Happy Birthday Kristy!

Kristy's birthday was Oct 14 and we were excited to celebrate at Kanki's!  I've been very slack lately and only managed to get pictures of the kids while we were waiting for a table.

Pictures or no pictures, we had a great time, and hope you had a wonderful birthday!

Pumpkin Patch 2011

I love this time a year, and with this being such a HOT summer, and me being pregnant, I am loving it even more!  This is our second year visiting the pumpkin patch which is just down the street from our neighborhood.  William really enjoys getting on the tractors - and so does David!  Someone asked me if I was hiding a pumpkin under my shirt!  Haha - that would have been one big pumpkin!  Can't believe next year we'll have two to take to the pumpkin patch!

This is what happens when you party too hard...

Helping Daddy!

William loves his daddy and loves helping him out!

Helping daddy work outside...

do his homework...

and push the cart!

22 Months!

On October 6th William was 22 months!  

William is such a joy to be around!  He's so sweet and happy most of the time.  He is starting to talk more and more.  A few things he says, "Here you go!", "uh-oh," "pa" (paci), "pop" (Popsicle), "eeese" (please), "cheese," "purple," "car," "ball," "quack-quack," "boo-boo."  He also loves pointing out animals and doing their sounds.  A few of his favorites are to roar like a dinosaur, and trumpet like an elephant (using his hand as a trunk of course). 

Here's a few things he's been up to lately...

playing music!

watching TV

cuddling with mommy

playing at the park

driving cars

looking sharp at church

being silly

being mad

and stealing Daddy's Oreos!

We love you William!  

34 Weeks & Fall Family Pictures

We were so excited to meet Sarah and have some family/maternity pictures made at the Rose Garden in Raleigh.  She was able to get so many great shots even though William was not cooperating.  He fell asleep in the car on the way to Raleigh, and was pretty grouchy for the whole shoot, but Sarah is amazing and managed to catch the few smiles he had.  Here are quite a few of my favorites.  Make sure to checkout her website! http://sarahelaine.com/?p=652

 Thank you Sarah!  We can't wait to see you again when Baby Elliott arrives!

Sewing Project

So, when I found out I was having another boy, I decided to put them in the same room and make them matching crib bedding.  I know this was an ambitious project - not only do I work a lot, but I hadn't used a sewing machine in since my early teens.  Well, I went for it anyway.  I borrowed a sewing machine (thank you Cecilia!), and purchased all my fabric.  I actually didn't buy any patterns, but used tutorials that I found on the internet (the links are posted at the end of this post).  After many weeks, I finally finished!  I made crib bumpers, sheets, crib skirts, and blankets...for two cribs!  William of course wanted to help me every chance he got - which meant I had to do most of my sewing after he went to bed :)

Here's the finished product!

http://sew4home.com/projects/pillows-cushions/356-stylish-baby-nursery-crib-bumpers

http://www.mamastellato.com/2010/05/simple-baby-blanket-tutorial.html

http://sew4home.com/projects/bed-linens/907-citron-a-gray-nursery-4