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Falling Asleep

I can't think of anything that is much more beautiful then a sleeping baby.  So peaceful, so content.  Right now, this little guy is having a hard time with the ups and downs of life.  Lots of crying going on around our parts.  Soooooo not wanting to do what he doesn't want to do.   We are trying to work with him, lots of patience and love required in this parenting gig.  (Not to mention lack of sleep.....)  But, there are those sweet moments through the day that make it all worth it.  Hearing this little boy say I love you.  Sweet kisses throughout the day.  Remembering to say thank you without a reminder.  And, of course, watching him peacefully sleep.  He does so well when he gets a good nights rest and a good nap during the day.  Rest, patience, love, kind words, just some of the simple joys of this life.         

 

The Apple Farm

This is becoming an annual event at our place!  We love going to the apple farm.  Its close to our home and is pretty cheap for our whole family to go.  We jumped in the big apple, had our faces painted, went on a wagon ride through the orchard, and bought a bunch of Honeycrisp apples!!  We went a couple weeks ago between General Conference Sessions.

We've Been Painting....

So, what do you think?? The yellow?? I swear, most peoples reaction, they either like it or they don't. After we painted, I wasn't sure if I even liked it. In my defense, the yellow was the first thing we did and it was hard to visualize what it would look like completed.

Not that it is completed. No, we still have plenty to do. As you can see, the floors still need work and the railing still needs completed. But, I did get my fall wreath up, isn't it pretty?? And I also planted some fall flowers. As I was putting up my fall/halloween decor I realized I didn't get to do this last year. We were working on our kitchen and living out of the basement/garage. I'm so glad that is done.

Lots of painting going on this week. The shop is getting painted tomorrow. All the doors inside our home and the basement trim was painted this last week. We have been without doors for a few days. Interesting....oh, and we should be getting the slate done on our porch this next week. I'm SO
excited for this, it means our porch will be finished, unless you consider the deck portion, which I'm not at the moment.

Anyway, one step at a time.

By the way, the only portion of the house that is painted is the portion that we worked on during the addition. The rest of the house still needs to be completed. Thought you might want to know. Baby steps.

Blogs

I was going to send some blog links to my mom, she is always looking for good blogs to browse. Well, I thought you may be interested. Here are some new ones that I'm liking right now.



Like Mother, Like Daughter

Flower Patch Farmgirl

Under the Sycamore

Jones Design Company

Mt. Hope Chronicles

Life In Grace



This one I've listed before, but it is one of my favorites!!!

SouleMama

Click here to see my last post of blogs I still love.

My newest kick is fashion blogs. (Like cute things REAL women wear.) So, anyone interested in a list of those blogs??

Preschool

Okay, so she started a week after Jakob did, so I'm not as late as you might think. She LOVES preschool, absolutely loves it!! It is so fun to take her to "her" school!!! Her teacher is fabulous, so sweet and loving!!
Can you see that excitement???

I'm loving the skinny jeans! I'm not quite brave enough to sport them, but I think they look pretty cute on this little girl!

There she goes!!

2nd Grade!! Here I Come!

Can you believe this guy is a second grader?? I'm so excited for this coming year, for his fun teacher and his wonderful school. He really seems to be enjoying it!! It was an exciting first day! He picked out his outfit on his own with just a few pointers from Mom. All the family went to drop him off at school. We just walked him right in and he only hesitated a bit as we walked into his classroom. The most exciting thing about this year?? He gets to keeps his school supplies at his desk. VERY exciting indeed.