Is it only here you have to wait until the middle of November for it to be cool enough to put on long sleeves? We have been patiently awaiting the arrival of cooler weather and are so excited for long sleeves, hot chocolate, and maybe even turning the air conditioner off. Maybe.
I'm off to bake some cinnamon rolls and enjoy that yummy smell wafting thru the house. Anybody want to come over? I'll share...
I have super talented friends (that means good perks for me). Some of them are photographers. Ensley* was lucky enough to get her picture taken by two of them. Here is a peek at what this amazing lady did...
You can see more of them here. Thank you Ashley!
*also now referred to as "baby E" because Province can not (no matter how much we practice, "no Province its "N-s-lee") pronounce her name right. When we got home from the hospital Province called her baby lyndsay... now after practice it has become baby lensley. We gave up. So for now if you ask Province, its just baby E.
Okay, so I am a little slow getting posted, and the pictures are not great, but here are the kids in there Halloween costumes. Halloween day went by super fast. Tim went to the ASU football game, we had a fun birthday day dinner for my niece Samantha (she was a Halloween baby) did her gifts, cleaned up, and before we knew it it was dark - time to throw on costumes and go! We had fun trick or treating (or treating as Province called it) Merrill was in heaven walking around with a treat bag as big as she was (thank you Aunt Tang for making them adorable bags!) and Province was a little scarred of some of the costumes we met on the street, but decided it was worth venturing out for the candy!
{a sweet little Witch enjoying her favorite treat}
{one handsome cowboy}
The Baxters made us yummy cranberry pork chops
with stuffing and mashed potatoes.
{One of my very favorite fall meals}
Another reason why it is my favorite time of year...
pumpkin spice doughnuts at krispy kreme. YUM
{mixed with a few cream filled for Tim, and some maple just for good measure.
And thanks to Tim for drawing our fabulous jack-o-lantern faces}
Carving pumpkins - all three kids thought it was quite disgusting
and were not much help at all.
{a very rare picture...the whole family in one shot...
oh wait, Ensley is missing!}
Merrill enjoying her krispy kreme.
{apparently the sticky mess from a doughnut is not nearly as offensive
as the sticky mess from inside a pumpkin}
and finally the finished product!
{not the best photo, but you get the idea!}
Happy Halloween!
Delightful Autumn! My very soul is wedded to it,
and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth
seeking the successive autumns.
- George Eliot
So excited that fall has arrived. This little baby girl is taking her sweet time to get here, but in the mean time we are enjoying all the other wonderful things that come with fall-
Pumpkins, pumpkins, everywhere...
The scent of this delicious candle filling the house...
Pumpkin Bread ready for the oven (with extra pecans and a few chocolate chips of course)...
and beautiful crisp, cool evenings perfect for walks around the neighborhood with the kids and Piper.
We will keep you posted as we anxiously await the (late) arrival of sweet number four.
or at least gathering. I have been collecting fabrics and trims and all things bright and pretty for the girls bedroom for months. So far nothing has come of it - but the nesting bug has settled in, and I have decided to tackle the project (and I figured if I blogged about it I might be held more accountable to finish!). Stay tuned to see what comes from this delightful pile of stuff...
Happy Friday everyone... So excited about what I have to share with you in the way of digital goodness today! I have teamed up with the amazingly talented Krista of Sahlin Studios to create this new kit "play". This delightful collab is full of vibrant colors, unique elements and lots of playful energy!
Summer is officially over (I am speaking of the break from school, not the heat!) and Towsend and Province have both started back to school. They are happy because they both LOVE school, and I am happy because we are getting back into a routine (and its a little quieter around here a couple hours a week)! I scrapped a couple pages of the first day back...
Townsend is back to his same little preschool with the same teachers and therapists as last year, but this is his first year riding the bus! It was a hard decision for us to make, but he has been doing wonderful and seems to love it :) The little bus pulls up right in front of our house for pick up and drop off, and the bus drivers have all been so nice. I still need to snap some photos of him getting on!
Province is also back this year to her same wonderful little preschool. She asks every morning if she gets to go to school that day... It is her very favorite activity! Even better this year because several of her little friends are also in her class. She is so much fun to talk to, I love that we can carry on conversations, she is so smart and has a great sense of humor. It so fun to watch her little personality develop.
As for me, I am just counting down to this baby's arrival... three weeks to go! Now if we can just agree on a name...
