P.S.

HE'S HOME!!!  All is well and good again; he is HOME!  How we missed him!

Waiting for Daddy...

 

And then he was home...

Master Bedroom

A new set of sheets to replace our threadbare and holey sheets spurred on a quick 30 minute bedroom update.  I am calling it a "30 minute bedroom update", because it should have only taken that long, but of course with small children, it took me about two days! :-)

Before, but with new sheets already on:

I think the last time I tweaked our room was around two years ago when I was pregnant with Jules.

It was looking a little tired.

I took down our white Ikea curtains {they desperately needed washed anyway}, and put in some pretty cream curtains that came form our old dining room.  I added the black ribbon as they were way too short.  They are still a little too short, but not as bad.

I love how redecorating makes you give everything a good cleaning, too.  I know you would appreciate our c l e a n   light fixture, Nanny!

I have been happy with our room, but it was time for the turquoise to go, the black and white polka dot sheets inspired that.  I changed out our lamp shades and applied a little black spray paint to our wall decor.

As you can see, the moses basket for the little mister is ready. 

Finally, I stole some pillows from the couch and it feels like a different bedroom.

I like how romantic, glamorous it is at night!

Life & Pictures

Hullo strangers!  I am a bad blogger these days; if and when I post, it is pretty after the fact and mostly comprised of pictures borrowed from instagram.  It still baffles me how I even started blogging in the first place and have been so chatty on here when I'm a fairly quiet person, except for those times when I'm not. 

Well, in keeping with my theme of late, some instagram and other pictures, with a few words strung together...    

It is that time of year, when David goes elk hunting, and we do our best while he is away to distract ourselves and keep busy.  I bought Cinnabons last Saturday night, and saved new pajamas to give them before a movie night.

What else?  I started thinking about the little man's birthday for next month, got the kid's their first professional haircuts {Jules, and Peyton}, and canned an obscene amount of applesauce and salsa with my Mom and sister.  2 days, 7 kids {if you count the one out front}, 64 quarts of applesauce and 50+ quarts of salsa= a beautiful mess!  I love you, Mom and Leah!!! 

Here I am in all my prego glory right now.  I think I've done way better with pregnant belly shots this time.  An iPhone can be thanked for that, it makes it pretty easy.  Baby girl really wants to "take him out" and "hold him", so I keep reminding her that he has to get bigger.  She says it with her hands together and lifted up towards my tummy and it is super cute.  He kicks her when we're snuggling and he's pretty hard to miss now, so she is excited.  Big brother looked up at me yesterday morning and in a very offended tone said, "hey, baby brother looks smaller!", apparently that is not the direction we want to be moving in.  If what Mama says is true, he has to get bigger!

We also took our traditional trip-to-the-beach-while-daddy-is-gone-hunting last Sunday with my parents and Richard and Leah.  We ate at our favorite restaurant, and enjoyed  t h e e  most gorgeous weather!  We took some pictures and they ran around half naked, playing on the beach, which we pretty much had to ourselves.  Glorious.

These pictures are from before the hunting trip, so they are even older, but I'll share them anyway!

My nephew, Hugh's 1st Birthday!

His quote, "we need to be exploding with love for people."

The surprise she left for me, her teacher {pear, apple, and favorite magazine}.

He has missed working with his Daddy, but thankfully I've been able to keep him busy and distracted, until yesterday and today, he HAD to swath, and wasn't too happy about only doing it for a few hours.

I was doing pretty well with keeping busy and distracted until yesterday, too.  Too bad I can't throw myself down and throw a fit. :-) 

Miss him!

Pretty views of the farm!

I read the best devotion in, The Jesus Calling this week.  It was for September 20th.  The gist of it was to not fret over petty cares and frustrations or things that don't go your way, shrug them off and focus on Him, and reserve your energy for when more serious problems come along.  Why?  Remember how Paul described his troubles as "light and momentary, compared with the eternal glory being achieved by them."?  He endured great suffering, yet was able to describe his troubles as "light and momentary".  May I get that through my thick head and view obstacles I face as light and momentary and keep my eyes on Him!

Fluffing the Nest Before Baby

Here are a few random shots of the house that I forgot to post last week.  You know me and my neurotic nesting before baby!

After the basement overhaul, we moved furniture to furnace the new space, and sold a couple uncomfortable chairs, so we were left with an empty living room, which the little nuts really enjoyed!  It is just now starting to get some furniture with money for my 30th birthday, a couple garage sales, and a lot of blueberry orders! 

We're still looking for some cute recliners for the other side of the coffee table, and end tables, but we'll get there eventually!

Our entryway is nothing to write home about, but I did give it a teeny face lift.  I picked up the shoe rack from Bi-Mart in hopes of creating some organization when large parties come over and there is a mountain of shoes on the floor.  It certainly can't hold all the shoes, but hopefully it will help.  It also folds up and can go in the closet if I get sick of looking at it!

This wood caddy is from HomeGoods and looks very Pottery Barn; don't you agree?  I like to keep a few workbooks and art supplies upstairs, and it actually holds a lot!

I am excited about this comfy chair for the playroom.  It swivels, rocks, and reclines and will be so nice for baby.  We must be getting older because we want comfortable furniture!

In keeping with the theme of nests, here are some cute kids piled in the eagle nest at the Oregon Zoo- a labor day treat before back-to-school!

Eating an elephant ear!

Paytay taking his cousins and sisters for a ride:

They were so excited about the train!