WorldofLittles #cherisheverymoment #fivelittledoves

A post shared by Laura – Parenting Blogger (@fivelittledoves) on Feb 18, 2017 at 12:08pm PST

And finally, girl – penguin love from Five Little Doves! I’ve made no secret of the fact that I am a huge fan of Laura’s photography, and this shot shows exactly why. Just look at how she’s managed to capture this moment between her Eva and the penguin! It’s just gorgeous. And ok, so it’s maybe not traditional love, but who doesn’t love a penguin?!

So to round up this month’s love post, can I just say again how much we love, love, love seeing all of your beautiful photos? Please keep them coming, I can’t wait to see what adventures you get up to in March! Here’s to the next 5,000!

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