entry #130

Dear knitting-in-the-round,

Thank you for actually working for me! I completed a little
hat for Liam. Well, it's a little big but it's all good. Now i'm
working on a little scarf and mittens to match.

Dear countdown till baby comes,

Today you are at 60 days. I can handle that.

Dear Olivia,

Thank you for cleaning your room yet again for the 2nd
week in a row! You have no idea how relieved I am. One
less thing I have to do while being pregnant and after baby
comes. Now if I could only teach you how to do all my chores...

Dear custom license plate I ordered for my hubby,

Thank you for being the one I liked and not one of the other
3 I came up with on the spot. The extra 100$ (give or take)
was totally worth the look on his face.
He's never had plates of his own.
Poor deprived little boy...

Dear Husband,

Thank you for helping me fix the ottoman last night. I
appreciate it. Maybe we'll get lucky and all the tufts will
stay tuft(ed). Oh and thanks for rubbing my back
whenever I need it for as long as it takes to relieve pain.
You're pretty awesome like that!

entry #129

what my mornings look like...


currently my children are upstairs fighting
but i'll try to be positive about what i love
most about my mornings....

1. getting the dishes washed while the kids are
eating so i don't have to wonder what liam's in to

2. putting my fall music on and doing a little dance
and making olivia laugh over my baby belly dance

3. my daughter actually learning from me. we'll
see how long this lasts...

4. liam asking to draw while his sissy is doing her school

5. my mornings going fairly quickly right into lunch and
naptime. my favorite!

entry #128

1. having what felt like a 4 day weekend because

of all the festivities

2. getting stuff done around the house
and mapping out the next couple of weekend's
projects

3. sharing in the joy that my kids got from
the parade


4. my daughter's keen observation(ing)

it's a baby elephant she found in her popcorn...

5. knowing that in all things God is always
watching out for us even if we never know
it or find out after the fact. it's comforting.

trick or treat!

since halloween is fast approaching for mommies,
like me, who are planning and making ahead
i thought i'd re-post the halloween costume
that i made for my son last year.












i was his miss piggy and jess was her prince charming...

this year i am making my son's costume
again and tying it into his birthday party
which will be on halloween this year as
he was born on nov. 4th.
the theme is...
'where the wild things are'

can't wait to post my tutorial on his suit
just as soon as i figure it out for myself.

my daughter was going to be belle but just
informed me that she might want to be
a pug.... maybe i'll be making her's too.

so proud!

of my brother-in-laws for making great
music....

Livy & Liam Dancing to "Truth From Lies" from Amy Dunham on Vimeo.

and cause my kids are so darn cute!

entry #128

1. the family time that the pumpkin festival brings

2. pure joy in the small things

3. olivia getting to go on a ride with her daddy

4. lip smacking good junk food like cotton candy
5. the train ride that didn't happen. they looked
so cute though until a baby freaked liv out and
liam wasn't going to have any of that seatbelting.

entry #127

Dear Pumpkin Chili that I made up last night,

You were awesome! Thanks for not being a waste
of food. Can't wait to have you for lunch.

Dear Weather,

Thank you for being so beautiful! It's perfect fall
weather. I was actually cold last night walking
around the festival.

Dear Pumpkin Donut man,

Thank you for finally understanding that I
wanted to buy six individual donuts and have
you put them in a bag for me since you
were no longer selling them in packaged groups.
I didn't think it was that hard to understand.
Slowly but surely you got it. So, thank you for
not making me walk away empty handed
out of pure frustration towards you. I've enjoyed
3 of them already!

p.s. never come between a preggo and a craving!

Dear Cori,

Today is your due date and I am getting so very
excited for you that soon you will be meeting your
very own precious child. It's a joy that I know you've
always wanted and you are SOOO close to experiencing
that, that it makes me teary-eyed. All this waiting and
wondering and planning is coming up to the moment
you will meet your little man. I can't wait to see you
holding him and beaming as you show him to everyone.
You will make an excellent mommy. He's a lucky little boy
already.

Dear Olivia,

Thank you for that small breakthrough a couple days ago.
It made me feel like I was actually doing something to
benefit your education other then just teaching you
to listen and obey. You are very smart and
I appreciate that breakthrough more
then you know. It possibly
fueled my enthusiasm for another week!