There’s something about the first holiday gift for me. Usually purchased this time of year, it initiates a little burst of holiday enthusiasm and a settling feeling of “I did something to get this ball rolling.” And by ball, I mean shiny Christmas ornament with glitter on the outside and cheer on the inside. I’m all for letting November be November and giving Thanksgiving its time to shine. But that’s part of the fun of November for me–doing little things here and there that lead up to a more relaxing and fully enjoyable December. Hence (holla for the word hence), the first gift. Wrapped and waiting. Every time I open my closet doors I see it way up on the shelf, and it makes me smile.
Last year, I finally did Christmas right and this year, we want to simplify even more. I bought almost all of my gifts online last year, and I took the time to search for well-made toys that would A:) Last, B:) Really mean something to my girls, and C:) Not take up a lot of room in our home. I look for free shipping deals. I keep an online wish list throughout the year of things I really love for my girls, and I use it to guide both my own gifts for them and to answer questions when grandparents ask what they want. After years of buying Christmas gifts, I’ve realized less is more–hard to do but feels good when you stick to it. I’d rather have a few really nice things that will last for my girls than a bunch of junk for them to open and forget about later.
Things I Like to Buy for Them: Nice baby dolls (never gets old for them) and baby doll accessories (a good stroller, a few cute clothes, cloth doll diapers, bottle, etc.), toys that encourage imagination, educational toys and books, puzzles, crafts and art supplies, wood and felt toys
Things I Steer Away From: Oversized things that will get in the way (we have a good kitchen set and a nice wood easel, and two “big” toys is enough our house can handle), cheap plastic (although those little dress-up click clack shoes will always be a fave), things with little parts that will get lost
I clean out their toys this time of year as well–sort through the things we don’t use to donate to Goodwill. I’m getting better at this every year, and I’m finally getting the hang of simplifying my girls’ rooms and belongings for not only an easier life (it stays clean!), but more appreciative children.
So, on to the first gift. We have a thing with baby dolls. My mom has had a thing with baby dolls for years–she can talk for an hour about makes and models of dolls, where they are manufactured, how well they’re made. And my all time favorite gift memory from my childhood is when my sister and I received new baby dolls Christmas morning, delivered to our front door by a nurse (neighbor my parents bribed) in her hospital scrubs. They were wrapped in receiving blankets, and we proudly reached out for them like real mamas. (They were also filled with this jelly-like substance to make them heavy, and three days later we broke them open and cleaned out the jelly, shoving it in the door pockets of our Chevy Citation while our oblivious parents drove to Grandma’s…but that’s a moot point).
We’ve had several different ones throughout the years, but most of our dolls have been cheap things Brett excitedly comes home with from the grocery store because he does that sort of thing. But this baby? I saw her in the Magic Cabin catalogue and fell in love. Designed in Sweden (I’m speakin’ my mom’s language now), the Rubens Barn dolls have soft-sculpted bodies and weighted bottoms to make them feel real. Nella’s going to love hers.
There are a number of Rubens Barn dolls to choose from–both babies and kids and girl and boy dolls. And I love the cloth bottle and pacifier set (the little mouth opens on the doll). One comment from this post will be randomly chosen to receive a free Rubens Barn doll, reader’s choice, courtesy of Magic Cabin. You can find Magic Cabin on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest as well. We love their well-made toys that encourage imagination.
We’re also simplifying our wrapping this year. I’m usually tempted by beautiful wrapping paper and rows of pretty ribbon in craft stores, but I am loving the simplicity and cost-effectiveness this year of parchment paper, baker’s twine, paper doily tags and $1 stamps.
The baker’s twine is actually a $10 giant skein of fine yarn. It lasted us through all of last year’s crafts and North Pole Party (coming again this year!) and we have gobs left for this year.
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My favorite IG pic this week: A moment Nella and I shared where I danced her to sleep, serenaded by classical music. Our night weather finally qualifies for cozy fleecy jammies…I like.
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Magic Cabin Rubens Barn doll winner announced in Monday’s post. Tell me four things…
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now?
2.) Last thing that made you smile.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now.
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself.
Mine:
1.) James: Rhodes, Piano Recital
2.) Nella and Brett playing the blanket throwing game
3.) I’m going to the symphony tonight…alone.
4.) A cinnamon crisp bagel, Panera
1. Holy Ghost Tent Revival in my car on CD.
2. My son asking if he can do chores for random strangers for money. My little capitalist.
3. Thanksgiving turkey and dressing. 4. The cute Owl hanging that you have above Nella’s crib from Darlybird. 🙂
I love, love, love the simplicity of the parchment paper, yarn, and doily gift wrap. Thank for the beautiful idea!
1.) Madness by Muse
2.) My 1-yr-old said “Jayhawk” 🙂
3.) 80’s movie night with my BFF
4.) A pair of jeans
I always thought my daughter wouldn’t be into dolls because I wanted to encourage her to play with whatever she wanted to (even if it was trucks, dinosaurs, etc.). Needless to say, she LOVES baby dolls. She has one in particular that she has to have with her everyday at daycare.
1.) Elizabeth Mitchell’s cover of David Bowie’s Kooks. Love.
2.) A photo (on Instagram) of my friend’s son proudly sporting a Belle gown for his 3rd birthday shoot.
3.) The first holiday party of the season, tonight, celebrating local business owners, which I proudly get to call myself one of.
4.) Hanes Her Way. Glamorous, I know!
1) Jack Johnson songs… relaxing for the last day of the week
2) Few minutes ago while reading the answer of Barack Obama to a little girl asking advices to him because kids at school tease her because she has 2 dads
3)Get on the bus and go back home to see my husband (I work 2.5hrs away from home and I commute)
4) Lunch….for my belly! 🙂
1. The Traditional Christmas station on Dish Network
2. Tahd left work early to come home and stopped at Panera to pick up lunch for me
3. So, so, so excited for Christmas. So excited!
4. Fabric to make curtains for our living room. Gray chevron – lovely!
Oh Kelle that photo of you and Nella is so beautiful! I love holding my sleeping baby in my arms. And yes we need to break out the fleece pjs now too (Northern California).
1.) I’m listening to NPR on my iphone – makes a change from children’s indie station on Pandora.
2.) My 7 month old all wrapped up in cosy bear suit and playing on the swings in the park this morning.
3.) Christmas!!! My favourite time of year.
4.) A big cosy cardigan from Gap yesterday.
1. My kids are all (ages 13, 5 and 2) into One Direction so that’s always on in the car…forgive me but it’s so cute when the baby sings along 🙂
2. My baby boy telling me to have a good day at work (he’s 2).
3. Knowing my husband is coming home tonight after only a night away on business but that bed is cold without him, at least until all the kids climbed in this morning.
4. Spicy Thai lunch yesterday…yum!
P.S. LOVE the pic of you and Nella. It’s pushing me toward another baby…you guys are precious.
1. Your playlist from Spotify (Some Nights)
2. My cat with that horrible collar, after some surgery this week
3. The weekend and the start of the winter Farmer’s Market
4. Coffee
Love that picture of you and sleeping Nella. So sweet.
Mine are:
1. Bob Marley, Bing Crosby, Josh Turner
2. Watching my girl ballerina-twirl for her daddy over Skype.
3. The end of this third deployment.
4. Cold medicine. (I should just buy stock in it).
1.) New Mumford and Sons cd on repeat!
2.) wall decals for the nursery that my sister has purchased for the awaited arrival!
3.) I’m 36 weeks and anxiously counting down!
4.) a bagel from Tim Horton’s!
I absolutely adore your blog, always checking for new posts even though I know I get updates as to when that happens 🙂
Nothing playing currently… Enjoying the cooing of the baby before the big kids get home from school.
The baby and I went shopping today, and at less than five months old, she is imitating us and trying to talk. And grab my sandwich. Both are big deals, because her sister is almost five years old and is nonverbal andwas in feeding therapy for two and a half years.
Looking forward to our trip to ISLE OF CAPRI!!!!
I just got an ipod touch, so I can finally Instagram! I have been going crazy with pictures and effects!! 🙂
1. Children’s songs for my girl
2. Hearing from a far away friend
3. Our first holidays in our new home
4. Some new clothes!
1)Burl Ives’ CD in my car “Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas. I started listening to Christmas music earlier than normal this year. It just makes me happy!
2)My little girl was just trying to avoid her afternoon nap by crawling down the hall covered with her blanket. I swooped her up (making her jump) and tucked her back into bed.
3)We are taking the kids to see the Christmas lights in Branson, MO tomorrow.
4)A new top to wear out for a Girl’s Night Out tonight with some friends.
1. Alternating between the new Dave Matthews Band and Mumford and Sons
2. My oldest telling me she made me my favorite lunch, long noodles!
3. My parents and sisters coming for Thanksgiving!!
4. New face wash and lotion, it’s the little things, right?
1) actually nothing, I’m working in silence
2) watching my 18 month old chase my Jack Russell around to play peek a boo. She says, “peek boo”!
3)the holidays = days off of work & spending time at home with family & friends
4)a veggie burrito – then I got the stomach flu & it came back up 🙁 Haven’t eaten since.
1. Mumford and Sons, Babel
2. Looking through some old photos of my son when he was 1 (he’s 7)
3. My two sick kids being healthy
4. Just splurged on an iPhone 5
1.) Nothing. I cherish silence sometimes.
2). My baby sitting in my lap on the floor and sliding down my baby bump to actually get to my lap.
3). Visiting family out of state.
4). a striped sweater
1. Howard Stern
2. Watching Shawn help Oliver build his new Lego set
3. Having my family sleep over tonight
4. A nice candle that smells like winter
1. Mumford and Sons
2. My daughter getting so excited to wear snow boots for the first time
3. a long weekend
4. A curling iron to keep a shampoo for my curly hair more than one day
1.) Holly Jolly Christmas Pandora station
2.) My girl’s ridiculously crazy hair that she called fabulous
3.) Our family photos next weekend
4.) A more pink than I’ve ever worn in my life shirt from Old Navy
Enjoy your weekend 🙂
1. Kids music currently Subi shelton
2. I came in from carpool, dropped my bags on the table and ran to the bathroom and when I came out I found that my 2 year old had unpacked and put away all the groceries
3. NY getting back together it’s still a mess since hurricane sandy I feel like we’re living in a 3rd world country
4. Jelly rings by target check out. Bad for my waist but so yummy
1.) Chopin classics on Pandora
2.) My dd singing a made up song in the next room
3.) Possible snow this weekend 🙂
4.) a Gingerbread Latte at Starbucks & an ebook from http://fimby.tougas.net/
1.) What’s streaming from your right now? Mumford and Sons Below my feet from Babel
2.) Last thing that made you smile. My 2 year old catching ants
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now. Friday night sewing and take out
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself.
Ugg boots at TJMAXX so worth warm feet keeps my whole body toasty in 30 morning 30 degrees outings
1.) Zac Brown Band channel on Pandora – “Let it go”
2.) the little girl behind me in line at the grocery store who complimented my turquoise hair streaks 😉
3.) A trip to CVS for my flu shot so I can maybe sneak a treat of lipstick for myself.
4.) Seche vite top coat for my nails.
I love those dolls!! Might need to check them out for my niece.
1) Diamonds-Rihanna (useful when running)
2) my son’s smile when I opened the toy inside the McDonalds box (a batman skateboard, ooh)
3) seeing Skyfall with my oldest friend from childhood on Sunday
4) besides a cup for water from McDonald’s? An HTC EVO 4g LTE
1. Wanted by Hunter Hays – Such a feel good song!
2. My son fishing off the top bunk in his room last night 🙂
3. My mom is having gastric bypass surgery on the 26th of this month and I am so excited for this huge step in her life… prayers please!
4. I bought myself and ice cream cone on my way home from work on Wednesday. I drove to the park and just sat in my car in silence for a moment as I enjoyed it after a rough day at work…
Great post Kelle!
1.James Taylor (Pandora station)
2.My kids loving on the plastic, tacky, “baby deer” that a neighbor donated to us from her yard sale that they randomly place around our yard…oh, the joy!
3.Our Thanksgiving preschool feast.
4.A Pumpkin Spice Latte with a gift card that I have been holding on to for months…it was worth the wait. 🙂
1. The latest Passion Pit album.
2. My daughter scheming for more rocks in the rocking chair before naptime.
3. A weekend with nothing scheduled.
4. Cute socks.
1.) Hard to love on CMT
2.) My daughter- our doula came to visit and when my doula leaned over to say Hi my 3.5 month old daughter said HI back!
3.) CHRISTMAS as if it was my last one ever! Mainly cause its my daughters first!
4.) A fleece back pullover. The joys of winter in WI!
1.) I’ve been listening to a lot of David Gray
2.) A good meeting with my boss
3.) Our new house being built!
4.) Lovely leather Ros Hommerson riding boots that fit my genetically mutant wide calfs (from widewidths.com). LOVE!
1.) Christmas music. Because it’s time.
2.) My 6-month-old Corgi puppy, running through the house as fast as she could go.
3.) Finishing the book project I’m working on.
4.) An e-book short story for my Kindle.
1. The Message on XM radio
2. Sarah Grace (my daughter)againing head control so she can move her head to where she sees me:)
3. The Childrens’ Book Festival in Savannah tomorrow.
4. Otis Spunkmeyer cookies!
1.) When I’m Down by Chris Cornell
2.) My 22 month old daughter falling asleep in the exersaucer while jumping
3.) Christmas traditions… old and new
4.) A car charger for my cell phone… learned the hard way after seven days without heat and power after Hurricane Sandy
1.) The new Script album
2.) My 2 year old son lining up his cars
3.) Son’s nap time so I can finish your book, just bought it for my Kindle and I couldn’t put it down.
4.) Socks…boring
Baby Dolls were my #1 presents as a girl!
1.) A song that one of my best friends from high school sings. He is living in Nashville, soon to make it BIG!! “Railroad Woman” Matt Sellars
2.) The sweetest email from an old friend, just to check in!
3.) Attending my very first NFL game this Sunday. GO PANTHERS!!
4.) A hot pink bauble necklace! I am wearing it today at work!
1)James Taylor, Sweet Baby James, live.
2)text from Dan that he was excited for our date tonight
3)a hot bubble bath once kids are picked up.
4)Venti iced Coffee two pumps toffee nut one pump mocha.
Thank you for this post. xo
1. Mumford and Sons, Bon Iver (can’t get enough)
2.Picking my kids up from a sleepover
3.Hosting a chili party
4.a thrifted maxi dress
1.) As much as I’d like to be listening to the Of Monsters and Men set I queued up, the boy is watching the “You Get Me” video from the Talking Tom app on his iPad over and over and over… so I’m listening to that.
2.) Watching the 4yo bring the 17mo a pillow so he would “sleep” – because then the 4yo can go back to watching Talking Tom without interruption…
3.) Having our family back in one house for the holidays
4.) A Maple Sugar and Oak candle that was on markdown at Rite Aid – one of my besties said I should get it because it smelt like morning breakfast in front of the fire – and it so very does.
1. Marry Me by Train
2. Hearing “Mamamamama” when I opened the door to my 7 month old’s room this morning
3. Sleep (provided Jack allows it)
4. Nursing pads. There isn’t much shopping for mama these days.
1.)”Ho Hey” by The Lumineers
2.) My sweet kiddos 1st grade school picture.
3.) My daughter’s IEP meeting this afternoon! I love to hear all the progress she has made. 🙂
4.) Crafty supplies to make a yarn wreath for Fall! Lovely!
1.) Taylor swift on pandora..LOVE
2.) My little girl playing with her nuk in the middle of the night (via video monitor)..she is learning so many things 🙂
3.) Spending the weekend with my little girl while daddy is gone..
4.) Sandwhich, but looking forward to a salted caramel mocha tomorrow.
1. Billy Idol – Eyes Without A Face
2. Our daycare provider texted me to tell me that our 2-year-old daughter ate her carrots after another little boy told her they’re good for her eyes and promptly said, “I see better now!”
3. A day date with my husband tomorrow!
4. Some BB creme…it’s amazing!!!
1. Michael Buble holiday on Pandora
2. waking up to read sweet notes left by happy customers
3. Seeing the doctor. Waiting rooms suck.
4. Leopard print flats.
1. Adele.
2. My daughter Joey (2 years old) begging me to let her wear a football jersey so she could be “just like bro bros.”
3. Listening to my dad give a speech tonight.
4. A pair of wool thigh-high socks from Grace & Lace (on etsy). Perfect for November, no?
LOVE your simple wrapping for this year. Classic, crisp and clean.
1 – still rocking the new Mumford & Sons
2 – my 2-year old daughter in her pigtails
3 – a quiet weekend at home preparing for a new baby (+/- 7 weeks!)
4 – a peppermint hot chocolate
1.) Frank Sinatra Holiday Pandora
2.) #1
3.) 5:00 on Friday so I can get home and light all the candles, put away all the things, then enjoy a night where I have no where to be!
4.) A dress for my high school reunion, online a couple hours ago… I found 50% off first purchase on a fun site.
Happy Weekend 🙂
Nothing… I’m a lover of silence.
My son saying his verse for AWANAs.
Distance from this phase. Awful, but true.
Stamps for snail mail.
1) The Glee Christmas Album, Volume 1
2) an email from my husband earlier today
3) picking up my Abby (4 yo) at daycare later
4) giant sized rice crispy treat @ Target
1. Les Miserables station on Pandora
2. My daughter lifting her plate full of peas to lick off the pizza sauce and the peas tumbling into her lap. She’s one and was totally unaware.
3. Naptime. Same daughter is cranky.
4. washi tape at Target, I’m resisting covering everything in washi tape 🙂
1.) Clear the Stage, by Jimmy Needham
2.) My husband, who called to tell me that will be taking care of dinner tonight. He’s cooking!
3.) Taking family photos in just over a week.
4.) Just ordered myself a necklace and charm from Jewel Kade. The charm has a star on one side, and on the other says, “Wise men still seek Him.” Can’t wait to wear it this season!
1. Mumford and Sons
2. A late night dance party with my husband and 2 year old son.
3. A warm weather weekend (and Christmas of course!!!!)
4. A cozy sweatshirt.
I wish I lived close to you because you would be my friend! I love love love reading your blog. Its my quite time to sit down and soak myself into your words, your life. Your life, your family, your passion is beautiful. I find it more fun to read your blog than keep mine going. Thank you for blogging in such a wonderful way. One day I hope to meet you and your oh so adorable children.
What a sweet sweet baby doll! My little Reese is 7 1/2 months old and I can’t wait buy her her very first baby.
1.) KLove
2.) Your Blog
3.) Thanksgiving, being with my family and my Grandma getting to meet my baby for the very first time 🙂
4.) gummies, I just love them
oh wow oh wow are those babies CUTE!
1) Wiggles, Fresh Beat Band or Laurie Berkner from the car radio, usually.
2) this morning, my Lovie told me she could see my nipples as i was getting dressed. and that they were nice. hahaha. 🙂
3) getting my hair chopped on Tuesday
4) just ordered some tops from zulily
1).38 Special in the car at lunch
2)One of the middle schoolers in my office
3)Listening to Christmas music while driving to our camper tonight
4)Crepes, so I can have banana Nutella crepes tonight!
1.) Adele <3
2.) My son calling his chin a chicken
3.) Picking up our kittens in the morning
4.) Butterfingers candy bar 🙂
So enjoy your blog!
1. Mumford & Sons on Pandora…my new favorite
2. Seeing a new ETST post pop up!
3. At home date night with my hubby and a cozy tucked in weekend with my family since we got a foot of snow here in MT!!!
4. Hmmmm…it’s been awhile… maybe I should go shopping!!
Those baby dolls are great…thanks for the link to the site, I may have to add those to my girls wish lists for Christmas, they love dolls!!
1.) Classical Music (mostly George Winston Pandora)
2.) Thinking about doll babies due to this post.
3.) Crafting night with the girls tomorrow.
4.) Pumpkin Pie bagel from Panera
1. The Best of The Laurie Berkner Band in my car. My 2 kids love her, and I find myself singing along to “Victor Vito” along with them!
2. Dancing with my kids this morning in our pjs
3. Going to get family photos taken tomorrow morning
4. A book for my iPad
1. Unfortunately nothing because I am at work.
2. A sweet text msg from a dear friend telling me she is praying for me.
3. Visiting my kids for Thanksgiving.
4. A cute bright RED top.
-Bedlam boys, nice and loud!
-watching my son who just learned to read, wow.
-a three day weekend full of family crafting
-even more fabric for sewing projects
1) Mumford & Sons new album
2) My husband called me at work (where I am having a terrible day!), so I could hear our little guy giggling
3) The weekend with my family
4) A quick lunch at the grocery deli
1.) Mariah Carey’s Christmas albums
2.) My 2 year old saying “Bless you Mama” after I coughed this morning.
3.) Finishing my PhD…3 more weeks.
4.) A new blouse to wear for my PhD final seminar…any stressful event deserves a new shirt.
1. Amen, Meek Mills
2. Squirrel caught in bird feeder.
3. Traveling Pickle Party
4. Big Black Boots
We do simple Christmas’ at our house. Usually 3-4 gifts per kiddo and one gift is a book.
1) I don’t know what music is in my CD player. My 4 year old like to change it and I haven’t listened to music in a while.
2)My daughter telling me she “loves me” right before requesting juice
3) Quiet time to sew
4) Flavored creamer for my coffee
1.) Britney Spears
2.) My daughter’s pigtails
3.) A relaxing, uneventful weekend
4.) Facewash!
i love how you wrapped your gifts, so pretty! and that doll is just adorable, i may need to get one for my niece!
1.) Anthony Skinner
2.) My sweet baby girl
3.) THANKSGIVING DINNER!
4.) Maternity yoga pants
1. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals’ news album
2. 5 minutes ago, my 3yr old called me a “Stinky little rat” because I ate a grape off her plate haha
3. I’m looking forward to seeing my parents this Sunday!! I miss them 🙁
4. A bright pink pair of Hunter boots (50% off at The Rack woot woot)
1) Les Mis soundtrack!
2) Some inside joke or another
3) Making an important decision, for better or for worse
4) A breve at the local coffee joint
1.) The Lumineers
2.) A video of my son taking his first steps (yesterday!)
3.) Pizza and movies with girlfriends tonight
4.) A Candle that smelled like christmas
1.) Kenny Chesney
2.) Fitting into a smaller size suit for work today.
3.) My birthday next Saturday.
4.) The TurboFire workout. I’m having fun looking like an idiot in my living room 🙂
That Instagram shot just made me swoon audibly. <3
1) Listening to a lot of NPR at work – mostly Fresh Air and Tell Me More – and a lot of different stations on Songza on the commute and at home.
2) My toddler waving to me when I peeked in to check on her this morning.
3) My birthday tomorrow!
4) This! http://www.etsy.com/listing/86423799/womens-asphalt-gray-tunicdress-with
1. Paloma Faith
2. How ridiculously excited my 4 yr old was when I let her get Teddy Grahams at the grocery store this morning. You would have thought she’d found the Holy Grail.
3. Going Christmas shopping with the hubby on Sunday. Got a sitter for the kidlets and gonna make a date of it.
4. A Keurig. And it was worth every penny. Mommy needs coffee in the morning. And fast. 🙂
1.) Pandora: love my 60s folk radio station.
2.) My little girl laying her hand on my tummy and asking, “Is Lil’ Bit kickin’, Mommy?” (Lil’ Bit is our second baby girl, due in February!)
3.) My little girl being healthy again! We are going a little stir crazy and she’s on her third illness in the last month. This one is going to take us into the doctor to check out 02 stats, I think.
4.) Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth :).
1.) I Will Wait by Mumford & Sons
2.) My daughter this morning ran away from me without a shirt on giggling. Then turning around a giving me the cutest smirk.
3.) Meeting this little girl that’s been in my belly for quite some time now. I’m due on the 29th!! 🙂
4.) At the thrift store I bought this pretty striped pale pink and mauve scarf. I love me some scarves!
Loving that Christmas spirit and your take on gifting. It’s great, I should really take on that advice! 🙂 Have a nice weekend!!
1. Pandora: Jeff Johnson
2. Eating Mexican food for lunch with my feisty Grandma.
3. A weekend in the Texas Hill Country surrounded by family, ones I see often and others I rarely see!
4. A new journal! (so excited)
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1-Blown Away by Carrie Underwood
2-Seeing my grandson get his very first hair cut/that made him go from a baby to a toddler
3-looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with people who I am so Thankful for>
4- potato skins with cheddar cheese and bacon.
1.) Moonlight Sonata!
2.) My two boys pulling each other on the sled in the backyard snow.
3.) Hot chocolate and blueberry crepes for lunch (I’m pregnant, so I can say, “The baby wants crepes.”)
4.) A vanilla cookie candle.
1.) Savage Garden… too funny to have a little one cooing along!
2.) Knitted snowman hat that was our early Christmas gift (cold weather comes quickly in Canada)
3.) Christmas baking tonight!
4.) Cinnamon shampoo and bubble bath (technically vitamins, but that’s not as exciting)
Thank you for the beautiful post! Love that belly poking out from under Nella!
1.) Sheryl Crow ‘Wildflower’
2.) I’m taking care of my friend’s dog, Juno, and she looks at me and tilts her head when I talk to her. So cute.
3.) Running with my son this weekend.
4.) A pedicure.
1. Silence. Love it.
2. Sharing an apple with my three year old.
3. Going home. Have been visiting family for almost 10 days. Going home tomorrow!
4. Not sure. Maybe some yoga pants from Target. Sounds lame, I know, but I’m wearing them right now and they’re so comfy!
Love the photo of Nella sleeping!
Great thoughts on simplifying for the holidays. I have been thinking about doing that this year too. – Amy
1. Zac Brown Band (I’ve been on a kick since summer)
2. Baby Boy looking so darned cute in his pumpkin hat
3. Baby’s first Christmas and getting together with college friends tomorrow for lunch
4. A pair of tights argyle socks
LOVE your IG picture. So, so sweet.
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1.) I have to admit – it’s Christmas music. I love it.
2.) My girls playing together.
3.) Our upcoming weekend with family at an indoor waterpark.
4.) Some fabulous bubble bath.
1) anything and everything by Fun and Imagine Dragons
2) my kids painting blocks of wood outside this morning
3)My husband’s surprise birthday party tmrw night
4)a big ole’ coke from Mcdonalds
1.) Adelle, 21
2.) Talking to my sweet girl while I am at work
3.) Looking forward to this week being OVER (been a rough one!)
4.) Orbit spearamnit gum (its the small things)
1.) K-Love on the radio
2.) When my 4 year old son said to me, “I love you, my sweetheart!”
3.) Time with extended family over Thanksgiving weekend
4.) A tea kettle
1. Fisher Price Sing Alongs in Spanish…over and over again!
2. My little one pressing her finger to her mouth and making a “thinking” sound right before she answers the question I just asked her!
3. The zoo this weekend– only the second time ever we’ve taking our daughter and going to a new one we’ve never been before!
4. A tuna salad sandwich and Pirate’s Booty for lunch a few hours ago!
Love the coziness of the last pic.
1. The Civil Wars — Poison and Wine. Can’t stop hitting replay.
2. A text from my husband.
3. Reading more of The Hobbit out loud to my three oldest tonight. Love that they are old enough to repeat the tradition from my family. My mom must have read it out loud a million times by the time she’d gotten it into all 11 of us kids.
4. An US Weekly magazine. Oop. Did I just say that. Guilty pleasure . . . I only do it a few times a year.. . .
1. French Cajun music
2. Walking in from work and seeing my children eating lunch together at their little table
3. My next decaf latte
4. I paid off my library fine so that I could check out books again – surely that counts as buying something for myself!
01.. matthew perryman jones [goodness for your ears]
02.. my sweets rocking out in the car.
03.. shopping date.
04.. new sheepskin insoles for my boots – happy feet!
1.) Silence – but if I wasn’t in the office, it would be Carrie Underwood’s “Blown Away” CD
2.) A sweet checking-in email from a friend
3.) A weekend at home with my hubby with no “real” plans, before the madness of the holidays begins
4.) Lunch – treated myself to a salad that I love.
1.) Mumford + Sons, but I’m ready for Christmas music now!
2.) My baby girl taking her first step!
3.) Mock Thanksgiving dinner at my daughters’ cooking class tonight
4.) A Kindle book – yours, in fact!
1. Anything Carrie Underwood – great to sing out loud!
2.) Carrying my 2 daughters up to bed for their naps – their sleepy breath on my neck…. pure joy!
3.) The weekend! I love days with my girls, but weekends as a family rock my world.
4.) A new box of k-cups! Love my afternoon coffee during naptime.
LOVE the shot of you and Nella dancing. So beautiful.
Those dolls are so adorable. My 5-year old niece would just love them.
1) Jack Johnson today
2) A text from my guy
3) A weekend filled with some baking, relaxing, and celebrating my sister’s birthday.
4) Necklace from Sassy Steals
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now?
playlist of songs i sing to baby #1 due in feb! (adele, eva cassidy, dmb)
2.) Last thing that made you smile.
feeling baby kicks!
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now.
the weekend!
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself.
dinner with girlfriends last night!
thanks so much!
1.) Mumford & Sons and the Jersey Shore Red Cross Phoneathon from last week- I turn it on for the music but always end up crying!
2.) My great aunt & cousin got power back on Long Island after 10 days in the dark!
3.) Thanksgiving and NYC in December
4.) Pad Thai at lunch with the work friends
1. Depending on You by Tom Petty
2. Our anniversary was the day after the elections. My husband woke me up shouting, “40 More Years of Us” like he was rooting for a politician.
3. Girl’s night tonight and the birth of my first child soon!
4. A piece of costume jewelry to take the place of my wedding ring as my hands have swollen from pregnancy too much!
1.) The Civil Wars
2.) My husband
3.) Dinner with friends this evening
4.) Some great scented candles…and I’m heading out to get some discounted yarn tomorrow =)
1.) David grungor… loving his tunes.
2.) My 4 year old colored all over himself and his 18 month old brother. I have 4 kids, i’ve learned to find the humor in things that I used to get annoyed over.
3.) Going to the gym. Alone.
4.) Perfume. And as i’m nearing the big 3-0 I am noticing my tastes changing.
1. Thanksgiving American Folk Hymns
2. My daughter’s “bed head” this morning.
3. Celebrating Veteran’s Day home with family
4. Cold medicine
1. Les Miserables
2. My daughter putting her head on my tummy while I sang to her
3. The weekend
4. Hot chocolate
That doll is so adorable. My daughter (who is about 6 months younger than Nella) would LOVE it!
1.”Factory” Band of Horses
2. Having a yummy lunch earlier at Panera with my special little lady
3. Heading to the beach for the weekend
4. A new scarf
Have a great weekend!!!
Lovely doll.
1. Roll Away Your Stone – Mumford and Sons
2. Granddaughter Nora loving on her baby sister “A Pearl” as she calls her. (Ava Pearl)
3. Running my second 5K in the morning. Nervous yet excited.
4. Bought Les Mis tickets this morning for me and two gal pals! Now we have to wait until March to see it.
1 – Red Hands by Walk Off the Earth
2- My kids coming home from being with friends
3- Preparing for Christmas!!! (Thanksgiving has passed here in Canada)
4- 2 Darly Bird goodie bags (some stuff will be given away but there’s a great bracelet I’m going to keep!)
1- “everyone is a little bit racist sometimes”, cover by NOFX
2- dinner time tonight, we adults eating sushi and my two years old son eating mozzarella with sticks
3- welcoming home my best friend and her husband who are currently in Colombia meeting the two girls they are adopting. Have to wait 40 days before they are back and I’m sooooo restless already!
4- Rob Ryan’s paper cut calendar for 2013. I adore all his artworks!
1. Some Nights by Fun (reck it ralph movie)
2. Dinner last night, my 4 year old son said “Dinner was so good, it blew my mind!”
3. Christmas…it’s the most wonderful time of the year
4. My 50mm 1.8 Canon lens..your photography inspires me so I had to have it
1.) The Christmas Cantata I’m practicing for.
2.) Reading the words of God’s love and encouragement that someone wrote to someone grieving the loss of a child.
3.) Meeting my sister and some friends tonight to celebrate her birthday.
4.) Gray suede slouch knee boots (still waiting for them to arrive…) 🙂
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1.) Anything Christmas music!! 🙂
2.) Sharing good news w/ a friend.
3.) Hubby’s birthday next weekend and surprising him big time.
4.) A cozy, gray sweater from Target.
1. My iPod is on shuffle. Right now: Praise You in this storm by Casting Crowns.
2. My baby girl laughing after she sneezes (she does it every time!).
3. Thanksgiving road trip to NH and PA!
4. Breakfast at McDonalds…yum!
1. One Republic “Feel Again”
2. a hot cup of Chai on a quiet morning
3. cold weather begins tonight!
4. an Americano coffee?
-gwen
1: Little House on the Prairie audio book
2:cooking with my preschool class this morning
3: camping trip for the upcoming long weekend
4:fabric, a sewing magazine, and chocolate (see aforementioned long weekend)
1. Natalie Grants – Your Great Name
2. Rocking my little toddler to sleep as she smiled at me.
3. Christmas!
4. A cheeseburger from McDonalds! Ha 🙂
1) X&Y byt Coldplay
2) a sweet text from my boyfriend
3) Teaching my children’s class at church
4) a lipstick 🙂
1.) I have on our local easy listening station. 80s soft rock does it for me every time.
2.) The mail. 3 packages came, all for ME!
3.) Hubby to come home – he’s been gone all week and I need some me time…oh, and it’d be nice to see him, too. 🙂
4.) Some lip gloss & perfume.
1.Andrew Sisters Christmas
2.Warm cocoa and my littles hugs
3.Hearing from a friend….and Thanksgiving
4.A peppermint mocha
1. HIllsong United’s 2011 Album
2. Scenes from my favorite Holiday Movie – Love Actually
3. In 5 weeks we go to France for Christmas 🙂
4. A sweater from Alternative Apparel
Thanks for sharing your joy…
1.) Listening to: Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors
2.) Smiling at: the fact that it’s Friday!
3.) Looking forward to: spending Veterans Day with my fiancé (a US Marine)
4.) Bought myself: a cute, dressy top
1. I always have Elizabeth Mitchell and They Might be Giants kids cd’s playing in the car
2. Watching my 4 yr old dance and sing is the last thing that made me smile (just a few mins ago!)
3. I’m really looking forward to a relaxed holidays this year.
4. I bought myself a 3 month pass to kickboxing!
1) Just Breathe (Willie Nelson)…I have been listening to this alot since my dad died this summer.
2) A note my daughter secretly left in my desk drawer…I just took it out and read it again for a pick-me-up.
3) Seeing high school girlfriends on Sunday. Drinks and fun!
4) Drill bits. My electric drill is my new favorite thing 🙂
1.) Regina Spektor…love, love, love her.
2.) I participated in the Happy Day Project and spread lots of lovlies throughout work. Their smiles make me smile.
3.) Coaching THE LAST flag football game of the season tomorrow!
4.) Might be an overshare…but Walmart has these supercomfy Halloween undies…they’re cute and I always get them when they go on sale!
1. Monsters and Men
2. My son, playing peekaboo
3. Date night with my husband
4. Coffee and a breakfast sandwich at Starbucks
1.) Some mello Jack Johnson before my son comes home and begs for “The nightmare Before Christmas song” He has Halloween withdrawls.
2.) When my daughter asked me, “Why do you look old” (I am 35 and if I do say so myself have aged gracefully)
3.) Making so some homemade soup for tonight,it is going to be a cozy night in for our family.
4.) I have been taking riding lessons and I finally gave in to buying myself a cow girl hat to fit the part.
1. Silence right now – it is a rare pleasure 🙂
2. Seeing the little Flash Rubens Barn doll – my 3 year old son has been asking for a ‘baby,’ but I think a doll will have to suffice for now 🙂
3. Yoga
4. Coffee 🙂
1. Right now I’m listening to the music from my baby’s swing…does that count?
2. My 3-year-old constantly makes me smile and laugh!
3. The holidays and the first snow.
4. A new dress at the Goodwill! I LOVE treasure hunting there!
1.) PodRunner for my daily runs!
2.) Having my 1st grader home with us this beautiful Friday since he didn’t have school! Hooray for everyone home at lunch time!
3.) Getting Christmas-crafty!
4.) Running skirts
Radiohead – while my son sorted the ad leaflets for his weekly paper round.
Watching my mother help my son sort leaflets for his paper round.
A little bit of peace and quiet tonight, probably at about 10.30pm
A lamp, the base of which is the Eiffel tower, so much more tasteful than it sounds, I promise!
1. Adventures in Oddessy
2. my baby angel Hadley
3. coming home to a clean house
4. a nugget meal from chick fil a
1. Listening to the newest Dave Matthews band I love those guys!
2. The last thing that made me smile is my little guy and the constant and never ending questions that he asks (hes 3 🙂 )
4. Looking so so forward to spending Thanksgiving with my family!
5. A purse!
1. Susie Tallman. The wheels on the bus is on repeat.
2. My baby (now 4.5) said all he wanted to do after school was “be sweet and snuggle on the couch with (me).”
3. The texas renaissance festival. Honey mead, turkey legs, and baby girl’s first French braids.
4. La Madeleine French toast. Imagine my delight while eating them followed by my horror as I logged all 1250 calories to MyFitnessPal….
1.NPR
2. Finding out there is more than one Monsieur Hulot movie
3. Family dinner for Brother’s birthday tonight
4. Lunch.. Taco Bell
1) Ray Lamontagne… LOVE him so much!
2) My Calculus students kill me
3) Going away for the night with one of my favorite friends tomorrow.
4) I just finally broke down and ordered 2 gap maternity tunic sweaters with the 30% off coupon.
(1). The Cranberries
(2). My 9 year old grandson telling my 20 year old son….Jesse you ride my bike, and I’ll ride on your face!! (all in love….of course – they’re quite the pair)
(3). Going to NYC at the end of the month. Had to reschedule courtesy a gal named Sandy.
(4). Lipstick….Pale Lip by Lancome.
1-Long Way Home by Steven Curtis Chapman
2- My toddler waving bye bye when I left him for a nap.
3-winter!
4-maternity t-shirt
1.) Nightmare Before Christmas station on Pandora 🙂
2.) chunky toddler thighs on my napping girl.
3.) visiting with a good friend this afternoon.
4.) a David Bowie t-shirt.
Who doesn’t love a good doll?!
1. Bing Crosby pandora station
2. Learning that it’s going to be 72 degrees tomorrow in southern IL.
3. My daughter’s 1st birthday next Wednesday…milestone!
4.Cherry chapstick
1.) Elvis Presley – 50 Greatest Hits Album.
2.) Playing pairs with my 3 year old.
3.) A busy weekend. Our nephews birthday and fireworks tomorrow and then remembrance sunday.
4.) A new nail varnish this morning 🙂
Have a great weekend! x
I just loved your story about Christmas morning and the “nurse” I’m going to have to file that one away for when we have a little girl.
1) Vivaldi “The Four Season” CD
(I just got to read your last post about relaxing and slowing down and listening to classical music yesterday and so it’s been on repeat ever since with a little Pandora classical station thrown in)
2) Riding the Ferris Wheel for the very first time(I’m 33)
3) Going out again tonight to the Peanut Festival with my hubby and my sister.
4. Fresh Pork Rinds….. so amazingly tasty
1) Skyfall by Adele. Keep singing it to my cats.
2)My husband making me the most perfect cup of tea just as I got home.
3) Getting my homework finished and running a deep bath – mmm.
4) Some gummy sweets shaped like sushi!
1.) Ray LaMontagne Trouble album
2.) My girl pooted this morning and said that her poot sounded sad.
3.) Movie night..Its Friday warm baths dinner and cuddle time
4.) yellow skinny jeans (-;
1.) Rocknoceros for my little one. Local kids band with strangely hummable tunes.
2.) Picture of my daughter dressed as Dorothy for Halloween that I just shared with a former co-worker
3.) Going out tomorrow for our second round of house searching. Still searching for the right home for our family
4.) Old Navy sale – workout clothes. I’m trying to take care of me so I can take care of my family.
1- Mumford and Sons Babel(planted tulip bulbs with Mom a few weeks ago and this CD kept us goin!)
2-Your adorable picture in the mirror holding/holding Nella/preggo belly!
3-My husband returning from his guys golf weekend in Hilton Head hopefully with a cute tan! 🙂
4 – Paint samples! Working on a master bath re-do!
1) Natalie Grant – Love Revolution
2) My daughter mashing homemade applesauce to make it taste better
3) Naptime
4) New black eyeliner
1.) Some Nights by Fun
2.) My baby girl greeting the dog when we came home.
3.)Your post has me stoked for brown paper packages tied up in string (I have wrapped them that way for years now and just looking at them makes me feel completely Little Women Christmas-sy.
4.)Not one but TWO lipsticks. (Buy one get one 50% off at Rite Aid-I’m the last of the big spenders) which don’t make me cringe (I’ve been on a really bad run with drugstore lipsticks lately).
1) The sound of the work dock moving up and down for a delivery. I am at work.
2) My grandbaby (that I raise) showing (at work) up for lunch.
3) My grand daughter (whom I raise) her next dance competition.
4) A brand new (pub style) kitchen table and chairs. LOVE!!!!
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1. I have had an iPhone since last Christmas and still haven’t uploaded any music. (Tisk tisk)
2. One of the littles at work dancing to music.
3. Looking forward to relaxing this weekend.
4. Just bought a snack wrap from sheetz.
1.) Currently nothing, but I am watching “The Voice” on Hulu.
2.) Hearing the x-ray tech say my 13 month old daughter did NOT infact swallow a battery. (THANK GOD)
3.) Cuddling with hubs after the kids go to bed.
4.) A churro at Taco Bell
Have a beautiful weekend!
1. Sweet Pea-Amos Lee
2. My 3 yr old kissing her 10 month old sister before she went down for nap
3. A weekend with nothing on our schedule…first time since July!!
4. A pair of running leggings, trying to shed that last of the baby weight
1.) Nothing
2.) My friend presenting her thesis defense for PhD.
3.) Christmas!
4.) Knitting needles
1. a country radio station
2. my 3 year old in fleece footed pajamas…. probably the last winter I will able to get away with them!
3. Disney World! We are heading there in 9 days!
4. laughing cow cinnamon cream cheese
1. Tony Bennett Radio – so calming
2. My dog on our lunch break walk – she is in heaven
3. Our baby – I am 9 weeks pregnant now.
4. Christmas decorations – I buy way too many! 🙂 But it makes our house a happy place!
1) Micheal Buble
2) My husband’s corny jokes
3) A nap since the kiddos are napping too!!
4) A novel!
I love that you are looking for more quality toys rather then MORE toys. I totally agree that a few well made toys and some books are so much better then cheap plastic!
1) The Canadian Tenors..
2) Watching my daughters new love.. the tent we made in the living room.
3) Spending good quality time with the family over the Thanksgiving holiday
4) I stopped by Braums on the way home from a late night appointment and bought myself a scoop of Butter Pecan Ice Cream 🙂
1.) Alternating between the Little Women soundtrack and the Michael Buble Christmas station on Pandora (I can’t help myself!)
2.) I’m 28 weeks pregnant, but my son is 3 and has a cognitive delay so we weren’t sure if he understood what was going on even though we talk about the baby all the time. He pointed to my belly today and said, “my baby.” So happy!
3.) Painting my nails a gorgeous brown-red color tonight.
4.) A tall decaf nonfat salted caramel mocha from Starbucks with light whip. YUM.
1. Norah Jones
2. My little girl’s imagination
3. The gym tonight, it’s relaxing
4. An emerald green sweater
1) newsboys — love air one
2)my little one belly laughing at our dog, Chester
3) dinner tonight with high school friends!
4) Christmas decor at the nutcracker market!
1.) Ingrid Michaelson
2.) My daughter
3.) Spending friday evening at home with my husband
4.) A grapefruit spoon.
1. Regina Spektor’s What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
2. My 2-year-old asking me “Why you call me a monster like that”?
3. The birth of our first son in 4 months
4. a veggie burger from bk
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1.) Laurie Berkner Band- Goldfish song
2.) My son willingly parting with the majority of his Happy Meal junk(toys) while cleaning out his room
3. Cooking dinner with my hubby
4. A “My Fair Lady” Barbie doll on Ebay
1.flo+machine ceremonials; avett bros
2. hugging a sad student
3. owl birthday party this weekend for my 2 yr old
4. dunkin donuts peppermint mocha
1. Rosi Golan
2. my daughter playing with one of her birthday gifts
3. My daughter’s 2nd bday party tomorrow
4. makeup from Sephora
1.) Pink – love her.
2.) My husband surprising us by coming home early on this Friday.
3.) Date night with my husband tomorrow.
4.) A new lipgloss – might be an addiction that I have.
1. Fun. – Some Nights
2. My 3 year old asking me for a “hugger”
3. Tomorrow’s photo shoot with a new client
4. 6 skeins of yarn for new crochet projects.
That is one of the sweetest babies I have ever seen! Nella will most certainly love it. I think my daughter would too 🙂
1.) Streaming on Pandora as we speak is One Headlight by the Wallflowers.
2.) My youngest sneaking up on me giving me a raspberry on my bare back. Gets me every time!
3.) A shower. Simple things right?!
4.) New running tights and a pullover. It is so cold out in the MN tundra.
1. Radio Disney
2. My sister
3. Tonight/weekend
4. lunch
1) Kytami
2) Playing “crazy in bed with my kids
3) My husband getting to come home early from work
4) A pair of tights last month.
1. Pinks Greatest Hits (So Far)I like to rock out in the car
2. I volunteer at my sons kindergarten class and a little girl in his class was getting ready to present her art project and I saw her lick her pinkie fingers and then smooth out her eyebrows. I died.
3. Getting over this cough.
4. A big, huge really, cup of coffee, because I can’t sleep from coughing up a lung all night.
1. Ellie Goulding – Anything could happen. The more I listen the more I dance with purpose! ; )
2. Note the above. ; )
3. The next 5 days. My hubby is finally home and we are going to hit our Christmas “to do list” with a vengeance. Yeah. It’s a two blizzard up here right now in Canada, but who cares. So looking forward to getting out!
4. Red cowboy boots. Thank for the inspiration!! ; )
1.) Whatever my kids want to listen to- this morning we listened to Somewhere Over the Rainbow and The Rainbow Connection on the way to school.
2.) My almost 5 year old daughter.
3.) A night in with my husband tonight.
4.) Fall decorations for my mantle.
YAY a post! I was hitting refresh all morning haha
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now?
Christmas music and our local christian station.
2.) Last thing that made you smile.
Watching my little one ride his bike today for the first time to the store
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now.
Christmas! We put up the tree and I’ve been stashing gifts upstairs
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself.
Paint so I could redo my bedroom walls.
1. Right this moment? Nothing, but if I hit “play,” Thrift Store Cowboys would come on.
2. Tickling my tiny and listening to his giggle
3. Receiving two fun packages in the mail 🙂
4. Pumpkin Chai Latte
1. My Christmas play list. Sure, I’m early, but it’s snowing here in Reno and I love Michael Buble and all his holiday charm.
2. My almost 10-month old standing on his own and clapping for himself. 🙂
3. My hubby coming home…he’s been gone all week on business and I am one tired mama!
4. Fancy address labels. It’s the little things… 🙂
1. Coldplay Pandora station
2. Laying in bed at 10 am with my little girls (5 and 2) cuddling and laughing while we all pretend to snore and sleep.
3. Shopping tonight with my sister.
4. A white sweater that is still sitting in my trunk waiting for the right time to appear in my closet so as not to bring attention and the inevitable question from hubby “when did you get that?” of course we all know I’ve had it “awhile”!
1. NPR and various podcasts
2. Listening to my little one chatter away and sing to herself in her crib this morning
3. The first holiday season where my daughter has a clue what’s going on!
4. New brakes for my car. Not exciting but much safer!
1: Little Big Town-Pontune
2: The three kids giggling together while playing.
3: Movie night tonight with the kids.
4: Frozen hot chocolate.
1. A lecture on epidemiology
2. The beautiful photo of you and Nella you put in this post.
3. The run I’m going to take after work.
4. A discounted gift card to a restaurant dh loves so that I can take him out on a date.
1. Christmas Music—not too early in my book 😉
2. My son’s smile—I’m so in love
3. Thanksgiving—getting together with family I haven’t seen in months
4. A mercury glass pumpkin that I’ve had my eye on at Pottery Barn
1.) Fun. Some nights
2.) I had a play date with a my frist new friend since we moved to Wisconsin.
3.) Going HOME from Thanksgiving.
4.) I finally went and got a much needed haircut.
1. Nat King Cole’s Christmas album.
2. Waking up my little guy this morning, and he pulled the covers over his head and pointed his finger out the door. I became indignant, and he started giggling. He melts my heart even when he is being naughty. 🙂
3. I am looking forward to a quiet 3 day weekend with my babies. I see board games and hot chocolate in our near future.
4. A Yankee candle. Mistletoe. Feeling very festive lately.
1.) Aerosmith – Music from Another Dimension (going to my first concert of theirs in December!)
2.) My 21 month-old baby girl has figured out the “bear hug”. Can’t get a bear hug without giving a smile.
3.) My birthday on Monday. I love birthdays. 🙂
4.) Two pairs of shoes from Zulily. Just arrived! I always buy kids stuff from Z but this box was all for me. 🙂
I am adoring your perspective on less is more and investing in good quality items for your kids! I love it and hope to do the same! … 4 questions, 4 answers …
1. Little Talks – Of monsters and men
2. Dancing with my baby girl
3. Christmas with a toddler – I adore Christmas and the joy of it with a little one is so exciting for me!
4. Nonfat cappucino – Starbucks 😉
1.) If Only – Dave Matthews
2.) Lunch with a dear friend today.
3.) A nice warm night with my family.
4.) Sparkly nail polish!
1) Oh little town of Bethlehem. We’ve been listening and singing it at bedtime for months now.
2) My 3 year old “baby” asking me to “hold you” and commenting on all of your pictures as I read your post. Mostly on the adorable baby picture.
3) Naptime.
4) A beer and sandwich while out with a friend.
1.) Mumford & Sons – Babel
2.) Finalizing activities for my best friend’s baby shower
3.) A quiet weekend in with my love
4.) A few good novels 🙂
1.) Jack Johnson station on Pandora
2.) My husband kissing our napping child after a family lunch date before he headed back to work.
3.) Dinner with my child’s great grandparents – a Friday ritual.
4.) My second wedding dress ($40) for mine and my husband’s Convalidation in the Catholic church.
1) The Souljazz Orchestra, Conquering Lion, from album Solidarity
2)My son Elio hugging his friend Giorgia after a week they didn’t see each other because of chicken pox
3)my new contract as research fellow working on women and land in Mozambique
4)thights, one in burgundy and oneultramarine blue
😉
1. Frances England on Pandora
2. When my son thought the brownie topping at our local frozen yogurt place was actually meat and that’s why he never chose to put it on
3. Going to Florida at Christmas
4. Two tunics from Anthro 🙂
Thanks!
1.) Starting early, and have been listening to Christmas Music of any sort, but mostly hymns lately.
2.) Hearing my unborn baby’s heartbeat.
3.) Thanksgiving, and Black Friday shopping!
4.) Maternity clothes. I was busting outa my pants!
1.) Elmo’s travel songs
2.) My sleeping daughter, smiling in her slumber
3.) Creating magic for this holiday season
4.) An order of onion rings
1.) Gangnam Style by Psy- feel free to judge. That song does lend itself to a mean Mama and toddler dance party though.
2.) Sitting in bed reading books with my Gracie and as I read she rubbed her nose on my cheek, it gave us both a serious bout of the giggles.
3.)Looking forward to my husband coming home on Sunday.
4.) Chocolate chips- not just any chocolate chips, but Ghiradelli Milk chocolate chips. Yeah, you should buy some right now.
Thank you for your amazing blog. The way that you live your life, the way you think, and the way you write is refreshing and rejuvenating for me. I wouldn’t feel right with myself if I never said thank you, so thanks…again. 🙂
1. You’re the first, the last, my everything. sung by the guy on the Voice. Nicholas David.
2. I smile alot and have a bad memory, this is hard. Let’s go with most important thing that made me smile most recently – coming home from being away for 3 days. Oh and lukey’s temper this morning. I can’t help but laugh when he (3) stomps his foot and tells me he’s mad at me.
3. dr. appointment for baby #3!! And hopefully finding out she’s a girl so I can buy dolls instead of action heros! 😉
4. Chinese for lunch! General Tso’s and Crab Cheese!!! Crab cheese was the best part.
1) Nanci Griffth
2) My two year old falling asleep still in her snow boots and jacket, right on the floor, after attending a playdate with her big sister’s friend.
3) Thanksgiving with family!!
4) A new Hanna Andersson nightgown for my birthday, love love love it.
1.) Sadly nothing
2.) My daughter waking up in her bed this morning
3.) Picking up my daughter at 4 PM
4.) A big kitkat
1.Mumford and Sons new CD
2. My little Finley saying, “Mornin Mama, HI!”
3. The weekend and being with my little girl for 2 straight days before daycare and work starts again.
4. A huge slice of pepperoni pizza…20 weeks along, and craving fulfilled!
1. I find myself going back and forth between the new albums between Taylor Swift and Mumford and Sons!
2. My husband trying to tickle me while I made lunch
3. I’ve got an at-home date night planned for my hubs and me – it’s a slumber party! About to head out and buy some candy and popcorn, as well as rent some movies. It’s gonna be great!
4. Unfortunately, I bought some acne cream. Boo to being in my mid-20s and having worse acne than I did in high school! 🙁
Have a super weekend, Kelle! 🙂
1. Rilo Kiley on Pandora
2. Watching Freaks and Geeks on Netflix
3. Taking my niece and nephew to the park later today!
4. Marked down Halloween candy…yumm!
Oh, gosh, that doll is SO cute!!! Love it!
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1. Phillip Phillips- Home
2. Unplanned lunch date with the husband
3. Playing the Hungry Hungry Hippos game we bought last night with my kiddos tonight
4. A Sonic diet dr pepper 🙂
1.) Everything country! The Band Perry’s new one Better Dig Two is great.
2.) My 1 year old’s laugh.
3.) Thanksgiving, skiing in Tahoe!
4.) A pair of pink jeans from The Gap. Color is fab!
1.) Really? Raffi. Later? Some Erykah Badu. 🙂
2.) my son hiding from naptime under a sheet
3.) Surprising my daughter with her first trip to Disney.
4.) The “fancy” shampoo.
Lovely giveaway!
1.) No more Monkeys Radio
2.) Veteran’s Day celebration at school
3.) Seeing my son walk.
4.) coffee
1. A mix of Mumford, Florence and Jack Johnson
2. Rescuing my toddler from his crib after naptime
3. A baby shower for a friend tomorrow and a weekend home with my family
4. Pumpkin spice latte 🙂
1. Christmas music with my 2.5 year old – our favorite: santa claus is coming to town
2. My 2.5 year old making my 9 month old laugh uncontrollably
3. Trip to disney world, from canada, with my munchkins in a few weeks
4. New bubble bath: lemon freckle. Smells delicious.
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1.) Spotify – hymns, old school style–but revamped, like Jadon Lavik.
2.) Laugh outloud? My husband did this “karate” move and then made a cobra with his hand and said.. “cobra!” ha ha ha ha!!
3.) Celebrating my kiddos birthday’s as a family at Great Wolf Lodge next week!
4.) A pack of gum and diet pepsi, I am my mothers girl. 🙂
1.) “Madness” by Muse.
2.) Adorable Instagram photos from friends and bloggers.
3.) Cold weather in Cali! Finally!
4.) Suede black wedges for a friend’s wedding.
1.) “Soldier” by Mud River Boys (a song written for my brother who was murdered earlier this year)
2.) My two boys piling up leaves and jumping in them at their grandparents’ house.
3.) Meeting my baby girl in four weeks or less!
4.) A baby book for my daughter. I am so excited to start filling it in!
Happy weekend!
1.) Nields – Full Catastrophe
2.) my sweet snuggly baby girl
3.) bedtime 😉
4.) yarn
1) my three year old singing during nap time.
2) our brand new chromosomally enhanced baby boy
3) getting into a routine as a mom of three
4) blue bell pumpkin pecan spice ice cream!
My 18 month old Evie is totally into dolls right now- it is precious to see her carry them around, giving hugs and kisses liberally. 🙂
1. Jack Johnson, my go-to for cloudy stay at home days
2. Evie giving big hugs after she woke up from her nap
3. Heading to Toronto on Monday with my mom and sister for a YHL book signing
4. pair of Seven jeans for $16 at a new consignment shop- woohoo!
1) Mumford and Sons
2) I took my girls to the beach this morning in 50 degree weather. I smiled as I watched them take off their socks and shoes. Only to discover the feel of sand was much different than it wasin the summer!
3) Dinner out alone with my husband tomorrow night.
4) 4 new tires 🙁
1. Hits for kids 4. They thrash it, and husband secretly does too!
2. Baby girls smiles at 5:30am. I think she knows its early but figures her smiles are gold dust. They are!
3. We are having a good old fashioned bonfire tonight. The joys of country living. You get to burn shit!
4. Strawberry smoothy shower cream.
1. The “country” genre on my iPod (cuz I’m a nurse in a nursing home and that’s “appropriate” for all listeners”).
2. The last thing that made me smile (and cry) is all of the residents at the nursing home where I work lined up at the front of our rec room in all of their military garb with pins and hats for their Veterans Day recognition.
3. I’m looking forward to 3:30 so I can spend the weekend with my family!
4. The last thing I bought myself was lunch today at the bar and grill… Breaded tenderloin and cauliflower!
1. “you got what i need” joshua radin.
2. a photo i took of my son (in the snow covered woods in this plastic car with a mini tree tied to the roof. its ridicously cute.)
3. family xmas photos this weekend.
4. Great bottle of nail polish.
1. It’s nap time at our house, so all is quiet at the moment….ahhhhh.
2. My husband retrieved our daughter’s blankie from the car, but he warmed it up before he gave it to her. (It’s -11C (12F) here in Edmonton, Alberta!!)
3. Having some quiet time with my hubby.
4. Winter gloves
1. P!nk station on Pandora
2. A coworker gave me a compliment today
3. Looking forward to spending the weekend in Houston with the love of my life
4. a beautiful red blouse that I can’t wait to wear
1. Fun. Air playing from Pandora
2. My three year old daughter coming down, sleepy faced from her nap
3. Date with my husband tonight!
4. A good cup of coffee
1. Pink’s new album
2. An episode of Spongebob that my kids are watching, unfortunately.
3. My husband getting home from his business trip today!
4. A cool pair of boots 🙂
1) Mariah Carey’s Christmas albums (both of them!) and Manheim Steamroller’s “Stille Nacht” (the only thing that soothes baby girl when she’s upset in the car)
2) My 5 month old shyly smiling and leaning her face toward mine when I pucker my lips at her (her version of “kissing” me)
3) Going home to Georgia for Thanksgiving!
4) Pumpkin pie ice cream, Kroger brand. And oh my goodness.
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1: pearl and the beard, an excellent indie band, you should check them out
2: my baby…her hands kept getting in the way of her feeding
3: going to my inlays this weekend with our new baby. She was born very premature, and came home about a month ago but we’ve been cooped up home..until this weekend. I’m looking forward to dressing her in an actual cute outfit headband and all for the first time! (As opposed to her sleepers, which are cute too!)
4: an awesome coupon organizer, haha!
1. children’s christmas music and whoopem gangnam style (my ipod was hijacked by Aniston)
2. the new baby doll in this post.
3. pickin my babygirl up from school in like 5 minutes 🙂
4. vintage afghan at goodwill 2day 🙂
1. Mindy Gledhill “Whole Wide World”
2. The Presidential election results made me smile!
3. I’m so looking forward to my son’s wedding next week.
4. I just bought myself some new mascara. Glamorous!
1.) Bon Jovi (so embarassing)
2.) Being able to rock my baby to sleep even though he’s ‘too big’
3.) Big Canadian snowstorm this weekend
4.) new Gap socks (my splurge)
1) it’s raining men, by the weather girls
2) surprise offer from a friend to babysit so hubby and I can have a date night
3) imminent birth of my friend’s baby
4) lunch
1. Quiet. Absolutely nothing. 🙂
2. I helped out at my daughter’s school “rodeo” and her class included my son in everything!
3. A weekend of just the 4 of us.
4. A new cardigan from Target and a mocha frap.
Love the wrapping!
1. FooFighters
2. my almost 3 year calling her Grandpa to tell him she poopoo’d in the potty
3. my kids getting home from school and starting the weekend
4. a dress
1) Taylor Swift – Hey Stephen:)
2) Just finished putting my grandson to bed and he read most of the story- he’s 4 and has autism and he’s reading! So happy!
3) Getting to grips with some crochet and some down time.
4) A very pretty snowflake charm- it is the season….
1.) Josh Garrels’s album “Love & War & The Sea Between”
2.) My 18-mo-old daughter showing me her Curious George animal and saying “George!” so almost clearly. Adorable.
3.) My hubby getting home from work!
4.) The book “Raising Your Spirited Child”
1) Taylor Swift – Hey Stephen:)
2) Just finished putting my grandson to bed and he read most of the story- he’s 4 and has autism and he’s reading! So happy!
3) Getting to grips with some crochet and some down time.
4) A very pretty snowflake charm- it is the season….
1. The Piano Guys
2. My toddler dancing on the table
3. My kids opening their presents
4. Some fur-lined slip-on shoes
Little big town
Puppy kisses
Looking forward to the holiday season
Bought a new book to read this weekend.
Doll is gorgeous! Great idea.
1.) The Civil Wars
2.)My 3yr old saying she wiped her own tooshie.
3.)The laundry being done.
4.)A sausage egg biscuit for breakfast at the gas station yesterday while pumping gas. 🙂
1. i am spotifying the cuss out of Joy Kills Sorrow
2. vintage fabric find on my weekly thrift run
3. ribs for dinner
4. yoga pants and leggings at our catalog return store this afternoon (pants from athropologie! leggings from free people!) both for 18.00 total!
ps: funny thing, i’ve been shopping a boy doll for my Loukas for christmas!
1. Prince
2. My daughter dancing after her fever broke…thankfully.
3. Friday family funday
4. A pair of nice fitting jeans…finally. 🙂
1. Freedom by Tyrone Wells
2. A note my 11 year old wrote me
3. Family night at the movies
4. Contact solution
1) Maroon 5
2) The cutest old couple praying over their KFC at the park where I just went for a run!
3) Road Trip this weekend with my sis to West Palm beach.
4) Old Navy Sweetheart Jeans – a favorite.
1. Beatles pandora station
2. A brownie I had as an after lunch treat
3. A trip to FL for Thanksgiving
4. a new hair straightener. Mine broke the morning after I got a new short haircut!
1)Listened to Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You.
2)Watching my nephew napping in his red and white striped seasonal onesie.
3)A season full of peace and family.
4)Hmmm…my mom treated me to a purse that was on sale today, I feel guilty for the gift, last thing for myself was some fruit at the grocery store.
This was my first visit to your blog. Thank you for a beautiful introduction to November.
1. Taylor Swift- Red CD per my 3 yr old twins!
2.Daughter Addy putting on her new socks.
3. Going to an old friends baby shower. To help her celebrate her new addition and comfort her due to her Mom’s recent cancer diagnosis.
4. Hershey Bar
1. Alt-J….It’s a guilty little pleasure on mine:)
2. Connor sternly telling the lady giving him his immunizations that she was “bad” for hurting him.
3. A Pinterest Party with my friends.
4. Espresso Balsamic Vinegar…what shall I create with that?!
1. Passion Pit
2. The IG picture of you and nella
3. Visiting with my in-laws. We’re leaving this evening!
4. Pumpkin Spice latte this morning
1.) Dixie Chicks – Landslide
2.) Your pic of Nella sleeping on your shoulder reminded me of how I do the same every night with my son. There’s nothing better.
3.) The long weekend – more time to snuggle my boy.
4.) A corn muffin. And it was delicious!
Such a cute doll! Loved your Christmas morning doll story, too.
1. The Desert Song, Hillsong
2. Good medical report from a friend.
3. My husband coming home from work for the weekend!!
4. Brown boots.
1.) Music from The Voice
2.) My son’s belly laugh when we play
3.) My pedicure on Monday
4.) Comfy slippers for my 8 months pregnant feet!
1.) Christmas Music 🙂
2.) My Cousin’s text
3.) Starting a family with my hubby.
4.) Slice of pizza for lunch.
1 – I haven’t listened to anything good except the Wiggles in the car in awhile 🙂
2 – my one year old eating her ice cream at lunch
3 – a clean house once I get off this computer
4 – a hot pink coat from Old Navy
1.) The New NO Doubt CD.
2.) This morning both my girls in unison bursted out in song to Annie’s Tomorrow.
3.) I’m looking forward to nap time, for both my girls and myself.
4.) A doughnut… 😮
1. I’m listening to a “mix tape” playlist that Jon made me (including some Jason Mraz, Nora Jones, and Bruno Mars). 🙂
2. The last thing to make me smile : picking my littlest up from preschool and the “drop everything and run to mommy as fast as you can” that happens at every pick up.
3. Looking forward to our family’s last Thanksgiving together at my Grandfather’s (who turns 100 in a few months!) before my sister moves far away to Florida.
4. The last thing I bought myself : some hair wax -not something I’ve ever bought for myself until now (my hair is finally growing back fully. Big woot!).
I’m excited to see your North Pole party! ENJOY the symphony tonight. Breathe it in for me… I’m totally jealous. 🙂
1. Simba’s Pride is playing in the background on the tv.
2. Meeting my new nephew via Skype yesterday.
3. Meeting my new nephew in person in a few weeks.
4. A charm for my bracelet in Disney World a few weeks ago.
1. Mumford & Sons-Babel
2. My son waking up with a DRY pull up! 🙂
3. Snow over the weekend!
4. New, black boots just arrived from Zappos–I have not bought myself a pair of boots since I was 15, over thirteen years ago.
1) David J. Summers: You Live in Me
2) My daughter being a drama queen (I wonder where she gets it…)
3) Family over for dinner on Sunday
4) “ho ho ho” lettering for my door (Thanks for the suggestion!)
1.) Gangnam Style
2.) Having breakfast with my best friend and my girls.
3.) Buying a new house
4.) An autumn orange sweater
1.) Normally just listen to the pop station on the radio, keeps me going
2.) As we put my daughter down for a nap she had to say “Bye!” to everything and kiss the doggy as well, she’s only 16 months old
3.) Buying our first house!
4.) I had a bacon cheeseburger for lunch from Wendy’s!
1.) Get to Me, by Train
2.) Text from the hubs
3.) The weekend!!
4.) Sweet tea from McD
1.Cruise FL/GA Line
2. Someone told me they went #2
3. Dance Class
4. Fall Clothes
Totally agree with less is more…you took the words right out of my mouth!
1) Alex Clare – Too Close
2) My boss talking to her 14 year old daughter on the phone
3) Going out after work to a new fancy restuaraunt to celebrate my friend’s last radiation treatment while my husband puts the twins to bed by himself
4) a salad from the local deli that supports rescue pets (that sounds gross but I promise its not!)
1.)Florence and the machine-shake it out
2.)my 15 month old son milking mommies boo boo kisses
3.) Starting sewing on my daughters Christmas dress
4.) Rotary cutter and Board
Love the gift wrap! Definitely going to have to do that this year.
1) Come Back Down by Greg Laswell
2) My baby’s smile after waking up
3) Spending the weekend with my family
4)Spinach, walnut & feta salad
1. handals water music
2. Watching my 14 month old grand daughter charm every human being she sees!
3. the holidays! i love them all
4.Some totally awesome bright pink fuzzy slipper boots!!! They are amazing!
Even better i got them for free with a coupon!
1, the jazz station
2. listening to my 5-year old play school
3. 3-day weekend
4. orange juice
1-jean michel jarre on the train on my way home
2-the barista in the coffee shop
3-having my first proper coaching session with the life coach I met tonight
4-a new pair of boots from a ‘proper’ shoe shop (rather than a charity shop or eBay!)
1. Baby station on pandora
2. My 3 month olds gummy grins
3. My sweet baby girls first Christmas
4. Lunch? I’m a new mama, I only buy stuff for baby lately 🙂
1) iTumes on shuffle but currently Pat Benetar ‘All Fired Up’
2) Email from my bestie at work
3) Picking up my girls from daycare
4) Tim Horton’s coffee and crueler (yummy)!!
1.)Florence and the machine-shake it out
2.)my 15 month old son milking mommies boo boo kisses
3.) Starting sewing on my daughters Christmas dress
4.) Rotary cutter and Board
Love the gift wrap! Definitely going to have to do that this year.
1. “I’ll be seeing you” by Billie Holiday (it makes my heart melt and tingle all at the same time)
2. My daughter’s yummy cheeks drooping and jiggling as I lifted her above my head laying on our bed
3. My husband finally coming home from work this afternoon after cleaning up some of the mess that hurricane Sandy dragged through
4. A hot caramel macchiato
1.) Mercy Me: Christmas
2.) My 3-month-old son smiled and cooed at me as I laid him down for his nap.
3.) My husband and 2-year-old daughter are coming home from out of town on Monday. I can’t wait to see them!
4.) Popping corn for the long weekend!
1) classical music for studying, pandora while my students work on a project.
2) that picture of your beautiful girl and your beautiful baby-belly
3) date night with my husband
4) greige knee high distressed born boots that have changed my world
1) Kings of Convenience – LOOOOVE that band
2) An episode of Community. Hilarious!
3) Setting up our house for Christmas, our first as a family of four.
4) Some fabric from Spoonflower – that amazing online store that lets you design your own fabric!
1) Kings of Convenience – LOOOOVE that band
2) An episode of Community. Hilarious!
3) Setting up our house for Christmas, our first as a family of four.
4) Some fabric from Spoonflower – that amazing online store that lets you design your own fabric!
1.) The Who – Baba O’Riley
2.) This spoken poem, Direct Orders http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQi8W1afSEQ
3.) Going home for the day and spending the weekend with family
4.) Maternity swimsuit top. My son starts swim lessons in December!
1. Chin up (from Charlotes Web)
2. Baby smiles and giggles this morning before work
3. picking up my Peanut from Daycare (its my second day back at work…so hard).
4. An owl plate from TJ Maxx…I can’t stop myself, it’s a problem
1. Alternative Adult on Comcast
2. Being at my grandson’s house when he woke up from a nap today…I surprised him getting him out of his crib 🙂
3. Spending the weekend with my youngest… in G-ville… home of the Gators 🙂
4. A shirt at Goodwill
1. a personalized veggie tales CD…we’ve been spending a lot of time in the car!
2. my 2 year old singing the hairbrush song with above cd
3. a girls night out next Friday followed by a morning play date with friends I haven’t seen since college
4. Carcassone game for date night with the hubby
1.) Not streaming anything.. I should listen to music more..
2.) My “baby” girl’s contagious laugh. (She would freaking LOVE a Rubens Barn doll!)
3.) 2013. I hope it brings lots of much needed change for my family and my career.
4.) Sour Dots. We didn’t celebrate Halloween this year, which made me crave fruity candy!
1. Silence… the girls are asleep!
2. My 2 year old stating “mommy you look like a princess!” while helping my grandparents move into their nee house.
3. Dinner date with my hubby on Sunday night!
4. Decaf soy pumpkin spice latte from my fave coffee shop… yum!
1. Country mix
2. My daughter getting a pair of silver sparkle shoes this morning and her face lighting up when they hit the sun
3. Decorating for the holidays
4. A photo album
1. Im still stuck on Phillip Phillips Home.
2. My 9 month old playing peek-a boo with the curtain and laughing her sweet belly laugh.
3. Work being over so the weekend can start and I can spend qulaity time with my Girls!
4. pumpkin spice latte
1. Rockin some Journey while my girls and I clean the house.
2. Getting big smiles from my two month old when she woke up from her nap.
3. I’m looking forward to the Hubs getting home tonight. He’s been out of town this week for business.
4. Mango sorbet. My guilty pleasure. Well, that and Dr. Pepper.
1.) K-LOVE
2.) looking at photos from 2004 when organizing them into folders on my computer.
3.) The three day weekend with my family (I like having a full home especially when it’s storming and we’re getting a dozy this weekend!)
4.) Oreo Blizzard–extra Oreos.
1. 10,000 reasons by Matt Redman
2. My son just learned to growl… and won’t stop
3. Looking forward to my hubby getting home from work earlier, starting next week
4. white mocha latte
1) Mumford and Son
2) My 3 year old daughters new favorite expression “that really freaked me out” lol
3) My friend’s baby shower this weekend.
4) A bottle of glitter nail polish 🙂
Have a great weekend!
1.) What’s streaming from my player right now? My Spotify playlist, which is at least 50% Stevie Nicks or Fleetwood Mac!
2.) Last thing that made me smile: Putting together a rockin’ bookmark at work (library) to advertise for an autism awareness program we’re having next week!
3.) What I’m looking forward to right now: Enjoying some scrapbooking this weekend!
4.) Last thing I bought for myself: prints of photos taken at a special concert I went to with a co-worker a few weekends ago. The performers had a show called “The Magic Garden” back in the ’70s and ’80s, and we’ve been friends for almost 10 years now. Their shows are always fun, and being around them is too!
Kelle,
I think the idea of cleaning out the toys you don’t use anymore is great, but you could also consider including your kids in the process. When I was little we got about 5 or 6 things to open on Christmas Day. Then about 2 weeks after Christmas we would choose 5 or 6 toys that we didn’t use anymore to donate to children in need. I’ll always remember that feeling of pride that I was helping others by donating my gently used toys, even though I had outgrown them myself.
1: Motherhood The Musical CD. Makes me tear up everytime!!
2: My mom rocking with my almost one year old as she slowly drifted to sleep.
3: A road trip with my little family to MN and just being able to spend time away from home to focus on us and not house work 🙂
4: A sweater from Goodwill!!! I fell in love as soon as it was in my hands. 🙂
Love the baby bump picture with Nella.
1.) Loreena McKennitt, The Lady Of Shalott
2.) Listening to my sweet boy sing songs to himself in his crib to avoid naptime!
3.) Looking foward to dinner tonight with my sister, nieces, mom, husband & sons.
4.) Last thing I bought was a new pair of jeans (in a smaller size!). Woohoo! 🙂
1. Moulin Rouge soundtrack- one day I’ll fly away
2. My daughter pretending she is a cowgirl puppy.
3. A weekend with no plans
4. All You magazine
1) Mumford and Sons
2) My daugther jumping in a giant leaf pile this morning.
3) Our annual lantern walk tonight.
4) 3 pairs of wool socks.
We live in WA state and it’s getting cold here with lots of fall color. Love reading your blog every week.
Jodi
1) my country workout mix – always cheers me up
2) my 2 year old exclaiming – “I happy!” – while we made lunch together
3) going home to my Dad’s in a week and of course, hopefully, my husband gets a job offer
4) a book, but I couldn’t tell you what one!
What an adorable baby doll! Seriously, Kelle, how are you able to find the world’s cutest gifts? Lainey’s cloth fire/s’mores from last year was brilliant!
1) All Sons & Daughters Pandora station
2) ear of corn my husband left on my desk at work. I love fall and harvest!
3) book sale tomorrow and starting a quilt
4) LLBean boat and tote bag for my farm market produce; they are the best!
1.Jackson Browne
2. Email from a friend, with a photo of Barbie waving, subject: “Hi Emily!”, body: “Love, Barbie”
3. Finding somewhere to go where the weather is warm. Michigan is making my skin hurt, so dry!
4. Fresh green juice
Xo
1.) Audiobook: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
2.) One of my speech students finally letting go and “going big” with his storytelling.
3.) Moving into a new house in just a week!
4.) A chai latte this morning…a rare and wonderful treat!
1.) paula abdul (don’t judge)
2.) my daughter sleeping during her nap
3.) My Hubby coming home
4.) lipgloss
1) Cinderella by Steven Curtis Chapman
2) Playing with my sweet baby girl!
3) All my family getting together for Thanksgiving
4) Some Christmas decorations!!!
I LOVED playing with dolls growing up and am looking forward to seeing my daughter playing with some of my old ones as well as some of her own!
1.) Mexico – The Staves (beautiful, relaxing folk music from a trio of British sisters)
2.) A nice comment on an Instagram.
3.) Three peaceful hours while my kid naps.
4.) A book on Montessori nursery design.
Lauryn Hill old school:)
Baby Violet is pounding the wall protesting nap time*her new thing
Going away with my husband next weekend
A NEW BRA! it was time;)
1. Currently loving Taylor Swifts new song “Begin Again”
2. last thing that made me smile is watching the baby girl i nanny for fall asleep in my arms.
3. Looking forward to Christmas, just started my online gift buying today!
4. Last thing I “bought” for myself is an 8 week boot camp! 🙂
1. Zac Brown Band
2. The sweet picture you posted of you and Nella and baby Hampton.
3. Getting off work and picking up my girls to have a Mommy/Daughter night.
4. New makeup
1. Les Miserables (anticipating the movie)
2. Little boy dance when he got his spelling words right.
3. Mary Poppins on stage tomorrow night with my best friend.
4. Coffee!
1 – Boom Shack-a-Lack by Apache Indian (loving the 90’s cheese)
2 – ‘Literal singing’ with Husby in the car tonight when there was nothing worth listening to on any radio station and giggling as the two of us dischordantly warbled “Driving behind a car, don’t know who they are, coming up to the lights – they’re reeeeeeeed” etc. etc.
3 – 17th November – my next free day entirely to myself
4 – A fruity flapjack earlier today after a morning of writing and posting reviews.
1.) Gangnam Style! It never fails to get me in a good mood.
2.) Finding my favorite spicy Chex Mix at the gas station. I can never find it!
3.) Going home after work to see my baby girl.
4.) A pink, sparkly lipstick. I never wear lipstick and decided 30 was a good age to start.
1. Soundtrack of Pitch Perfect!
2. Giving my kindergarteners a hug on the way out the door this afternoon.
3. Hot yoga and then a cold beer.
4. Spirit wear from out school parent council.
1) Blessings- Laura Story
2) My sweet daughter’s “kisses”
3) Thanksgiving!!!!
4) Coke 0!!!!
1- Vivaldi – Four Seasons
2-My 2 year old sitting beside me chomping on an apple
3-dinner out with hubby
4-a hot coffee, which was enjoyed in one sitting
1. My daughter likes to chat without music but I did enjoy listening to our homeschool co-op group practicing holiday songs to sing at a local retirement residence in December.
2. Just now when I realized its almost 4 and hubby will be done work soon. Love when all four of us are together!
3. A road trip this weekend from Niagara Falls to DC to visit our friend who has been at Children’s hospital since June. Hoping to cheer her and her Mom up.
4. A magazine at the grocery store today
http://www.moremomtime.blogspot.ca
1.) Spa music… I know that sounds funny but I’m preparing myself for labor and it helps relax me.
2.)My daughter crying in the middle of the night (ear infection) “Mommy…” it made me feel like one of those Mom moments, wanted I guess. To know that in her mind I’m there to make it all better.
3.) I am looking forward to all the fun outdoor things we will be doing now that it is cooler.
4.) a tank top that was on super clearance at target for $4!
1. Bob Marley – it works wonders to calm my kids down in the car
2. my 18 month holding out her hand for me to walk with her around the house
3. taco night at my sister in law’s house – the kids get popcorn and a movie while the adults have some wine and relax
4. jeggings the other night – I didn’t know they made them for adults. They are perfect tucked into boots.
1. Bing Crosby Christmas station on Pandora
2. Jack’s Christmas list (stick horse at the top)
3. Feeling baby’s first kick next month
4. Striped slippers
P.S. love that IG photo !!!
1.) Phillip Phillips- Home
2.) My almost 2 year old son saying “hi” for the first time to a stranger today.
3.) Date night!
4.) Fabric to finish my fall/winter quilt.
Brandi Carlile-Have you Ever
A kind note from a friend
Building a snowman with all this snow!
Mint-chocolate M&M’s
Lisa
1. Jon Foreman: your love is strong
2. 18 month old triplets, 2 boys 1 girl. Those boys love bringing sister her baby doll.
3. Dinner and a movie tonight.
4. A green blouse for the football game
1) Lady Antebellum Holiday station on Pandora
2) my son’s new mantra from the Magic School Bus videos — “take chances, make mistakes, get messy!!”
3) time to do some blog design
4) vitamins!!
1. I’m still stuck in Halloween so I ha e my Pandora turned to my monster mash station.
2. My son running to the car this morning when I went to pick him up from his dad’s. I missed him o much last night that that very moment made my entire week!
3. Looking forward to next weekend when we will be going on our first adventure together. 4 hour bus rode to uncle’s house.
4. I’m horrible at this. Every time I have extra spending cash it gets spent on my son. So I can’t repeat the last thing I bought just for me.
1. Harlem Gospel Singers!!!
2. Ignoring my husband’s computer tips and getting the printer to behave for me on my own terms (sorry babe)
3. Reading/drinking morning coffee on the train ride to a conference tomorrow morning
4. My first black blazer…um, and I guess there was also some chocolate to celebrate Obama’s victory with (I shared though!)
1. The new Mumford and Sons album
2. Realizing today is Friday
3. Internet Christmas shopping
4. An egg mcmuffin
1: pandora stations playing constantly are Adele and the civil wars.
2: me recording my husband while he was dancing silly at home and then him refusing to repeat it over and over so I can record it over an over.
3: MADONNA this weekend!!! and a road trip!
4: our family Christmas ornament. 🙂
also. my mom was/is obsessed with dolls too. I got one every year until I turned eighteen and now that I am married my husband says it’s so silly to have more than one doll even though he had every GIJoe and wrestling figure known to man. so I’ve got a plan…
whenever we get pregnant with our first baby, if it’s a girl I am going to ask my moms friends to all bring a cheap baby to the shower (like the little dollar ones) it will be hilarious to see his face when I walk in with a boatload of babies. 🙂
1. Streaming country at work
2. The new pic of you holding Nella:)
3. Work treated mani/pedi in 30 minutes!
4. ?? I honestly don’t know
My 3 year old son would LOVE that baby doll!!
1. Cosmo radio
2. My two babies asleep in the car….mini van
3.quiet time with my hubby
4. Grande nonfat cappuccino
1. Cosmo radio
2. My two babies asleep in the car….mini van
3.quiet time with my hubby
4. Grande nonfat cappuccino
1. Cosmo radio
2. My two babies asleep in the car….mini van
3.quiet time with my hubby
4. Grande nonfat cappuccino
1. Hey, Ho The Lumineers.. I’m obsessed!!
2. My littlest in the backseat saying “Ayepane..me..yayyy” read “Airplane, me, yay” when dropping daddy off at the airport.. sweet girl thought she was getting on one too 🙂
3. Getting into our new house!! In escrow and set to close Dec. 3!!!
4. See #3.. Our new house!!! 🙂 Oh and a cheapy pair of Aviators from Target yesterday!
1. Silence-home alone 🙂
2. Lunch with a friend
3. Being done with my Master’s: 3 weeks!
4. New mascara
1. P!nk: The Truth About Love
2. my cousin had a baby girl last night (they all thought it was a boy)
3. making tomato soup mac and cheese
4. macadamia nuts
1 ~Mickey Mouse ~ hot dog song
2 ~My little girl dressed in a lady bug costume with her Snow White heels
3 ~Monday, my husband has off work and I see some much needed house cleaning getting done.
4 ~ I can not remember, but it probably came from Target.
1.) Ben Howard – Only Love
2.) Watching my daughter put on a bright red (and wide) headband to wear to school with her mismatched outfit
3.)Movie night with my mama
4.)An egg and cheese sandwich on Ciabatta – delish!
1. Little People “Apples n Bananas”.
2. My 3 year old forgetting the name of her private parts (vagina) and referring to it as her ‘Hinus’. We were at the pedal office and the Dr looked at me like WTF are you teaching your child?
3. A big fat burrito with extra guacamole for dinner
4. MAC lipstick in Russian Red. Awesome color, I feel empowered when I wear it.
1. Loving the song “Remind me of who I am” by Jason Gray. Its on repeat.
2.My little boys eyes filled with delight when I asked him if he wanted a snack!
3.This weekend filled with lots of visiting with a brother-in-law that has been traveling “way to much”. He is home.
4.My first scarf. Its bright yellow. I am in love!
1.) Classical music on Pandora– helping me get to sleep easier with my 5.5 month bump!
2.) Hubby got me a 3 hrs of maid service today to help clean
3.) My Third trimester will occur during the holidays!
4.) Scrapbook tape
Hi Kelle! here’s my dealio~
1. 10,000 Reasons by Mat Redman
2. my son, proudly showing me the
clothes he bought to start his new job on Monday! (whoop whoop)
3. a weekend home “alone”!
4.a bird feeder to put on the deck
xo
Beautiful post as always. This one made me cry for some reason. I think it’s that beautiful growing belly of yours. Just precious and such a gift!
Love your blog and the sweet & utter love you have for your children.
1. The Wild Youth EP by Daughter
2. Youtube video of St*uff Christian Girls Say (actually made me laugh out loud. No making fun here, I’m a Christian girl myself :])
3. Going to Charming Charlie by myself
4. Nothing, but I’m sure I will once I get to Charming Charlie
1. nothing … I enjoy silence quite often
2. getting an egg our of our chicken coop and realizing it was still warm
3. Christmas lights
4. Diet Coke
Wow! I had to scroll to get here! 🙂 I’m a new reader, and I bawled like a baby when I read your “start here” page. I hope to write like you and have as many readers… thank you for the inspiration!
1. I’ve been listening to Pandora’s Jack Johnson station all day
2. Seeing my daughter’s outfit she put on today-a shirt, a dress and jeans that were on backwards and two sizes too small!
3. A ladies night/pampered chef party without kids
4. A Starbucks hazelnut coffee- my guilty pleasure!
1.) Michael Buble Christmas 🙂
2.) My daughters freckles.
3.) A quiet weekend at home.
4.) A new pair of jeans.
1.Listening to the Yo Gabba Gabba station on Pandora.
2.Watching my two and a half year old climb into his new toddler bed to listen to the Yo Gabba Gabba station on my phone.
3.Looking forward to my baby girls first holiday.
4.Last thing I bought for myself…hmmm….spray paint to paint to my son’s night stand. Does that count? 🙂
1.) Mumfords and Son
2.) My 18month old saying NO to the nurse wanting to give her shots at the doctor
3.) Rain and a movie weekend with my 5 and 7 year olds.
4.) New running pants!!
1. A Sunday school music station on Pandora
2. When my 9 month old daughter smiled at me upon waking from her nap
3. A relaxing evening with my husband tonight eating pizza and catching up on our tv shows from the week
4. Tiny pink picture frames from Hobby Lobby
1) Iron & Wine
2) My 2 year old reading me “Ni-Nite Moon” before nap
3) Next week we’re taking our Minnie Mouse obsessed daughter to Disneyland for her first trip!
4) Pregnancy tests 🙂
1. Faith Hill Christmas Album
2. My K class doing the fire drill right
3. Going to see my daughter’s opening night in the “Christmas Carol”
4. Starbucks Venti Cinnamon Dolce Latte
1. Some Nights by FUN
2. Feeding my 5 month old her first solid food this morning
3. Selling my handmade crafts at my very first craft fair next week!
4. New pair of skinny jeans for my post baby body.
Beastie boys
My kids getting off the bus!
Work tonight
Pumpkin pie bagel (panerra)
• listening to Sing Along by christy Nockels
• baking a favorite snack from our childhood with my sister
• having movie night with the kids tonight – Elf!
• Emergen-C! Gotta stay healthy!
Adele 21
The gap where my 7 year lost his big front tooth
A weekend of cozying in bed with hubby and my three lovies
Caramel Brulee Latte from Starbucks
1. Out of Africa Soundtrack
2. My 3 yr old said ” you have to save your monies in case you want a Starbucks.”
3. Going out w my husband for a bit tonite.
4. A Yankee candle
1) Red-Taylor Swift
2) A goodmorning post-night shift nap text from my best sister-friend
3) Treating myself to an eggnog latte this afternoon and thumbing through the Sears Wish Book (just for fun)
4) A light therapy sun lamp to stave off those winter blues (I’m from just east of Vancouver, BC—lots of rain!)
1.) Matt Nathanson, Modern Love.
2.) Bow pose in yoga class today.
3.) Weekend time with my hubby.
4.) A bird pincushion.
1.Suzuki Piano School (my daughter just started piano lessons)
2.Talking to my BFF (who lives many miles away) on the phone. She always says something funny!
3.Looking forward to trudging through the 3 feet of snow on the ground to pick up my oldest from school – I’m going to pull my youngest on the toboggan and I think she’ll love it!
4.A grande Chai at Starbucks 🙂
1.) Josh Groban Chistmas album (I’m already in the spirit!)
2.) Looking/reminiscing at my now 10 month old daughter’s newborn pictures. It goes by so fast.
3.) The weekend & a girls get together tomorrow! 🙂
4.) Diet Dr. Pepper! haha
~1~the classical station
~2~watching my 3 year old come out of the house with no pants on! (PS: it is snowing!!)
~3~spending the weekend indoors watching the snow pile up
~4~Breyers Mint ice cream
1.) The Little Willies – love the old fashioned, and Norah Jones does the trick
2.) My lucky scribbles from my daughter that she insisted on drawing on the back of entry tickets to win a gift basket – and guess what? We won!
3.) Shopping in a big city and getting out for day trip before my ankle reconstruction surgery next Thursday. Ew.
4.) New makeup brushes. They feel so wonderful.
1. Ronan- Taylor Swift because I can’t bare the thought of loosing one of my kids. I listen to it over and over.
2. Watching our triplets(that we never thought we would have) play in the sandbox today.
3. A girls weekend in Houston next weekend with plans that include sleeping in, watching movies and being lazy.
4. Two new pairs or fall skinny jeans!
1) Mumford & Sons new CD
2) oohing and aahing over gift’s at a work baby shower today
3) movie at home with hubby tonight after the kids go to bed
4) liquid B complex vitamin
1. Nothing, I never am the one to seem to get control of the music anymor.
2. My daughter reading me a story.
3. Getting over being sick. So I have more energy to play with my daughter and get the baby nursery ready.
4. A cherry limeade.
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now? Silence! 🙂 Does it count if I have the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse’s “Hot Dog” song stuck in my head?
2.) Last thing that made you smile. Seeing my 16 month old after she just woke up from her nap.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now. Spending the weekend with my girls.
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself. A new tablecloth for our dining room table…on clearance at Marshalls 🙂
1. Lullaby’s-Trying to get kids to sleep
2. My 3 year old “reading” The Hungry Caterpillar to his brother and sister
3. Taking my Son on a date to Disney on Ice tomorrow.
4. Diet Cherry Limeade at Sonic Happy Hour.
1.) Reckless Kelly & Randy Rogers Band – I love alternative country!
2.) The care and concern my 11 and 13 year olds showed bursting in the door with their 3 year old sister who had taken a spill off her bike.
3.) I’m looking forward to an answer to prayer.
4.) Brand spanking new Asic running shoes – this mama rarely gets brand new!
Love your wrapping this year…simple is sweet! I absolutely love the baby doll you picked out for Nella!
1. Mumford &Sons station on Pandora
2. Watching my oldest boys hold hands & look both ways before crossing the street on their way to the bus stop this morning 🙂
3. Baptizing our little babe…
4. A gold cross layered necklace
1) MN Public Radio’s classical music channel
2) My naked almost-3-year-old asleep in my bed
3) A rare date night with my husband tomorrow night
4) Fleece PJ pants from Target
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1.) The Beatles…”1″ Album
2.) Watching Ian and Hailey play peek-a-boo.
3.) Spending the weekend with my family at a wedding of our dear friends.
4.) Dinner at Mom’s Night Out
Love, love, love the baby and cozy pjs!
Love your wrapping this year…simple is sweet! I absolutely love the baby doll you picked out for Nella!
1. Mumford &Sons station on Pandora
2. Watching my oldest boys hold hands & look both ways before crossing the street on their way to the bus stop this morning 🙂
3. Baptizing our little babe…
4. A gold cross layered necklace
1.) Angel Dream- Tom Petty
2.) pictures of my 4-yr-old daughter giving our newborn a bath.
3.)my husband getting home from work
4.) reusable nursing pads
1. Home…..by Edward Sharpe and the magnetic zeros, classical music, and the Twilight soundtrack(prep for the upcoming movie)
2.Watching a silly video my sister posted on Facebook.
3. Getting the vaca officially booked!
4. Sugar free peppermint coffee creamer on a 10pm runner to Fred Meyers last night!
1. Mumford & Sons, Pandora
2. The morning sun streaming through the windows this morning (Seattle)
3. The weekend
4. Stamps this morning, online via Evalicious.
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now?
The CD of my 4-year-old’s church Christmas program. I’m pretty sure I know the six songs better than she does and we’re both memorizing the speaking parts… as in, all of them.
2.) Last thing that made you smile.
My daughter turned 4 on Tuesday, her party is this Saturday… she keeps thinking she gets to turn 5 at her party.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now.
Christmas music on the radio 24/7
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself.
This book:
https://www.createspace.com/3890067
SAY WHAT? Things only little girls could come up with.
Written by a friend.
All parents would love it!
1.) Ho Hey, The Lumineers
2.) My daughter waving bye to me this morning.
3.) The 3 day weekend!
4.) A clearance scarf from target. $4!
1. Listening to silence right now. It’s a good thing with 4 sweet kiddos running around! 🙂
2. My girls making cookies with their great grandma.
3. Date night with hubby on Saturday night!
4. Starbucks gingerbread latte. Yum.
Music, smiles, excitement bought
1. Right now i’m listening to sweet quiet. My littles are napping & I’m waiting for a friend to bring my big girls home from schgol. Ahh!
2. Watching my 2 year old twins hold hands and scheme in the way only 2 year old twins can 🙂
3. Looking forward to the start of online orders being delivered to the front door. I get excited evenwhen I know what’s in them.
4. Last weekend I attended a Diwali Mela festival with my 2 big girls & friends of ours. I bought me an extra ticket so I could enjoy the elephant ride with my girls. How often does one get a chance to ride an elephant? I’ve been sick with bronchitis since then, so haven’t been near a shop! Shocking for me 🙂
Love the baby doll! They are big favourites at our house too!
1. Lullaby station on Pandora while the baby sleeps to it!
2. Listening to the hilarious conversations between my two pre-schoolers.
3. Having my mom come home from vacation! I miss her and want to celebrate her birthday with her!
4. A cozy coat to wear this winter.
1. Sara Groves- Loving her old stuff.
2. Thinking of my little girl getting her first baby doll this Christmas. 🙂
3. A weekend spent with family!
5. Coffee this morning- very much needed it!
Thanks for the idea of a nice baby doll for my little girl. I hadn’t thought of that as a gift!
1.) Symphony No. 3 in E Flat major, Opus 10. Antonin Dvorak. (allclassical.org streams from my lovely city of Portland – it’s fantastic)
2.) My daughter’s enthusiastic and dramatic re-telling of the deer she saw in the yard.
3.) Movie night with my kiddos tonight.
4.) Ice cold Dr. Pepper
Also, my two year old absolutely adores her baby dolls. They are all lined up next to her at night and tucked in with love. I need to look into this Magic Cabin place…
1) Bernard Harris (he’s a bass player)
2)My 3 year old baby girl telling me not to worry that my belly’s getting big…because it’s the baby (I am due in March) 🙂
3) Spending the weekend with my family since my husband is off tomorrow.
4) Potato soup for lunch with an almond cookie.
1. Grateful Dead, “Touch of Grey”
2. When my children climbed all over me and would not get off. We all were laughing.
3. My son’s 5th birthday party
4. Some frozen Korean Food from Trader Joe’s. Do not feel like cooking tonight!
1. Imagine Dragons, Vampire Weekend and Train is still a favorite
2. Pranks at work that involve setting silly pictures as employees desktop backgroud
3. FRIDAY NIGHT (leaving work) and a mcdonald’s playdate with a friend that just moved back in town
4. A big fluffy sweater on sale at LOFT
1. Billy Joel
2. Snow finally falling in Utah
3. Becoming pregnant with baby #2
4. People Magazine
1. NPR (so boring) or Gangnam Style
2. Reading all of the Holiday Hands on your girl G’s blog Momastery.
3. My in-laws are flying in from Alaska tomorrow.
4. You pick 2 from St. Louis BreadCo. That’s Panera to the rest of you, but absolutely must call BreadCo. in the ‘Lou.
1.) Alicia Keys – No One
2.) A hug from my little boy.
3.) The weekend!
4.) A memory card for my brand new Canon Rebel.
1. Ellie Goulding
2. My 2 year old little girl and my 5 mo old baby boy giggling and squealing while playing in the bathtub together
3. A GNO to see Breaking Dawn, part 2. And dinner with the whole fam on turkey day!
4. Clearance Fall wreath and stuff to doctor it up for only $7.99!! Score! And it’s beautifully done and now hanging on my door!
1 – The Lumineers – loving folky type music lately while resisting the urge to bust out the Christmas tunes.
2 – My 18 month old son wanting me to close the blinds this morning after opening them to show him it had snowed, he must have gotten his “love” of snow from me. 🙂
3 – A weekend of storms and nothing on my schedule. Spending the days snuggled up warm and cozy at home.
4 – Onion rings (my weakness) and a coke, delicious lunch!
1. Adele- Lovesong
2. My youngest daughter taking her first steps today!:)
3. Family coming into town next weekend for Thanksgiving
4. A coin purse from Darlybird:)
JJ Heller album deeper
Talking in the kitchen with my BFF today
Going to Nana and Papa’s tomorrow while our kitchen floor gets fixed!
A happy meal at Mcdonalds because the baby was craving it(i love that excuse!)
Love that sweet doll, thanks for posting it!
1. Elle Goulding Radio on Pandora
2. My two year old kissing the fake dog at Old Navy (cute but yuk too, germs)
3. My hubby returning Tues
4. the cutest fingerless gloves and headband from anthro
1.) A mix CD with songs that my 3-year old loves to sing (among them, We Are Young, Drive By, and My Favorite Things)
2.) My grandma telling me a dirty joke over lunch
3.) Musical story time at the library with my girlie tomorrow
4.) An adorable dress on clearance at Target…$13 baby!!!
1.) Maroon 5
2.) My daughter playing in the bathtub with lots of bubbles. She never gets tired of bubbles and oh the excitement.
3.) The weekend and having Veteran’s day off so I be a stay at home mom for the day and attend a play date. 🙂
4.) Make up – eye shadow, caviar stick and shimmer brick.
1.) Selena Gomez!
2.) facebook pics of a friends new baby!
3.) giving my kids their new christmas books
4.) a ginger spice cookie, mmmmm
1.) I know it’s still early, but I’ve been listening to Christmas music. Maybe it’s because I’m working in retail this year and we put up our decorations weeks ago, or maybe it’s because this has been a stressful semester and I’m ready for it to be over.
2.) Watching Ellen, she always makes me laugh!
3.) Having the semester finished so I can fully enjoy the holidays.
4.) Pizza and a haircut 🙂
1. Sigur Ros, The Boss, Cyndi Lauper, Pink
2. My toddler telling me ‘ noooo Mom! ‘ when I asked for a kiss
3. My birthday tomorrow
4. A Starbucks doubleshot half caf with soy, yum!~
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1.) Childrens Christmas music
2.) My newborn baby, Jackson, sleeping
3.) Spending time with my husband who has been at work for 12 hours
4.) Wow. Nice Bedhead hairspray
Loving the calm that is seeping from your posts at the moment Kelle. It’s inspiring and good for the soul.
I too love the simplicity of brown paper wrap and twine. I then usually get my girl to decorate the paper – ends up chaotically colourful – but beautiful too 🙂
1.) Rocking around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee. {already I know!!!!}
2.) Waking this morning to grey skies and wet streets – had my coffee out on the back deck and breathed in the fresh rainy air, listened to the forest noises and had kids playing at my feet. Made me smile BIG! A slow morning calls.
3.) Looking forward to our family holiday in 2 weeks to JAPAN!!!! Can’t.friggen.wait!
4.) A packet of chocolate freckles – and I downed the whole bag in about 30mins flat. Oops.
Happy weekending Hamptons.
x
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1.) With A Little Help From My Friends – Joe Cocker
2.) A co-worker’s story about chaperoning her daughter’s middle school dance.
3.) Anniversary date with the hubster tonight.
4.) Hard to remember, probably a coffee:)
1. Elizabeth Mitchell (I have a two year old who doesn’t really want me to listen to anything else when she is around).
2. My daughter falling asleep in my husbands arms today when he was reading her a story before her nap
3. A pair of jeans and a sweater from Banana
4. My mom spending the night so I can sleep in in the morning.
1. Reading on a Sunday Morning (even though it’s Friday!) – classics by Chopin, Debussy, Tchiakovsky, Schumann
2. My 6 yr. old granddaughter phoning this morning to say that her daddy put very good new snow tires on the car so even though the roads are icy and highway travel is not recommended they could still drive to our house, 3 hours away from them – I really wish they could!
3. A whole day at home by myself and spending some time sewing, scrapbooking and creating Christmas gifts.
4. Just finished buying some digital SB elements for a December Daily album – and they were on sale 🙂
I love the doll – oh, my granddaughter would be delighted to have one of those! Thank you for your generous sharing, Kelle!
1. “Todays Hits” on Slacker
2. My 3 year old saying, “Fish Crackers – ooh, ooh, ooh!!” (from Curious George, and cracks me up every time he mimics it)
3. Having a dinner date with my kiddos tonight at the Chinese restaurant
4. A book, “The Violets of March” by Sarah Jio (very good read!)
1) Beach Boys 50 Big Ones
2) The election results
3) Seeing my six month old grandsons at Thankgiving
4) Minnetonka fringed bac zipper boots!
1.) U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name
2.) A joke one of my students told me this morning.
3.) Spending Friday afternoon with my little girl!
4.) Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte this morning. 🙂
Feist singing 1234.
Ellie TAKING STEPS!!!!
My brother in laws wedding tomorrow
A sandwich at the airport.
1.) Norah Jones
2.) My 3yr old daughter invading my quiet Mama Bathtube time.
3.) Watching Arthur Christmas at our Community Center tonight as a family & with some neighborhood friends.
4.) Maternity Clothing.
1. Casting Crowns
2. My baby boy smiling at me
3. Rest!
4. Peppermint Mocha, so good!
The doll is so cute!!! Love the pic of Nella, reminds me of my Elijah!
m83 midnight city.
my little girl’s singing
my brother’s bday party on Sunday
some very nice lotion!
1.) Been slow dancing cheek to cheek in the living room to Ray LaMontagne all afternoon with my 9 month old babe.
2.) That tousled hair, rosy-cheeked, just woke up smile he gave me when after his nap.
3.) Looking forward to eating what’s in the crockpot right now.
4.) Last thing I brought myself was a peppermint mocha latte. Bring on the holidays!
1. Taylor Swift’s RED…I play the song 22 over and over again. Totally surprised by how much I love this CD. I am glad I stepped out of my usual genres to try it.
2. The picture the sitter texted me a little while ago with her & the boys snuggled up with big smiles on their faces…I am far, far away on a business trip & it made my day.
3. Kissing my sleeping boys’ foreheads when I arrive home tomorrow night.
4. If you really want to know…matching bra & panty sets. Just got them today!
1)Anything by Colin Meloy and The Decemberists
2) Watching my puppies run around in the back yard and play in the crunchy leaves
3) Seeing my tiny baby via ultrasound on the 21st
4) A christmas sign from Zulily ‘It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ in red GLITTER!!
1) After All (Holy) by David Crowder Band
2)my 3 year old batting his eyelashes to get a cookie
3)turkey dinner tonight!
4)striped yellow and white long sleeved maternity shirt 🙂
1. Imagine Dragons : It’s Time
2. My grandsons reaction to seeing us across a crowded mall.
3. Finishing the quilt I am making for expected granddaughter due any day now.
4. Diet Dr. Pepper and Advil
1. Of Monsters & Men, Lumineers, Mumford & Sons
2. Hearing my daughters voice requesting tuna fish for breakfast
3. Looking forward to being a stay at home mom again…1 day left as a working mom.
4. Iced Eggnog Latte from Starbucks…mmmmm
1. Elle Goulding Radio on Pandora
2. My two year old kissing the mannequin dog at Old Navy (cute but yuk too ha ha)
3. Hubby returning Tues
4. Cutest fingerless gloves and matching headband from anthro
1. Nutcracker Suite
2. Finding the last bit of apple cider vinegar in the back of the cupboard when I thought we were out. (I have a wicked sore throat).
3. A dear friend visiting this afternoon (well, hopefully she still will when I mention the sore throat).
4. Dried mango. Delish.
1. Christmas music…mixmas 2012
2. a text from my hubby bear 🙂
3. Going home and seeing my furchild and working on new jewelry creations!
4. lunch at giovannis..nom nom nom…
Zac Brown Band on Pandora
My 7month old baby boy
Going to a cowboy party tonight! Hey ya’ll and yeehaw!!
Soda from Target while I looked around by MYSELF! Yay!
1. Of Monsters & Men, Lumineers, Mumford & Sons
2. Hearing my daughters voice requesting tuna fish for breakfast
3. Looking forward to being a stay at home mom again…1 day left as a working mom.
4. Iced Eggnog Latte from Starbucks…mmmmm
1. “Little Talks” by Of Monsters and Men
2. My 4 year old playing “presidential election” with his action figures
3. Friday Night family movie night
4. A LARGE coffee this morning
(First, where do you get the parchment paper?)
My list:
1) Mumford & Sons. (Be still my heart!) 🙂
2) My Goodreads list… and this post.
3) The holidays to begin!
4) A peppermint mocha. Hallelujah.
1. Phillip Phillips – Home
2. The kids I Nanny for
3. Christmas 🙂
4. Vintage christmas decorations!
1. I have retreated back to my country roots and my playlists and presets are completely reflecting that right now.
2. Watching my kids interact at the park.
3. Looking forward to the Meatball Shepherd’s Pie I made for dinner.
4. A new camera lens.
1. Beautiful bu MercyMe
2. Watching my 9 month old daughter walk across the room with one sock on and one bare foot.
3. Having family besties over for pizza and creme brulee tomorrow night. And learning to make creme brulee.
4. New shoes for Christmas.
1. Pandora’s symphony station. Oh please work to calm my 3 year old boy who has the energy of a broken Thomas train stuck on “on”.
2. My 1 year old cracking up at her big brother’s hiding spot during a very serious game of hide and seek. : )
3. The kiddos sleeping soundly and not waking from their coughs and me getting to catch up with my hubby. Grown up time is limited these days.
4. Coffee this morning while we were killing time while our house was being shown. Cross your fingers!
1.)Christmas music 🙂
2.) My children being nice to each other and actually getting along 🙂
3.) My Surrogacy Journey, Thanksgiving & Christmas!!
4.) Yoga Pants for my Bikram Yoga classes 🙂
1) Randy Crawford’s Play mode, love her voice! I can sing along without sounding like I’m having a heart attack…
2) A complment my roommate gave me
3)Going home to see my parents in a week, can’t wait for my mom’s homemade dinners!
4)New clothes for winter at 50% off yesterday.
1.)Lára
2.) Your post.
3.) My nephew to come and spend the night.
4.) Subscription to Runners World.
1) The Lumineers have been playing quite often in our home lately.
2) How the hot cocoa I’m drinking is making the baby in my belly dance.
3) Looking forward to being surrounded by wonderful, loud family over the holidays.
4) A maternity shirt
1.) Pandora’s “classical christmas” station
2.) My two year old asking if duct tape is “what holds ducks together”
3.) Decorating for Christmas
4.) heavily discounted wall art from Target
Hate to say it but Taylor Swift Red.
Looking at old photos on my phone this afternoon
relaxing weekend
MK purse
1) Children’s Radio (currently Do Re Mi) on Pandora
2) My baby girl who was supposed to be nursing but was flirting with Mama instead!
3) Thanksgiving!!! 70 relatives expected this year and it’s my favorite weekend of the entire year.
4) A Pampered Chef starter kit so I can bring in money while having fun and getting out a few nights a month. 🙂
1) All I want for Christmas is you
2)Tearing open the package today that held a new Christmas stocking….for the baby who I wasn’t sure was still going to be with us for Christmas.
3)Pizza and movie night with good friends and lots of kids
4)oh this is sad, shapewear to hold me together after my c-section =(
– Minnesota Public Radio stream
– Watching my daughter telling me she was going to stack one more block on the sky high tower!
– Dinner tonight
– new cozy shirt for fall
1. Lost In My Mind- The Head and the Heart
2. My daughter dancing in the kitchen.
3. Chinese food! Tonight!
4. A leopard print silk dress from The Loft.
1. Lullabies by Essie Jain
2. My five month old son rolling over
3. My birthday dinner tonight – I am 26 today!
4. An orange soda!
1. Lost In My Mind- The Head and the Heart
2. My daughter dancing in the kitchen.
3. Chinese food! Tonight!
4. A leopard print silk dress from The Loft.
Adorable!
1. Frank Ocean, Duffy, Fun
2. My two year old transitioning from “muma” to “mommy”
3. My alone time on Saturday morning with an expensive coffee to go thrift shopping
4. A chicken burrito!
1. SHEL, an all sisters group from Colorado <3
2. My daughter Avery laying on the floor in striped tights rolling toys around on the hardwood floor
3. Our trip to Cozumel in the spring just my husband and I.
4. A hazelnut soy latte from a coffee shop by our favorite park
Avery loves her dolls. She is only 11 months old but gives her babies kisses all the time. It’s more like open mouthed slobbering but kisses just the same.
1. Maroon 5
2. I volunteer at lunch for my son’s school and I surprised him with tortellini in his lunch. He wasn’t aware I was watching, and I was able to see a beautiful smile and an excited fist pump in celebration upon the opening of his lunchbox
3. Having dinner with my sisters and mom for my sisters birthday. Nothing like girl time spent laughing and talking about our kiddos.
4. A black and gray striped sweater with a crisp white shirt that makes me feel like a million bucks.
1. Taylor Swift – we are never getting back together
2. My girls playing ‘drums’ on overturned toy bowls, pots and pans.
3. Snow suits to arrive from OshKosh for my girls!
4. Eyeshadow
1 – Just got finished watching this Thanksgiving video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSBq8geuJk0
2 – Watching my two little boys play together.
3 – Taking grandpa out for dinner tonight.
4 – Tennis shoes
Love the little dolls. My little boy loves baby dolls. We both take care of our babies together. 🙂
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now? Mumford & Sons on Pandora
2.) Last thing that made you smile. My 2.5 year old girl asking me after school “Today be my birthday, Mommy?” then taking her home, baking a birthday cake & singing happy birthday…just because
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now. Painting an egret picture for my daddy’s birthday
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself. New watercolors last night
The messiah, i wish
A teacher joke
Supper
Jeans – on sale 🙂 and a walking foot with the last of my birthday money.
The messiah, i wish
A teacher joke
Supper
Jeans – on sale 🙂 and a walking foot with the last of my birthday money.
1. Nothing right now…but I was just thinking I should pull out my Christmas music…oh how I love Christmas music…My current fave is the group “Strait No Chaser” I encourage you to check them out.
2. Last thing that made me smile: the picture of you and Nella. Oh…it reminds me so much of one taken of me and my 2yo boy while I was swollen with pregnancy with out daughter…I like to call it…baby on baby!!!! So very sweet. And now that little girl is almost two and oooohhhh how she loves her babydolls.
3. My daughter’s 2nd birthday party in the morning…just 5 two year old girls and 5 mommies and lots of baby dolls and mimosas. Oh yeah.
4. A steal of a faux fur vest at Marshalls.
kd
I too love this time of year and really getting started on the Christmas shopping. And stashing the gifts throughout the house where the kids won’t find them… 🙂
1. Christmas Music already- Specifically Snow Angel from Over The Rhine!
2. the 3D Ultrasound pictures of my twins faces. A boy and a Girl- growing well and already looking like their daddy!
3. Getting my hair did!
4. 3 silver sparkly pinecone Christmas ornaments from Pottery Barn. Happy Birthday to me!
1. Listening to Michael bubles Christmas album
2. Watching my little girl play with her blocks and asking me to help her make a tall tower
3. Christmas, New Years, my little miss turning two and the arrival of our no. 2 bub
4. A crochet pattern book for baby hats and blankets
Oops, forgot the 4 things.
1.) Bob Marley, Jammin’
2.) The cuteness of my 18mo son
3.) Relaxing this weekend with my family
4.) Ballet flats
1.) Andy Davis – Brown Eyes
2.) Laughing at my office mates
3.) Spending the long weekend with my husband.
4.) 2 Peter James books for my Kobo.
I live in Canada so I don’t know if I will qualify for the draw but I know my little niece would love it so I figured it was worth a try!
1. The music from the new tv show Nashville
2. Our puppy snuggling with the 4 yr old
3. Fresh from the oven apple crisp
4. 20 oz Barq’s root beer- a favorite treat
1. Pink
2. My daughter and her naked butt running through the house
3. My new job
4. Interview pants 😉
I’m so boring
1)we are young-fun
2)when I discovered that my 9 and 7 year old daughters will have their flute and violin presentations next week.
3) Going to their presentations! I’ll have to walk two miles in the cold, at bedtime with a 4, 5, 7 and 9 year old but I’m determined to make it.
4)New kitchen utensils. They are shiny, new and great quality. They make me happy.
1. Harry Potter and the prisoner of azkaban audio book
2. One of my pre-k students stealing the Veteran’s Day program with his moves to Yankee Doodle Boy
3. Thanksgiving Break
4. A large Dr. Pepper
That doll is incredible! I have been wanting to splurge on an high quality baby doll for quite some time now. I currently have my eye on a Kathe Kruse, but with all the research I am doing, I may turn out to be a baby doll expert such as your mom and start quite the collection for my 2 1/2 year old. haha
On to the questions!
1) Dario Marianelli on Pandora (the pride and prejudice original soundtrack composer).
2) My daughter pretending to be Woody from Toy Story. “I’m Woody! Howdy howdy howdy!” and of course the classic, “there’s a snake in my boot!”
3) I’m excited to make my grandmothers famous nutmeg christmas cookies.
4) A mistletoe scented Yankee candle. This combined with #1 is pure perfection.
1. Audio book of The Kitchen House
2. My 2 yr old making funny faces…
3. OKC Thunder game tonight!
4. a purse (today)!!
1. Jack Johnson, In Between Dreams album (an “oldie” but goodie!)
2. Inlaws already trying to buy things for our first baby…coming in May!
3. My best friend’s wedding tomorrow!
4. Burt’s Bees Mama Bee Belly Butter
First time commenter, long time reader. I adore your perspective on less is more. Trying to keep that in mind with the little one on the way!
1.Kelly Clarkson-love her spirit, her voice…my boys love her too!
2.Watching my oldest (14 )climb on the church youth bus for his first all-night youth outing….nerves and excitement. Oh how I remember those days!
3.My husbands return from his weekly business trip…miss his face so much!
4. Large diet coke from McDonalds IN a styrofoam cup…my weakness!
1. Shine. Rosi Golan
2. Freeing the baby from her car seat at the last rest stop
3. Disneyland!
4. Culver’s cheeseburger 🙂
1. Handmade kids CD from Auntie, for my babies (Tangled, Little Mermaid, Katy Perry, Carly Rae Jepsen)
2. Going in to get my 20 month old out of his crib this morning, to find him completely naked!
3. Dinner and a movie with my hubby tonight, kidless!
4. Salted Caramel Gelato from Safeway, delicious
-My sweet 4 yr old loves babies, and treats them like her own real children, she is so nurturing and loving to them:) Makes me feel good knowing she has learned her mothering from watching me!
Those dolls are precious. I love your idea of keeping gifts nice yet simple. I want to do the same thing for my baby’s 1st Christmas this year! My answers are:
1. nothing at the moment, but the last thing I listened to was Lullabye Radio station on Pandora.
2. a sweet email from a distant friend today.
3. A weekend off of work to spend with family!
4. A peppermint mocha!
1. “Mambo Italiano” on Pandora – while making meatball soup. Seemed appropriate.
2. Taking my 5 yr old with his $10 gift card to Walmart this afternoon. We wandered the aisles for over an hour.
3. A Lumber jack show tomorrow – so random to be coming to our city but they’re on a tour and we’re goin’!
4. Epoxy glue. for a craft. it was exciting, despite how unexciting it sounds.
-jessicalynette.com
1. Nat King Cole’s- The Christmas Song (on Pandora)
2. Seeing how excited my 4 yr old was when I surprised her with a new Hello Kitty Christmas shirt, laying on her bed.
3. Having my nephew over tonight while my sister and bro-in-law take their girls to medieval times tonight.
4. Chocolate covered cherries! Yay, back “in season!” 🙂
1.) The best of Elvis Presley on Pandora, because all of a sudden my girl LOVES Jailhouse Rock!
2.) Coming home from a trip out of town and tucking my girl in. I kissed her cheek before I left the room and she said sleepily, “mama, you came back!”.
3.) Looking forward to a spa day for my birthday! Celebrating the big 3-0 which happens to be on the 30th of this month! My “golden” birthday, if you will!
4.) That cute little fox sweater dress from Target that I’ve seen all of IG lately!
What a fun giveaway, Kelle! I have two little girls who would LOVE one of these dolls!
1. Josh Garrels and Mumford and Sons
2. Seeing the guinea pig habitat my girls made for their pets on the driveway
3. Pride and Prejudice book club with great friends
4. a bag from 3 Cord, a ministry with women in Haiti that makes some amazing handmade products
1.) Mumford and Sons. Pretty much always.
2.) My little girl smiling back at me 10 seconds ago.
3.) Everything!
4.) Just bought a used woven wrap. Old soul babywearing rocks.
1.) Since Monday this week- Chrismas music Yup, I’m that annoying lady cranking it up in November 🙂
2.) The sound of my littles laughing together in the living room.
3.) A quiet weekend with my 2 babes while hubby and our oldest son are up North.
4.) lunch – McDonald’s. Don’t judge, I’m pregnant and baby likes Big Macs!
1. Two Detroit radio stations have started Christmas music (Yes, already – and I love it!). So…streaming Christmas music from WNIC onto my laptop.
2. Getting a funny e-mail from a very old co-worker/friend today that only we would “get.”
3. “Girls Night Out” tonight in downtown Northville. A little wine, a little shopping and dinner with the non-shopping men afterwards. Love the holidays!
4. A tablecloth and napkins for Thanksgiving. Poor Thanksgiving gets lost around these parts!
Sweet picture of you and Nella…Precious times ~
1. Lumineers- Flapper Girl
2. Two children napping & my cup of coffee with an excess of pumpkin spice creamer.
3. Thanksgiving & showing off our new son to the extended family!
4. Ruffled boot socks 🙂
1.songbird by Eva Cassidy
2.my 7 month old chewing on his toes
3. I’m really looking forward to Tuesday as we are having babys first photo shoot
4. A navy top with little owls on it.
1. Big Daddy Weave
2. My two toddlers singing at lunch while banging on their water cups.
3.Getting a puppy this weekend, and going to Apple Hill, too.
4. Bar of Toblerone chocolate, while out Christmas shopping.
1.) Aladdin soundtrack (courtesy of my 3 year old, still on a Disney World high)
2.) My husband said, “You’re beautiful” to our 18 mo. old…She said, “I know.”
3.) Thanksgiving!!! Food, Family & Shopping!
4.) An oil change for the van….that counts, right??
1.) Depeche Mode
2.) My almost 1 year old son clapping his hands for the first time!
3.) My baby to turn one and my other baby to turn 3 a week later!
4.) Venti Caramel Macchiato
1. Spotify playlist of random songs!
2. Laying on my bed with our baby girl, kissing her cheeks to hear her laugh.
3. Tonight’s Pampered Chef party and pizza!
4. An iced coffee, because it’s too hot for a regular one!
1. Science podcast.
2. Asking my two year old what noise a mouse makes. His response? “Umm… I want cheese!” Crazy kid. 🙂
3. My upcoming job search after 3.5 fantastic years home with the kids.
4. A pair of leggings and a cozy sweater. It is fall after all…
1) Nick Farr – And So It Is
2) My girl in her jeggings and red cowboy boots.
3) The afternoon we have planned tomorrow…outdoor fire in 40 degree weather.
4) A large vintage Pyrex Cinderella mixing bowl in the Butterfly Gold pattern…it completes my set!
1. Brian Crain’s Rain from the Pandora lullaby station
2. My sleeping baby in my arms.
3. My daughters first birthday in December.
4. A coffee from Ditch Bros.
1) trans siberian orchestra christmas album
2) My daughters smile when she woke up this morning
3) taking lexi to visit the reindeer at grouse mountain this december
4)A tim hortons caramel mocha
1.regina spektor…my bff introduced me to her…love!!
2.watching a little boy (probably about 1 1/2) dance his own little jig as he walked by in the airport!
3.going home to snuggle my boys! i’ve been on a mommy only vacation with my fabulous friends from back home!
4.a starbucks mocha….yumm!!
for the record, i get giddy about your holiday posts!! love them!
I just re-read this one (because I loved it!) and noticed your belly in the last shot — somehow missed it the first time. SO wonderful!!
Sleeping babies and bellies. So beautiful as always. Thanks
1.schoolhouse rock: twinkle, twinkle
2.finding a picture of my 3yr old, when he was a baby
3.a friend’s baby shower tomorrow…doubly blessed she is.
4.a 12pk of cherry coke…my addiction.
1. Christmas music
2.My 11 year old told me a funny joke
3.Shopping with my Mother at a fall festival tomorrow
4.Scentsy items (Christmas scents)
Thanks for the chance. I have been looking for a baby doll for my daughter for Christmas because unfortunately she doesn’t have any. She’s been so into boy stuff having two older brothers.
1.) Gangnam Style…Jesenia’s favorite song. She’s always playing it!
2.) My daughter waking up from her nap before I left for work.
3.) Getting home from work at 10pm.
4.) A Dr. Pepper at 7-11
1. Taylor Swift- Red
2. Watching my almost one year-old dig through the diaper bag.
3. Picking up my husband from the airport. TONIGHT!
4. The yummiest donuts from the cutest donut shop during our trip to Indianapolis yesterday. So fun.
1. Jezebel by Iron & Wine
2. A beautiful baby falling asleep in my arms.
3. Taking our one month old on her first trip to grandma’s.
4. A pack of gum.
1. Faith Hill – Breathe
2. Hearing rain falling this morning after 3 months of no rain.
3. Girls weekend away for my birthday.
4. Maxi dress for girls weekend away
Love that cute baby doll for Nella. I think my little girl is now going to get one of these babies for chirstmas as I have been on the hunt for a special present.
1) Celine 2)your photo of you and Nella as Nella goes to sleep softly resting on new baby brother, 3) going to see my 4 grandkids in the morning 4) shoes. I have a question – I was raised in Maryland and Santa never wrapped the Christmas presents he brought. I had never heard of Santa wrapping until my boys married girls and when the little ones came along they said Santa always wraps the gifts. Have you always wrapped the Santa gifts? My boys thought their wives were crazy but they gave in and wrap them up although there Santa was never wrapped either..
1) Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven
2.) my cousin
3.) Thanksgiving with family and friends
4.) A cup of coffee
1. The Safety Dance – Men Without Hats. Gotta love Pandora! 🙂
2. Seeing a picture of a pumpking my daughter makes. It’s hilarious and cracks me up every time.
3. This school semester being over!! And passing my classes. 😉
4. Lunch. Yummy!
1.) Zac Brown Band
2.) Helping my daughter pick out a dress to wear to her 4th birthday party.
3.) I’m so looking forward to my daughters ballet class.
4.) Shoes, beautiful black ballet flats!
1.) Forever- Ben Harper
2.) Watching my 4 yr old climb off the bus and run to hug his sister.
3.) Family shopping day tomorrow
4.) Route 44 Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper
LOVE that picture!!
what a great idea for simplify for the holidays, perfect and smart!
1)brandi carlile
2)having my nephew give me kisses on the cheek
3) sleeping in and reading tomorrow
4) short nonfat nowhip raspberry mocah this morning 🙂
beautiful photo of you and your two youngest 🙂
1. James Taylor… Always
2. My 2 year old rubbing my pack saying “shh it’s ok!” When I had morning sickness.
3. No more MORNING SICKNESS!
4. A new camera…
1.) “Here I Am” by Caspar Babypants.
2.) My kids holding hands in the car driving home from Target.
3.) Drinking another cup of this morning’s coffee.
4.) New iPhone case!
1. Kari Jobe
2. My son spying on girls after school
3. Having a baby in 2 weeks or less!!
4. Leopard print shoes
What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now?
Ed Sheeran – Give ME Love
2.) Last thing that made you smile.
My eight year old drawing pictures of saints.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now.
Starting Christmas shopping.
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself.
A scarf at Kohls (Vera Wang)
1.) Forever Young- love to sing it to my unborn baby girl
2.) Saw her moving around on sonogram today, she’s a fiesty little thing!
3.) Baby shower tomorrow with my best girl friends
4.) A hypnobabies self study kit- hopefully to get me through labor unmedicated 🙂
1. Sarah Groves
2. A child’s invention in my classroom.
3. Watching Project Runway on DVR
4. Cool comfortable boots.
1. RED – Taylor Swift’s new cd, after watching her E! True Hollywood story I feel like a proud momma when I hear her sing (And I was suprised by my 16 year old step daughter with a concert ticket last year to her show)
2. My 6 year old smile when I drove up to the gymnastics center for the class I signed him up for… 10 minutes ago!)
3. Dinner tonight…every night with my family, we always share our day.
4. Acozy scarf that I have only taken off to sleep (fear of being strangled by it) and when I shower…. I love Chicago winters. I am a leg warmer, scarf wearing kinda girl!
Enjoy you alone time, although I am sure the company of your growing boy will be the first of many date nights with him!
K.Oconnor <3
1. Sugarland
2. My text from my hubby: “I will always love you more”…his response to my “I love you”
3. Turkey
4. Cuddle Duds
1.) Anthem Lights cover of All I Want for Christmas
2.) Seeing the picture of you holding a sleeping Nella with your baby belly under her…seriously, I love that picture!
3.) Dinner in the caf with a friend. (well, not looking forward to the caf food, but looking forward to seeing my friend)
4.) A sweater dress! I’ve always wanted one, and I finally got one!
1. The Fresh Beat Band show soundtrack…(my 2 yr. old is a fan!)
2. Blowing bubbles in the back yard on a windy day with my daughter… She said, “bubbles goin’ cwazy!” 🙂
3. Looking forward to my birthday and Christmas.
4. A cuff by Farmgirlpaints 🙂
1. The Black Keys
2. Sleeping baby clutching her Sophie giraffe.
3. Girls’ night next weekend.
4. A big hoagie!
1. Vince Gill/Carrie Underwood, How Great Thou Art.
2. Watching my grandson and nephew play at the park.
3. Beginning my Christmas shopping this weekend (online)
4. A kissing Santa and Mrs. Claus salt and pepper from hallmark this afternoon.
Thanks for the opportunity.
1. Miles Davis and Dave Matthews
2. My baby girl watching it hail through the bay windows
3. Dancing with my big girl in her studio’s production of “The Nutcracker”
4. A sweet coffee drink
1. No mp3 playing currently, but I can hear my girls watching the Grand Canyon episode of The Brandy Bunch. (btw- Loved that you gave props to the record players out there! Totally still have mine)
2. Random salesman at my door telling me that “he’s out here selling soap, not dope”, and that the cost of the cleaner “won’t take the cheese out of the macaroni”. Definitely, bought some cleaner.
3. Friday Family night tonight. Although, my husband’s a fireman, and on duty tonight 🙁
4. Does cleaner count?? I also bought some Zebra popcorn at Costco the other day. That stuff is evil, I tell you. But, oh so good!
Happy Holiday season, Kelle!
1.) Pandora…Third Day
2.) My son beating my husband at Wii
3.) Dinner then bed time
4.) Peppermint milkshake
1. My cousin’s new CD: http://peteralexander.us/?page_id=26
2. My kids playing dressup with halloween costumes, prom dresses, and my old shoes.
3. Mom’s night out tonight!
4. A vanilla latte.
1. Streaming from my iPhone is my “Head Boppin’ Country” Playlist. Currently playing is Luke Bryan’s “Country Girl (Shake It for Me)”
2. Talking to my Grandpa who is in the hospital
3. Spending the weekend with my 7 year old niece for the first time since I moved back home from Chicago 6 weeks ago. I haven’t seen her since February!
4. Bright pink pj’s with owls wearing glasses on them!
1. Michael Buble Christmas music. I know it’s early but I can’t help myself.
2. My almost seven year old assuring me that his arms and hands are “Pwenty big enough to learn to pway guitar!”. 😉
3. I’m looking forward to a good South Dakota snow storm and a reason to not leave the house!
4. I bought myself a fun picture frame to have at work.
1. Suzuki Cello Volume 1
2. My 4 year old took a sip of my latte and liked it. 🙂
3. Looking forward to our trip over Thanksgiving to visit family.
4. Dark chocolate cookies.
Let it Be on Pandora
My son’s smile when I picked him up from Grandma’s
Christmas magic with my kids
A set of knifty knitter looms
1. I’ll be home for Christmas-Josh Groban
2. Wrapping my little sister-in-law’s birthday present for tomorrow. I know she is going to love it.
3. Christmas time!!!
4. Went on a shopping spree at Salvation Army yesterday(:
1. 90’s Alternative on Pandora
2. My girl feeding me Smarties from her Halloween loot
3. My husband making dinner tonight
4. A BLT, with extra bacon 🙂
Maura
1.) Some Nights – .fun
2.) My baby boy running to greet me at the door when I got home tonight
3.) Holiday card photo shoot on Sunday
4.) A new shirt for work for $6 on clearance at target.com
1. Mumford and Sons
2. My oldest daughter showing me the puzzle she finished all by herself.
3. My youngest daughter’s first birthday tomorrow. (Well, I’m looking forward to it but at the same time I’m not.)
4. Last thing I bought myself? Uhh..burger king. So bad but so good.
1.) Lifehouse – My favorite band’s newest song: Between The Raindrops
2.) Finding out just this past Wednesday that I’m pregnant with baby number three 🙂
3.) Crafting for our family’s (everyone lives long distance from us) holiday gifts
4.) A thrifted, like-new leather hobo 🙂
thank you! i have that doll on my little lady’s list. so sweet.
1. Music from The disney Channel….Austin and Ally…Bridgit Mendler…A.N.T. Farm, etc.
2. Webcamming with my sister and niece in NJ
3. Chicken breasts, one the bone, in the oven. Rice Pilaf….green beans. I am starving.
4. A $3 bottle of Pinot Grigio from Walmart, Hey, it’s the simple things and we’re on a tight budget. My husband drank most of it though.
1.) Celtic Woman- Carol of the bells {early yes, but so beautiful!}
2.) My Daughter laughing at Big Brother sneezing!
3.) Finishing the Doll carriage overhaul and it’s bedding for my sweetie’s first Christmas!
4.) An iced latte from Mcdonalds..lol
1. I’m listening to my teenage sons talk about their day.
2. I laughed at my grandbaby reading me her book.
3. I’m looking forward to a neededgirls night out.
4. I just bought me a large diet coke to keep me going a few more hours.
1. Do you see what I see
2. The “pp” in Happy written backwards by my 5yo.
3. Bedtime for the kids.
4. A thrift store world globe.
1.)Fun.
2.)Watching my two big girls cover our new baby boy in kisses
3.)My husband and I getting a date night soon
4.)A christmas album on itunes 🙂
I wrapped in paper like that one year – with paper bows and stamps. The tree looks so beautiful and simple w/the gifts all wrapped like that underneath!
what a beautiful doll!
1. the avett brothers
2. lunch date with a great friend.
3. a three day weekend!
4. a sonic dr. pepper, with vanilla.
1. Pandora on my phone streams Hip Hop of the 2000’s now.
2. A funny story my husband told me made me smile.
3. I am looking forward to the warmer week ahead.
4. I bought myself socks. hah
kellywcuATyahooDOTcom
1.) Holly Cole (blues/jazz)
2.) My girls faces when I picked them up from daycare
3.) Christmas break
4.) A hair cut!
1. Nothing playing right now.
2. Seeing my grandson this morning.
3. Thanksgiving with 17 of my favorite people.
4. A cozy fall sweater.
My soon to be 1 year old would just melt for one of those dolls! Love that photo too, I’m currently 8 weeks with our very surprise baby! (See “soon to be 1 year old” lol!)
1. My Norah Jones station on Pandora
2. My daughter playing on her Fisher Price xylophone…she just turned one and is so proud of herself!
3. An upcoming trip to England (though bittersweet because it means leaving my family)
4. A post-work beer with co-workers 🙂
1. The new Taylor Swift Album
2. Taking the toddlers to the museum today for a field trip, their twinkling eyes.
3.Christmas
4.A pair of burgundy pants from old navy!
1. Home by Phillip Phillips. I’m addicted to it.
2.My husband. He cam home from work early today and we actually got a few hours of quiet while the kids were at school. Between his work and school schedules quiet alone moments are few and far between.
3. The 8th grade basketball game tonight. My 13 year old is a cheerleader and she’s cheering front and center tonight.
4. A cozy sage green mens Chaps sweater from Goodwill. Got that sucker for $1.88, it’s my favorite sweater right now.
1. Mud on the Tires-Brad Paisley (my kids are obsessed)
2. Baby trying to hide the leaf she found and had been sucking on all morning.
3. Family baby shower this weekend, just taking one kid along!
4. Ugg boots!
Good questions.
1. Philip Philips : Home
2. Putting my youngest in his new swing on our swing set. PURE joy on his face!
3. Thanksgiving with my family.
4. A NEW pair of jeans in a brand new smaller size! EEEKKK!
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now?
Arcade fire pandora channel
2.) Last thing that made you smile.
Seeing that you bought Nella the exact same thing I’ve been looking at for my little girl.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now.
My hubby being off tomorrow and surprising my in laws for thanksgiving.
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself.
Starbucks peppermint white chocolate mocha 🙂
1.) A playlist of worship music that I put together.
2.) Putting my daughter’s kindergarten photo in a frame on the mantel.
3.) My husband coming home tonight after a week away.
4.) Some winter plants, mini Christmas bulbs and a pack of mini lights to spruce up my window box. (plants are in but I’m waiting a few more weeks to decorate)
I saw your instagram pic of Nella playing the blanket throwing game. I love her sense of humor!
SUCH a fun giveaway! My little ones are also getting dolls for Christmas and they’re going to be SO excited. I found some that are also weighted and fit into preemie or newborn clothes. Can’t wait for them to play:)
Listening: Dean Martin Christmas on Pandora
Made me Smile: My kids being silly going to bed
Looking forward: Alone time tonight!
Last thing I bought: A sundae at Friendly’s (for dinner;)
Me:
1. Sade, Cherish the day
2. My little girl sayin Mama
3. Seeing my Hubby
4. False eyelashes
1. Taylor Swifts Red…we have three daughters, they are obsessed.
2. Paying for the car behind us at McyD’s drive thru today.
3. Going to local high school performance of grease tonight, all 5 of us.
4. 49er sweatshirt!!!
1) Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
2) Going to pick up my kids at preschool and seeing one of their friends jump off a balance beam and have her pants fall down around her ankles.
3) Taking my amazing 15 6th graders to Nature’s Classroom on Monday, even though it means saying goodbye to my boys for 4 days.
4) A pair of jeans to replace my (w)holy ones.
1. Thunderball, from the compilation Covert Operations… great clean the kitchen before company comes music.
2. My four year old telling us that his older brother “speaks for the flowers” just like the Lorax.
3. My Sunday night date with husband.
4. New red(!) pants… they make me happy every time I look down or catch a glimpse of them.
Happy weekend!
1 // The Civil Wars album
2 // Shopping with my mama yesterday.
3 // A big cup of French Vanilla tea, brewing on the stove
4 // Coral lipstick
1–Nothing right this minute but 88.1 Classical Portland in my car.
2–Drawing Thanksgiving things on the kids’ feet.
3–Bonfire tonight. And Thanksgiving!
4–Gas, yippee!
P.S. I was just telling my Mom that Magic Cabin is by far my favorite magazine for kids! I love all of their woodsy and whimsical well made toys. Thank you so much for this opportunity!
1. Christmas Music!!! 🙂
2. My 5 year old told me he didn’t like chicken because he doesn’t like to eat “human meat.” Haha!!
3. Dinner, bedtime for the boys and some Tivo with hubby
4. A Kindle book!
1) Point of Grace Christmas Album…an oldie but a goodie! 2) I smile a lot…just did now looking through the amazing site of “Magic Cabin”! 3) Tomorrow, I have the house to myself. 4) A dining room table.
That last shot of you, Nella and your boy, is beyond precious!
1- I’m home with my little one, so Fresh Beat Band is what we’re dancing to at the moment.
2 – The last thing that made me smile is the view of 2 year old toes sitting on my lap. I love little toes!
3 – I’m looking forward to feeling better and being able to make it to my step-sister’s bridal shower. I’ve been super sick all week and I’m ready to be well!
4 – funds are tight these days, so I haven’t been able to buy much for myself. I did get myself my favorite sandwich today, though. Chicken, bacon, avocado and provolone on a soft roll….YUM! 🙂
1)Soft meditation music…
2)My husbands dancing….
3)I am looking forward to a road trip to see my twin grandbabies 🙂
4)A soft squishy vest at Sam’s Club!
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now? The Some Nights album by Fun. (yes, I still say album)
2.) Last thing that made you smile: My three year old yelling “YES!” when the waitress brought him chocolate milk at our dinner out tonight.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now: painting my daughter’s room Behr Paint’s Purple Freesia this weekend.
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself: a Tim Horton’s pumpkin spice coffee, triple-triple.
1.) The Red Rose by the Everybodyfields.
2.) My boy, asleep in his stroller during our walk. He never EVER falls asleep on walks.
3.) Seeing my soul sister this weekend.
4.) A Peppermint Mocha from my favorite coffee stand.
Thomas the Train theme (just wait. You’re next. It will happen.)
My boys make me smile. They are hilarious!
I’m looking forward to my baby boys 2nd birthday Sunday. Last year we had just had a house fire, so this year will be much more of a celebration!
I bought myself a red dress. I recently lost 25 lbs, so I feel sassy enough for a red dress. It’s really cute!
Happy weekend to y’all!
1. Toddler Tunes (That is how I roll in my mini van.) 😉
2. My baby signing “more” at dinner. Woot for baby sign language!
3. Thanksgiving with my family!
4. Lunch- a Publix sub.
1. Phillip Phillips
2. MY 3 year old saying “I’m SOOOOO STARVING. MAKE DINNER NOW. please.”
3. Putting together my Christmas cards.
4. Nice bottle of wine for a friend and I to share.
I love how simple you keep things. The Holiday season is really about who you are with and not about what you get.
1.) Mostly some country with some other mixes.
2.) James pushing me in a wheel chair at Walmart because I couldn’t get my breathing under control.
3.) I am looking forward to New Years. =]
4.) Cookie Dough.
1.) I’m listening to the sounds of my littles…no music on right now.
2.) My little guy talking about our friends he saw in a picture made me smile.
3.) I’m looking forward to a weekend of rest.
4.) I bought myself a cup of coffee.
1. Beautiful Things (Gungor).
2. My niece called and said that she missed her auntie THIS MUCH (holding her arms out wide, as evidenced by the quick drop in volume on my end – and the description from my sister later).
3. I am beginning my dream job (therapist in a juvenile correctional facility) this coming week.
4. New clothes for my new job.
1. David Bowie- Changes
2. My son, after spilling another drink, saying “Oh My, I did it again.”
3. Fun family time tomorrow with food- Pie!
4. A completely superfluous, pretty box to put all of my nightstand clutter in. I still love it.
1. Dave Matthews
2. When I turned to look at my daughter, my bangs covered one of my eyes, and she said “mama, you look like a pirate!” She will be 3 in decemeber.
3. Moving in the next week
4. chapstick (berts bees)
1. RHCP – makes my drive home a party.
2. my daughter’s big smile (after a moment of reflection) when I came home from work. just before that – my husband texting me to come let him out of the chicken coop…the door closed on him and there is no inside latch. hysterical – he barely fits in there and the chickens were going crazy!
3. seeing my parents this weekend for the second time since my daughter was born.
4. a necklace.
Love. That. DOLL! I look for very similar things when buying for my girls, but I feel like it is getting harder and harder to find quality toys that won’t be scattered everywhere or take up our entire condo. Maybe I’m just looking in the wrong places.
My list:
1. Sarah McLaughlin, Iron & Wine or if I’m working out, Skrillex!
2. My 3-year-old just walked up to me and randomly said, “I love you”.
3.I am looking forward to early-birding it at our local flea market and scouting out those perfect gifts that I never would have thought of if I hadn’t stumbled upon them.
4. Art supplies and wine – for cozy nights of completing DIY Christmas decorations (thank you Pinterest) and well, the wine just makes crafting more interesting 😉
Oh, and I am seriously coveting your wrapping set up this year. Might have to copy-cat it!
What a sweet doll! I have three girls and I know that they would just love a doll like that!
1. Beauty and the Beast Soundtrack (my oldest daughter is auditioning for her schools musical and the Belle Reprise in her song audition choice 🙂 )
2. My baby boy smiling at me!
3. Our family trip home to Fl for Thanksgiving!!!
4. A soft, cozy sweater.
1) New Avett Brothers
2)Seeing my little girl after being gone on a work trip
3)This weekend
4)Breakfast
1. My Lumineers pandora station
2. Someone switched on my daughter’s snuggle switch and we.be.snugglin’
3. An outdoor wedding tomorrow with beautiful weather
4. a basket of local apples!!!
1.) Nothing (for once)
2.) Going through my oldest girls clothes…such fun memories!
3.) Our children’s first Holiday season! (We brought two 5 yr olds from China and have a newborn, plus our other 4 for a total of 7)
4.) A yummy coffee!
1.) Christian praise and worship music. Always.
2.) My precious 14 month old.
3.) Thanksgiving with long lost family.
4.) Rosemary shampoo.
O How I love reading your blog 🙂
1.) My Celtic Christmas CD. There are a few songs that are nice and mellow and then there are a few songs that make me feel like I can break out in a River Dance 🙂
2.) My sister just arrived from California yesterday. After not seeing her for a year and a half our hearts still connect like we saw each other yesterday!
3.) Nice Cozy days staying inside while it’s snowing outside 🙂
4.) A notebook 🙂 I have a thing for notebooks lol…I really like to buy multiple notebooks and write in them.
LOVE the story of you and your sister receiving the babies at Christmas. What a cool idea!!!!
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now? Mumford & Sons newest album
2.) Last thing that made you smile. Our two fur babies barking at the vacuum to “save” us.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now. Our first cake testing tomorrow for our wedding cake 🙂
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself. New pair of shoes — a girl can never have too many shoes 🙂
1. Pandora station country Christmas
2. My daughter in the backseat blowing me kisses in the rear view mirror
3. Thanksgiving break , no school for my daughter 🙂
4. Craft stuff for Christmas crafting with all my nieces and family
1. One Republic
2. Watching my son nap in just undies with his butt up in the air.
3.Looking forward to Thanksgiving
and seeing my husband’s family.
4.Two chocolate bars. Sad, I know. But I needed them!
I would love this doll for my niece. Her mom is a single mom who has a hard time affording her gifts, and I love to contribute when I can. She would love it!!
1. The Pitch Perfect soundtrack-Love that movie
2. My imaginative daughter
3. Family coming to visit
4. delicious sushi
1. New CD-Voices of Glory
2. Listening to a story my daughter told me about her roommate experience!!
3. The kids coming home for Christmas! I miss them. :0(
4. Mary Engelbreit calendars for 2013!!
1. Birdy-skinny Love- on my ipod 🙂
2.busting my 2 year old swiper swiping a pickle.
3.Looking forward to home renovations.
4.A new gym bag. Purple and fabulous.
1. Fun
2. My kids and an empty office depot box that has become their favorite toy
3. Getting over this sickness running through our house
4. Highlander Grogg
1.)Bon Iver
2.) My 15 month old daughter Phoebe holding her nose when I told her she was so stinkin’ cute!
3.)Having a slice of the vegan pumpkin cheesecake I made tonight!
4.)Boden floral sweatshirt
1. Motown
2. Flowers from DH this morning.
3. A fire and movie tonight.
4. Pink frosted cupcakes.
1. Taylor Swift- we are never getting back together
2. Both kids napping at the same time
3. Dinner alone with the hubs tonight
4. PSL from Starbucks
1) Judy Garland, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.
2) My oldest and I playing in Photo Booth ( a program on Mac computers).
3) At this very moment I am looking forward to spending the evening with my baby loves.
4) A hair cut.
My baby would love that baby!
1. Brandi Carlile
2. My son feeding the fish and admiring them after.
3. Pizza and movie night!
4. Chai latte.
Kelle, I am totally stealing the stamp/doily idea!!
1.) Christmas music. Mainly anything Bing Crosby.
2.) My youngest being helped by her older sister to brush her teeth.
3.) Entering the workforce again as a RN, after being home with the kiddos for a bit!
4.) A sparkly blue case for my iPhone. So pretty.
1- Ed Sheeran
2- The ‘feel better soon’ card my oldest daughter wrote to my youngest
3- reading my girls bedtime stories
4- storage containers, I am such an organizer.
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now?
Pandora country radio station
2.) Last thing that made you smile.
My first Christmas gift arriving in the mail today for my little boy, Melissa and Doug’s wooden birthday cake set…he loves to sing happy birthday and blow out the candles. He’s going to love it!
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now.
Spending Christmas in the New England SNOW! Currently in Florida.
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself.
Spanxx!
1.) Cat Power / The Greatest
2.) I Facetimed with my son before he got into bed from my desk at work. It’s our nightly ritual. He was perfectly cute and cuddly in his fleece PJ’s.
3.) The weekend!
4.) Skinny vanilla latte!
OMG I love the parchment paper. And those dolls are screaming my girl’s name!
1.) http://abdominal.bandcamp.com/track/hot-cross-buns – begs a listen, it’s hilarious!
2.) My girl saying Momma for the first time, whilst my son just learned to say I love you.
3.) Weekend walks up North.
4.) EcoNuts (I’m super stoked about them!) & a FagBug (for my son who loves rainbows and VW bugs! We have the absolute same policy re: Xmas gifts. Small, meaningful, well made gifts! This one I’m just dying for ‘Santa’ to give him!)
1.) streaming: Josh Turner-Why Don’t We Just Dance
2.) Getting a great thrift deal today
3.) My third-yeat college girl is coming home for T’giving!
4.) A ‘slightly-used’ cream-colored ultra suede jacket (with a beautifully-embroidered leaf pattern)@ the thrift store for $2 (SCORE!)
Iheartradio – cursive station
My oldest and youngest girl sitting so close tonight, playing
Having the day off work on Monday to hang out with my kiddos
A cheeseburger and coke for lunh
Taylor Swift “RED” ( eight year old daughter has control of music this week lol)
Watching my kids play today at the park.
T-ball game in the morning.
Lemon tree
1.) When One Became Two – A Family Album by The Verve Pipe
2.) Listening to my girls play dolls together.
3.) My husband coming home from work.
4.) A jar of vintage buttons and vintage sewing books from an estate sale I stopped at this afternoon.
1. Old MacDonald
2. slobbery “kiss” from my 5 month old
3. Netflix all to myself
4. vitamins
1.) Neil Young 🙂
2.) a friends video of her 4 month old baby talking to her <3
3.) dinner with my parents
4.) 2 pairs of jeans i think?
Music classical my husband fave
Watching my granddaughter dance she is one
Beautiful weekend it is going to be sunny and 60
Tea dress on zuilly
Love baby dolls my fav Christmas gift we always got a new one every year I have 5 sisters and can still remember that new smell Christmas morning thanks for the memories
1.) My 5yo popped in the Polar Express cd, and while I don’t usually listen to Christmas music before Thanksgiving, his enthusiasm is contagious.
2.) We call our 16 month old, “Beaver”, and tonight he very seriously built himself a lodge out of his big brother’s wood marble run (another great quality toy!), walking one piece at a time across the room to the train table and placing it carefully.
3.) Looking forward to settling my youngest little into her crib for the night and cuddling on the couch with Hubby.
4.) Bought myself a cute navy corduroy skirt from Land’s End Canvas. Can’t wait to wear it with textured tights and my tall boots.
1. Onerepublic’s All This Time
2. My 2 year old copying me with words such as woof, moo and haha.
3. Sunday. We have nothing to do all day for once!
4. Tic Tacs. We’re budgeted lately.
🙂
1.) A little Indie band called Swear and Shake
2.) Talking about my pregnancy with a coworker
3.) Prepping the nursery
4.) Chicken Pad Thai for dinner!
1- imagine Dragons
2- smashing our molding pumpkins in the backyard
3- spending a day at home tomorrow with no agenda
4-New boots!
1.) NPR, specifically This American Life
2.) My son laughing at a silly joke he heard at school
3.) The birth of our daughter in a couple weeks!
4.) Knee high winter boots
Diana Krall is keeping me company tonight.
My tired sweet husband laying on the floor playing checkers with our boys.
A restful vacation over Thanksgiving week at my in-laws.
A mocha latte.
1.) Alex Clare
2.) My daughter trying to use sign language to ask for a popsicle
3.) Girls Night Out at Stem & Stein coming up
4.) Very short chic new hairdo
1. Toddler radio on Pandora. I think the last song was “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
2. My 19 month old daughter hugging her daddy tight after a bath.
3. Working on a Christmas gift for daughter tomorrow afternoon with hubs.
4. Tylenol at Target yesterday. Getting over a cold.
1. The Lumineers
2. My kids’ reaction to my husband returning home after being away for a week
3. Holidays. And more immediately, some seared ahi tuna.
4. Some Sephora essentials
1) The Lumineers self titled album.
2) spending a quiet night in with a bottle of wine and my best friend
3) watching my first football match in London tomorrow
4) purple fringed suede ankle boots.
1.Adele Someone Like You
2.My little girl kicking im my stomach while my two little boys tried to roll hotwheels all over it…she chased and kicked them..they giggled infectious happy giggles that I wish I could bottle.
3.Holding my little girl…looking into her eyes and seeing if she looks like me or her daddy.
4.An ice cream cone at brewsters..Chocolate raspberry Truffle…yum.
1. A lot of Puscifer, and gotye these days.
2. My 2 year old putting one of her favourite toys into a box for “babies in need” (I was giving free stuff out over the Internet!) and for the record, I didn’t let her give her favourite dog away, she wouldn’t be able to sleep without it LOL!
3. Aside from Christmas; for my girls to go to bed, so I can make some felt Christmas ornaments!
4. Um.. That’s a hard one? For myself?? Uhhh.. I got a package of sugar free hard candies last month!
I love your blog !
1) Chopin Nocturnes
2) My two year old son saying “butternut squash”
3) Tomorrow’s breakfast…bacon something. :o)
4) Hail Merry Chocolate Macaroons
Beautiful Doll and I completely agree with your ideas on holiday simplification! :o)
1. Notion…Kings of Leon
2. My daughter saying “please!”
3. Looking forward to our entertainment center project being done
4. New pots and pans.
1) Christian Music
2. My daughter wearing her sunglasses.
3. To go to bed.
4. A nice shirt from Marshalls
1.) Beatles – Here Comes The Sun (my all time favorite)
2.) Listening to my 4 year old sing herself to sleep
3.) After several very busy weekends, I am very much looking forward to a quiet 3 day weekend with my family
4.) French Vanilla coffee with CREAM ( splurge)
1) we are streaming Pandora- station Raff
2) right now my 21 month old is eating his avocado with balsamic vinegar on it, just like his mama.
3) finding out if my baby boy feelings are as right as they were the first time…5 more weeks!
4) knock off Toms that don’t fit even a little bit :/
1) we are streaming Pandora- station Raff
2) right now my 21 month old is eating his avocado with balsamic vinegar on it, just like his mama.
3) finding out if my baby boy feelings are as right as they were the first time…5 more weeks!
4) knock off Toms that don’t fit even a little bit :/
1) Pontoon, by LIttle Big Town
2) My 9 year old son telling me he tried out to sing a solo at the Christmas play (where does he get this confidence?)
3) Hosting 23 members of our family for Thanksgiving
4) An “Always Kiss the Cook” sign for my kitchen
I love Nella’s doll. I love the pictures you take of her playing with her doll. I agree with your ideas for Christmas. Less is more.
1. Watching TV so istening to that.
2. My granddaughter told me a pig showed up on their playground and they called a COde Blue.
3. Looking forward to the holidays.
4. I bought a pair of socks at Michaels tonight for a dollar, hah.
1.) Ed Sheeran’s newest album, + (It makes me deliriously happy.)
2.) My younger sister/best friend grabbing my face to kiss me on the forehead… It happens.
3.) Sleeping in and waking up to a blazing fire in the fireplace; woohoo first (light) snowfall of the season!
4.) A Dunkin Donuts bagel. But that’s a boring answer. So the thing before that was a vanilla candle that will (hopefully) transform my bedroom into someplace I want to be, rather than I have to be.
1.) Delain, from this morning’s run
2.) My husband cleaning the kitchen when my back was turned.
3.) Early bedtime for my sweet kids so their stressed mom can have some quiet. Ha.
4.) Boots! Lovely black boots with kitten heels, knee-high, to be worn with cold-weather skirts on Sundays.
Oh and seriously. That doll for Nella… I don’t have any kids yet but I might just buy one anyway.
1. Zac Brown Band – Different Kind of Fine
2. Skyping with my best friend in Chicago
3. Thanksgiving break from Medical School which will include my 8 week old niece who is making a visit to Michigan!
4. Bell’s Two Hearted
1. Florance and The Machine – Say My Name
2. My GP telling me I’m a very nice, friendly person doing a job that is meaningful to society, that I have so much to live for, to give, that I will have wonderful things happen for me after I finished telling her that I don’t like myself.
3. My Dad is coming to visit in 3 weeks to see the unit I just bought!
4. A haircut and a new magazine.
1. Michael Buble’s Christmas album. Too early? Perhaps but just a little glimpse won’t hurt.
2. Meeting you the other day at BabyGap and Anthropologie (Katherine Heigl). I really couldn’t stop smiling.
3. Snuggling up in my bed with my husband.
4. New yoga pants bc when I don’t feel like getting dressed to run errands with my kids I at least try to look like I’ve worked out. 🙂
I never listen to music.
My kittens make me smile.
Looking forward to snow this winter.
Bought myself a blouse on ebay.
1. listening to my son watching girls volleyball on tv.
2. getting my power back after hurricane sandy after 6 days. (some people are not as lucky that doesn’t make me smile!)
3. looking forward to my weekend, even though its a busy one. (further looking forward to our belated 10 anniversary trip in January to Aruba!)
4. lunch today, at work, cant remember the last time I did that!
1) A Very She & Him Christmas
2) The squeaky sounds my newborn makes in her sleep!
3) Getting out of the house and going for a walk with my TWO little girls tomorrow; fresh air, sunshine, and exercise!
4) A gingerbread latte
1) I need a Savior on KLOVE radio
2) looking down at my sweet baby boy asleep while nursing
3) house hunting tomorrow (my hubby & I are finally moving back to Texas! Near our family!)
4) a bottle of water in the airport this morning on our way to get to Texas. 🙂
My niece would love a baby doll!! Thanks for the chance
1. Some Nights by Fun.
2. Watching my daughter dance in her pajamas
3. Flying a kite on the beach tomorrow
4. Banana caramel crunch ice cream
1- Jim Croce
2- Watching my 4yo dance to get a laugh out of my 9mo.
3- Sleep (a full 5 hours would be nice)
4- A cup of soup!
1.) Hopeless Wanderer — Mumford & Sons
2.) Watching the sun set.
3.) Going to Chicago next week to see my boyfriend.
4.) Hot salsa!
1)Mumford and Sons
2)My Little One saying “ni ni mommy” and blowing me kisses.
3)Looking forward to December when I graduate with a BS in Accounting.
4) I took a bubble bath about 3 days ago.
1. Hillsong’s new cd
2. my son stalling bedtime in the most creative ways
3. my husband’s job transition which will make for A TON more family time
4. Pumpkin Spice Latte
1.) Les Miz 25th anniversary concert
2.) halloween visits from my friends kids!Also the picture of Lainey and Nella..adorable in their costumes!
3.) relaxing with a film and a cup of tea
4.) a fake firepace heater..live in Cali and a NYer…so need seasons…even if they are fake..
1.) Florence and the Machine
2.) A message from a friend
3.) The spa tomorrow morning
4.) A killer pair of jeans
1. The playlist I made for my daughter while I was pregnant. It has artists like Jack Johnson, The Allman Brothers, and Jimi Hendrix
2. My daughter’s face as I poured water into her tub.
3. Taking my parents out for breakfast tomorrow at our favorite diner, The Galley Grill.
4. A bouquet of burnt orange mums
1.) Scotty McCreery’s new Christmas cd 🙂
2.) My daughter dancing to music.
3.) My parents visiting for Thanksgiving
4.) New brown boots for this winter!!
1. The Nerdist Podcast (guest Zach Braff)
2. My 3 year old finally figuring out how to do a somersault on the living room carpet.
3. Seeing The Hobbit December 14th
4. The Criterion Collection DVD My Own Private Idaho.
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now? Any of the GLEE soundtracks.
2.) Last thing that made you smile: Sweet newborn smiles on a cool fall day.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now. The time spent with family during holidays.
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself. Nursing shirts.
1. Silence. At the end of the day, I can’t listen to one more thing.
2. Girls’ Night Out! Very fancy, at Cracker Barrel with a great friend and our daughters
3. Thanksgiving stuffing!
4. A new pillow. I’ve never regretted an investment in sleep!
1. This is For the Girls
2. My daughter saying, “I love you” for no reason
3. Taking her to a play tomorrow afternoon
4. Black pants a size smaller. 🙂
1.) Christmas music – I stumbled across a playlist from last year and had to put it on
2.) My “big girl” (3 year old) running to say hi to her little (1 year old) sister.
3.) A nice relaxing long weekend with my family
4.) New pants, since none of mine fit anymore!
1.) Christmas Without You – One Republic (I know its early, but its just that one song for now.)
2.) Watching my little girl tap her bare feet on my husband’s leg during story time.
3.) Getting over first trimester nausea.
4.) Maternity pants from loft.com (so comfy).
1.) New Mumford and Sons
2.) Waking up from a nap and hearing the boys doing the dinner dishes and making a dish washing song to the tune of Deck The Halls!
3.)My 39th birthday on SundaY!!
4.)New running shoes and running sleeves
1.) A Very She and Him Christmas
2.) Zayn wanting to read more books before bed and then telling me, “I try!”
3.) Mr. Figwittage bringing me home a hot fudge sundae from DQ.
4.) 3 mini hedgehog candles from Target… they’re so cute for decoration (not for lighting!)
Zayn likes his Cabbage Patch doll (custom made by my best friend, I ‘inherited’ it when she died) … I have to check these out these lovely dolls!
I have to agree with you about simplicity and well-made products! I’m looking at Etsy hoping to score deals for everyone this Christmas. Now… if I could find a really great kids table and chairs…
1.)AirOne radio station
2.)Feeling kicks & jabs from my 38 week old inside me!
3.)Sleeeeeep
4.)A fajita quesidilla that I’ve been craving for weeks!
1. ben folds live – from the concert about 8 years ago!
2. my three month old smiling/flirting with me while nursing.
3.looking forward to my family coming up this weekend for my daughter’s christening!
4. polka dot skirt off of ebay that fits my new post pregnancy body so wonderfully!
i love the picture of nella sleeping on you. my baby is sleeping on me right now – greatest feeling in the world!!
1.) Capital Choir Tribute to Florence and the Machine’s “Shake it out”
2.) Looking over at my sweet boys making a fort!
3.) Sitting down with my kiddos to eat the yummy lasagna that is cooking.
4.) Lavender Bath Salts.
1.) Hundred Dollars by Punch Brothers
2.) Talking to my sister on the phone
3.) A wedding tomorrow, so much love
4.) A red leather belt from Gap
1. My daughters cd from her Suday school program. Trying to learn the words!
2. My one year old roaring like a lion.
3. My four day weekend.
4. A bottle of Reisling.
1.) Lorie Line Holiday Music – this is the first year in almost 20 years my mom and I haven’t attended her Holiday Extravaganza concert.
2.) Kissing my kids goodnight.
3.) The birth of my littlest baby girl…any day now!
4.) Lunch at Panera – 1/2 ham sammich and caesar salad.
1. Let It Roll – Little Feat
2. At work today…let a boy and his dad into the washroom and when they came out the boy signed ‘thank you’ to me. Made my day!
3. Taking my daughter to see a local production of Annie in a couple of weeks.
4. New cozy socks 😀
– mumford and sons
– waking up from a long nap with my son
– parks and rec on the pvr
– mustard coloured nursing top (my husband promptly reminded me that its the same colour as our baby’s poops which hadn’t occured to me – doh!)
1.) Zac Brown Band-Colder Weather.
2.) One of my students telling me she
will miss me this weekend.
3.) Disneyland tonight!
4.) Iced Vanilla latte made with powder not syrup.
1) Kings of Leon
2) Snuggling up with my baby girl as she fell asleep.
3) Madonna concert tomorrow night!
4) Peanut butter chocolate pretzel fro yo
1.) Zac Brown Band-Colder Weather.
2.) One of my students telling me she
will miss me this weekend.
3.) Disneyland tonight!
4.) Iced Vanilla latte made with powder not syrup.
1. Tender Lullabies
2. My sweet 3 year old singing Now Rest Beneath Nights Shadows to our 3 month old baby! Such a little mother!
3. Going to sleep-I’m so tired!
4. Vanilla Creamer
1. the new Jason Mraz album
2. Watching my daughter draw all her favorite family members
3. Finally trick or treating tomorrow-Take that Hurricane Sandy!
4. Riding boots 🙂
1. Michael Buble Christmas album…because life is too short not to listen to Christmas music whenever you want to.
2. My little man (2 months old) finding his thumb.
3. Another blog book signing tomorrow with my sister and my little girl.
4. The new Maroon 5 CD, Overexposed, so I can learn all the words before the concert in the spring.
1. U2, Alison Krauss, and Gordon Lightfoot
2. Watching our kids eat pizza
3. My husband coming home from hunting!
4. A purse-today!
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now?
2.) Last thing that made you smile.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now.
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself.
1. the xmas cd’s my friend danie d. makes for me every year, amazing. at one point the ramones “merry xmas i don’t want to fight” is followed by jessica simpson singing “let it snow.”
2. my son truman telling me for the 100th time “remember when you came to my class and made cookies!” he had his Fall party on halloween and me and another mom slapped together cookies and frosting and sprinkles, the fact that this can make his world rosy right now makes me so happy.
3. i have a solo trip to the shrink tomorrow and will get a mocha on the way. i could look at this as rather sad but it’s so fantastic drinking coffee and getting professional feedback on my anxiety issues 😉
4. i bought myself TWO pairs of shoes this week, unheard of!! red swedish cogs and some of those 80s style boots that are short with clunker heels. i am so tired 🙂
Some of my greatest childhood memories involve playing with baby dolls.
1. Norah Jones pandora station
2. Watching my 2 year old give her baby sister a kiss.
3. a nice, relaxing evening
4. coffee!
1. Beauty to Ashes- Shane & Shane
2.watching my husband read bedtime stories to our 2 yr old
3. After 3 months fighting for the life of our unborn daughter- hopefully having a healthy birth and going home for Christmas ( been in the hospital for months)
4. Yoga pants on Amazon. Gotta love online shopping when you’re on bedrest 😉
1.) Taylor Swift- Red Album
2.) My 3 year old twins laughing their heads off playing in pull-up boxes
3.) Looking forward to my sister Holly coming to visit me in Utah from California for Thanksgiving. Can’t wait!!
4.) Pho Soup…If you haven’t had it, you will LOVE it!!! Vietnamese soup. Enough said.
1) Nothing, I am at work.
2) My daughter making a new friend.
3) Going to see Little Mermaid play with daughter on Monday.
4) Subway for dinner.
1.) Sara Groves
2.) Holding my dear friend’s 4 month old son and watching him grin over and over at me.
3.) Spending all day tomorrow with my mother-in-law.
4.) Supper last night when I was out with some friends without kids!
-Mindy
1. Taylor Swift’s Red
2. My daughter laughing at her daddy
3. Watching my husband run a marathon tomorrow.
4. Bounce dryer sheets. (I don’t like winter static!)
1. Peggy Lee
2. Zobee Lou’s smile makes me smile
3. seeing Les Mis the movie
4. my current favorite shampoo
I too purchased and wrap the “first” christmas gift today!!
1.) Disney’s greatest hits Volume 2
We recently got back from Disneyland and I’m missing our family vacation time!
2.) My son, Harper, asked me “Mom, do you still have that milk in your belly for Gracie?” Too cute! I smiled, and laughed!
3.) I’m look forward to my 30th birthday on Thanksgiving day!
4.) I purchased a very yummmy slice of pizza and a cherry coke at the mall today.
1.) The Beatles “Love” on Children’s Indie Radio
2.) My two week old daughter and her silly facial expressions
3.) Spending the next few months home with my little lady and not returning to work until after the holidays.
4.) Do nursing bra’s count?…..
1.) toddler radio pandora station-the hubby got our 3 year old addicted and now she always wants me to play “kiddo” music although it is kind if fun to sing “if you’re happy and you know it” at the top of your lungs with your child while driving around.
2.) finding my daughters play food in the laundry basket when I went to start laundry long after she was in bed-I love finding these things because it won’t be long before shes all grown up and I’m going to miss these times.
3.) the holidays-they make me giddy 🙂
4.) some really cute fuzzy boot socks at Payless-it was BOGO time-got the little one dress shoes for Christmas and I had to find something to get half off!
1. nothing. quiet. quiet. quiet. 🙂
2. my 15 month old playing ball
with her 7 year old sister.
hilarious.
3. decorating for christmas.
4. a pair of rockin’ workout pants
at a thrift store for fifty
cents. 🙂
1.) die antwoord- thanks to my teenage daughter (and only when the little one is not within listening distance)
2.) watching my little one facetime with her papa, who is in singapore. she gave a lot of wet, foggy kisses to the camera.
3.) lunch with the girls (daughters and grandma)
4.) a pair of corduroy pants from goodwill
1. I’ve been listening to a lot of classical violin. It helps me study!
2. I know it shouldn’t, but my almost three-year-old’s new attitude makes me smile!
3. I can’t wait to meet my new baby girl in February!
4. I bought myself two clearance books from Books A Million!
1: blue Christmas – Elvis and my husband (he’s playing along with it)
2: the way my 4yo said good night
3: tomorrow morning and not having to get ready for school
4: a large Diet Coke from McD’s
1.) Danza Kuduro because we heard it on our recent vacation!
2.) When my 2 yr old said “bless you” to the cat tonight when she sneezed.
3.) Seeing a play with Grandma and my daughters this weekend!
4.) 2 Christmas ornaments on our vacay to Mexico!
1. Pink and lady Gaga
2.My five year old son singing in the shower….Hilarious!
3.spending all day tomorrow with my three babies
4. a winter jacket
1) Stubborn Love – The Lumineers (love anything and everything by them these days)
2) My two year old son saying “cuse me, I tooted” made me not only smile but laugh until tears came. It was his delivery and little lisp that got me, more so than the bodily function report.
3) I am so looking forward to one day finally seeing a double line on a home pregnancy test.
4) The plaid blazer from Gap. It screams fall, coziness and a prelude of colder days to come. Bring it on.
Love the photo of you and sweet Nella from Instagram. Priceless.
1.) Taylor Swift’s new album (no shame)
2.) My boyfriend coming home early from work.
3.) Dinner at Tilth!
4.) A unitard. Real talk. I LOVE it!
1. Winter Moon by Mindy Gledhill
2. My 3 boys re-enacting their songs from this mirning’s Veteran’s Day program while their pajama clad baby sister danced and sang along, paci in mouth and beloved piggy in hand.
3. Looking forward to a trip to Canada with my husband that is not strictly for work.
4. A set of 6 pairs of dainty flower earrings from h&m for $5.95. Holla! Scooooooore!!!
What a gorgeous doll! 1.) a mixed 70’s hits cd that was my dads 2.) my dog loving the sun in the beach today 3.)my fiancé coming home from work 4.) a mini fish tackle box for my own collection of shiny lures :). Your blog was recommended by Sara Bell at http://www.travelingphoblogwripher.blogspot.com/?m=1
1.) I don’t listen to anything too special. Hip Hop on my way to Philly every day. I listen to it because my kids love it and I like to pretend I am cool : )
So, lately, I have been hearing a song about a whistle and whole bunch of other songs about highly inappropriate subjects : )
2.) My sister called tonight and said her husband was working late and she wanted to go to a chinese buffet. I hate chinese buffets. I love my sister though : ), so we packed up and went to a chinese buffet with my sister and her kids. I smiled all night. I love being with the people I love. Even at crappy Chinese buffets.
3.) Kaish gets to go to a school dance next Friday and he is very excited. I guess I am looking forward to him having a wonderful time. I am also looking forward to one of my kids getting their case discharged in court this week since she has done so well with her attendance this year and is no longer truant! YAY! Oh, I am also looking forward to watching both the Real Housewives premiers while I edit these weddings tonight!
4.) Avacodo sushi at the grocery store on Monday. YUM!
1) the soft sounds of my husband sleeping next to me, just back from overseas, the golden retriever breathily sleeping on the floor next to our bed and the sweet sighs of my baby girl as she dreams her big dreams
2) Christmas, because we will have a bright eyed 12 month old to share the magic with this year
3) Addie playing in the car the laugh mimicking game she created
4) Reese peanut butter cups- so satisfying!
What a cute doll both my daughter and son love babies. My son loves to smother them in kisses.
Here are my 4 things
1 Listening to Roots Run Deep -Jadon Lavik
2 The 4 year old I watch asked me to deliver his baby – and he told me he has little boobs 🙂
3. Going on a field trip with my daughter.
4 Purple ballet flats from Old Navy
1. Madness by Muse
2. Hearing my 3yr old daughter say what she is thankful for
3. Curling up on the couch with my husband to watch Snow White and the Huntsman
4. Almond Latte
Love your move to simplicity for Christmas. Thank you for sharing and inspiring!
1-Blake Shelton God gave me you.
2-Watching my mom put my 9 mo old peanut in her Babys first Halloween pjs, “because I like the pumpkin on the butt”
3- looking forward to seeing family from out of town for the weekend.
4-boots from target, bogo half off!!
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player = Little Big Town
2.) Last thing that made you smile. = my 3 month old grandson :O)
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now. = getting more Christmas presents made – I have 2 done so far
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself = the newest Little Big Town CD
1–Taylor Swift Red (that’s right, I’m a 30-something old groupie who doesn’t have a teenage girl to use as an excuse
2–My son repeating something that I clearly say too often
3–Bedtime. It’s been a looong day.
4–Starbucks Mocha Frap.
1. adele station on pandora on my iphone
2. my 3 year old daughter telling me that her plate was hungry and lonely and needed another piece of raisin toast now please
3. my parents getting back from their vacation (they are having a blast but the aforementioned 3 year old misses them terribly)
4. kiehls lip balm (the best ever)
1. My ani difranco mix.
2. My toddler calling her teenage stepbrothers to dinner. “boys!! Ninner ready! We having DOODLES.”
3. Baby #2 – due in Jan!
4. A really yummy lunch of thai food…..yummm….
I absolutely love your blog and am usually one of your “silent stalkers.” 🙂 Thank you for being something I look forward to whenever I go online…
1.) Anything 80’s. It drives my husband nuts (but I think he secretly likes it).
2.) My 2 year old trying to convince me she’s three. Slow down baby girl!
3.) Our annual Black Friday trip to see Santa. I love the holidays!
4.) Oatmeal cream pies- I haven’t had them in years… not since high school when we’d have them in our (pseudo) chocolate ice cream (shh, don’t tell my parents)!
1. Mumford- Babel
2. An unexpected call from my out-of-town hubby
3. Sleeping until my daughter wakes me up tomorrow, not when my alarm does #yayforweekends
4. Intro to Acrylic Painting book
1. F.U.N. – Some Nights
2. My 2 kiddos jumping in the leaves as I raked.
3. The end of December … Baby #3 is due!
4. A decaf caramel brûlée latte from Starbucks. Delish.
1.) Marie Soleil (Suzanne Pinel)…my daughter’s favourite.
2.) My daughter’s giggles as I tickled her chin before bed.
3.) Christmas morning!
4.) A latte this morning.
I love those dolls! That website made me teary.
1)Taylor Swift’s latest album- Red
2) Random crazy dance party in the kitchen with my 4 yr old, while listening to above
3)Big city night out to see Bruce springsteen (front row) with some great friends
4)kick ass leather boots, for above
I loved my dollies so much growing up, and it melts my heart to see my daughter show her nuturing side as she pretend bathes, dresses and my favorite- occasionally nurses them.
1. Sittin’ on the dock of the bay
2. My 7 year old daughter saying – I love burying my mind in a book! 🙂
3. Looking forward to sitting down with my recipe box and planning Thanksgiving dinner
4. Living room curtain…which I love!
Let’s see
1. Nothing. I’m digging the silence right now.
2. Just watched Parks and Recreation on Hulu.
3. Seeing my friend’s newborn tomorrow.
4. A new camera!! Saved up for a while and bought the new Nikon D600. Woo hoo!
1) What if we could – Blue October
2) How cute my almost three month old boy looks in his space PJs
3) December 15th, my sister and I are going to get makeup done and have some girl time. I cannot wait.
4) A sequined hat from Forever 21.
1. Marie Soleil…my daughter’s favourite
2. Her giggles before bed
3. Tea with milk and honey + a book in bed in a few minutes
4. A latte this morning
I love those dolls so, so much. The website made me teary. Must have.
1. The Weepies
2.My daughter practicing her choir song for the Veteran’s Assembly at school.
3. Girls weekend in Chicago with my dear neighbors who now live across the country from me!
4. A PDF tutorial for an upcycled fairy sweater.
1.REM
2.Holding Hands with my Husband
3.Having my family feel better
4.Socks
1. Nothing. It’s 4am. I have pregnancy insomnia and I’m trying not to wake my husband in our hotel room in Zurich. (Reading your blog is such a lovely way to pass the time.)
2. Accidentally dropping the heavy toilet seat lid and feeling my unborn little baby boy jump.
3. The beginnings of my first ever labour. I love the anticipation of not knowing when it’s going to happen. 3 weeks to go!
4. Gosh, your question made me think. I’ve been buying so much baby stuff that I can’t remember the last time I bought something just for myself. Might have to rectify that tomorrow!
1. Nothing’s playing right now, but earlier it was Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables – my faves!
2. My little sister 🙂
3. The new Les Miserables movie coming out on Christmas Day – I CAN’T WAIT!!!!! I’m way too excited.
4. I don’t remember, but it was probably chocolate 🙂
1.pachebel canon
2.my youngest walking in the front door, coming home from college for the w/e
3.getting the cast off my arm, tomorrow
4.boots
xoxo
cathy
1. Bear Creek by Brandi Carlile
2. My best girl (4yrs) laughing at a movie
3. Some time to myself in the morning to be creative
4. Hot chocolate
1. Mumford and sons new cd
2. Swimming at the y as a family
3. My daughter’s school conference
4. A diet coke
1. Ingrid michealson
2. Today…I told the director of a new preschool that my daughter had ds…she surprised me with her excitement and the wonderful things she said about how capable my girl is.
3. Looking forward to my pumpkin soup.
4. A cafe Americano….
1.) Elizabeth Mitchell. It’s our girl’s go to music and the only thing she really likes to hear coming out of the iphone.
2.) Our 1 yr old posing in the mirror and laughing hysterically at herself.
3.) Getting over our ectopic pregnancy.
4.) Maternity leggings 🙁 before we lost the pregnancy. Time to buy something for myself for the right now!
1. The Deathly Hallows Audiobook by Jim Dale
2. Twinkly lights
3. Thanksgiving with my family
4. An organizer!
1. Toddler radio on Pandora
2. My 2 year old being herself 🙂
3. Shopping date with my 6 year old tomorrow
4. Starbuck’s chai this morning
1: You Love Me Anyway – Sidewalk Prophets
2: Seeing the + pregnancy test in the bathroom drawer (again) for baby #4 due in June.
3: Christmas shopping with my mother-in-law at the end of the month
4: A new purse
Love, love your blog! We do simple with our kids, too, and they seem to appreciate their stuff a lot more:)
1.) Christina Perri, the Civil Wars, Gavin DeGraw, Andy Grammar, Indigo Girls
2.) Feeling little baby kicks from the sweet boy we are expecting in March.
3.) A lazy Saturday morning with my boys, my husband, and spending the afternoon with our very good friends and their three sons. Wild boy time coming up tomorrow and it’s always so much fun.
4.) A new maternity sweater this morning.
1. Streaming -Does Daniel Tigers Neighborhood count? My son left it looping on the iPad
2. Took my mom up on her offer to watch the kids all day for me today… And went to lots of places with breakables by myself today!
3. My three year old climbing into my lap while I rocked my one year old and falling asleep – I haven’t held both my sleeping babies together or a very long time.
4. Buddy walk tomorrow in Houston! A wonderful excuse to see friends we don’t see enough…
Thank you for posting the doll. I have been looking for a good Doll for my daughter and can’t wait to check out the website!
1. Tristan Prettyman’s new album, Cedar and Gold. Amazing.
2. Coming home after a long day of work to my boyfriend making us a cozy fire.
3. Going home to Vermont for the long weekend.
4. A white mocha. yum.
Love the dolls and that baby belly bump photo with sweet Nella is simply precious!!!
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1. Michael Jackson Pandora station (totally in love with the 80’s)
2. My 11 week old daughters’ first smiles at me!
3. Creating some new holiday traditions now that we have our first little one. Monday I’m kicking this off by getting together with girlfriends to make our own advent calendars to use year after year.
4. A new pair of boots just tonight 🙂 shoes make smile!
My oldest daughter is streaming her lessons straight from the piano with her hands.
Showering the baby.
Sleep-road trip today
Herbal supplements 🙂
1. Bob Dylan
2. Sitting with my sister, crafting in front of her fire place while our babies sleep sweetly in the next room. 🙂
3. The holidays. Starting new traditions and celebrating old ones with a baby– being the mom this time!
4. A royal purple cardi. Perfect for this fall weather!
1-Where are you Christmas by Faith Hill
2-My boys playing with their daddy just before bedtime.
3-I am truly looking forward to black friday shopping with my mommy. A longtime tradition that has gotten funnier the more children I have! They stay home in bed with Daddy of course!
4-I bought some fabric to make a dress for myself for the family pictures soon to be taken for christmas cards!
1: Nightcall by Kavinsky. It makes me feel like I’m in a 90s video game
2: My four month old making a noise that sounded like she said ‘Okay’ when her Daddy asked her a question
3: Supanova tomorrow! I’m the biggest nerd in my family, followed up by my son, and we’re dressing up for the comic convention
4: A heap of black shirts from the op shop to go with my gypsy skirts and Black Milk leggings
Thank you for this opportunity <3
1. The Lion King soundtrack (The boys’ current fav)
2. My little guy jumping on his brother’s big-boy bed and saying “again!” Every time.
3. A three day weekend!
4. Fish and chips for my Friday lunch.
Momma moen….
1. Bright like a Diamond by rhinna
2. When was doing a photo shoot of our 7 month old for our blog post tonight-she thinks she’s a model already!
3. Looking forward to my warm bed and flannel covers-it’s chilly tonight in Minnesota.
4. A cream filled long john for breakfast on my way to work this morning-it was yummy!
1. Whatever the kids have on at the moment
2. My “baby” (he’s 12) trying to get around on his brand new crutches. Casts and crutches sound “cool” until you need them for real
3. Bed
4. Ice cream
1)nothing – I need to do something about that!
2)my little girl.everyday. man, i love her.
3)cold front coming
4)peppermint latte
1.) Love You Forever By: Ryan Huston
2.) A phone call from a friend
3.) Early morning pedicure with my sister
4.) A warm tea, perfect for a chilly night 🙂
1. The lumineers and the new Mumford and sons
2. My 3 yr old and 8 month old sharing a bath
3. A much needed date night with my husband
4. A chai latte!
1. The Sweetest Thing by U2…makes me think of my baby love. “Mine is a blind kind of love…oh,oh,oh, the sweetest thing…”
2. Cooper B’a (age 11 months) newest facial expression. I’ve dubbed it “the serious face.” Blue eyes wide, corners of his cherub lips turned down, and bottom lip thrown out for good measure. 10 kinds of funny!
3. An entire weekend that husband and I are both off work. Family time!
4. A sweater in a lovely mustard shade for family pics Sunday.
1)Matt Redman’s 10,000 Reasons
2)Gripe Water
3)I’m looking forward to sharing my newborn with my parents who get here Friday!
4)Nursing bra 🙂
1. Sail by Awolnation
2. My girls playing sweetly together
3. Christmas with my family
4. A perfect pair of brown leather boots, been wanting a pair for 4 years now but couldn’t find “the ones”.
1.) Dvorak 🙂
2.) Izzy has a cold and as much as I hate her being sick, her snuffley little snore is adorable
3.) Sleeping 😉 Bigger picture, the lights before Christmas at the zoo
4.) Just for me, apple cider. I did share with the kids, though.
1. South Pacific on my Sonos.
2. My little granddaughters.
3. Thanksgiving table.
4. Shoes!
1 – The Decemberists – The King is Dead
2 – My baby boy grins
3 – A peaceful December and start of Christmas traditions as a family of three
4 – An “H” mug from Antropologie
**Your instagram feed is my absolute fave. You inspire me to take more of my sweet little…
xoxo~
Candace
@thesnozberrydiaries
1. Eric Clapton
2. Date night with my DH and youngest child
3. Thanksgiving dinner!
4. Tampax, exciting right! LOL!
The “Shaggy Station” on Pandora. It brings hip rocking in the mirror and old memories of my mother dragging my sisters and me to parties that we were too young for..
Last thing that made me smile? My older brother calling me from Mexico; excited that he is now a certified messege therapist… It’s been one year and seven months since he’s been deported.
I’m looking forward to my younger sister cross country state meet in the morning! Go Jackets!
Vieanna sausages and a cheap bowl of ramen noodles for dinner.
1) Pandora set on the Mumford and sons channel
2)Seeing a photo of my new niece on facebook (she lives in England so we have only visited on skype)
3)4 days off in a row starting with a lovely weekend with the Boy
4)A lovely golden/yellow cardigan (on sale) just perfect for early fall sunny days……when you can just wear a cardi and a scarf and be warm enough!
Love the adorable doll! Crazy for babies here, along with my girls ages 4 and 2.
1. Ingrid Michealson, Pandora
2. Hearing my girls giggling while watching their baby videos. They love seeing themselves on the TV.
3. “Date Day” tomorrow – lunch and a show with my husband.
4. Caprese sandwich for lunch.
I love those dolls and I agree with you about simplifying and going for quality over quantity!
1) nothing, kiddos are fast asleep, and the hubs is in the family room watching a movie.
2) Watching my Children over a cup of hot Chocolate, and a spice cake my daughter helped make.
3)taking Family pictures tomorrow!!!
4) a coke at sonic during happy hour today.
1. No music
2. My almost-1-year old giving me kisses
3. Brownies for dessert
4. Besides lunch today, I can’t remember…it doesn’t happen often :/
1) A lot of Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, and other chill sort or music. Along with a few Christmas tunes here and there.
2)A play I just got back from seeing.
3) Going HOME for Thanksgiving after being away for 4 months (longest ever)
4) Yellow pants…which has been on my “covet list” for quite some time.
1) heartbreak Warfare-John Mayer
2)Watching my son laugh that cute baby laugh as we let him go down the slide.
3)Taking my little one to the park to collect some pine cones to decorate and put in our house for fall.
4)Turrkey Cranberry Sub from publix it taste like fall 🙂
This blog post really made me smile today gave me some great ideas to do with all the old toys my little one doesn’t us and some gift ideas 🙂
1.) Hedley: Kiss you inside out
2.) My 4yr old learning to read and getting so excited about books!
3.) For the kids to get better soon. For me to getting a negative FNA reading.
4.) a chocolate bar ( yes, even though Halloween was just here! )
1.) Mumford & Sons
2.) That picture of Nella sleeping on your shoulder. Reminds me of my brother (who happens to have Down syndrome and is 13 years younger).
3.) Cleaning my house this weekend!
4.) I bought myself a necklace.
Thanks for the chance to win!
Liz
1.) Brett Dennen: Make You Fall In Love With Me.
2.) Hearing one of my nanny kiddos reading this morning.
3.) Sleeping in tomorrow.
4.) Pair of boots that I wear EVERY day.
Actually, this would be perfect for my 92 year old grandmother. She is in nursing home and someone recently stole the baby doll she has loved to cuddle at night. 🙁
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1)CNN
2)A big toothy grin on the face of my 14 month old daughter 🙂
3)Sleep-This mama is exhausted!
4)Cascade Ice Lemonade
My sister had a doll that looked just liked those growing up. Very sweet.
1.) My favorite list is mostly Christian artists Brandon Heath, Matthew West, Matt Maher, ending with a Maroon 5 song
2.) I had to leave my son with a sitter today for a doc appt. When I came in he ran into my arms saying “Mama, I missed you soooo much.”
3.) I’m looking forward to a triple birthday party this weekend – my aunt, my grandma, and my husband’s grandma.
4.) I bought three melter scents tonight and a fresh loaf of friendship bread.
1.) Gotye Somebody that I used to know
2.) Seeing my 4 yr old and 10 yr old laying together on the couch.
3.) Family time this weekend.
4.) Iced mocha (coffee bean and tea leaf)
1) Kenny Chesney’s El Cerrito Place
2) A picture of myself with two of my girls…I don’t often find myself in front of my camera, and I love it when I do get a good picture 🙂
3)Some downtime with a stack of good magazines
4) Subscription to “Click” magazine
1) nothing. Silence is bliss after all are asleep.
2) looking in on sleeping children
3) a blank calendar day tomorrow. We will see what the day brings as it unfolds with no schedule.
4) shower salt scrub
My husband and I made a point to buy as many gifts as possible at local mom and pop shops. It was wonderful and we found the greatest, well made toys. Still working on making it simple 😉
What a beautiful little doll! Here are my four:
1. Michael Buble’s Christmas album. Yep. Not too early.
2. My husband.
3. Finishing up this semester so I can enjoy the Christmas season!
4. A jar of artisan Riesling wine jelly. Uh-mazing.
1. Unstoppable by Toby Mac (in headphones – kids are sleepin)
2. Putting Leila to sleep. She pats her chest (like she’s the Mama)and says ‘lay’ and I lay my head down and she rubs my hair till she drifts off.
3. Hair appointment next week followed by a little birthday shopping for my (almost)7 year old and (almost)5 year old. Their birthdays are two days apart.
4. Vanilla Latte – my sore throat was screaming(!) for something warm and soothing.
1) by request of my three year old – Mean by Taylor Swift on repeat
2) a great “I love you mommy” right before she went to bed
3) Saturday with my husband and daughter
4) new shoes!
1. The Lumineers are played heavily on my Pandora right now. Love them!
2. My big girl asking to hold her baby sister.
3. I am looking forward to my sister and her family coming to visit for Christmas. I haven’t seen her since July, and I miss her SO much it hurts.
4. The new Nora Roberts book =)
1. Train’ s new CD
2. Scaring my 4 year old who was playing with his Granpas china place setting with a big booming Paoa voice. He literally jumped out of his skin then laughed so much he feel off his chair!
3. Getting my electricity back. We lost ours 12 days ago during hurricane Sandy and we are still waiting. It’s freezing cold and our elderly neighbors have gotten sick from it and my kids are coughing. I feel like we have been ignored.
4. A bottle of chocolate martini and 12 chocolate bars from a chocolate party I went to this evening! Yummy.
1.) Peter Bradley Adams
2.) the Muppets movie and wine with my sister
3.) My parents and cousin visiting for Thanksgiving
4.) Pumpkin Ale, cheese, coffee and more Trader Joe’s goodnesses
1. Priscilla Ahn-Wallflower
2. Seeing how confident my girl is in her Kindergarten class when I volunteered there today.
3. Heading up to the Great White North for some fun with the cousins.
4. A sports bra….not exciting but oh so necessary!
1) Carry On by Fun.
2) 18 month old nephew dancing to ‘The Chicken Dance’
3) Christmas!
4) Scrubs for a new job
Those dolls are adorable. I loved dolls growing up!
1. Phillip Phillips- Home
2. All my patients today at the Children’s Hospital- they were all smiles!
3. I finished my last test of nursing school yesterday- I’m looking forward to a weekend spent with my girls (4 and 6) and NOT studying 🙂
4. Starbucks
1. O Holy Night station on Pandora
2. Hearing my husband’s voice on the phone
3.Going “home” for Christmas
4. A large bag of Skittles
That picture of you, Nella, and Baby Boy Hampton is too precious.
1)A jazz lullaby collection.
2)Looking through the pictures of my son’s birthday party that we hosted tonight.
3) Our last home football game. I work at the university with a lot of the football players and I feel like a proud parent when I get to see them play.
4) A diet coke
1. CBC radio, all day long. But it’s nighttime now and blessedly silent
2. An odd noise that I just figured out was my dog howling in his sleep
3. Christmas, also bought first gifts this week!
4. A tattoo, early Christmas present to me!
My 2 yr old son has just gotten into “babies,” I’d love to be able to give him a nice one for Christmas!
1.)Taylor Swift because the 7 month old loves her and it calms her,
2.) My 7 month old playing in the bath this morning!
3.) Going to see Twilight Breaking Dawn part 2 with my husband next week for our anniversary
4.) A candy bar 🙂
01: Mo-tab channel on pandora
02: Snuggling my little girly as she fell asleep
03: Upcoming cozy snow days
04: Two new pairs of shoes
1) Ben Iver – Skinny Love
2) The kids playing dress up with the dog and making him wear different hats
3) A work trip for 4 day, which means uninterrupted sleep for 4 days
4) A fabulous stripped dress
1- Sesame Street CD for my littlest.
2- Snuggling down in my blankets because it actually felt cold.
3- Visit from my sister’s family for the holidays.
4- Necklace.
1. Gangnam Style
2. Just came from my cousin’s wedding and saw family I haven’t seen in a long while….I was smiling the whole time.
3. Looking forward to getting our family picture taken…all five (plus one on the way!)… by a great photographer…we got the last free 15 min. slot in a special she’s having
4. I bought jewelry for the wedding…clearance from Kohl’s…but I LOVE it and NEVER buy myself jewelry. I didn’t even know I liked jewelry!
The doll is so cute! I’ve been looking for a good doll for my girl-baby-child. She’ll be a whole year old in about 2 weeks, and then Christmas right on it’s heels. She needs something really cool. Thanks for the link, even if I’m not a winner 🙂
1. Perry Como, baby! Booyah!
2. Thinking about my pretty red-headed boy as a baby. He’s almost seven now!
3. Going tomorrow morning to get my baby girl a pair of new, black mary-janes, and maybe me a new dress that is less awful than the one I am currently looking at having to wear tomorrow. icky.
4. Be pre-warned. I’m a wild one! I bought, wait for it, THREE new oven-mitt sets. THREE! But only because they were $1/set, and all of my oven mitts are in excess of ten years old. Next thing you know I’ll be buying new bath towels, or something! Someone stop me. I’m outta conrol!!! ha ha!
1.) Soft holiday music! I cannot believe it’s Thanksgiving/Christmas!!
2.) My sweet grubby daughter tonight dressed up and oh, so grimy. She felt so beautiful and I could have squeezed her little body forever.
3.) My husband to come home from his out of country trip
4.) Tamara Lackey’s photography book, love it!
1. Gangnam style
2. Dancing Gangnam style with by toddler boy- best dance partner ever
3. Christmas music everywhere
4. My favorite cookies that I am saving to share over coffee with my brother and mom.
1.) the “love songs” pandora station.
2.) blowing bubbles for my daughter during her bath
3.) thanksgiving. I can’t wait!
4.) A mustard yellow grandpa sweater
My 2 year old will flip for one of those dollies. She is such a little mama.
1.) James Morrison: “Better Man”–first dance song from my wedding. 🙂
2.) Good laughs over wine & cheesy chick-flicks with my girls.
3.) The long awaited move in to our new house.
4.) Surface Push Powder–LIFE changing, I’m obsessed.
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now? — So funny to admit this…Justin Beiber!
2.) Last thing that made you smile. – Hearing my husband full on belly laugh 30 minutes ago when we were watching a Friend’s rerun
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now. – Tomorrow morning with my girls while my husband is at his ukelele lesson
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself. – A cuuute red dress at Old Navy! For Christmas! That was too small! {boo}
1)Coldplay-The Scientist
2)My husband snoring next to me, while I’m snuggled next to him watching the Food Network.
3)My baby coming home from his first semester at college for Thanksgiving.
4)Vanilla Greek yogurt and way too expensive granola.
I am in love with that baby doll! Dolls are one of my fav things to get my grandaughter.
Ok, to my 4 items:
1. *sigh*..no music going right now. But this afternoon Bonnie Raitt’s “Let’s give them something to talk about” had me humming. I love me some Bonnie.
2. I smiled reading my daughters blog a few minutes ago.
3. Oh Oh Oh I am looking forward to going to Colorado Springs the end of the month to see said daughter and her family! Is it to early to pack?
4. Last thing I bought were SHOES! Sears had a to die for sale, buy one get one free! I shall be stepping out in my sweet new shoes on my way to Colorado!! Gosh I love a cute pair of flats. And I got 2!!!
1.) Anything Christmas-themed!
2.) Counting down the days until I see my sweet niece (17 days + 20 hours!!!)
3.) My weekly Saturday coffee break with my Grandma tomorrow
4.) A coffee from McDonald’s
1. Owl City (playlist)
2. My 23 month old little girl pretending to be a monster on our way to bed
3. FINALLY having time to make it to the apple orchard with both my hubby and kiddos on Monday after school!!!
. A teeny tiny Christmas tree. I have wanted one for years but have very little spare cash. Found one half off at hobby lobby and had just enough to get it! Cant wait for Christmas!!! Now I need teeny tiny decorations! 🙂
1. I just got a new phone and have no music on it yet. For shame…
2. My lil guy singing “if you’re happy and you know it”
3. Family pictures tomorrow. Well…half looking forward to it… Half anxious/nervous/dreading it, lol
4. A new hair do 😉
1. Owl City (playlist)
2. My 23 month old little girl pretending to be a monster on our way to bed
3. FINALLY having time to make it to the apple orchard with both my hubby and kiddos on Monday after school!!!
. A teeny tiny Christmas tree. I have wanted one for years but have very little spare cash. Found one half off at hobby lobby and had just enough to get it! Cant wait for Christmas!!! Now I need teeny tiny decorations! 🙂
1) Nothing but the TV is playing in the background. Have no idea what’s on.
2) My son playing in the LR taking a basket of toys off the shelf after I just cleaned them up while he was involved in a baby signs video. After the dump, he returned to the video with the toys once again neglected.
3)The finalization of my son’s adoption this week
4)I think it was a book for my Kindle but I’m not really sure.
1.) Missy Higgins (newest CD)
2.) My children talking about the ‘lost cat’ on the way home. It wasn’t really a lost cat, but they thought it was and couldn’t stop talking about it.
3.) April when my husband comes home. It’s all I can think about sometimes.
4.) An oatmeal and navy striped infinity scarf from Etsy. I’m not even close to a fashionable girl, but this has somehow made it into my house and I think I did well on picking it out.
1) Mumford and Sons Pandora station.
2) My 17m old daughter waking up at 1am (she usually sleeps all night!) and melting into me when I scooped her out of her crib saying “momma”, now shes sleeping next to me.
3) Looking forward to our annual holiday baking day, with my mom, sisters and a few cousins.
4) a large Tim Hortons coffee and a pair of jeans.
1. Right now I’m listening to “A Christmas Together Vol 3” (avail on iTunes)
2. The last thing that made me smile was tucking my son in his top bunk with one of his best friends. It’s their first sleepover tonight. His mom is one of my best friends so it was so natural- they just seem so old to me now.
3. I’m looking forward to my morning workout tomorrow and HOPEFULLY a nice mellow afternoon at home with my kids.
4. The last thing I bought for myself was a bouquet of flowers this afternoon. I cleaned all day and it was the final touch and treat for myself after a couple of rough weeks.
1. Lullabys
2. My sweet girls sleeping body in my arms
3. Our upcoming trip home to Iowa.
4. A diaper cover and some milkmakers cookies (c;
That dolly is beautiful….
1. Lullabys
2. My sweet girls sleeping body in my arms
3. Our upcoming trip home to Iowa.
4. A diaper cover and some milkmakers cookies (c;
That dolly is beautiful….
1. Train, on Pandora
2. My baby girl crying and hugging “Mommie” tonight at bedtime bc she didn’t want me to go
3. Breakfast with Santa in the morning
4. Black shawl
1. Jason Mraz
2. My crazy daughters
3. A whole week with family for Thanksgiving.
4. Face moisturizer.
1.)I love listening to Al Green lately. I don’t know why, but the music just makes me want to dance and smile and do my awkward dancing all through the house. Plus, when I dance, my kids dance with me, and that has to be the best thing ever.
2.) I went out tonight for some sewing fun (getting some gifts done) and when I came home, I saw all my kids passed out and waiting for me on the couch. They tried so hard to stay awake for me, but they just couldn’t.
3.)I am so looking forward to chilly weekends where we stay in our pajamas and watch movies and drink cocoa.
4.) I bought myself a very nice sewing machine because I want to be the Betty Crocker Mom. I want to make fun things and beautiful gifts.
Loving the sweet angel sleeping on your gorgeous bump…
1. Kiddies rhymes
2. The love and sparkle in the eyes of my husband and little girl when playing together.
3. My be sties birthday pool party this afternoon (and the sun is out!)
4. A cute dress for a wedding
x
1. Beats Antique’s album Elektrafone
2. Overhearing a little girl at the drop in daycare where I work, tell my 2 year old daughter that her hearing aids were “really super cool and pretty”
3. Going to a belly dance Hafla tomorrow night with my hubs and kidlets
4. Spices at Penzy’s
1.) It’s Friday – Dean Brody and Great Big Sea.
2.) Rocking my little one to sleep and watching his eyes slowly open and close, again and again until the tired weight of them took over and he drifted off.
3.) My little guy’s 1st birthday in a few weeks.
4.) A coffee after my daughter’s swimming lessons this morning 🙂
1. jeez…would you believe that pandora stopped just as i came to the end of reading this particular post? i had just put my toddler to bed and he fell asleep to Trumpet Concerto No 1 In D major, MWV4/12 by Molter. wow, that is a mouthful!
2. aero (my 21 month old toddler boy) indicating to me that he wanted a bath via sign language. this communication thing is hard work and it is quite beautiful when understanding and wish fulfillment happen!
3. seriously, my head hitting the pillow in about 5 minutes. this momma is worn out from her ‘i don’t need a nap today’ boy
4. i am loathe to admit ’cause i am not a fast food girl but i so enjoyed a burger king whopper today (with cheese, of course)
1. A Little Piece by the Jezabels
2. learning about home-births in my maternity class today
3. going shopping for a new pair of boots for the first time in 3 years with my gf
4. starbucks peppermint mocha
1. Michael Buble christmas album
2. my 3 yr old just packed away some toys before getting something else out…I was so proud of her.
3.Looking forward to December and putting our tree up
4.Some ELK shoes. Yay!
1. Mumford & Sons
2. Our first snow of the year
3. Having all my midterm papers graded (I’m not very effectively making that happen right now)
4. Lunch from the new business my friend is trying to get off the ground
Love love love Ruban’s barn dolls!
1. Lelia Broussard
2. Crafting snowmen out of cute socks, with my husband.
3. My birthday in 7 days!
4. New work shoes.
1. Even If I Breaks Your Heart – Eli Young Band. It’s my theme song right now. I’m trying not to give up hope when one dream falls through.
2. Watching a YouTube video of a sweet German Shepard who wouldn’t so much as risk taking his treat from the baby of the family he belonged to. She stole it from him while he was eating and he just sat beside her and licked her face and hand and refused to do anything that might hurt her.
3. Starting back to school in January! Finally going to get my RN
4. Flannel sheets. Rhode Island is cold this time of year. I need me some warmth!
I’m expecting a little girl in March and have been looking everywhere for a good quality/lovable and life like baby for my 2 year old son!
1) Amos Lee
2) Realizing that amazing baked cookie smell was actually coming from my oven….only problem is the cookies were baked a few days ago and I forgot. Hey at least they are soft and gooey for the second round of enjoyment!
3) Looking forward to my boys coming home from grandma’s house after a quiet night to myself
4) Pumpkin Spice Latte…my first coffee drink EVER! It was incredible and something completely out of character for me.
1: “One Day” – the Emblem3 version! 🙂
2: Seeing my dog sleeping on her back, human style!
3: Our first Mommy and Daddy night “alone” (tonight) since our baby was born 3 months ago! (YES! We will miss her. YES!! We need a good nights rest though too!)
4: Twisted Peppermint hand sanitizer from Bath and Body! YUM!
1) CMA downloads
2) My oldest son singing in Cookie Monster’s voice in the car today.
3) The weekend!
4) A salted caramel mocha, Starbucks
this is so funny that i stumbled across your blog at the right time (was look at images of the rubens barn cuties) and it’s been a while since i’ve read your blog but i just came across a short article in a magazine today, with a picture of your little girls, and for the life of me i can’t recall which one it was (i was flipping through a ton for a collage project)….anyhow, so ironic i had to ramble. but back to the giveaway…
1.) modest mouse station on pandora
2.) my cranky, up-all-night toddler
3.) sleep
4.) a new tote for my art supplies
1) Simon and Garfunkel, Tales from New York.
2) Long sleepy blinks from my 14mo son as I laid him in his cot.
3) Bed!
4) A bottle of wine – a luxury!
1. A mixed CD of all my children’s favourite songs so I can enjoy hearing them sing and dance in the car…
2.Feeling our precious rainbow baby kick for the first time….
3. Getting drawn up into the wonder and excitement & seeing our boy’s faces when they have their first glimpse of Tokyo Disney in 22 days time….
4. A pedicure which was money well spent…..
1. New Mumford & Sons album… Love.
2. Watching my 2 yr old say hello to every passing stranger at the outdoor mall tonight, as well as listening her tell all people in the restaurant that she just pee-peed in the potty.
3. Date night with the hubs and other adults (yay!) to a new brewery in town
4. New work dress… For when I return from maternity leave
1- Babel, Mumford
2- our homemade cinema tonight
3- going to bed early-ish tonight
4- Set of Christmas cookie cutters today. Can’t wait to use them!
I love this post, a great reminder before Christmas, I think you’re so right that less is more.
1. Classic Fm
2. My baby girl (18 weeks) smiling at me
3. A hot bath
4. A wooly cable knit jumper with a hood from ‘White Stuff’
1. Country music mix
2. Cheesy Christmas movie
3. Spending the day with my niece
4. Craft supplies
1). A CD I made years ago that has “dance music” written on it; it a classy mix of some Will Smith, Cake, The Ramones and more….
2). A toast to a bride and groom at the rehearsal dinner last night by all the people that love them most.
3). The couples wedding today. Love to watch the love unfold in front of me.
4). The perfect cami I scored on sale for $7! At Banana Republic.
1. Have not been listening to music lately, but am going to pop in a CD this morning in your honor while I make breakfast for the fam. Perhaps Joni Mitchell and Carol King. (I’m 50)
2. My sweet daughter Kate.
3. Thanksgiving with all of my kids under one roof.
4. Chai Latte from Starbucks.Grande Non-fat, extra hot. Yum.
Love your blog, photos, and great insight on life. The positive vibes just leap out of the computer and inspire me to do better! XO
1.) kathryn scott: a newfound love, just the peace i need.
2.) Eden and Ryan chilling on the bed watching Baby Neptune.
3.) learning to slow down. to be present (seems to be a theme that most of us need now!)
4.) two pair of $10 skinny jeans. in red and green. my first real jeans other than maternity jeans since having eden. didn’t realize until i got home, they are very festive! 😉
1. Gotye, Making Mirrors
2. this post
3. making all of my christmas gifts this year
4. 2 books, mommy IQ and a hard copy of bloom
1.) Maroon 5: their first CD holds so many memories for me and I love it.
2.) I got 9 hours of uninterrupted sleep and I woke up feeling so good!
3.) A visit from my mom.
4.) New maternity jeans.
1. Glee version of “Give your Heart A Break”
2. An article in our local paper about a URI student (drunk) who had to be rescued yesterday. She tried to squeeze through an 8 inch space between two buildings in Providence. They found her horizontal and stuck. Aaah to be young and stupid again!
3. Looking forward to seeing my precious Godson today and his cute siblings! Play date!!
4. Lots of baking supplies to send my father in law batches of cookies for his birthday.
1.) Phillip Phillips Home…I’m digging that song lately
2.) Getting my daughter out of her crib for the day and seeing her smile when she saw me and greeted me with a big “Hi!”.
3.) Thanksgiving dinner with my college friends this afternoon. Love this tradition!
4.) Peppermint Mocha from Dunks
1. Mumford and Sons, Babel
2. Conversation with my husband before we got out of bed
3. Making lots of crochet items to sell and for Christmas gifts
4. Besides food…I honestly don’t remember :/
Those dolls are precious!
1. Mumford and Sons, Babel
2. Conversation with my husband before we got out of bed
3. Making lots of crochet items to sell and for Christmas gifts
4. Besides food…I honestly don’t remember :/
Those dolls are precious!
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1. Adele
2. My students in my class
3. Going to the gym to exercise and going to visit my mom. My Saturday gig.
4. A scarf that I have been eyeing for several weeks
1. Peter Furler “On Fire” or “Radiolab”
2. My daughter’s ernest looks when she’s babbling at me. Clearly she thinks she’s saying something.
3. Visiting friends in Idaho next month that we haven’t seen in two and a half years.
4. Some clearance sale shirts from Kohls.
1. Huge Kelly Clarkson phase right now.
2. Listening to my 4 year old daughter ask when we will go to “Hawai-ley” and wear “glass” skirts.
3. Looking forward to my girls day out of shopping and lunch with my 2 bestest buddies in a couple weeks.
4. A book.
1. Phillip Phillips Home
2. My baby girl yelling Mama from her high chair
3. Watching my daughter spend time with her cousins at Thanksgiving
4. A Sierra Mist to make it through Friday afternoon at work!
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1.The Civil Wars – Barton’s Hollow / Chris Issak – Baja Sessions
2. My daughter reading to herself (she’s 3 and she makes up the story by looking at the pictures=
3. Putting the kids down for a nap, making a pot of tea and just sit and chat with the hubby
4. A rocking pair of grey boots, it matches perfectly with the grey Paris sky right now
Our go to gift wrapping paper is brown kraft paper that the kids drawn on, tie on a ribbon , a lollipop and we are good to go 🙂 Everyone knows who gave that gift when they see the present
1.) The Dog Days Are Over – Florence + The Machine
2.) My almost three-year old daughter dancing to the final credits of a movie. She is so graceful for a three-year old.
3.) We are heading back to the U.S. for 6 weeks to visit family and friends. It has been over 6 months since our last visit and I can’t wait for cool weather, cinnamon candles, sweaters and hugging family and friends.
4.) Kinda pathetic, but the last thing was two really rustic looking placemats to go on our bar area. I’m pretty frugal with money but I saw these and loved them and splurged the $4 for them 🙂
the littlest birds sing the prettiest songs
my big boys loving on their baby sister
auntie visiting from California getting here this afternoon
or baby girls first laugh
a giant frosted heart shaped chocolate chip cookie
1. The Music Together CD “Fiddles”. (From my kids’ music class. They, and I, LOVE the music from this organization.
2. Feeling my sweet baby kicking from within… <3
3. My hubby getting home. We’re a military family. He’s gone a lot…
4. OMgoodness, I can hardly remember! Haha!! Probably my maternity jeans. Boy, are those things comfy! 😉
Loved this post. Your words always calm me and this topic gave me a little holiday-excitement jumpstart!! 🙂
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now?- amy grant christmas CD
2.) Last thing that made you smile. Waking up to a happy 2 year old.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now. Christmas pictures this afternoon
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself. new scrub brush for the kitchen sink, I know exciting right 🙂
1) The Beatles – Cicrque de Soleil Love album
2) reading your post – your pictures and words always bring a smile to my face
3)I am up early on a Saturday drinking my coffee before we head out on a road trip to look at fall foliage in the Oauchita Mountains
4)Aerosmith t-shirt
1.) A neighborly Christmas-Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
2.) My son’s fuzzy head this morning,
3.) Zoo day with my kids.
4.) Sonic happy hour Cherry Limeade
love~
1.) Lenka
2.) My baby girl dancing like no one was watching at a college volleyball match last night.
3.) Trip to Russia
4.) Sprite & Sour patch kids
1~NPR when on the way to work, Twin Cities Sampler on the way home
2~The photo of you holding “bump #2” while showing off “bump #3” 🙂
3~Christmas in Montana
4~New boots
xoxo
1. Still waiting to hit “on,” a new CD arrived yesterday for the kids (and me) to enjoy: Slugs and Bugs Christmas.
2. A picture of my little ones when they were still little!
3. The warm weather expected the next few days, plenty of time for outside play and picnics
4. A frozen yogurt topped with chocolate 🙂
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now?
2.) Last thing that made you smile.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now.
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself.
1. KXBJ on the radio
2. My sons giving each other apology hugs, after not playing nice, and falling to the ground because that too was a bit out of control
3. Getting silhouette Picts done today of my 2 and 4 year old
4. A peppermint milkshake from Chick fil A. Yum!
1.) Taylor Swift – Eyes Open (My 2.5 year old loves this song and can sing it word for word!)
2.) Tickling my daughter until she started to snort.
3.) Christmas shopping… alone!
4.) Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks (Christmas in a cup!).
1) The little Drummer Boy by David Bowie and Bing Crosby
2) My cat and dog cuddling in my lap
3) The “One of a Kind” Christmas craft show! I’m already in the holiday spirit!
4) a ton of candles from Ikea! (50% off!)
1. Christmas music!
2. My newborn daughter
3. My dad’s birthday tonight
4. A new sweater for the winter
I love simple wrappings….
1. James Morrison
2. My twins playing…choo choo and then turning around in a circle…so funny.
3. My four-year-old’s birthday party.
4. Taupe suede ankle boots.
I love the little things in life…thanks for this post.
Ashley S.
Love the simplicity of the wrapping paper.
1. Taylor Swift- Eyes Open
2.My daughter coloring
3. This weekend and spending time with my husband and daughter
4. A bottle of taupe nail polish
1.) I don’t have anything sreaming right now. Guess I need to jump on that!
2.) My brand new baby girl
3.) The weekend!
4.) Some Christmas fuzzy socks..I’m a sucker for those things.
1.) Crazy Girl Eli Young band
2.) My patient this morning that wished me a good nights sleep!
3.) 8 hours of Sleep
4.) A new black t-shirt
1. Some nights – Fun night.
2. My son explaining his latest Lego construction
3. A quiet day tomorrow.
4. Online craft supplies.
My daughter would LOVE that doll!!
1. A Christmas Mix I made (I have to sneak it because my husband will protest that I am listening to Christmas music much too early!)
2. Homemade hot chocolate this morning… yum!
3. The arrival of Baby Boy (my second babe) in early March!
4. A flannel duvet cover on a great sale 🙂
1.) Taylor Swift’s Red
2.) My four year old playing hair salon and combing my hair. Love it.
3.) Beautiful fall weather in the 70’s. Heaven.
4.) Not totally for myself…but really is…Bear Gives Thanks and Richard Scary’s Christmas Book and a few more delicious holiday books that we don’t have yet! Can’t wait!
1) Alabama Shakes, I Ain’t the Same
2) A goofy text from my best friend of 32 years.
3) I have the entire day off, there will be loud music and dancing/cleaning going on here.
4) A Dutch Bros white mocha latte, to assist with the clean-fest.
1. The soundtrack to Wicked
2. My 17 month old taking two little toys and making them kiss. “Mmmmmm”
3. Thanksgiving in Ohio with my husband’s family
4. “Professional” maternity clothes I can wear to school 🙂
1. Christmas Music! White Christmas to be exact.
2.. My 8 yr old son’s report card – all A’s and his reading level is ABOVE average! (who says deaf kids aren’t able to learn to read just as well as any “normal” kid! – he’s going somewhere baby!)
3. Late night card games with friends tonight.
4. Splurged on a new picture frame for a family picture.
Love this post, especially that pic of a sleeping nella.
Lets see….
1. The soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb. I love the imagination it shows, and my kids love it too.
2. Nellas picture. Before that, my hushand geting out of bed to get the girls breakfast so this mama could sleep in after a looooong week.
3. Rearranging my living room! Its been set up the same way since we moved in 8 years ago. Time for a change.
4. Mocha iced coffee. Yummy!
Thanks for a fun and reflective game.
PS I am with you, Kelle. Starting early means less stress. My mom has a hall closet I am utilizing for my 1-2 gift per week purchase. I should be good to go with all my shopping by the middle of December.
1) Alabama Shakes, I Ain’t the Same
2) A goofy text from my best friend of 32 years.
3) I have the entire day off, there will be loud music and dancing/cleaning going on here.
4) A Dutch Bros white mocha latte, to assist in the clean-fest.
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now? Work is Green, Portishead.
2.) Last thing that made you smile. Watching Wren dance to Dora.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now. Setting up our new house for Christmas.
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself. A new iPhone case and an arm band so I can bring my iPhone with me on my hikes.
1. Scotty McCreery-Christmas in Heaven
2. Students performing a theatrical masterpiece
3. My nicece Brooklnn Rae coming to visit
4. Diet Dr. Pepper =)
1. Classical baby music in car
2. My sister-in-law’s wedding rehersal last night
3. Her wedding today
4. Glossy red lipstick
1.) River Flows In You by Yiruma.
2.) My baby just learnt to say mama!!
3.) Christmas.. family and my children!
4.) A Iced Mocha Frappe 😀
1. Toddler tunes on Pandora..”Shake the Sillies Out” I believe.
2. My little boy waking up in the middle if the night and giving me a big grin when I walked in the room.
3.Staying overnight in NYC for the first time.
4. An awesome pair of boots for 30% off.
1. The Glee station on Pandora – what can I say, I love cheesy music!
2. My daughter – full of excitement very early this morning for her 5th birthday tomorrow!
3. Celebrating my daughter’s birthday with our wonderful family tomorrow.
4. A chocolate covered marshmallow pumpkin – my favorite.
1. Adele, FUN.
2.) Kids in jammies waking up TOO early.
3.) The smell of cloves and cinnamon.
4.) Pumpkin flavored coffee.
CUTEST DOLLS EVER!!!
1. Nothing – the kids are asleep, my husband is out, and I’m enjoying the silence.
2. Remembering the new glee episode came out and that I could watch tonight
3. Watching glee, as soon as i finish this 😉
4.a box of tampons. hah! well it’s the truth
Ooh….my daughter would love that doll!
1. Meditation music
2. Waking up to find my husband cooked me breakfast so I could sleep in
3. Taking Christmas photos later today
4. Hmm???? I guess a tube of lipstick.
1. Frank Sinatra – but not the holiday station yet!
2. Kissing my hubs as he walked out the door.
3. Shopping at the local fabric store’s big sale!
4. Reese’s Puff Cereal 🙂
1. Mumford and sons
2. My son trying to walk and hold his pants up after my husband put a rice bag in them.
3. My husbands surprise birthday party tonight!
4. A mustache necklace to wear to his party!
1.) Pink–Try
2.) My son recounting his day of hunting with his dad. It start lightning and he thought his dad was taking his picture until he realized what it really was.
3.) Thanksgiving week. A week filled with relaxed time with our family.
4.) A cup of coffee.
We are going to use black kraft paper to wrap gifts this year and use white chalk marker for to and froms! Add some cute christmas ribbon and were set!
Love the idea of keeping Christmas simple. We started that young with our kids and people are amazed that they don’t complain about it at all. Yes, that’s right, you can teach your kids to have good attitudes and right perspectives over time.
answers:
1.) Toby Mac-Eye on it, Group one Crew- He said and Brit Nicole- Gold
2.) Looking at pictures of my kids as toddlers
3.) My sister is coming today to celebrate her birthday and we are going to that little grocery store that has the most amazing Shrimp Po-boys
4.) a beautiful pink pen for my purse, two books and a music CD (because sometimes you can get more songs per dollar that way).
1.) Swingin’ Christmas on Pandora (much to my husband’s chagrin)
2.) My baby’s huge smile where her eyes are practically shut as she smiles so big when i went in to get her up this morning.
3.) Going to Phoenix to see family and friends. Can’t wait!
4.) An order of cute straws and baker’s twine from Garnish! Thanks for the inspiration for wrapping presents!
1.) No music for me– my radio is broken, and I don’t have any electronic gadgets that play music.
2.) Listening to my 2nd grader read her first chapter book
3.) Thanksgiving!
4.) A sweater from Target
1. A lot of old school boy bands (reliving my childhood ok!!!), like Backstreet Boys, NKOTB, N*Sync, O Town
2. Good morning kisses & snuggles from my 1 year old girl!
3. Spending this weekend with family (wedding, little brother’s birthday, sister home for the weekend!)
4. A Toblerone bar & water…. mmmm Christmas you have the best chocolate!!
How often I have drooled over the Magic Cabin website! Baby #3 is a girl and it would be so lovely to put away a gift for her. 🙂
We feel the same way about toys – I’ve gotten rid of so many. I find the house is cleaner and the kids are more creative and less fussy in their play when they have fewer things. One of the gifts I made for my daughter this year is a Princess and the Pea set – cloth doll and little “mattresses” to go along with the story.
1. I don’t always think to put music on, but when I do it’s either K-Love (Christian radio station) online or one of my random playlists on the computer.
2. Hm… last thing that made me smile… asking the kids what they’re thankful for over breakfast – my son said his banana and my daughter said the tooth fairy. (she’s just turning five and already lost her 1st tooth)
3. Looking forward to both my kiddos’ birthdays and Thanksgiving next week. And REALLY looking forward to being unpregnant and having a newborn early 2013.
4. Do curtains count? We’re finishing up our house so we can refinance and I got some cheap curtains.
1. The fray pandora station while cleaning the house
2. My kids making silly faces
3.a run in just a little bit
4. Shoes!
My little girl would adore this sweet baby!
1. Christmas music on Pandora
2. My daughter’s facebook status…we are heading out to shop for her 21st bday decor and she is so excited that she posted how happy she is to be spending the day with her momma!
3.The birth of my sweet friend’s baby girl…I finally get to spoil a girl again!
4.a BEAUTIFUL bottle of Riesling wine. Sophia by Francis Coppola…the bottle was too pretty to be left on the shelf 🙂
1 – I’m streaming the Mat Kearney Pandora station
2 – My son just jumped into bed with me and said Momma, you awake the sun is up!
3 – The pigs in a blanket that I just pulled from the oven!!
4 – I bought some B12 – pregnancy is wiping me out!!
1) Praise and Worship Channel on Pandora
2) My 21 month old telling me she wants to go to the zoo today by making elephant and monkey sounds
3) A daddy daughter date planned for today so I get some alone time with our son
4) An Icee
1. Part of your world (Little Mermaid) my 11 year old is practicing for vocal class.
2.My 5 year old son, showing off his 3 stitches.
3. Christmas
4. The most comfy fur lined grey shoes. Perfect for fall.
1.) Imagine Dragon’s Night Vision
2.) Smiley-filled text messages.
3.) Tomorrow, sundays are always wonderful in my world.
4.) New clothes yesterday! Jeans, a few tops, cute undies and a few necklaces. I felt spoiled.
1. Maroon 5’s “One More Night”
2.Spending the day doing errands,having lunch, and laughing non-stop with my daughter-in-law
3.Twilight 10 hour marathon on Thurs-all 5 movies! I’m a fan:)
4.A white ceramic deer head from Target
Thanks Kelle!
1.)The Lumineers – Hey Ho
2.) Walking past the refrigerator a few moments ago and seeing a photo magnet of my son that he made for me 3 yrs ago in 1st grade.
3.) Going downtown to the tree lighting the day after Thanksgiving, it’s a family affair.
4.) A collection of classic gothic stories (Poe!) for my Nook (during Halloween)
1. Random Dubai radio station, don’t know the singer.
2. Baby Sienna’s silent laugh. So funny.
3. Finding a new house for us to live in in Dubai.
4. Veggie sausages.
In love with these baby dolls!!! Gorgeous x
/Camilla
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1. Listening to Disney christmas carols. I KNOW, it’s too early but the munchkins found the CD and it’s on repeat in our car.
2. My daughter’s squeal when I told my kids they are visiting grandparents today.
3. Date night tonight.
4. A dress from Target yesterday.
1.) Muppets soundtrack
2.) being ridiculous with my husband last night
3.) Thanksgiving! 5 babies have been born in my family this year and I’m looking forward to cuddling all of them.
4.) Avengers vs X-men: Consequences comic book
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now? Hard Habit to Break – Chicago
2.) Last thing that made you smile. I was telling my husband about my crazy dreams from last night when we woke up this morning. The look on his face made me laugh.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now. The birth of my daughter in early March! I’m so excited. I have 3 sons and this is my first little girl.
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself. Maybelline Great Lash mascara in soft black.
1.Maroon 5’s “One More Night”
2.Spending the day shopping,
lunching, and laughing with
my daughter-in-law
3.Twilight movie marathon! All
5 movies in a row-I’m a fan:)
4.White ceramic deer head from
Target
1. Pink’s new album.
2. My babies playing together. My 10 month old thinks his big sister hung the moon, and she always makes him laugh.
3. Our three day weekend.
4. 200.00 worth of clothes!
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Love that baby doll!
1. Hilary Weeks
2. My toddler sitting still enough to snuggle this morning.
3. Playing in the tiny bit of snow we got last night with my kids.
4. new fall boots
Thanx for the opportunity!
Angee 🙂
1) Ten Bartram, I love Neighborhood Religion and Daily Berries
2) the new Bond movie b/c my husband and I finally got out for a date and there was so much excitement in the theater and the elderly lady next to me kept saying “cool!”
3) Thanksgiving- doing a Turkey Trot with my daughter (her first run!) and baking
4) a top (basically a dressy sweatshirt) from Loft with zippers on the sides
Big Daddy Weave, French braiding my daughter’s hair, AFV night with my son, and a sonic diet coke!
1. Taylor Swift “Red”
2. The look on Brooklynn’s face when she saw her new fish tank with 4 goldfish in it!
3. A day to myself, in my own house.
4. Egg nog latte.
p.s. I wanted to mention, if you would like an idea for another great spot to donate toys please check to see if you have a Ronald McDonald house in your area. We stayed at one for 8 weeks when Irelyn was born and the toys in their toyroom brought such joy for Brooklynn during a very difficult time.
1) Israel Iz Kamakawiwo’ole ” Somewhere Over the Rainbow”
2) Singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to my now 2 year old last night.
3) Tomorrow’s Buddy Walk
4) Warm cozy socks!
1) Bach
2) children chit chatting like old grannies while they sew on the windowseat
3) martinmas
4) Christmas gift making supplies
1- the new wallflowers album. Parts of it are so good
2-my kids playing in the first snow last night.
3- starting a new church tomorrow
4- a Starbucks non fat vanilla latte half sweet. I am from the PNW it’s pretty specific:)
1. My country playlist. Why am I not tired of it already?
2. My boys and their daddy playing soccer outside. Yay for sunny fall days!
3. Going on a wine tasting train ride with my Momma this afternoon! No boys allowed!
4. I bought myself a big box of scrapbook paper from an IG friend. And I’m not opening to see the goodies until Christmas!
1) Beegie Adair, Quiet Christmas
2) With all the sitting space in our living room, my little one sits as close as possible.
3) Putting up the Christmas tree next week.
4) A new navy shirt.
1.)Pandora-Red-Taylor Swift (my daughter LOVES her.Hence why we listen to her. (YEA for the word Hence!)
2.)Talking to my precious friend,who lives across the country, yesterday.Many good laughs.
3.)SUNDAY!Family togetherness+Mommy’s night of favorite TV (Call the midwife!Upstairs Downstairs,re-runs of Downton Abbey.)=A day of magical moments.
4.)A sonic Reese blast.Sin in a cup.
1. Christmas music on Pandora with Bing, Perry and Frank 🙂
2. My daughter’s snorting laughter
3. A hot bath with a new library book
4. Clogs…haven’t bought any in years.
1) Dance mix Pandora that I listen to while I jog
2) Cereal breakfast with my little boy while it snowed outside
3) Moving in 3 days and having my family back together (hubs moved in August to a new job and we are FINALLY able to join him!)
4) A candle for my new house called ‘Tis the Season…smells heavenly.
1.) Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift
2.) My 4 yr old daughter reading to her “class” in her bedroom this morning. Melted my heart.
3.)Looking forward to spending time with family today!
4.) Went and got a much needed manicure yesterday. First one in several years. I think I may to do that more 🙂
Zac brown Band is playing
My daughters waking up in a good mood
I am looking forward to one of my twin daughters getting her spica cast off
Last thing I bought for myself a pair of black heels
1.Party Rock Anthem; my 4 yr old sons FAVORITE right now
2.My kids coming in to snuggle the morning away.
3.Seeing an old treasured friend
4. Yoga pants, on sale at target
1.) Sunday School Sing Along
2.) My smiling baby girl
3.) Folding laundry and having a “date” with my Tivo
4.) A set of presets for Lightroom
1.) Christmas music (can’t help it, I LOVE it)
2.) My son saying “Bless you Mommy” when I sneezed
3.)Having a family day tomorrow and getting our pictures done
4.) Some clothes from Salvation army
1. Christa Couture singing Hopeless Situation.
2.Your awesome wrapping. I always start with brown craft paper!
3.Finishing two mismatched striped cardigans for friends twins-to-be
4.Neil Gaiman graphic novel, the Sandman (this afternoon).
1.) Eric Hutchinson, Jeff Buckley, Babatunde Olantunji, Adele.
2.) My 2 year old boy trying to make his sister feel better because she was grumpy 🙂
3.) Girls’ Night!!
4.) A black scarf with tiny white hearts and yellow dots.
1. Michael Buble Christmas (yes, already, I am addicted!)
2. Our baby girl gobbling up the waffles we made for breakfast
3. A Saturday afternoon with no plans- just whatever happens!
4. A bunch of shirts from Lands’ End 🙂
1. As much as I love music, I am the first one awake this morning and silence is golden.
2. Family date night- Disney on ice
3. Looking forward to my first cup of coffee today
4. Oreos 🙂
1.)Mumford and Sons Channel on Pandora
2.)Waking up to my pup, Zoe, bouncing on my bed wanting me to wake up.
3.) Crazy, I know, but I am excited to do yard work. The weather in Central IL is delightful today.
4.) 3.5 hours of winless fun at the bingo hall last night.
1)Hello
2) eldest sounding just like me which shoild make me wince instead
3)Thanksgiving
4) shirt
Thanks
1. Nothing at this moment, but most recently Kari Jobe on Grooveshark. 2. My almost-2-month baby girl cooing at me for the first time this morning! That and her smiles – my weekend is made! 3. Meeting my sweet new nephew, who is just 3 days younger than my little one, in a few weeks… 4. Caramel apple cider from our local coffee shop.
Haven’t gotten any dolls for my baby girl yet – this looks like it would be a great start to the collection that is sure to come! 🙂
1. Everyone Says by Brian’s Jonestown Massacre is on my hubby’s phone while I also listen to Little Mermaid 2.
2. The knock on the door, 13 year old neighbor asking for a 1/3c vegetable oil so she can make a cake. She’s always asking us to borrow random things.
3. Something going right for the store I’m trying to open. There’s been nothing but obstacles so far this week.
4. Large Coke from McD’s yesterday.
1. Sons of Somerled by Steve McDonald
2. My son’s insistence on fairness (Dad helped me last time, now it’s your turn.)
3. A snow-bound day with my husband and kiddos
4. A doughnut (heh, heh)
1.) Christmas music.
2.) Two seconds ago, feeling my baby boy kick.
3.) Going through bins of baby clothes.
4.) Maternity pants.
1. All Sons and Daughters – good to the core.
2. 🙂 waking up to my little munchkin boy.
3. My 30th…coming at the end of the month.
4. Milk? It’s pathetic. Cannot remember the last thing I actually bought myself.
LOVE Magic Cabin. It’s been a favorite of ours for years! 🙂
1. All Sons and Daughters – good to the core.
2. 🙂 waking up to my little munchkin boy.
3. My 30th…coming at the end of the month.
4. Milk? It’s pathetic. Cannot remember the last thing I actually bought myself.
LOVE Magic Cabin. It’s been a favorite of ours for years! 🙂
1. Christmas music
2. My daughter’s giggle
3. Watching my sons first all star football practice
4. A pack of gum
p.s. I had one of those dolls filled with jelly when I was little. I too have a love for unique, pretty baby dolls.
I really appreciate the way you share with the world! sending my love!
1. Boards of Canada (all albums)
2. Talking with my husband about how he passed down his gnarly man toenails to our 3 year old son. poor baby.
3. Eating some homemade bread my children and I made together with honey and butter.
4. A lovely bit of chocolate
1.) Lyle Lovett. He makes me think of family.
2.) The ridiculous turkey wreath that I made out of tulle this morning. It is hysterical. Daughter is not impressed…
3.) Daughter waking up from her nap so we can play!
4.) Craft supplies. Always craft supplies : )
1) to be honest, Ive been sneaking in some carols early ( shh)
2) my son – CAN WRITE HIS NAME
3)THANKSGIVING!! DUH 🙂
4) hunting boots, and a donut
1.) A mix of songs by Train.
2.) Knowing that the slideshow of images I created for my neighbor’s step-father’s Celebration of Life service made her mom happy.
3.) A long, hot shower.
4.) A new SD card because one of mine broke. Literally. It physically broke. (Luckily, no images were lost.)
1.) My daughters cd called “Noah built the Ark”
2.)Getting woke up this morning by my healthy little 4 year old daughter saying “mommy wake up its our all girl day “
3.)What the rest of the day holds my little girl is in charge of the plans for the day.
4.)the first box of Queen Annes chocolate covered cherries for the season 🙂
1.) Phillip Phillips – Home
2.) One of my difficult 4th grade students giving me a hug for the first time yesterday.
3.) A night in with my best friends and a bottle of wine.
4.) An old, hardback copy of Jane Eyre from Half Price
1.) My daughter’s CD from music class is on repeat in my car… the Music Together program has the most unusual songs, but she can’t get enough! It’s just so cute to look in the mirror and see her dancing in her car seat.
2.) Seeing and hearing a tiny heartbeat during my ultrasound. It was especially sweet after a hard loss earlier this year.
3.) My first thought is Christmas, which of course I am, but breaking it out into smaller Christmas traditions… I am really looking forward to driving up into the mountains and finding the most perfect tree to cut down at Frosty’s Christmas Tree Farm.
4.) A yummy chocolate chip cookie and a (decaf) latte for my afternoon snack.
Pandora – Christmas music – Joy to the World
Hmmm, a picture of a HUGE bowl of fresh cut fruit…and I dont smile enough…
Cleaning the clutter out of my dining room today!
Planters for repotting plants after I clean the dining room!
1. Ben Howard: Every Kingdom.
2. Listening to my 3 year old take care of “her babies.”
3. Fall Social and Fundraiser for my daughter’s school.
4. John Fluevog Operetta Shoes–a total splurge, but I am in love with them!
I love your ideas about simplifying Christmas. I am always trying to do the same. Hoping to do better this year than last!
1. Mumford and Sons
2. This morning when Elina, my 2 1/2 year old daughter, sang Jesus loves me.
3. Moving to a new house this weekend-new decorating, new places for my kids to explore, new memories!
4. Etsy goodies for the new house.
Love that doll! Actually, love everything in this post:)
1. Right now I’m listening to Bon Iver’s Skinny Love on repeat, can’t stop!
2. The last thing that made me smile was all the flurry of preparations happening for my little girl’s first birthday party today!
3. I’m looking forward to this Thanksgiving holidays when my little girl gets to meet her cousins for the first time!
4. The last thing I bought for myself, I can say I took a play out of your playbook Kelle, brightly colored tights ($5 at Target, so many fun colors!).
1. Hans Zimmer circa 1993
2. Watching my “big boy” shovel the driveway
3. Hunkering down in our bunker.
4. Venti non fat chai
1. Fun. Pandora station
2. My nieces
3. Thanksgiving!
4. A pretty dress
1.) The Fist Noel – Carrie Underwood
on Spotify
2.) Watching my husband and 3 year
old son wrestling.
3.) My parents coming to town for
Christmas!
4.) Bare Essentials Powder
1. Diamond on the souls of her shoes….Paul Simon
2. Looking at Magic Cabin’s website!
3. A Sunday spent at home fluffing my nest
4. Chai Latte from Starbucks
1) Mumford and Sons
2) My 5 year old son being silly
3) Game Night with friends tonight!
4) A new hand mixer to make Christmas cookies!
Those dolls are the cutest! My daughter would love one so much.
1.) David Bowie
2.) Painting nails with my daughter
3.) Christmas! So excited for it.
4.) Gosh, I’m not even sure.Probably a salted caramel mocha from Starbucks. 😉
1.) Portishead. Old school triphop seems appropriate now for some reason…
2.) Seeing my little by make my littler girl smile and laugh.
3.) Seeing my sister in a few hours 🙂
4.) A new pair of mittens and a scarf this morning online.
1. A 90s dance mix from Songza. It makes washing dishes all the more enjoyable
2. My two-year-old signing stories to herself and playing “teacher”
3. A long weekend and turning THIRTY on Tuesday! It is going to be a fabulous new decade!
4. I honestly can’t remember. And with that, I’m off to treat myself so something special.
I have been wrapping my Christmas gifts in brown paper and/or tissue with beautiful yarn for years now. The simplicity is stunning. I am considering using fabric for this year’s gift wrapping. It’s amazing what you can find in the bargain bins at the craft store!
1. Phillip Phyllips, Home
2. My oldest daughter curling up to her dad on the couch and finding them both asleep.
3. Christmas
4. A sweater at Target
1.) AWOLNATION.
2.) My daughters smiles.
3.) Family night, tonight.
4.) Hmm…fuzzy socks? 🙂
1. Luke Bryan station on aolradio
2. My 2 yo son w a speech delay singing along
3. A family bday party tonight
4. Chapstick
Oh my. Charlie would love that baby doll! How cute! Also, she is obsessed w/ her fleecy footie pajamas right now and fights me every morning when I attempt to get her out of them!
1.) I love to just have Pandora playing on shuffle w/ all of my favorite stations!
2.) Charlie at lunch say “bye chips” as I put them away.
3.) Charlie waking from her nap so we can go to the grocery store and get stuff to make cookies!
4.) New brown boots! Yay for shoes!
1. Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons
2. My 5 mo. old daughter and my husband reading together.
3. Cozy night at home with Giada’s beef lentil soup while it’s snowing a lot!
4. A pita and a Pepsi; two things I rarely have.
1)Il Divo
2)My son telling his sister she looks cute
3)Turning in my kiddos science projects on Tuesday
4)A cozy cardigan in the prettiest shade of jade
I’ve been reading for years but never commented before. I enjoy reading your blog and admiring your beautiful family!
My niece would love that doll! So,…
1.) anything Luke Bryan (insert googley eyes.) 😉
2.) my 11 month old and 4 year old cuddling with Daddy in our giant bed. 😀
3.) celebrating a dear friend’s birthday tonight! I don’t “get out” muchso it’ll be nice to have some grown-up conversation. 🙂
4.) a new tote from 31. 😀 I’m such a bag lady! I can’t wait to get it!
1.Sirius 80’s, 90’s, First Wave & Spectrum stations..Alt Nation too
2. No-sew hemming my curtains by myself for the first time
3. Seeing my niece’s high school performance of 9 to 5 tonight!!!
4.Navy angora cardigan at H & M
1.) Jimmy Buffet, Fruitcakes
2.) Jimmy Buffet. and my sweet dog@
3.) Taking a nice Saturday afternoon nap.
4.) Lunch!
1.) Crooner Christmas stuff 🙂
2.) The hundreds of bulbs that we pulled from the ground…they made serious babies this summer!
3.) A Murder Mystery Dinner Party.
4.) A scarf on sale!
1. Ingrid Michaelson
2. My little baby inside me kicking around.
3. Visiting my family
4. A brownie at the movies!
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1. Rascal Flatts
2. My sweet three month old little guy that has the cutest gummy smile around.
3. Having coffee with an old friend.
4. A phone battery.
1. Adele – Rumor Has It
2. My friend telling me she loves me! <3
3. I’m looking forward to my big brother coming to visit tomorrow
4. I bought myself three new sweaters since I’ve lost 20 kg the last year! 😀
Love the wrapping! My gifts are also wrapped in parchment paper and I am also using stamps to decorate, and homemade tags!
1. Veggie Tales Station on Pandora
2. My husband coming home with a bank of old P.E. lockers in the back of his truck just for me!
3. A nap
4. A big canvas print of my favorite picture of my kids from our Alice in Wonderland photo shoot! LOVE IT!
1.) possible songs for my daughter’s birthday video
2.) listening to my son’s contagious laughter as he watched the new episode of mickey mouse clubhouse
3.) thanksgiving #1 with family this weekend
4.) some great new tops for $1 each at a yard sale!
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1) Taylor swift
2) my 6-month-old’s belly laugh
3) baking my grandpa’s birthday cake
4) coffee 🙂
1. Taylor Swift on Pandora
2. The sun shining on my walk 🙂
3. Dinner out with my fam tonight
4. A new running jacket to fit over my preggo belly!
1.) Anne Murray-Hippo in my Bathtub
2.) My fourteen year old son, wrapping his two younger sisters in a blanket like a burrito while they giggled.
3.) My husband’s return from work overseas.
4.) Thrift store shelf. Love a great deal on an item that needs to find a new home.
1. F.U.N’s Some Night
2. Listening to my two year old sing along t the radio
3. Thanksgiving with my family
4. A new book for my Kindle
1. Donavon Frankenreiter’s Shine.
2. Snuggling my girl.
3. Citizen Cope show next weekend.
4. Gelatto yesterday (pistacio & oreo. Yum).
1. 10,000 Reasons, Matt Redmond
2. Making cinnamon rolls with my granddaughters
3. Looking forward to having Monday off!!! And sleeping in.
4. brown loafers, but have to return them; too big. 🙁
1. I will…Mumford & Sons
2. My son stapling post-its to make a book
3. Christmas shopping
4. Toms 🙂
1. My daughters b is for bob marley cd
2. A call from my little sister telling me about her and her fiancé – she’s happy and that makes me happy
3. Looking forward to welcoming this baby boy into our family in march
4. A new pair of black ugs to wear with all these pregnancy stretch pants!
I’m experiencing my first “real” winter now in NorCal after living in Arizona for my whole life, and I finally understand what you’re talking about! <3
1.) Mumford and Sons, Cinematic Orchestra, and TEDtalks!
2.) Morning snuggles.
3.) Tomorrow’s day off!
4.) A new jacket, suitable for a real winter. 😉
1.) “Boomslang” (my friend Gwen’s CD of new marimba music)
2.) Probably something immature but funny on the internet, haha
3.) Looking forward to Thanksgiving and going to Tulsa to see family
4.) A new bowling ball!!! I can’t wait until it’s finished, on Tuesday!
I love the perspective that you offer in your words. Thank you for sharing with us!
1. I found an all 90s station that I haven’t been able to turn off. 🙂
2. My baby girl, Ava, so proud of herself for pulling herself up to a standing position – she does a bouncy, happy “dance” that makes me grin.
3. I’m very much looking forward to Christmas break…going back to work and spending more time with other people’s children than my own baby has been a tough pill to swallow. I do love my students, though!
4. I bought myself a milkshake after a tough day.
1. Born this Way (kidz bop version) in my van
2. My 2 year old giving our 5 year old a hug without us prompting him
3. 3 day weekend:)
4. hamburger at Burger King (yeah I wish it was something cooler or healthy but it is what it is)
Love the story about you taking the jelly out of the dolls. Made me LOL!
1.) Van Morrison
2.) My silly dog on our walk this morning.
3.) Curling up with a cup of tea and good book later.
4.) A chai tea yesterday.
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now? Feels Like Home by Edwina Hayes
2.) Last thing that made you smile. I just went up to check on my two toddlers and pulling the blankets back over them made me smile, as it always does.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now. Breakfast in the morning and teaching my 1.5 year old to say happy birthday to her grandmother tomorrow.
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself. Today, for the first time in my adult life I bought a bottle of nail polish. I didn’t own any so I had to also buy a bottle of nail polish remover.
1. Nickel Creek playlist on Pandora. Loves me some bluegrass in the fall.
2. The photographer taking our family pictures today. He was funny.
3. Looking forward to a bonfire on the beach in Carmel tonight.
4. A calendar for 2013.
1.) Adele…
2.) My 3 month old giggling when I kiss her neck under many silky soft chins
3.) when said 3 month old is through with whooping cough
4.) a home decorating magazine (enjoyed with a hot cuppa and a little chocolate)
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now?
– Wasp, “Hold me”.
2.) Last thing that made you smile.
– My 3 year old rolling her eyes over white at bedtime, insisting she wasn`t sleepy.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now.
– Waiting to take my beautiful, huge Silver Cross Balmoral out for a stroll…
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself.
– A denim shirt
I love to see you embracing Nella’s extra chromosome (which I agree has dancing skills in it). I have a sister with downs and I know some of the struggle that a mom goes through and just to let you know your are doing a great job making memories for both Lainey and Nella.Maggie (my sister) looks so much like maggie in an older version. Thank you for being an amazing mom and going above and beyond to make sure your kids have memories! A 12 year old,Lydia
Taylor Swift- Begin Again
My husband telling me he made a call to Santa and santa made an exception that the play kitchen could be delivered to the basement, instead of the living room.
Churchill Downs Family Fun Day!
Two pair of tights from Target.
Beauitful gift…
1)reviving Ani Difranco lately from my college days
2)My little one walking with a stroller and baby doll
3)Cheesy as it is: Disney on ice with my 3 yr old this week.
4) hot chocolate on a date with my 3 yr old this morning
1.Bing Crosby Christmas
2. My 2 week old smiled at me!
3. Baby’s baptism
4. Kettle corn…a lot of it
1. Stevie Ray Vaughan – Riviera Paradise
2. The election results!
3. Seeing Jane Monheit live in February
4. A pretty Vera Bradley bag.
Kelle, you look wonderful! I love that picture of you and Nella so much. I grew up with Cabbage Patch babies and I still have mine somewhere.
Things I’m enjoying right now:
1. French music from the 20s Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet, Frehel, etc.
2.Something that made me smile was teaching and sharing art with my students
3. Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!! The smell of fresh cookies, the buzz of a full house, everything!
2. I bought 2 books -a bargain- on Amazon that I have been dying to read
1. carrie underwood-blown away
2. singing songs too and tickling my children.
3. twilight movie party
4. carmel hot chocolate and blueberry muffin.
love reading your blog. the pictures make me smile, thanks for sharing.
1.) Right this second? Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Hah!
2.) My 3 year old son telling me that Pirate’s Booty puffs are indeed a dinner food.
3.) Tomorrow, my first day off in 7 days!
4.) Tickets to see Pentatonix (youtube them…they are an amazing acapella group that won last year’s “The Sing Off”) in concert– can’t wait!
1.les mis 10th anniversary
2. Listening t the sousnds of husband and kids sleeping
3. Christmas shopping
4. Medium coffee with cream and.sugar
I’m loving The Lumineers right now and patiently waiting until after Thanksgiving before I get the Christmas music out (can’t wait!). I laughed at my kids and their friends in the backseat on the way to a soccer game yesterday—love listening to their conversations. 🙂 I’m looking forward to rocking my 5k tomorrow even though I haven’t run in a week because I was sick. And, I bought myself a latte and pumpkin bread this morning (which I’ll burn off in my 5k tomorrow, ha!).
1. Mumford & Sons
2. My daughter playing dress up with her dear friend
3. Some alone mama time next weekend
4. McDonalds fountain diet coke
1.) the latest Mousetalgia podcast
2.) when my baby girl snuggled into my shoulder this morning, and gave a little sigh.
3.) Thanksgiving with my family!
4.) craft supplies at JoAnn’s.
1. Tom Petty
2. Toddler squeals of joy (over a piece of brownie found behind the couch)
3. Christmas!
4. Candles 🙂
Oh how I love you. K-
1. Unfortunately, my kids are playing a game that includes Funk Show Brother. When it goes off, I’m listening to something beautiful because it’s a glorious, cloudy day in my desert.. Don Williams perhaps…
2. My first ever 5 mile run this morning. (still smiling)
3. a date tonight with my love and our dear, forever friends.
4. I impulsively splurged on lip liner. (I don’t wear lip liner) (who do I think I am?) It didn’t look orange when I bought it…
1. Grace Potter
2. Seeing the ultrasound picture of my 3rd grandbaby
3. Riding on our Harley tomorrow before we pack it away (New England you know)
4. Red fake leather jacket from this store near me (Dots!).
1.) Taylor Swift’s new album.
2.) My dog.
3.) Tomorrow. 🙂
4.) Dinner from Cracker Barrel.
1. Pink’s new CD. A must-hear!
2. My 10-year-old daughter telling me about Social Studies, and stopping in mid-sentence to ask, “Hey, are my eyes beautiful?”
3. A pedicure. Is it wasteful to get a pedicure in the winter when you live in Mass. and your feet are in boots all the time? See, that’s why I’ve been putting it off.
4. A few Christmas novels for my nook.
1. Papa Roach. Yes, I’m a rock music mama-to-be.
2. A little girl I babysit for hugging my tummy and putting her head on my stomach to listen to the baby.
3. Looking forward to a lazy Sunday morning with the husband…one of few we have left before baby arrives in 5 (ish) weeks!
4. For myself?? Milk and donuts.
1. He is We
2. The teens that I work with from my church youth group
3. A girls night out in a couple of weeks
4. A new sweater – from Target 🙂
1.) Fun. Some Nights in particular, so catchy.
2.) My three-year old telling me the decorations for his birthday party tomorrow are “so cool.”
3.) A(nother) glass of wine.
4.) A long-overdue manicure this afternoon!
1.) “Woods” by Bon Iver, the live edition (insert heart skipping a beat)
2.) Just last night my College friend-family gathered to eat a homemade Thanksgiving feast.
3.) Trekking home in 5 days to be with my family family for Thanksgiving.
4.) A loaf of fresh sliced sandwich bread from a local bakery so I can make Thanksgiving leftovers sandwiches for dinner… with more friends.
1. Sadly, it’s songs from Disney movies as chosen by my children.
2. Facetiming on my iPhone with my children who are having a sleepover at Grandma’s tonight.
3. Sleeping in tomorrow since my kids are at Grandma’s. 🙂
4. A fun set of thank you note cards from Target today.
love this post!
1. just about anything and everything… lately a lot of laurie berkner songs and old rock music (journey and the beatles, for some reason…)
2. my four year old insisting that for today, i should be her grandma and let her stay over at my house since her “mom” (six year old sister) won’t let her stay up late enough… ha!
3. the pumpkin pie that is just about done — mmmm…
4. liquid eyeliner!
1.) at this very moment in time – i walk the line by johnny cash
2.) my beautiful baby girl’s smile. melts me.
3.) thanksgiving – ALL my siblings will be in town & we will all be sitting around in my momma’s kitchen. perfection.
4.) peppermint mocha coffee creamer.
1. Mumford & Sons Pandora station
2. My 2year old daughter calling “I ‘yuv’ you!” From the backseat
3. Seeing my sister in her high school production of ‘Seussical’ tomorrow
4. A pumpkin spice latte
1. not listening to music but the sound of college football.
2. it made me smile to see my husband run to greet our daughter as he finished his first marathon.
3. i’m looking forward to a long run tomorrow for myself since I’ve taken off for his training season
4. I bought myself a bottle of “skinny girl cocktails” COSMO for an impromptu girls night
PSY — Gangnham Style (don’t judge!)
My 4 year old helping my 2 year old use the potty
Our holiday on Monday
Pumpkin Chai tea at David’s Tea:)
1. Florence and the Machine
2. My daughter saying she can’t watch the movie with us because she has homework. She is three, it is Saturday night and she doesn’t get homework.
3. Watching “Mirror, Mirror” with my family
4. A pair of boots…found the pair I’ve been dreaming of on major sale!
In love with your story/book/blog! just had to get that out of the way.
1. Florida Georgia Line
2. seeing my beautiful boy’s face on his first trip to the bowling alley this weekend
3. my husband being home this week (he’s been out of town working for 2 months 🙁
4. a scarf on etsy! can’t get enough of that site 😉
1. Hanson’s ‘Shout It Out’ album..
2. Having my Policeman fiancé drive my dance team home in a police car after last nights concert!
3. Resuming a 100% work out at Crossfit now dance is finished
4. A bottle of water
A CD listening to heart murmurs for my PA class
Talking to my 5 year old son who is at my sisters for the weekend
Thanksgiving
a cute skirt
1. several songs from the voice are on the iPod right now…love the singers spins on today’s hits!
2. watching my girls scout in her first veterans day parade!
3.a cold beer and a movie 🙂
4. new rocking glasses! totally different than I thought I would pick and I love them!
1. imagination movers cd in the car for my 2 year old
2. hearing my dog sniffing through the door when she heard me put the key in the lock
3. sleeping in tomorrow
4. a scarf on sale
1) Sydney Symphony Collection, gets everyones calm on and imagination going in the family room
2)Watching my baby boy breastfeed to sleep, chubby hand balled against my chest
3)Making my girls ‘number 4 birthday’ pink pony cake this week
4) A vanilla slice while enjoying doing the groceries solo yesterday. 🙂
1.) Christmas music while I work on crafts for the craft fair.
2.) A good hard wiggle from baby #3 due in a few weeks
3.) Baby being on the outside instead of the in.
4.) An iced peppermint mocha at McD’s. 🙂
1. Wicked sound track on the iPod, it is coming back to St. Louis and I so want to go!
2. Maeve, our 2 month old smiling at the silly faces we make to get her to smile.
3. Our annual family trip to cut a fresh Christmas tree the first week of December.
4. A stack of coordinating fabrics to craft a new quilted bag.
Kelle, I have been reading our blog since Bella’s birth, just 4 days after our #2 (boy) was born. Our oldest is just a few months older than Lainey, and we added #3, our first girl 2 months ago. I love following your journey with littles the same ages, though opposite genders of mine. As you are about to enter my works of superheroes, bugs and cars I am beginning my journey into dresses, hair styling , one and baby dolls one of these cuties would be a perfect start to Maeve’s collection.
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player – CHRISTMAS MUSIC(so many means of listening these days) right now?
2.) Last thing that made you smile-MY KIDS
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now-SLEEPING IN TOMORROW
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself- A NEW OUTFIT FOR GIRLS NIGHT LAST NIGHT!
Thank you!
What a sweet-looking doll…but not nearly as sweet as that pic of you and Nella!
1) Christmas Classics on Pandora
2) Listening to my daughters playing together in the bathtub!
3)Teaching my eldest daughter (age 5) more about service tomorrow–we are packing boxes for Operation Christmas Child at our church.
4)A Mini Panettone…not nearly as good as my Mama’s homemade version though. 🙂
1.) Right now? I’m humming to myself a little tune I made up (no music playing).
2.) toddler giggles
3.) A quiet day tomorrow
4.) crystallized ginger — yum!
lovelydomesticdiva (at) gmail (dot) com
1.)Wagon wheel- Old Crow Medicine Show
2.) A pre-bedtime family dance party
3.) Watching my guilty pleasure show- Scandal
4.) Some dry shampoo! Love that stuff!
1-pandora classical christmas radio
2-a kiss from my baby girl while watching surviovor together this evening
3-our family vacation next week
4-a shirt on the Target clearance rack
1.)Wicked the Musical – whole album playing on loop
2.) My husband exulting over a football game win, specifically his replaying for me over and over again a interception and exuberant celebration by one of his favorite players.
3.) I’m looking forward to my mom’s visit – I haven’t seen her since July when we went to visit her in Florida.
4.) Cinnamon almonds from the Renaissance Festival in Charlotte
oooohhhh…Magic Cabin. forts with silks and nothing but dolls inside. love, love, love
1. our current anthem at home – Phillip Phillips “Home”
2. my children mesmerized as daddy read them a bedtime story
3. our season finale firepit part tomorrow night
4. coffee at the corner shop
1) Blown away by Carrie Underwood
2) Watching Katelyn and Noah play together ( my Little ones.)
3) SLeeping..
4) A diet coke
1. Chipmunks singing some Katy Perry song
2. When my girls showed me all the swaps they got today at a Girl Scout event
3. Camping for Thanksgiving
4. A monogrammed neklace
1. Driven- a gospel group
2. My daughter running her last cross country race of her high schools career.
3. Dinner with my husband and only our youngest child. Heck, that almost qualifies as being alone.
4.Pumpkin whoopie pie filled with cream cheese icing
1. Deva Premal – yoga music, she puts mantras/chants to song. just lovely.
2. Clove (2) giving Coda (5) a good night kiss. She always grabs his cheeks and looks right into his eyes and plants a nice wet kiss. He always follows up with a quick wipe of his mouth with his shirt.
3. sleep.sleep. I get to sleep in tomorrow 🙂
4. Iced coffee. It’s still in the 80’s here in Austin. But even when it’s 40 degrees I drink iced coffee.
~erin
bubblewish
(Clove would L-O-V-E that little baby doll.) 🙂
1. Babel – Mumford & Sons
2. A joke from an old episode of The Colbert Report that I just watched.
3. The World AIDS Day fundraiser event a friend and I are the host for and which I just finished sending out the evites for.
4. Chocolates from KaKao – YUM!
Love the simple wrap for Christmas!
1. Paradise by Coldplay
2. I worked the Hurricane Sandy “collection center” at work yesterday and all of the things collected for victims made me smile. I cried a little bit too.
3. I’m really looking forward to my daughter’s reaction to our Christmas tree this year. Last year (at Christmas time) she was only 7 months old. This year is gonna be great fun!
4. The last thing I bought myself was a red skirt from JCrew. Today. On sale for $19.99 + 30% off + an extra 15% off with my sister’s teacher discount. Can’t wait to rock it with some pretty tights and boots!
1.) I’m listening to Matchbox 20’s new CD
2.) My 3 month old boy smiling at me was the last thing to make me smile
3.) Looking forward to my husband getting home from work.
4.) Last thing I bought for myself were gym pants. Not very exciting 😉
1. Christmas Music
2. My 4 1/2 month old girl sleeping in my arms.
3. Thanksgiving with my parents for the first time in 6 years.
4. Jeans
1.) SheDaisy Christmas
2.) My toddler’s cute little walk
3.) A full night’s sleep sometime in the near future and then lots of day time cuddles because I’m sure I’ll miss my little night time visitors.
4.) a sassy little blouse from Banana Republic.
1. Lipbone Redding
2. Finally arriving home after 5 long weeks of being in the hospital with my 2 yr old
3. Thanksgiving at HOME with my little family all together again
4. yellow tights
1. Embraced
2. I love to smile! I think the very last thing that made me smile was reading an email to my hubby. Also, I smiled a lot when our daughter, Mary, dropped her ice cream on the floor at lunch. She was so shocked, and it landed right under the table. One of the scoops came out perfectly. She looked up, and my husband started cracking up. And then she laughed and laughed from her belly. LOVED it!!
3. Looking forward to church in the morning!! We have all been sick for a while, and we are all finally well enough to go. SO excited to worship with other people!
4. A new makeup brush.
Justin Beiber Christmas CD because it makes my little girls smile as they drift off to sleep.
Watching my youngest son entertain our three youngest girls as they danced around the room while dressed as princesses and a mermaid.
My Thanksgiving Day birthday!
New books!
1. Little kids songs
2. My girl sing praise songs
3. our coffee kiosk opening
4. estenital oiils
1. Balmorhea
2. I showed my husband a picture of penguin pajamas that I thought would be cute on our daughter, and he said he wanted them in his size.
3. Trying out recipes from a new cookbook that will make me feel better about new dietary restrictions.
4. A pair of pants that actually fits
1. casting crowns
2. your precious photo of you & nella
3. watching my son on tv, playing football for ND
4. the cutest “Target dollar spot” Christmas stuff for my class! (which, really is for me, I love my first graders!)
1. Etta James – my little guy is into the blues lately
2. Little guy telling daddy all about the day he spent with his cousins.
3. Thanksgiving. in a cabin. with family. and no work to get done.
4. lunch
1. I usually just listen to the radio in the car and shuffle on my ipod.
2. My cat sleeping with his head almost upside down and his paws tucked into a bunny pose
3. Thanksgiving and Black Friday
4. A Christmas reindeer in a tutu 60% off!!
opps…I forgot my email….
kelly.turk@browardschools.com
(my comment was the one about Target $1 spot for my 1st graders 🙂
**I loved baby dolls all my life too! from begging my mom to take me to Goodwill to get “real” baby clothes for my dolly to having 4 children of my own to being a kindergarten teacher for 26 years!!***
I think the video that you posted, this past summer, of Nella on the beach with her baby is the most precious, cutest, darling-est video clip Ive ever seen!!!!!! I even posted it on my facebook wall and titled it…”some Nella-cuteness!”
last opps! I forgot to tell you how much I love to read your blog!
1.) Home
2.) My daughters playing together without fighting!
3.) A relaxing thanksgving!
4.) a cozy brown sweater with some fun ruffles!
1.) Mumford and Sons (needs no explanation)
2.) My 3yr old telling me, “I like your shirt Mom” <3
3.) DISNEY WORLD in T-minus 27 days!!
4.) A salted caramel mocha. YUM
What a great give away!
1. Listening to Kate Nash
2. My little girl mimicking her P-Pa coughing
3. Baby’s first Christmas
4. Dove soap
1. Dave Matthews Save Me on Pandora
2. giggles from my four month old daughter
3. The holiday season with my family. My twins are 3.5 and each year it gets better.
4. a shirt at Banana
1.) Elf soundtrack. It’s never too soon for Christmas music!
2.) Seeing my dog sit on the chair like a human
3.) My baby’s birth day…she should be here within a month!
4.) New maternity shirt
Thank you for posting about those dolls. I have a fear of the baby dolls that are going to overtake my previously boy only home. I can handle one of those.
1. Great Big Sea
2. my son hugging his baby sister
3. taking the kids to a Christmas parade next week
4. new mittens
1. Ingrid Michaelson, of course!
2. Snuggling with my baby at bedtime tonight (she’s 3, not a baby, but always my baby!)
3. Hiking tomorrow with the family in this gorgeous fall weather!
4. A much need massage last week
Stacy
1.)Dream with me tonight
2.)My son saw the first house decorated for the holidays and said, “That is so beautiful!”
3.)Family Christmas Pictures
4.)An “unloaded” strawberry daiquiri
1. Sara Bareillis “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” -it keeps reminding me of my Dad and he just passed this week.
2. My sweet two year old kissing my belly and telling baby to “come out now!” (she’s impatient because my milk dried up and she knows that when baby comes she can nurse again!!)
3. One of my best friends just told me she’s flying outdoor two whole weeks on January to be here for our fifth, and final baby’s birth! She’s also bring her baby I’ve yet to meet…who is named after me!
4. I honestly don’t know. I don’t think food should count…hmmm. The new baby fluff isn’t for me…I guess the last thing I bought was a payment for my midwife so my dream of a homebirth could come true !
1. Alison Krauss
2. My baby sister’s college Vball team just made it to the final four!
3. More snow! And heading to MI later this week to watch some Vball.
4. A great pair of jeans.
1. Veggietales theme song
2. My 13-month-old playing with his brother’s light saber
3. My kiwi crate “project” with my 3-year-old
4. A sewing book
1. Jason Mary I won’t give up
2. Watching my son get a spare while bowling
3. Church in the morning
4. New nail polish! 🙂
1. Parenting with Love and Logic
2. When my 5 year old son told me he has a crush on me.
3. Going to sleep. I’m sick and can’t wait to go to bed!
4. A few necklaces at an amazing trunk show today! A splurge I so rarely allow myself!
1.Fun, Josh Groban, Maroon 5 and Adele
2.) My 5 year old hula hooping like a pro–swaying those little hips back and forth with a huge grin on her face!
3.) Finding my car keys! I lost them last night and they still haven’t turned up. They have to be here SOMEWHERE! Looking forward to finding them!
4.) The last thing I bought myself was a cute, green top in a size smaller than my normal size. That exercise program is paying off! 🙂
1.) Katy Perry’s Wide Awake
2.) My 2 year old eating a cookie with his eyes closed, saying “mmm”, and smacking his lips.
3.) Sleeping in. Ha ha ha. I crack myself up.
4.) Starbucks Salted Caramel Mocha and a Gingerbread Biscotti. YUM.
My toddler would LOVE one of those baby dolls. My preschooler probably would too. Adorable!
1.) Music Together songs…my girls can’t get enough of them!
2.) Watching my oldest daughter have fun with her friends at a birthday party.
3.) Looking forward to reading a magazine while the house is quiet.
4.) A tee from The T Refinery. Love it!
1. Baby beluga
2. Turning on Christmas music tonight and dancing around the house with my family while pumpkin bread baked in the oven.
3. Time with my husband after the kids are in bed!
4. A new kitchen rug. Doesn’t sound like much, but it’s pretty and makes me smile.
So crazy… I was just looking at those dolls for my kids on the magic cabin website. They are to die for!!!
1. My Friend The Chocolate Cake – Australian whimsical band featuring cello, violin, mandolin, guitar, beautiful voice & gorgeous lyrics. Worth a listen for the name alone, Google them.
2. Being read the Sunday papers while enjoying that first coffee of the day on a gentle Sunday.
3. Family dinner tonight – cooking a roast chicken with all the trimmings. With older teenagers who are very busy with their lives we only get to eat together 2-3 times/week.
4. Bright red MAC lipstick…never leave home without it.
1) Carly Simon, “You’re so vain”
2) My daughter dealing with first apartment
3) Meeting friends out of town tomorrow
4) Funky, trendy necklace
1.) Every Night by Imagine Dragons
2.) The crocheted hat I just finished for my daughter
3.) A brunch with girlfriends tomorrow to celebrate a long awaited baby
4.) Tall hot chocolate from Starbucks
1. The National
2. Excuses why 2 year old girlie can’t go to bed
3. Bed time!
4. New boots – old boots broke, new ones arrived the day before the snow started flying. So perfect.
1.) Amos Lee… sigh
2.) Seeing my son pop out of a box and grin mischievously.
3.) Getting a big scary doctor’s appointment over at the Children’s Hospital on Monday. And then eating a milkshake to celebrate our making it through.
4.) A new bra – these pregnancy boobs are doing their thing the second time around. Grow ladies!
1. The Lumineers- Ho Hey
2. The plus sign on my pregnancy test this morning (which made me smile like a fool all day long…)
3. Sunday morning church and breakfast with my husband and daughter- lots to be grateful for!
4. Make up…to replace what I had to throw away from my second bout of pink eye!
1. INXS greatest hits, over and over. It reminds me if when I was a teenager.
2. My husband coming home tomorrow.
3. My sons hugging each other tonight, giving each other kisses and telling each other I love you.
4. A carpenters square for a Pinterest project I’m working on – a giant ruler for the wall for recording the kids heights (so far we’ve used a closet door.). I’ve got it stained, just need the lines and numbers and some polyurethane!
1. Calvin Harris & Florence and the Machine – Sweet Nothing.
2. Seeing my 2 yr old daughter Ava and her Dadda both sound asleep on the couch.
3. Driving home to Sydney next weekend to see my family.
4. A strapless maxi dress.
Your Mum organising the neighbour to get dressed up in scrubs to deliver your little doll is one of the sweetest things I have heard in such a long time! xo
1. Jesca hoop- the house that jack built
2.My dog snoring in the other room.
3. My traveling husband coming home in the morning.
4. Blue bell’s gingerbread house ice cream. Yum!
1. A mix of The Be Good Tanyas
2. My husband, just now, doing funny accents and saying ridiculous things!
3. Looking forward to my parents and little brother coming to see us for Thanksgiving.
4. A bar of Dead Sea mud soap.
1. a princess lullaby album from my daughter’s room
2. my husbands silly-ness
3. thanksgiving dinner with family
4. crafting supplies
glad to have found your blog!
1.) Audio books
2.) Your adorable round belly.
3.) Coffee in the morning. with soy milk.
4.) Leg warmers to show over my boots. $10 when only an inch of yarn will show..
That doll is just too sweet. My baby girl is obsessed with dolls!
1. Belle and Sebastian
2. spending time with friends this evening
3. date with hubby tomorrow
4. cello stand
-Streaming from my playlist is “We are never ever getting back together” by Taylor Swift…catchy 🙂
-The last thing that made me smile was the line in Downton Abby “Don’t force me to be uncivil!”
-I’m looking forward to a family reunion with 23 littles running around..leaving next week for the SUNNY CALIFORNIA!!! WOOT WOOT
-Last thing I bought myself was a sports bra from ebay (mistake number1) and when I got it….I looked like Madonna at a 90’s concert…yowzahs. 🙂
Oh, I hope I win this lovely doll!!!
1) The new Mumford as Sons cd
2)My husbands goofy tricks while cleaning up my kids toys 🙂
3) All day with my amazing family tommrow!
4) A peppermint mocha 🙂
Aimee Mann-@#%&*! Smilers
The last picture on your blog. Super sweet.
Everything.
Four Beatles songs on Itunes
1. Old school tunes-Journey
2. Seeing my twins cuddled up
3. visiting family for the holiday
4. skinny caramel latte from Starbucks
My daughter is infatuated with “mommy” play. Makes my heart smile.
Love that doll and your wrapping, I have used craft paper for years and I just love the simple elegance of it.
1. Everybody by Ingrid Michaelson
2. Baked Apple and cup of Tea tonight
3. A lazy Sunday
4. Movie tickets tonight
Have a wonderful weekend!
1.) Nothing! I’m enjoying the silence of the house
2.) watching the piano prodigy on “Ellen”
3.) to relaxing in the pool
4.) Fancy LBD to wear
1. Yo Yo Ma!
2. Hearing my husband laugh out loud to himself while he read a friend’s email
3. Thanksgiving with all my grown up siblings, nieces and nephews in attendance 🙂
4. Underwear! (at least it was cute!)
1. Raffi on Pandora
2. Playing Canasta with family.
3. Christmas & Thanksgiving
4. A Hello Kitty Sweater from Target
1.) Ho Hey by The Lumineers
2.) The sweet smile my darling 2-month old baby boy gifted me while I sang to him.
3.) Seeing my Mom tomorrow and giving her a hug. Our family has suffered two great losses in the past two months and each time I see her, I hug her a little more tightly.
4.) Two magazines at the grocery store tonight, an exceedingly rare indulgence!
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1.) Owl City – In Christ
2.) My daughter dancing out to baby Einstein
3.) Flying from my home in Thailand to my parents house in the US to enjoy my first Christmas and thanksgiving with them in two years.
4.) A coffee.
1. Stash and Burn, a knitting podcast.
2. My almost-two-year-old dancing in the grocery store.
3. Thanksgiving, yummm.
4. A cozy sweater.
1). Country music, specifically “Sugarland”, The Incredible Machine album.
2)My best friend, Amy.
3) Change, a fresh start.
4)a necklace made out of a vintage key.
1) I listened to my first Christmas song yesterday! The Christmas Waltz by She and Him
2) My son blowing his nose on my shirt just now.
3)A visit from my sister!!
4)A hot pink bead necklace from Forever 21…and Ikea ornaments!
1. Matt Corby, Into the Flame
2. My daughter, Inda, playing a guessing game where I had to guess the animal she was being. After some time of not being able to guess said animal, I asked, “so… are you an animal” and Inda replied (curled into a ball with her head tilted to the side) I’m an avocado!
3. Celebrating Jesus over the next couple of months with family and friends
4. Some clothes!
1. Angus & Julia Stone.
2. My “forever” long kiss from a 3 year old.
3. Soooo looking forward to a hot shower and sleep.
4. Nailpolish!
1. Just a radio. I like most of their songs.
2. My son trying to sign me asking to make him pancakes!
3. My son’s birthday – Dec 5th
4. High-heel shoes with natural leather and fur 😉
And I loved reading what others are listening or what made them happy! It made my happy too 🙂
1.) The Laurie Berkner Band, my daughter loves her music! Her favorite song is You Better Run (don’t know if thats the name, but that’s what we call it).
2.) Seeing my 20 month old daughter jumping for the first time in a Bounce House and LOVING it!
3.) The Holidays, my favorite time of the year, and May when I will meet baby #2.
4.) A maternity shirt at Target, on sale for $10.
Love the doll you chose for Nella! I am also on a babydoll hunt, I want Avery to practice being a big sister. She has the stroller, now we need the baby. Currently baby Minnie is sitting in the stroller.
1. Backstreet Boys on Pandora
2. Listening to my daughter sing while wearing headphones
3. Christmas!!!!
4. A pair of work pants
1) Alabama Shakes, I Ain’t the Same
2) A goofy text from my best friend of 32 years.
3) I have the entire day off, there will by loud music and dancing/cleaning going on here.
4) A Dutch Bros white mocha latte, yum!
1. Mumford and Sons latest
2. The toasts at the wedding I was at last night.
3. My 87 year old Nana getting out of rehab…she had a partial hip replacement a week ago.
4. a plain white tank at Old Navy.
1.) A mix of Christmas music
2.) My 7-month-old waking me up this morning by shoving her paci in my mouth.
3.) Our first Christmas with two kiddos.
4.) An infinity scarf
1. Alanis Morrisett radio on Pandora
2. Listening to my daughter making my son laugh.
3. Putting up Christmas lights! 🙂
1.) Ray Lamontagne
2.) My Godson
3.) Going out to breakfast with my husband
4.) Popcorn and a coke at the movies yesterday
1) Bela fleck, perpetual motion
2) The sweet outfit my husband picked out for our son. They ended up matching:)
3) Our family all coming into town in less then 10 days to meet our son for the first time!! I have played the moment over and over in my mind one thousand times
4) Delicious smelling condtioner/shampoo ( rosemary/mint..suave!)
1. Mumford and sons – babel. Amaze.
2. Early turkey dinner with in laws before brother in law moves away for the air force :/ he’s headed to florida Kelly!
3. My 3 year old snuggling me like she was a baby 🙂
4. A taco bell burrito. Don’t judge! 🙂
Thanks for giveaways!!!
1.) The Lumineers
2.) Listening to my two-year-old jamming on his guitar and belting out “Daddy,” an original track
3.) Snuggling my boys at nap time this afternoon
4.) Starbucks Gingerbread Latte in a red cup (somehow the red cups make drinks taste at least 99% better)
.) I do not have anything other than a radio, and it is not on right now. I’m listening to the crackling of the fire in my woodstove, and my 13 month old gibbering with her toys.
2.) My oldest child waking me up this morning.
3.) A sip of coffee
4.) Burgandy colored letters spelling out the word “family”.
1 hits 1 on Sirius
2 my youngest daughter smiling at my oldest when she came over to her cradle.
3 going away for our anniversary
4 a pair of dress boots that fit my thick calves
1) So corny, but I love the new show Nashville on tv so I’ve been listening to all the songs they sing on that show!
2)My 5 year old made a video with the ipod of her babies all lined up in a row and made up a song about them. It was hilarious.
3)Thanksgiving Feasts for both kids at school this week. Always fun!
4)An LSU shirt at Sam’s Club. Is it sad it took me 5 minutes to think of what I had bought myself? lol.
1.) Country station on Pandora – I started listening while pregnant with my son and now it’s become a special bond between us. He loves when we dance to Miranda Lambert 🙂
2.) My son’s giggles and coos at me from his bouncer
3.) An afternoon of baking bread and painting ornaments with my girl
4.) A pair of lovely brown boots for my birthday
1.) The song “One,” as sung by Johnny Cash
2.) My husband
3.) Going on a date with him!
4.) A pair of red headphones
1.) the Backyardigans
2.) My 7 month old’s smile
3.) Christmas
4.) Some much needed cords for the winter
1) Panadora 80’s
2)My husband sideways glance as I set the channel on Jersey Shore
3)Waking my daughter this morning
4) lip gloss
1. Glee Christmas
2. The picture of you and Nella and the idea of you dancing her to sleep.
3. Being home with my family, watching football, doing chores, being together.
4. Avon foot scrub stuff at a craft fair yesterday and a replacement wire for my Pampered chef egg slicer also at said craft fair. Pretty pitiful. I bought cooler stuff for other folks!
1.) Otis Redding on Pandora
2.) This morning being woken up by my two year old daughter by saying “Mama, I see Berkeley (our dog) in costume?” She’s been obsessed with costumes since Halloween, and this was at 5am, but as tired as I was, still made me smile.
3.) I’m looking forward to today! Have no plans yet, but I know it’ll be a good day.
4.) I took a mama day yesterday, went into the city and got myself lunch and an oversized comfy sweater from Madewell.
Thanks for posting this giveaway, the dolls look amazing. Definitely something I’ll add to our Christmas/Hanukkah lists.
I love that picture of you and Nella- so sweet and warm.
1. Music playing right now- Laurie Berkner, Mouse in My Toolbox. Not my first choice- but I am trying to distract a little one so that I can get work done.
2. Last thing that made me smile- my almost three year old enthusiastically opened up an envelope of coupons and proudly showed them to her 16 year old brother- calling them her ‘details.’
3. Right now I am looking forward to starting work on a new illustration for a book cover for a new author
4.Last thing I bought myself was tickets to see So You Think You Can Dance live (on Friday night). It was a last minute purchase. A guilty pleasure- my husband and I got to indulge in. We rarely go out.
Have a great Sunday!
1. Ingrid Michaelson’s newest CD
2. A glimpse of my youngest’s silhouetted profile as my husband held her by the window
3. A lunch date with a college friend
4. A marshmallow hot chocolate
Love that baby doll, and the reminder to pare things down. We’re trying to follow the “One thing they want, one thing they need, one thing to wear, one thing to read” guidelines this year and go for more quality items rather than so much junk.
1.)Lianne La Havas “Is your Love Big Enough?” on WYEP 91.3-Pittsburgh’s local radio that plays contemporary music. I have actually discovered many artists BEFORE they are popular on here. 🙂
2.) My kitty, Squeak, when he whined for food this morning
3.) Black Friday. I work in retail which is potentially horrible for that scenario but I am excited to live off of coffee for a day and just have a day where all I have to worry about is just selling and nothing else with the store.
4.) New purse!!!!!
Nella is SUCH a cutie!
1.) Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
2.) My kids snuggling together on the couch.
3.) Christmas (I’m one of THOSE people)
4.) An Oreo blizzard.
1. the television
2. My husband kissing me this morning while I was still half asleep.
3. Thanksgiving!!
4. A new holiday outfit:)
1. the television
2. My husband kissing me this morning while I was still half asleep.
3. Thanksgiving!!
4. A new holiday outfit:)
1. My choice: Mia Dyson – To Fight is to Lose, my girls: The Bare Necessities – Phil Harris
2. The girls having stroller races
3. Finishing the nursery for baby boy due 12/12
4. 20 oz. Iced white choc peppermint mocha
White Christmas by Bing Crosby
Picture of my 5 yr. old Grandson hugging his best buddy at a BD party yesterday.
Watching tv tonight in bed, in the dark!
Hand stitched greeting cards at a Christmas craft show yesterday!
LOVE Nella’s doll
1.) Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses
2.) I just cleaned out my car, and a clean car always makes me smile.
3.) Christmas shopping by myself a few towns over.
4.) A tee shirt from the Good Will.
1.) Owl City
2.) My little boy smiling while nursing 🙂
3.) The Seahawks game this afternoon!
4.) A birthstone of my little boy to add to my necklace, which already has my big boy’s birthstone on it!
1. French Radio London – on our DAB Radio in the kitchen
2. Tea with my best friend in the kitchen (complete with sleeping baby to allow for proper catch up!)
3. Making soup for dinner
4. An autumn smelling candle (warm fig!)
I also brought and wrapped my first Christmas gift this weekend. It’s very satisfying to get the ball rolling!
1.) Pure silence. Usually CBC radio.
2.) My daughter, saying she can’t go play with her brothers because she needs to take care of her dolls.
3.) Finishing this term at law school.
4.) A facial masque.
1. Bach Meets the Beatles
2. My three-month-old baby boy’s silly sounds
3. Friday, when my hubby comes home from a business trip
4. Dolce de Leche latte (INDULGENT!)
What a beautiful, sly little belly shot you gave us!! Looking gorgeous, mama!
1.) pandora love songs channel
2.) my 5 year old making my 1 year old scream and giggle
3.) christmas shopping
4.) it’s been so long i can’t remember!
1.) The new Mumford. I can’t get enough of it. So much passion!
2.) My son bringing me eyeliner from my make-up bag and asking me to give him a mustache.
3.) Lunch at a lovely little Japanese place. We have to leave in 15 minutes and I’m still in my pajamas, and I have 3 kids to prep.
4.) An adorable summer dress on the clearance rack at Target. $7.48!!
1. “Carry On” by Fun.
2. When we visited Branson, MO for the first time with our almost 2 yr. old. They had the Christmas lights up at the landing and he kept running around, tossing his hands in the air, shouting “WHOA!” I couldn’t stop smiling.
3. I’m looking forward to my husband getting his offer letter tomorrow. He was offered a promotion on Friday!
4. A starbucks caramel frappucino
1. phil collins
2. my daughter (always), specifically the sight of her joy at her 2 year birthday party yesterday
3. the holidays with my family
4. purple skinny jeans
1. Laurie Berkner Christmas Album!
2. Snuggling my friend’s baby
3. Waiting for the kids to wake up so we can go outside on this beautiful day!
4. A bottle of Red Wine!
1. Toby Mac
2. My 3 year old’s sleeping, bobbing head on the drive home from a camping trip
3. Thanksgiving with previously estranged family
4. McDonald’s bacon, egg and cheese biscuit–so not worth it, but I was starving!
1. Hipster music- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, The Lumineers, etc.
2. My son just came into the room and started dancing.
3. Cold weather coming! In south Texas, that means high 60s. I’ll take it.
4. A bra and running leggings on Amazon.
Oh, Kelly, that doll is so sweet!!! I am due right around when you are (Valentines Day!) with a little girl! This would be so perfect for her! 🙂
1.) Fun-Some Nights, and Big Daddy Weave- Redeemed
2.) Watching my son push a tiny grocery cart through the store for the first time! 🙂
3.) Christmas!- the decoration, teaching Tucker the Christmas story, buying gifts for people..!
4.) Smash Book and washi tape!
Fingers crossed! This would be perfect to give to baby #! to prepare him for baby #2 due in January 🙂
1) Mindy Smith Christmas album (early I know, but I can’t help it;))
2) My little boy not wanting to take his nap until he gave his momma a kiss
3)A yummy home cooked meal
4) A new robe for the hospital
1)my 2 year is loving chuck berry these days.
2) my family doing the “potty dance” each time my little guy conquers the toilet (we are on day 2)!
3)A full nights sleep. We have a three month old who does not like to sleep 🙁
4)a couple magazines
1.) Classic country – I’m trying to give my son an appreciation for music other than heavy metal! 🙂
2.) My son feeding himself jello for the first time.
3.) Baby boy number 2 at the end of February.
4.) Maternity clothes!
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My son falling asleep while breast-feeding
My mom is coming over to make us dinner in the crockpot!
I bought a MAC lipstick called Frou. Free shipping from Nordstrom! Holla!!
1. Enjoying the quiet of two sleeping little ones
2. My two year old saying “bless you” to our sneezing dog
3. An anniversary/ birthday dinner with my husband
4. Nail polish
1. Enjoying the quiet of two sleeping little ones
2. My two year old saying “bless you” to our sneezing dog
3. An anniversary/ birthday dinner with my husband
4. Nail polish
1. I am currently listening to Christmas music! It’s finally being streamed 24/7 on our local radio station.
2. The last thing that made me smile is last night when I got to see my three year old cousin, the one year old little girl I babysat for earlier this year, and found out my best friend is having a baby girl!!! 🙂
3. I am looking forward to starting nursing school in January, and spending quality time with my family during this beautiful holiday season.
4. The last thing I bought myself was a new book for my kindle.
1.) Little Talks from Of Monsters and Men–playing on my iTunes
2.) Having a group of 8 wonderful ladies around my kitchen table as we make pizza and chat!
3.) My holidays in December…
4.) …a hand carved soapstone kamotik (Inuit traditional sled for dog teaming.)
1. Kid Songs– they are always playing in our car!
2. Listening to my eight month old giggle at brunch
3. Nap time!
4. Skinny Jeans– my first pair and I am hooked!:)
1. Music – loving 80s lately
2. Still smiling, after a busy day yesterday we skipped dinner and went right to ice cream shoppe.
3. We are in car driving from weekend at Nanas , looking forward to our home.
4. I bought a bag of twizzlers, and this preggo Mama ain’t sharin!
1.Girl on Fire: Alicia Keys
2.My daughter and her Pa coloring on the floor right now. I think I just took about 25 pictures while they were caught up in their own little world.
3.Picking up my brother from the airport tonight. 45 minutes of uninterrupted convo just for us.
4.A yummy cinnamon and caramel latte
1) Christmas music, ala Harry Connnick Jr
2) My three year olds sharing their halloween candy with each other
3)Date night!
4) A caffeinated beverage.
And side note, those little ballerina dolls just may have to make their way to our house for Christmas this year. Too cute.
1) Iron & Wine
2) Simon (son) giving our music leader a huge hug at church today for singing Twinkle Twinkle to him, totally unprompted and surprising us all
3)BBQ and jazz with friends tonight
4)coffee
1. Pandora Solo Piano station
2. My kiddos cuddled on the couch watching a movie.
3.My homemade Lasagna for dinner
4. A pair of tan boots I have been wanting for awhile!
My daughter loves baby dolls and will be 2 this Thanksgiving and I have been internet searching for some baby doll items.
1.) Pandora oscar the grouch station
2.) My son
3.) Sewing
4.) Pair of earings
1.) Ingrid Michaelson playlist on grooveshark.com
2.) Waking up to my 6 year old climbing into bed with me to say good morning
3.) The gender reveal ultrasound I have scheduled for a week from Monday
4.) Much needed maternity clothes
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My grandsons many temporary tattoos on his belly
Thanksgiving with family
A new pair of jeans
1. Baby Einstein-Playdate Fun. I said I never would, and I did.
2. A Sunday Morning Message I needed to hear.
3. Dinner with family tonight.
4. Moccasins 🙂
1. This Little Light of Mine
2. Watching my kids skip down the sidewalk as we have 60+ degrees going on in Michigan today.
3. Just want to cuddle up in my bed tonight with a good book and a little peace.
4. Chocolate hazelnut cookies from Trader Joes.
1. Baby Mine – This song always makes me teary!
2. Waking up to the sounds of my twenty-one month old twins “talking” and laughing with each other.
3. Decorating sugar cookies with the twins and friends, a tradition that we are starting this year.
4. Paint for my first craft project since the twins were born.
1.) Avett Brothers, The Carpenter
2.) My 3 year old son telling me after his birthday party today, “I weally wiked my birthday day.”
3.) Starbucks run with only 1 baby in tow during preschool this week!
4.) New post-baby jeans. Still wearing a maternity pair and ready to burn them!
1. Soundtrack to Brave
2. Watching my girls (5 and 3) quietly get out some of the art supplies and work on a “craft” together
3. Looking forward to my kindergartern’s Thanksgiving feast at school this week. She has been practicing her songs and I just know I will cry. I am such a sap at these things.
4. I just bought some new duds at Loft. Mama needed new clothes!
1.) Avett Brothers latest album
2.) My son randomly singing in the shower
3.) Christmas morning
4.) My favorite chapstick
1. Just a random mix of Christian praise and worship music
2. My 2 year old playing with her baby dolls
3. Dinner (Indian curry)lol
4. Flip flops (in NZ we call them jandals)
1.) Symphony on XM Radio and I also secretly listened to Christmas music this weekend.
2.) Randomly meeting my daughter and grandson in the grocery store.
3.) Getaway weekend with my husband.
4.) Gummy Bears.
1) Luke Bryan on pandora
2) my sweet girl doing crafts
3) my birthday tomorrow!
4) a new purse
1. Boyfriend by, Justin Bieber:)
2. My dad
3. A new baby cousin
4. An Ice flavored water
1) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now?
Mumford and Sons, Dave Matthews
2.) Last thing that made you smile.
My 2 month old giggling for the first time.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now.
Both my kids going to bed so that I can paint my nails.
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself.
A pair of Tory Burch flats.
Thanks! Dana
1. Train- 50 ways to say goodbye (cracks me up)
2. Reruns of Friends on a lazy Sunday
3. Thanksgiving. One of my favorite holidays where family gets together to chat and laugh over good food.
4. Catseye colossal lashes mascara to beautify myself. 🙂
1. “Laid Back Beach Music” – Pandora
2. The tiny flutters in my tummy!
3. April…when my 1st baby is due.
4. Decaf pumpkin spice latte. (yumm)
1. If There Was No You (Brandi Carlile)
2. Your blog and hearing my 3 littles outside playing basketball with their Dada.
3. Having my husband home tomorrow for Veteran’s Day – he is active duty military.
4. Sweet little vintage pilgrim candles from an etsy shop.
Mumford and Sons- can’t stop! My daughter playing pretend in the bath tub. A hot cup of tea. A new set of watercolors!
1. Jackie Evanko: Dream with me
2. My teenager laughing at my lame joke.
3. Looking toward holidays.
4. Dunkin Donuts Pumpkin coffee and pumpkin muffin. Luvvv pumpkin!
1. “Moonrise Kingdom” soundtrack
2. The beautiful dinner my hubby made for our four kids and one extra friend!
3. Having Monday off with my kids…
4. Two new pairs of boots… that I just couldn’t say no to!
1.) Fleetwood Mac – Silver Spring
2.) Thinking of my mother in law who just moved in with us 🙂
3.) Visiting with friends tomorrow
4.) Yarn
1.) A.C. Newman’s new album Shut Down the Streets, in particular the song, I’m not talking.
2.) I’ve smiled all day: lazy sweatpants day by the fire with my husband
3.) I’m looking forward to Thanksgiving, the holiday we host with my parents and inlaws.
4.) Brussel Sprouts, Leeks, Red Beets, Parsnips and Purple Carrots at the Saint Paul Farmer’s Market. Meg @ http://www.ourwaytoeat.com
1. Lumineers station on pandora…LOVE!
2. Watching my daughter paint pottery and make a candle at her 7th birthday party.
3. My daughter’s birthday this week, and mine next week
4. A comfy cardigan from anthropologie
1. Human by the Human League
2. Seeing hollow earth on our future home lot
3. Hmm, looking forward to ordering our fresh turkey at our local farm for the holidays! And picking up their yummy chicken pot pie!
4.peppermint white mocha
1. Pandora.. It was something kid related, in fact I caught myself listening to alone with no kiddos…
2. I spoke with my little one on the phone and in the middle of her story she said “mommy.. I will love you forever”
3. Thanksgiving!,
4. New sheets!
1. The new Mumford and Sons – Love it
2.My daughter practicing the violin is making me smile right now.. ( sometimes I want to cry from the screeching- today it makes me smile..)
3. I really looking forward to my husband coming home safely from a nine month deployment. This is our 9 th deployment.. It never gets easier
4. the last thing I bought myself was lunch at Panera 🙂
1.) selena gomez, taylor swift, Phillip Phillips. – can you tell my daughters have taken over my IPod!
2.) My daughters faces when they cam home today and saw the new space I set up for them.
3.) A really big blog post that I am writing that is very heart breaking but needed for me to move on.
4.) A new duvet cover … that didnt end up fitting and I have to return 🙁
I love this post, I am working very hard to simplify my life right now and going through the girls toys is so very very needed right now. I am all about a joyful simple Christmas. Thank you for all of the wonderful suggestions. My girls would FREAK over these beautiful dolls <3
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1. Listening to the radio. An oldies station.
2. Watching my husbands face as he talks to our son on the phone about a concert he is going to conduct this week.
3. My husband starting chemo treatments tomorrow so we can get on with life and beat this disease!!
4. A new sweater on sale. Coupon + 60% off sale price: $6.10!! Happy Dance 🙂
1. Numb by Usher
2. A dirty joke that my mother just told out of the blue
3. Thanksgiving with my family (and pie!)
4. A necklace symbolizing patience…my new talisman.
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now?
Christmas Nostalgia. 🙂
2.) Last thing that made you smile.
My lunatic cat. 🙂
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now.
Moving….12 more days!
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself.
A pedicure. It was glorious.
1. Lots of country.
2. Watching my little girls in their matching pajamas sitting and watching a movie while snuggled up and eating popcorn.
3. Going to see the new Twilight movie.
4. A couple of new shirts.
1. Straight No Chaser
2. my twin daughters instantly bobbing up and down when they hear music
3. spending a Monday with my husband…he is off work for Veteran’s Day
4. a bottled Pepsi…yum!
1. Magic Tree House book 38.
2. My daughter doing a Disney on Ice show
3. My husband getting home from hunting.
4. Pretzel at Disney on Ice
1. Taylor Swift’s new album Red
2.picking my first baby girl up from camp
3.watching ET with my kids fir the first time
4. Flavored coffee dreamer my sweet indilgence
1. Caspar Babypants
2. A nice compliment my best friend said to me.
3. Friday! School play and potluck with my girl!!
4. Frozen pizza! Yes, really. I love pizza. Hehehe.
1. Disco Mickey Mouse and Silly Songs
2. My three year old getting excited and yelling I want one of those as she is reading ETST with me and sees the baby doll on the screen
3. Bed. I’m exhausted from having sick kiddos for a few weeks now
4. A fleece jacket and a black zip up sweatshirt. Need something to keep me a little warm as winter starts to set in.
1. the new mumford and sons CD…awesome!!
2. watching my nude boys run around (one with a shopping cart and one with a lawnmower) chasing the dogs.
3. finishing editing photos before my mini sessions start next saturday!
4. a pair of awesome boyfriend jeans from GAP- splurge, but they’re my fave!
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now? Nora Jones, Her music calms our home in the mist of all the craziness.
2.) Last thing that made you smile. Our 10month old taking 3 steps today. Such a proud moment.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now. The Holidays, Love all the family time, the sweet smell of amazing food. And best of all, the first big snow fall.
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself.
Bought myself a new shirt on Friday. Had a ladies night out on Saturday and needed to look sassy 😉
1. Currently not listening to anything, last thing I listened was the local country music radio station.
2. Funny story a friend just told me
3. Sleep and rest
4. Movie ticket
1. Casting Crowns, The Well
2. Watching my hubby with my girls during their bedtime routine.
3. A rainy night of relaxing.
4. Comfy leggings 🙂
1) I Don’t Feel Like Dancing by the Scissor Sisters. . .I’m loving that song right now! It’s impossible NOT to feel like dancing when it’s on!
2) Baby girl’s face when I gave her some homemade cough medicine. . .poor sickie.
3) The holidays! And giving everyone their homemade Christmas gifts.
4) The last season of Big Love. . .Dramatic TV is my guilty pleasure.
Ps, I LOVE the doll. My baby girl is getting a soft, squishy baby doll for Christmas too. It will be her first doll and I sure hope she loves it.
1. Christmas music and Matt Redman 10,000 Reasons
2. My 2 year old Gabby on the potty, “Mommy…you get me a magazine?”
3. Seeing a student of mine tomorrow who I got to see in a play today. He has Autism and has made so much progress…can’t wait to tell him how great he was!
4. Crispitos for lunch
1. “Home” by Phillip Phillips
2. Reviewing pics of my girls from this beautiful day!
3. Travelling back to Eastern Europe to adopt our third daughter.
4. A new pair of jeans 🙂
LOVE Magic Cabin. They are great. I’m planning to get my son a Waldorf style doll this year for Yule. 🙂
1. Nothing…I am enjoying the peace and quiet of sleeping children.
2. Saying prayers with my kids.
3. A good night’s sleep.
4. Fudge.
1. Christmas tunes:)
2. Kissing my kids good-night.
3. Taking my daughter to school tomorrow night.
4. Some new dresses!!!
1. Pandora Christmas Carols
2. My daughters big smile up at me
3. Thanksgiving
4. Little black dress
1. My daughter in her crib with her new Dream Light singing, “Dream Light Dream Light…”
2. A little cartoon on FB that said something about ‘You are what you eat…I didn’t know I ate a sexy beast this morning!’ lol, laughing again.
3. Everything holiday.
4. A big chunky black sweater.
1.)Adele…gotta love her!
2:} Your giveaway post.
3.)I have one adult daughter, she has a 5 year old boy, a set of Boy/Girl twins that will be four in December. At her C-Section for the twins, she had a tubal ligation {tubes tied, and burnt}…they decided that 3 kids completed the family. That was 2008, well she is due in April 2013. Her body healed itself. I am looking forward to another granddaughter! And the doll would be a wonderful gift
4.) An $8.00 CZ ring that my grandson said was pretty.
1. Ray Charles – You Don’t Know Me
2. The sweet baby who’s currently sleeping on my shoulder
3. The holiday season
4. A bottle of shampoo
1) Emmylou by First Aid Kit- Looooove this song!
2) My 4 1/2 year old running out and prancing around in her new fleece footie jammies
3) The next rainy day schedule with my two kiddos
4) A Red and White Polka Dot Dress form Etsy!
I love your blog so much and really enjoy reading about your family. Even if I don’t win the doll I will definitely be buying one! My 21 month old will love it.
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now? -les miserables songs
2.) Last thing that made you smile. -rocking my daughter to sleep tonight.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now. -the holidays. it’s my most favorite time of year. food, family, and so much love. it can’t get any better
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself. -crossfit training package!
1. Lullabies for my almost-5-month old
2. Watching my 6 and 1 year old snuggle and laugh together
3. The first snowfall, putting up our advent calendar and my sons second birthday (on December 25th!)
4. A Dr Pepper and a fine at our library!
1.) A TON of music! Mainly what I hear is Cray Button by Family Force 5 because my mildy autistic daughter loves to dance to it.
2.) Knowing that Tomorrow is my oldest daughters 10th Birthday and she is getting a flute from grandpa!
3.) The 2 year old to fall asleep so I can have some quiet time.
4.) Sadly, It has been so long I dont remember.
1- We are still listening to songs from Vacation Bible School “Sky”. It has only been 3 months of these songs!
2-Walking upstairs before midnight to go to bed!
3-Going to bed early!
4-Hot chocolate from Starbucks!
1. Some nights pandora station
2. Watching grandparents spoil my son
3. Decorating for Christmas this week
4. A wrap (pink ballet color)
1) Elizabeth Mitchell
2) My baby singing Bobby Shaftoe to me as I rocked her
3) Family photo shoot
4) A cozy grey cardigan
I have been looking for a doll for my lil’ girl’s 1st Christmas!
1) Nothing. Enjoying the quiet but looking forward to starting Christmas music soon.
2) Seeing my 3 year-old son and 9 month-old daughter play together. Their bond melts my heart.
3) Some mommy alone time. Haven’t had any real time in 3 years.
4)A package of Rolos…that was destroyed in 30 seconds…
1.) Not listening to music, but watching the Nascar race with my hubby.
2.) My 2 month old smile in her sleep.
3.) Starting to string popcorn and cranberries for the Christmas tree.
4.) A vacuum sealer… I really wanted one!
1. The Piano Guys
2. Watching my kids play football with their dad…in the house.
3. My parents coming to Idaho from Michigan for Christmas!
4. A new pair of church shoes
1.) Old97s, always.
2.) My baby cutting wooden bread for me and calling it lunch.
3.) the weekend
4.) Paige jeans!
love the wrapping paper!! This is our first year doing Christmas on our own, and we’re simplifying this year as well.
1.) Someone Like You – Adele
2.) Seeing my hubby & almost 3 year old cuddle up for milk before bed.
3.) Decorating our home for Christmas.
4.) Sparkly nail polish! 🙂
Absolutely LOVE the parchment paper with twine. I’m doing something similar but using stencils to spell out the names (thanks Pinterest).
I’m probably late but here’s my list:
1. Lots of dance tracks and normally whatever is playing on the radio.
2. My almost 2 year old rolling around on the floor and doing tumbles for 2 minutes and then comes running to me and says “Mama, I got you.”
3. Going out with my friends for a movie next week. And Christmas break.
4. A pair of colourful pumps.
1. Jason Mraz mixed in with some early Christmas music and a little Pachabel…that’s what was playing today 🙂
2. My son climbing on my lap before bed to give extra hugs and kisses
3. Reading the book a friend sent me!
4. Coffee on the way to church this morning
1.) Adele…someone like you
2.) Looking down at my little one snuggled next to me sleeping as I read your blog.
3.) Having a day off tomorrow and spend it with my sweet girl.
4.) a replacement iphone charger
That photo should be a post of its own. It is breathtaking. We are 1 and done for financial/happiness reasons (long story), but this picture makes me yearn to be pregnant again (mine is 22 months).
Congrats on your beautiful family.
1- Disney on Pandora. We just went to Downtown Disney tonight.
2. My 4 year old threw a penny into a fountain and I heard her whipser, “I wish I was an elf.”
3. Buying a house!
4. Reebok Nano 2.0
1. Brandi Carlile.
2. Susie turning her shoe into a car for her doll on our long ride home.
3. Christmas preparations with my 2.5 year old.
4. A mocha – with caffeine, oh la la!
1) Ed Sheeran, + (Debut Album)
2) My 18 month old granddaughter, Avery, singing
3) Our Dysfunctional family thanksgiving
4) Tickets to see Ed Sheeran!!
Aw man, if we lived in Naples we’d SO crash your North Pole party! Last year’s party looked like so much fun!
So, my four things:
1)Fernando Ortega- Hymns of Worship
2)My three year old saying, “Mommy watch this!” over and over again as she tried to do a cartwheel. Have you ever seen a 3 year old try a cartwheel. Hysterical.
3)Thanksgiving morning in the kitchen…I love the smells, the bustle, the teamwork, the whole shebang.
4)A membership to Weight Watchers…time to lose this baby weight once and for all!
1. White noise for my daughter to fall asleep to
2. My daughters face, how it lights up when I come home because she is so excited to nurse.
3. The holidays!!!
4. Uummmm… I can’t remember!!!
1.) “Not for a moment” Meredith Andrews
2.) the photo at the end of your post, belly & nella
3.) being able to take a similar photo in a few short months
4.) groceries! does that count?
1) the Kitchen Hour podcast- a fun refreshing find from your blog!
2) the little sigh I heard over the monitor early this morning from my little girl, still fast asleep
3) end of the work day
4) A much needed new winter coat
I feel the same way about Christmas- I can’t wait to get our tree up, but my husband will not allow it until after Thanksgiving:)
1. Listening to a book on tape, The Son, by Louis Lowry, soooo good
2. My 4 year olds shy smile as we sang him Happy Birthday
3. My in-laws coming in town for Thanksgiving
4.Leggings, because my ones from last year are too big:)
1. Zac brown band
2. My husband unable to get the window to go up on our way thru the car wash.
3. Family for the holidays
4. Shoe racks.
1) Backstreet Boys Pandora station (not ashamed to admit. Lol)
2) My husband rolling over in bed early this morning to snuggle.
3) My in-laws coming into town this week to meet our newborn daughter
4) A medium decaf white chocolate mocha with skim milk.
I hope I’m not too late, but I love that beautiful doll.
1) Two things, depending which room I am in: cd- Steve Miller Band, Greatest Hits (my fall anthems, for some reason) & streaming on Pandora- a combo Norah Jones/Amos Lee/Van Morrison channel.
2) Ordering pizza last night instead of cooking (we just came home from vacation).
3) A very special girl’s Puppy Birthday Party this weekend!
4) A Dole Whip at Disney this weekend. So extravagant, I know!
1. the format. the singer from the band “fun.” his former band. LOVE their music, can’t stop listening!
2. my beautiful little girl, just three months younger than nella…she held my face gently and said, momma…i love you SO much.
3. i’m looking forward to the holidays, merriment and wonder is so exciting with little kids…big kids too!
4. i bought a new flash for my camera…starting to go pro with the photography thing, so this was exciting. 🙂
beautiful post, as always.
1) Clem Snide’s Journey Remake Album
2) Waking up this morning nose to nose with my dog and his sweet sleepy eyes.
3) My baby girl is due this Friday and I can’t wait to hold her in my arms. This is our first child and we can hardly contain our excitement!
4) A much needed pedicure. I sat back in the chair, listened to the chatter throughout the spa and truly relaxed.
1. Paul Simon – love him in the fall!
2. My cleaning lady showing up today!
3. holiday decorating
4. a frame from the flea market to do a christmas craft with
I hope I am not too late!
– Abigail Washburn (I’m on a banjo kick lately)
– listening to my 2 year old nephew try to say “hot-dog”
-picking up the piano I bought on a whim yesterday
-Some fabric for my latest quilting project
1.) Rascal Flatts ~ Life is a Highway
2.) My baby boy running off with a naked bottom and a cheeky smile.
3.) Christmas morning, the first for my baby boy and third for my little adventurer.
4.) Pain au chocolat from the corner store this morning!
1.) Christmas Music!
2.) Laughing with my newly 1 year old in the car this morning on our trek to daycare/work
3.) A trip to Las Vegas to spend Thanksgiving with my oldest brother
4.) InTouch magazine. What, it’s my guilty pleasure! 😉
1.)She & Him Christmas Cd
2.) My son asking me to snuggle for 5 more minutes
3.) Thanksgiving with my family
4.) a Pair of maternity leggings
1. K-Love Radio
2. Baby girl blowing raspberries
3. Thanksgiving
4. Lunch at Chic-fil-a
1. Travis: How Many Hearts
2. My girls playing with their guitar and microphone last night with their dad
3. Thanksgiving
4. A new fuzzy bathrobe
thanks for the doll idea! i’m looking for my baby girl’s first dolly – been anxiously awaiting this moment:)
1.) Mumford & Sons – Babel
2.) Spending the weekend with my mama to help her photograph a friend’s wedding & then the big hugs and kisses from the kiddos when I finally got home
3.) A long overdue evening with my girlfriends
4.)Some essential oils some homemade health/beauty products I make
I am looking forward to our Thanksgiving get together. Good food, family and the feeling of home 🙂
I am looking forward to our Thanksgiving get together. Good food, family and the feeling of home 🙂
1.)home, michael buble
2.)my daughter’s laugh
3.) 5:00, I am a working mom and can’t wait to get home to my baby girl!
4.) 2 pairs of cute boots from Target, oops 🙂
1. Currently listening to Florence + the machine… makes me more productive at work 🙂
2. Watching my 3 yr old sit on the floor between our two LARGE dogs scratching their backs and telling them stories.. too cute.
3. Looking forward to the holidays, spending time with family and friends.
4. I just got a new pair of Converse shoes from Target and i am in love (and i am wearing them at work with black slacks, hoping no one says any thing about being “unprofessional”!)
1) Joss Stone
2) My two year old picking out her outfits this morning – love how strong her opinion is already
3) baby #2 (6/22/12)
4) some flowly blouses to hide the bump just a bit longer – we love having our own little secret and we’re not ready to share just yet.
A beautiful post this week!
1. Taylor Swift-My five year old loves her
2. Layla kissing her sister goodbye
3. Being off work to play with my girls.
4. A coke and cheesesticks (Don’t judge)
1)Veggie Tales CD (courtesy of my baby girl lol)
2)Seeing my 1 year old walk around the playground, trying to play with the big kids 🙂
3)My daughter waking up so I can give her kisses and see her big smile
4)Yarn, to finish my scarf!
1. Rock a Bye Baby station/Colbie Caillat/Pachabel’s Canon
2.Listening to my children on the way to school this morning
3.Celebrating our 7th wedding anniversary tonight!
4.Puddle boots
I love the simplicity of picking exactly the right gift(s) and savoring just a couple of them. I think it adds to the season in a way over-indulgence can not. Happy Celebrating!
Christmas Music of course!
My newly one year old son wanting to play this tickle game we play. He laid down and started saying up, up, up,up! We didn’t know he could say it!
Looking forward to SNOW!
Venti Iced Chai from Starbucks, could use that right about now too!
1. Taylor Swift
2. My toddler giving newborn baby brother a blanket to sleep with
3. Family Christmas trip to Chatanooga in 2 weeks
4. Nail polish!
1. Yo-Yo Ma: Bach Cello Suites
2. Listening to my little one sing to her littler sister
3. Thanksgiving with my family and taking the girls to see Santa on the North Pole Express.
4. Coffee, decaf so as not to amp up the baby
1) Mumford & Sons Pandora radio
2) Chatting with my neighbor on the way into work.
3) First Thanksgiving & Christmas with my little girl, and seeing sweet friends this weekend for birthday tomfoolery.
4) Vintage Pittsburgh Penguins t-shirt (partially bought in an effort to will the universe to end the NHL lockout).
Am I too late?!
1.} Local Christian radio station.
2.} 30-degree weather in Texas, and my baby in his fleece jammies.
3.} A cozy evening at home with my hubby and babe, eating White Chicken Chili together.
4.} A sweater at target.com. Wore it to church yesterday and it was perfect for Texas fall!
Thanks for the opportunity!
1.) Lots of Christmas music. Currently “Christmas must be Tonight” by My Morning Jacket.
2.) My 3 year old girl snuggling with Daddy in bed. (He works third shift)
3.) Christmas decorations the day after Thanksgiving.
4.) Christmas decorations.
1.)Trans Siberian Orchestra for house decorating
2.) My husband kissing my forehead before he leaves for work
3.) Starting new traditions at Christmas
4.) Tickets to a beer festival with friends
Snow angel by over the Rhine
2. My democrat mom and republican sis talking politics at bkfast
3. A full week off for thanksgiving
4. Socks at Marshall’s.
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now? Adele – Rolling in the Deep.
2.) Last thing that made you smile. My daughters snuggling in to watch a movie with their dad and I.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now. Taking a road trip to my sister’s house – giving us the perfect opportunity for cousins to spend a whole week of bonding time together.
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself. An Adele CD.
1.) Pat Benetar
2.) My self entertaining 4 y/o dancing around our kitchen island by herself while her sisters are playing in the other room.
3.) Thanksgiving dinner/party
4.) Cup of coffee
1. Coldplay
2. My 10 year-old girl asking each member of the hunting party what they “do for a living”
3. A serene Christmas holiday with all of the family home
4. A new fleece jacket (it’s coooold here in Montana!)
1. Bruno Mars and Keith Urban
2. My friends who came to my 40th birthday party this past weekend
3. Hosting an early Thanksgiving this Saturday
4. Gingerbread Latte
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player? Baby Einstein classical
2.) Last thing that made you smile? Watching my husband who just returned from deployment 3 days ago change his baby girls diaper:)
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now? CHRISTMAS!
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself? MAKEUP
Hi Kelle. Thank you, thank you for your blog. As is the case with so many others, your honesty and wisdom are very precious to me as a Mom. I have two girls who were born with the same heart defect, Tetralogy of Fallot. They’ve both had open heart surgery as infants and are vibrant 6 and 2 year olds. I have learned from you to stop and see them…really see them and enjoy life with them. When I can put my worry and anxiety for their special little hearts aside, I notice that Evie looks off above my head when she is really thinking hard, and every time Kellyn tells a secret she is just saying the word “chocolate” in their ear, and that every day, they laugh and love and find joy is such simple wonderful things. It takes practice to stop and notice, and I can proudly say I am getting good at it. Anywho…I wanted to answer your questions today:
1. Call Me Maybe…over and over and over. The girls in our house love to dance to it…husband not so much.
2. Watching my big girl have an echocardiogram on Friday afternoon, and seeing her little sister watch her in awe. Little sister is now ready for hers in January.
3. Looking forward to Thanksgiving…like cannot stop looking up recipes and picturing decorations to make and seeing the dinner table. Love this holiday!
4. I bought myself a pair of Rock and Republic jeans that make me feel like a chic, sexy Mama…and maybe I just am!
Happy Fall Kelle!
Ruth from Ithaca, NY
1. new Mumford & Sons album
2. a compliment from my boss
3. my sister and family coming for Thanksgiving
4. soy gingerbread latte from Starbucks….mmmmm red cups
1.) pandora station set to josh groban with some christmas music mixed in
2.) choosing a picture of my daughter for the christmas card
3.) going to the gym over lunch – this doesn’t happen unless grandma’s at home watching my girl, and today she is!
4.) wallet from Target to replace the one that’s falling apart. 🙂
By the way, I was so happy to see this post about baby dolls! My 18 mo old loves her cheap target one and I was thinking the same thing about how I want to get her one that is special and will last! Will be checking out this vendor for sure. You probably have too many posts on this to respond, but would love to hear what other baby dolls you (and your mom) find worth-while. All amazon tells me is the Corolle brand and Cabbage Patch 🙂 Might have to just email you this question…:)
1.) Ray Lamontange and Balkan Beatbox music
2.) My daughter telling me that I look beautiful
3.) Building a dollhouse with my husband for our girls’ “big” present this year
4.) Starbucks 🙂
Love your blog! Having a child with different needs, I can so relate with you as a mother and your family! My little girl would love the Rubens doll! Adorable!!!
Ok here it goes,
1. A cd mix we made for the kids, current favorite song is ” The Boys are Back” from the High School Musical soundtrack.
2. My 3yr old boy trying to trap his “peanut” with a cup in the bath.
3. Family day to see Wreck it Ralph and lunch with the hubs and kids x4.
4. Fall inspired tights.
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player (so many means of listening these days) right now? I still love Adele… We listen to both of her cds on rotation.
2.) Last thing that made you smile.
Reading your post! 🙂
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now.
Celebrating the upcoming holidays with my family.. We love the holidays, so this is our favorite time of year!
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself.
A much needed new pair of shoes! 🙂
1. taylor swift-red.
2. morning snuggles with my boy
3. tomorrow-day date with my sister!
4. starbucks peppermint mocha!
I love these mini questionaires!
1.) The newer Radiohead albums (King of Limbs)
2.) “Cold 911” tea from David’s Tea that I’m sipping to nurse my wimpy cold away right now! It’s wonderful.
3.) Spending more time with my adorable year-old nephew, and of course, the holidays.
4.) Yesterday: the best pair of black skinny jeans I could ever have thought possible. COMFY!
<3 <3 <3
1. The Vespers (“All I Want is You” cover)
2. My two week old daughter smiling in her sleep.
3. Thanksgiving at my parents house and getting to sit by their fireplace.
4. A book on family traditions
That baby doll is adorable! My two year old would love it so much! Thanks for the chance to win one. 🙂
1. Sesame Street greatest hits
2. My baby learned a real pucker kiss!
3. Christmas!!!!!
4. A doll that was much too fancy for my two year old, but makes me dream of playing with her as she grows
1.) nothing but quiet right now.
2.) seeing my girl swim her heart out at swim practice.
3.) Thanksgiving with family!
4.) the scrapbook kit I receive every month from STudio Calico!
xoxo
tara
1.) Faith Hill – American Heart
2.) Hearing my daughters laughing together in the basement playing together
3.) Thanksgiving
4.) coffee this morning.
1. Anything by Donavon Frankenreiter- specifically West Coast Fool
2. Always my daugther.
3. A vacation from work during Christmas.
4. Lotion
1. I’m loving Maroon 5’s One more night.
2. My 2 yr old daughter “talking to the birds” yesterday.
3. Cold Weather (we live in AZ…enough said :D)
4. remote for my camera. Need to get in the photos sometimes.
1. The Civil Wars channel on Pandora
2. My girl, learning to say “bye, bye da-da” and squeezing her little fist into a “wave”
3. Seeing family this weekend to celebrate the life of my grandmother who passed away this past week.
4. Peanut M&M’s, for breakfast
The Instagram photo melts my heart!
1.) CeeLo’s Magic Moment
2.) My 12 week old’s giggle
3.) Our annual Holiday bake-a-thon
4.) Skinny vanilla Latte
1: Greg & Steve- Zip a Dee doodah 🙂
2:Momastery’s Helping Hands
3:Putting final touches on my daughter’s 3rd birthday party decorations!
4:Groceries!? I haven’t bought myself anything in a while.
dtmichiels@gmail.com
1. Sail On By Lionel Richie and Time McGraw
2. Seeing my boys after a weekend away!
3. Thanksgiving
4. Publix sub 🙂
1. Twin Shadows- shooting holes
2. My almost 2 year old girl ripping an enormous fart in bed and proclaiming to us “I toot!”
3. Returning to my midwifery career in December and getting to hang out with loads of delicious babies and mommas
4. Chocolate gluten free brownie that didn’t taste like a hockey puck
1.) Explosions in the Sky- Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever
2.) The thought of my girl loving on a baby doll.
3.) Making Christmas presents for the family– right now I’m crocheting slippers for my sister and adding kitty faces to them!
4.) A taco salad. Yum!
1. I love talk radio…so I am listening to A podcast called no agenda.
2. My little 2 month olds new eyelashes.
3. Another cup of coffee…four kids in 4.5 years…yawn!
4. Crap…I can’t remember the last thing I bought just for me. My guess would be the biggest nursing bra ever made to hold my Frankenboobs! LOL
1. audiobook Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict
2.looked at your picture with Nella asleep on your shoulder
3.being alone in my house for the hour and 10 minutes
4.some little containers at the dollar store to help organize my dresser
🙂
Lovely wrapping job! I must say I have a love affair with the month of December as well!
thestoryofherandhim.blogspot.com
1. Mumford and Sons IHeart Radio.
2. My sweet, sweet nephew Kolton’s smile. It’s catching!
3. Having time to clean my house tonight.
4. Zebra print notecards and a gorgeous footed pedestal.
michael buble.
my two year old counting out his snack of peanuts.
a cup of decaf after the kids are in bed for the night.
groceries!
1. Christmas Music on Pandora. Since September. 🙂
2. Pictures of Little Man from my husband while I’m at work.
3. Youth Retreat in Chicago this weekend!
4. Apple Dumpling wax tarts.
1. Christmas music! (We started early this year)
2. My sweet toddler saying “car” for the first time this morning
3. Turkey and stuffing!!
4. Bacon–this pregnancy that’s all I’m craving!
1. Call me Maybe because the four year old who is convinced she is a rockstar is obsessed.
2. Drooly little brother blowing raspberries on my leg.
3. Road Trip! to family Thanksgiving (and leaving Florida for fall weather!)
4. Lip gloss. My own. Without gooey sides from someone squeezing too hard. 🙂
1) Classic Guitar on Pandora
2)Watching my daughter ski for the first time in our backyard!
3)Yoga tonight, time to center my thoughts
4)a new scarf
1. Once the Musical, Gold
2. A blog post by The Bearded Iris (actually, I laughed out loud!)
3. Taking my kids’ Christmas pictures and ordering cards!
4. A nice winter coat from HnM, long overdue.
**Thanks for the good advice on Christmas giving!! xoxo
1. Country Christmas favorites (I’m ready for a little Christmas cheer)
2. Facetiming with my kids this morning.
3. Getting home from my business trip on Friday to see my fam.
4. Red moccasins.
1) My 2,5 y.o. daughter in these last days wants to listen to many sorts of Christmas CDs, from American singers to cartoons, and it’s right in this way as I’m also feeling the Christmas mood.
2) A couple of days ago, it was raining outside and my parents came here to visit us. I invited my 2,5 y.o. daughter to wear her new rubber boots and to follow me, together with my parents. We went downtown, walking under the rain with our umbrellas and my daughter finally had the chance to imitate her favorite cartoon character, Peppa Pig, which loves to jump onto (mud) puddles 🙂
3) I’m looking forward to see my new baby girl in real life, who is expected for February 2013, to discover our new life together and especially to admire my two daughters’ relationship growing day by day.
4) I bought some scrapbooking products online, as I love this hobby and I want to stop our family memories forever onto papers and photos.
Well, I must admit that I’m a very family-oriented girl, as you can read in my replies 😉 but my roots and relatives are really my whole life, the best thing is that I realized it only in these last years and I don’t want to miss time anymore with this kind of feelings.
1. A little Jason Mraz. He is mine and my husband’s favorite artist. We love his music so much, a little known piece was played during the lighting of the unity candle in our wedding ceremony. 🙂
2. I saw a funny post on Facebook and it made me smile from ear to ear.
3. I am looking forward to going home, seeing my husband and fixing his favorite supper of oven baked panko breaded chicken legs, mashed taters, and peas for supper!
4. The last thing I bought myself was a package of Lindor truffles. I got them for free with a coupon – extra sweet!
-Karen
I absolutely agree with you that simpler is better. We are following that same rule this year and I hope the girls aren’t disappointed to not see a TON of gifts under the tree. The ones under it will be extra special and hopefully enjoy many years of playtime. Love your blog..and way of life!
Oh and I think I am already late, but:
1. Mumford and Sons
2.) My sweet girls and their name choices for their future baby brother.
3.) Sharing the news that we are having a boy!
4.) A new pair of boots:)
1.) Zac Brown band
2.) my sweet little 3 month old sleeping
3.) the holidays
4.) a wallet
1. Hungry Hungry Herbivore…Don’t ask!
2. My little boy snuggled up in my bed this morning.
3. A playdate with a good friend this evening.
4. A turkey sandwich yesterday.
1. This morning it was the Christmas music on our local radio station – I’m in the mood already!
2. My 18 mo old daughter waking up and discovering three shiny balloons Grandma brought home from a party at work last night. She was all “WHOA! Mama look!”
3. Girl’s weekend in Chicago with my best friends in 2 weeks.
4. A new lipstain from the drugstore
1. Bruce Springsteen…but soon to be Christmas music!
2. My 3 year old chatting in the backseat. And my 1 year old tries to chat. 🙂
3. Looking forward to Thanksgiving and time with the family.
4. Hmm…some face wash at Target? 🙂
1.) My 8-year-old is on a Rascal Flatts kick right now. He says, “Mommy, can we please play that song you say is ‘our song’?”–“My Wish”
2.) Watching my son snuggled up in my bed resting–he was home sick yesterday from school. He looked so peaceful.
3.) The Christmas tree lighting at Easton Town Center in Columbus Ohio on 11/16/12. It’s one of our favorite Christmas traditions to attend.
4.) A lunch tote from 31 gifts.
Thank you as always Kellie for bringing sunshine to my days. Happy holidays to you & your amazing family.
Kat Graham
1.) Sara Groves station on Pandora.
2.) Facebook message from our nanny about taking our 1 year old out to play & how she (the nanny) gets more tired out than our daughter!
3.) Two days of sunshine in the forecast.
4.) A Lollia candle for my office. They’re spendy but the scent is FANTASTIC!
1. Listening to my station on Pandora and it is one of my all-time faves that just popped up: Snow Patrol’s Run…Oh heart, love, love, heart, glitter goodness!
2.) Finding a pot of Peppermint flavored coffee in the break room this morning. Holiday in a cup!
3.) Thanksgiving – can’t wait. Favorite holiday!
4.) A pair of compression socks…yes, runner nerd extraordinaire over here!
Even though the contest is over, I’d like to play.
1.) What’s streaming from your MP3/radio/CD player/record player right now? “Love Vigilantes” by Iron & Wine
2.) Last thing that made you smile: When my daughter said, “Gobble Gobble Gobble” to me. She is 17 months old and we’re vegans.
3.) What you’re looking forward to right now. Nov. 21st. Play date with my best friends from high school and our children.
4.) Last thing you bought for yourself: Does my salad for my lunch count? Falafel salad, yum!
1. Radio (news station–no time to watch news on the tv!)
2. My newborn son
3.) Sleep!
4.) A t-shirt from target.
1.) collective soul
2.) my daughter brushing my hair
3.) decorating for christmas
4.) a mustard yellow sweater
1. Natalie Merchant’s Leave Your Sleep (children’s poetry set to her music)
2. My baby falling asleep while nursing
3. Flying out to visit my parents so my dad and grandparents can meet our daughter for the first time
4. Clothes for until I lose my pregnancy weight!
1. Snatam Kaur
2. Helping Asher make his own magazine.
3. bill to come home from a long day.
4. A new smell for my scentsy.
Oh I want that doll!!!
1) Matt Redman, 10,000 Reasons
2) My kids playing in the snow
3) The cinnamon buns rising in my oven
4) Wow, it’s really sad that I can’t remember the last thing I bought… I’m going to go with a Stella & Dot charm necklace.
IN LOVe with the doll! We are big fans of good unplastic toys as well & a good imagination is a must!!!
1. Shooter Jennings
2. my baby girl trying to laugh
3. thankgiving with both families
4. clothes to head back to work after 16 weeks of maternity leave 🙁
1.) Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men
2.) My sweet toddler running around naked wearing a Halloween mask
3.) Spending the holiday with my kids.
4.) I couldn’t even remember. But Christmas is done for the kids.
I love your photo with sleeping Nella. It brings back so many memories of my own mother carrying me and dancing me to sleep when i was little. Having my oldest child just turn 18, those days when we can hold them fly by so quickly.
1.Frank Ocean–Channel Orange
2. My daughter staring at me after nursing
3.reading a book
4.SD card from Amazon
After a weekend down with the flu, I am embracing the little joys in life… Such as health..and my joy everyday, my little girl.
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