Our lil snow bunny and my handsome husband
Here is her bow for Mommom to see
Love them!
My precious little daughter, you make me smile a thousand times a day!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Baby's First Snow
This weekend we had the rare privilege of being snowed in. This snow storm gave us seven inches of snow and was the largest storm around here in twenty years. Thankfully, we had no where to go and could enjoy our time together safe and snug at home sipping hot cocoa, baking brownies, and watching movies.
Our lil snow bunny and my handsome husband
Here is her bow for Mommom to see
Love them!
My precious little daughter, you make me smile a thousand times a day!
Our lil snow bunny and my handsome husband
Here is her bow for Mommom to see
Love them!
My precious little daughter, you make me smile a thousand times a day!
Baby and Her Toys
You may have noticed that Baby's toys look a little different than the average toys you might see. We have a few guidelines that work for very well for us (and are certainly not for everyone). Baby, being the sweetie she is, has done a lovely job of showing that wooden toys are fun too :)
Blocks are the best! After watching Daddy stack her blocks for months now, Baby has just started stacking them too.
The more antiquated looking the better: Here is a picture of my grandmother as a baby - O, excuse me. That is my baby girl with her silver rattle:) My taste is so 1810 rather than 2010. Laugh if you wish (we are used to it as our family makes plenty of fun over our vintage ways).
This Plan Toys punch and drop is her favorite.
To dye and not to paint: Plan Toys is my favorite toy company. They have a wonderful selection of high quality wooden toys. Their toys are made from solid wood and colored with stains which cannot chip off while most Melissa and Doug toys are colored with paint that chips and ends up in little mouths.
Wood is fun: Although these toys do not dance, sing, and light up, baby girl herself does while playing with these toys.
Less is more: We prefer to acquire fewer nice toys for our baby rather than a house full of disposable toys.
Plastic in moderation (and at Mommom's house): Where would we be without Bitty?
Blocks are the best! After watching Daddy stack her blocks for months now, Baby has just started stacking them too.
The more antiquated looking the better: Here is a picture of my grandmother as a baby - O, excuse me. That is my baby girl with her silver rattle:) My taste is so 1810 rather than 2010. Laugh if you wish (we are used to it as our family makes plenty of fun over our vintage ways).
This Plan Toys punch and drop is her favorite.
To dye and not to paint: Plan Toys is my favorite toy company. They have a wonderful selection of high quality wooden toys. Their toys are made from solid wood and colored with stains which cannot chip off while most Melissa and Doug toys are colored with paint that chips and ends up in little mouths.
Wood is fun: Although these toys do not dance, sing, and light up, baby girl herself does while playing with these toys.
Less is more: We prefer to acquire fewer nice toys for our baby rather than a house full of disposable toys.
Plastic in moderation (and at Mommom's house): Where would we be without Bitty?
Welcome to Her Crib
Baby girl's nursery has been a work in progress for a while now (before pictures here and here), yet it is finally all finished!! I love it to pieces!! ( Pro pictures really make it sparkle extra pretty :)
Baby in her Caroline crib. I call it my forever crib because I dearly want it to last through all our children (many may they be!!! :). This dream nursery set was a generous present from hubby that we were able to afford as we found it amazingly discounted and used our baby's tax deduction.
The picture above her crib is the two of us right after her baptism.
I used my military discount at the goodwill to get this beautiful mirror and had the fun of painting it silver from gold.
Her cradle which was in our room for her first seven months, and prints that I took out of Maud Humphrey's Mother Goose book. I bought the 2005 edition on ebay for sixteen dollars and got over twenty prints rather than paying thirty-five dollars a print at art.com.
The dress on the wall is my mother's baptismal gown. It means so much to me to have my mother's dress in my baby's room. On the tall dresser there is a bowl from our wedding, a vase from her baby shower, my baby cup, her baby cup, books, a maternity picture, and a sonogram picture.
I really love how these plaques (a clearance bargain) frame the french doors to her nursery.
This is a before picture taken in October 2008.
This is how it looked on move in day in March 2008.
Baby in her Caroline crib. I call it my forever crib because I dearly want it to last through all our children (many may they be!!! :). This dream nursery set was a generous present from hubby that we were able to afford as we found it amazingly discounted and used our baby's tax deduction.
The picture above her crib is the two of us right after her baptism.
I used my military discount at the goodwill to get this beautiful mirror and had the fun of painting it silver from gold.
Her cradle which was in our room for her first seven months, and prints that I took out of Maud Humphrey's Mother Goose book. I bought the 2005 edition on ebay for sixteen dollars and got over twenty prints rather than paying thirty-five dollars a print at art.com.
The dress on the wall is my mother's baptismal gown. It means so much to me to have my mother's dress in my baby's room. On the tall dresser there is a bowl from our wedding, a vase from her baby shower, my baby cup, her baby cup, books, a maternity picture, and a sonogram picture.
I really love how these plaques (a clearance bargain) frame the french doors to her nursery.
This is a before picture taken in October 2008.
This is how it looked on move in day in March 2008.
Sweet Moments
With these two by my side I feel as if I can achieve all that I desire
These AMAZING family shots were taken by a most AMAZING photographer who I have the privilege of calling my friend. Thank you, A!!! Does this one look familiar? This is the same spot were we took a few from the maternity shoot in 2008.
These shots were taken in August when Baby was nine months old. Looking at them now is making me warm and long for summer.
We will always be there for you, Baby
She lights up our world
Such a smiley baby
Where's Baby?
There she is!
These AMAZING family shots were taken by a most AMAZING photographer who I have the privilege of calling my friend. Thank you, A!!! Does this one look familiar? This is the same spot were we took a few from the maternity shoot in 2008.
These shots were taken in August when Baby was nine months old. Looking at them now is making me warm and long for summer.
We will always be there for you, Baby
She lights up our world
Such a smiley baby
Where's Baby?
There she is!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
YES!!!!!
Four years ago today on January 27th, 2006, my love while on bended knee asked for my hand in marriage. "YESS!!" was my reply :)
He took me for a beautiful walk in the woods. This was particularly special to me because we loved talking walks together and because even in the middle of winter we were surrounded by the beauty of God's creation.
This spot overlooked the city of Philadelphia where he was presently attending college.
The hand which he now possesses.
Exactly two years later on the 27th of January 2008, here I am waiting for my ship to come in. I really like this picture because I think it artistically shows how I felt those six months fenced away from my love. How fitting that on the anniversary of our engagement my husband returns from his sixth month deployment!! (My favorite blog post.) He surely knows how to give great anniversary presents:)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Happy 3rd Anniversary!!
This year hubby and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary with a lovely dinner at one of our favorite restaurants. Can you guess where we went?
I enjoyed my amazing Thai Lettuce Wraps.
Hubby had his favorite selection the Herb Crusted Salmon and Steak Diane.
For me, a visit couldn't possibly be complete with out these delectable avocado rolls.
A close up of the rolls and a Gerber spoon.
O, yes! Did I mention baby girl came along for our romantic celebration dinner? She made for very pleasant company (as she was wonderfully well behaved and quiet) and just like her mama... she LOVED the avocado rolls too.
Our cheesecake of choice was the Lemon Rasberry Cream. This one was amazing!! Then again I have never met a Cheesecake Factory cheesecake that I didn't enjoy :) N gave me a beautiful pair of dangle earrings. He mentioned a while back that he would like to see me wearing earrings other than my classic studs. If you have seen me recently, I was probably wearing them :) I bought him two Dillard's suits that I got for 75% off.
And for a little walk down memory lane. Here we are in Philadelphia on our wedding day in 2006.
1st Anniversary in 2007. Since Hubby was deployed to the Middle East, my girlfriends were there with me to celebrate. We had a wonderful evening out, and they (along with many other friends and family members) were a great source of comfort through the whole deployment.
Great friends, D and A, with our Pumpkin, Oreo Mudslide, and Key lime cheesecakes.
2nd Anniversary 2008- Instead of celebrating with a dinner date, we decided to go all out and celebrate by having a baby! It was far from a glamorous evening out on the town, but it was the most beautiful day of my life!!!
Dearest Husband, these past three years have been wonderful, and throughout everything you have been my rock. Thank you, my love!!!
I enjoyed my amazing Thai Lettuce Wraps.
Hubby had his favorite selection the Herb Crusted Salmon and Steak Diane.
For me, a visit couldn't possibly be complete with out these delectable avocado rolls.
A close up of the rolls and a Gerber spoon.
O, yes! Did I mention baby girl came along for our romantic celebration dinner? She made for very pleasant company (as she was wonderfully well behaved and quiet) and just like her mama... she LOVED the avocado rolls too.
Our cheesecake of choice was the Lemon Rasberry Cream. This one was amazing!! Then again I have never met a Cheesecake Factory cheesecake that I didn't enjoy :) N gave me a beautiful pair of dangle earrings. He mentioned a while back that he would like to see me wearing earrings other than my classic studs. If you have seen me recently, I was probably wearing them :) I bought him two Dillard's suits that I got for 75% off.
And for a little walk down memory lane. Here we are in Philadelphia on our wedding day in 2006.
1st Anniversary in 2007. Since Hubby was deployed to the Middle East, my girlfriends were there with me to celebrate. We had a wonderful evening out, and they (along with many other friends and family members) were a great source of comfort through the whole deployment.
Great friends, D and A, with our Pumpkin, Oreo Mudslide, and Key lime cheesecakes.
2nd Anniversary 2008- Instead of celebrating with a dinner date, we decided to go all out and celebrate by having a baby! It was far from a glamorous evening out on the town, but it was the most beautiful day of my life!!!
Dearest Husband, these past three years have been wonderful, and throughout everything you have been my rock. Thank you, my love!!!
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