a foot injury

nothing like stepping on one of N's toys to put me on cructches and cause me to have a serious foot injury

i can handle the pain, but the fear of the vasospasms and having a cold blue numb foot peridoically is driving me insane

its the not knowing that is frightening

a big thank you for all who have helped me and my family out during this time. we are so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends

these are the best days

despite the cold winter

not leaving the house but once or twice a week for food

spending hours in front of the fireplace

playing with toys, diaper changes, early bedtimes and incoming teeth

these are the best days of my life

wild child

mac is our wild child. . .

he is getting a little stir crazy this winter. so am i mac. so am i.

he always keeps us on our toes, he can annoy us to no end... yet we love him so much and can't imagine life without him

stay wild fur baby

through his eyes

having a child makes me see the world differntly
watching him experience new things and his fascination with everything has made me see the beauty in all things
what a beautiful world we live in

a christmas video

here is a little video i put together from our christmas! hope you all had a wonderful day with loved ones. {sorry for the quality, can't seem to resolve the resizing/resoulution issue once its uploaded, it was filmed in HD, so any tech savy readers want to shoot me an email and help a girl out i wouldn't be opposed}

 

welcome december

hi december!

i am surprisingly glad you are here- so much to look forward to this month

we have been getting ready for christmas here at our house! wrapped presents in front of the fireplace yesterday, have the tree up, and the lights are on the house

there is something so magical about the feeling of christmas

N is about to turn 7 months old!! what?! where does the time go- he is still my baby even if people think he looks more like a toddler because he is such a big boy

i am so happy he loves to be held by his mama, my biceps have been thanking me as well- i don't think i have ever been this strong in my entire life.

still don't have much snow in our part of the world, which i don't mind- however i am keeping my fingers crossed we get a little bit by christmas. . . but not enough to make the roads bad at all. i can hardly stand driving when the roads are bad, my stress level goes through the roof.

for those of you wondering my striped shirt is from jcrew

photoshoot at the galleria

thanks to kadi tiede for such an amazing photoshoot

it is amazing how fast these little ones grow up, it is so important to me to capture each stage so that i never forget the details and feelings of this stage in my life. chubby fingers, toothless smiles, happiness, and overflowing love.

shopping day

we can't help ourselves from the good deals

i refuse to shop on thanksgiving.. holidays are to be spent with family

the crowds can be a little chaotic, but if you go into it with a good attitude and a lot of patience, you'll have a great time!

^^ the perfect excuse to find a quiet place away from the crowds and let N eat lunch

10 year tradition

every year we write our predictions for the upcoming year and read the letters we wrote for the current year... i did pretty good last year! we had to do them a little early this year since the holidays just keep getting busier as our families expand


we always take a picture together... except for the first time in 10 years, we botched it and didn't get one (i think we were all so distracted that a baby was present at the ceremonial prediction writing this year)

who would have thought back when we were 15, that 10 years later we would be sitting where we are.

since 2015 is the year of the selfie, we thought it appropriate to take a selfie that day to at least capture a remembrance of the day

thanksgiving is just around the corner, i hope you all have a wonderful day with your loved ones!

sitting

its official we have a sitter

and just in time for thanksgiving!

 ^we got him a tree for his nursery, he loves to sit and look at the lights- i am kind of obsessed with it too Nash, despite it only having 3 ornaments...

^^ the amusement these two can get out of a hanger is impressive!! [and ignore the laundry ;)]