I hope you're all having a wonderful Fall, it just so happens to be my favorite season! Clearly, the blog has been a little quiet the last two months, so I thought I would share a bit of what I've been up to.
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Our summer was incredibly busy. Very fun, but very busy. Between the first weekend of June and the last weekend of August we weren't home a single weekend, including three weekends that we were out of state. So, once we hit Labor Day weekend, I was in full-on get-caught-up-on-life and ready-for-baby mode which has looked something like this...
this girl started up 4 year old preschool, four afternoons a week.
that meant we had several weeks of a very
naughty tired girl,
thankfully she's adjusted now and we have our very pleasant Claire back
I held a garage sale and cleaned out the majority of our girl clothes (to the tune of 10 large plastic tubs worth!) While I was sad to see some of the clothes go, it sure is nice to have our basement storage room so cleaned out.
I turned 30 in September! So many people asked how I felt about turning 30, and the truth is, I was completely okay with it. My family is amazing, I love my friends, and I'm so content at this point in my life, that 30 really is just a number. Not to mention, having an awesome party to celebrate sure helps!
See my posts on it:
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We've tried to soak up as much of this gorgeous Fall as possible. Lots of fresh air now because we know Winter is coming and we'll be spending enough time indoors then!
Two weekends after my party, Claire turned 4 and we threw her a cupcake-themed party. This was her first "real" birthday party and we took so much joy in watching her and her friends together.
I went on an overnight with some girlfriends to get scrap booking done. My goal was to have Claire's book completely caught up before Little Guy's arrival, and I would say I'm 90% there, not bad! For the second year, I got together with the same girlfriends to make applesauce. We've found using Michigan Ida Red and Michigan Macintosh apples is a delicious combination. Note to us: 3 bushels in one evening is a major undertaking, thanks Eric for jumping in to help!
I've been working on getting Little Guy's nursery all ready, and we're very close. As of this week the art work is hung and the fabric for the crib skirt arrived. I couldn't be happier with how it is all coming together. I'll be sure to post a full room tour when it's complete.
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And apparently nesting has carried over into other rooms of our house including...
the kid's bathroom
and our bedroom
I'll post full before and afters of those as well!
I'll be making my last pre-baby pillow delivery to
Rebel this week. 12 pillows - my biggest drop off yet! I've got a new pillow design that I've been working through as well, we'll see if it happens pre-baby or not!
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Now today I'm packing the diaper bag, finishing setting up the cradle and otherwise just laying low! I'm not sure what the status of the blog will be for the next couple of weeks with Little Guy's arrival, but I'll be sure to keep you posted!
My sewing machine and I were best friends last week. I finally had time to sit down and see if I could make a pillow design a reality. This is my favorite kind of sewing project - no pattern, just a vision and figuring out how to make it happen.
the first two ruffly/pleated pillows!
I also sat down to finish Little Guy's crib skirt. No pattern for this project either, and way more pinning and ironing than what I prefer, but I'm so proud of how it turned out!
It was Claire's turn to bring Mr Bear home from school. She had the bear for one night and then had to document what she did with him. Here he is with us at the grocery store. Does anyone else find him just a tad bit creepy?!?
Thursday morning was my 39 week doctor's appointment. I promised Claire we would have a girl's day after wards that included going out for breakfast. From there we headed to the mall and did some shopping to get her all set with winter gear. While I can't wait for Little Guy to make his arrival, I wouldn't trade the four years I've had with just Claire for anything.
and a reward for a good check up?
off to her Halloween celebration at school.
and here it is...
...already on display at Rebel! The pillows feature two layers of ruffly/pleated goodness and I couldn't be happier with how they turned out!
this girl started up 4 year old preschool, four afternoons a week.
I held a garage sale and cleaned out the majority of our girl clothes (to the tune of 10 large plastic tubs worth!) While I was sad to see some of the clothes go, it sure is nice to have our basement storage room so cleaned out.
I turned 30 in September! So many people asked how I felt about turning 30, and the truth is, I was completely okay with it. My family is amazing, I love my friends, and I'm so content at this point in my life, that 30 really is just a number. Not to mention, having an awesome party to celebrate sure helps!
We've tried to soak up as much of this gorgeous Fall as possible. Lots of fresh air now because we know Winter is coming and we'll be spending enough time indoors then!
Two weekends after my party, Claire turned 4 and we threw her a cupcake-themed party. This was her first "real" birthday party and we took so much joy in watching her and her friends together.
I went on an overnight with some girlfriends to get scrap booking done. My goal was to have Claire's book completely caught up before Little Guy's arrival, and I would say I'm 90% there, not bad! For the second year, I got together with the same girlfriends to make applesauce. We've found using Michigan Ida Red and Michigan Macintosh apples is a delicious combination. Note to us: 3 bushels in one evening is a major undertaking, thanks Eric for jumping in to help!
I've been working on getting Little Guy's nursery all ready, and we're very close. As of this week the art work is hung and the fabric for the crib skirt arrived. I couldn't be happier with how it is all coming together. I'll be sure to post a full room tour when it's complete.
the kid's bathroom
and our bedroom
I'll be making my last pre-baby pillow delivery to Rebel this week. 12 pillows - my biggest drop off yet! I've got a new pillow design that I've been working through as well, we'll see if it happens pre-baby or not!
turning boring store-bought cupcake supplies into cute and girlie cupcake supplies for the DIY cupcake favor bags we sent home with each girl
while this girl loves school, it's really tiring her out. That works out okay though as at 36 weeks pregnant, this mumma is getting tired too! We've been having lots of lazy mornings that look a lot like this one
I'm scrap booking with girlfriends this weekend and can't wait!
and yes, the former accountant in me even made a spreadsheet of what I need to get done.
we found ourselves in Grand Haven with temperatures in the mid-70's which meant an afternoon trip to the beach was required
this girl comes alive on the beach,
