our little punkin!

we had a ball this evening at the pumpkin patch! i say "ball" because that is what ethan kept exclaiming as we pulled in and he saw all the pumpkins in the grass... i guess he just saw a field of basketballs! what a dream for a little boy. :) he loved walking around all the pumpkins, and he tried a few times to pick up some really big ones! here are some pictures we snapped while he explored... and no i'm not smuggling a pumpkin under my shirt in the above picture... it's alllll caroline!

i know there's a bunch of these, but i couldn't narrow them down any further!












have a great weekend!

one reason i'm smiling today...

brrr!!!

finally a cold, blustery day!!!! kristie and i took the kiddos on a walk this morning, and they just looked so cute all cuddled up. you can't tell, but karina was wearing little puppy dog slippers... so CUTE! and of course kristie made both of their adorable little hats. i just had to share this picture... hope you're all having a wonderful day. my moods are so weather-dependent.. it's sad... but today is a GREAT DAY because it's a BEAUTIFUL ONE!! psalm 118:24!! this is the day the Lord has made- let us rejoice and be glad in it!

my talented mom

my sweet mom is so talented. she is good at so many things, and i usually end up reaping the benefits of her crafty hands. in the last 8 or so years, she has become quite the wonderful quilter. she is even more wonderful at being patient with me as i conjure up continuous projects for her! :) she had just finished caroline's adorable wall hanging...


...with plans to start working on her coordinating nursery rhyme quilt (with this fabric)...


...when i decided that caroline needed a floor quilt. see, a good friend of hers made a cute little floor quilt for ethan, and i originally planned to just use the same one for caroline. when i looked at it again, it just seemed too boy-ish for sweet little caroline. (i know... like she will care... like she will notice...) but i called up 1-800-MOM-QULT anyway and put in my order for a vintage-ish floor quilt. my mom didn't really think that caroline NEEDED this, but what's a grandma to do besides spoil her grandchildren? so she agreed to take on the project. we went to pick out fabric probably 2 weeks ago... and guess what was delivered to my door yesterday by a sweet, sweet gram???


isn't it beautiful? i wanted something simple and whimsical but something that would also look good in our living room (translate: RED!!!) and my super mom delivered! the focus fabric is mary engelbreit, whom i love. it's almost a toile, but a little more whimsical than classic toile. i just love it. here's a closer look.


so i just had to brag on my mom. she gives and gives. and today she brought by two squares from the nursery rhyme quilt! projects a plenty! caroline's room is alllllllllmost done. just a couple more finishing touches, and i promise i'll post some pictures. it's looking good. now it just needs a cute little baby in it!

oh dear...

here's me at 38 weeks with ethan and 36 weeks with caroline....


as if that weren't bad enough...

here's the same picture of me this week compared to me at 40 weeks... on my DUE DATE....with ethan...


thanks for your prayers as i get thru the next few uncomfortable weeks!