This is Avery

Beautiful isn't he?
He's my new love.

Just waiting

Trying to be productive while at home on maternity leave, without a baby! Here I come quilt. Watch out.

Family Photos 2012

We just got our family photos back...and i LOVE them.  i think they turned out super lovely.
thanks to the talented Ms. Erin Lodi of erin lodi photograpy for taking our pictures again this year.

here are some of my favorites.

ridiculously cute right?  and could Becks be any cuter?  I think not.

A big boy bed

With a new baby on the way, and a two bedroom home, we needed to get Becks out of the crib that had been converted into a toddler bed. 

I wanted to make it a BIG deal... a new big boy bed, new sheets, new quilt (handmade by mommy), a new headboard made by daddy... the whole sha-bang.

Here is his quilt... quilt design mom (that's me).  I wanted to keep it colorful but boy-ish all the same.

 

 This is the front

 

Here is a detail of the front... i used horizontal binding at different thicknesses.

 

 This is the back... simple but still fun

We also wanted to create a special headboard for the bed.  My husband took this on....  with much help from a tiny helper - Becks.

 The framework for the headboard.

 The finished chevron headboard.  We used salvaged wood from a shed we were tearing off the house.

The whole package...the quilt, dinosaur sheets, and headboard.

Can you tell he was super excited about his new bed.

Testing out the new digs! 

Sunday - Sunday

Our Sunday consists of:
Pickles
Drywall
And boys in tents.

What can I say... we've been busy.

Yeah I know... it's been over a year.
And who knows if this will be the one post for the next year, but I thought I would try.

Let's see.. our "baby" turns two next month.  That just blows my mind.  He is such a little man and I can't express just how much I love that kid.  He is wonderful, smart, joyful, stubborn, and so independent.

We have kept up our remodel... slowly - but we look at it like a marathon.  More updates to come (well maybe - i'm not making promises here)

oh and did i mention baby #2 is on the way... actually pretty soon!  October 1st is the date.  More on that later too.

We've been trying to wrap up projects and make room for the new little peanut.... so we have been busy.  (see i told you...) I have tons of great pictures I just can't wait to share.

Hopefully i'm back for a while. 
miss you all... if any of you are still there!

xoxoxo

mother's day - 2011

mother's day gave me the chance to reflect on being a mom and how much i love my new job.  i wouldn't trade being a mom for anything in the world.

it is truly amazing how one little person can change your life.  this weekend i kept trying to get him to say "ma, ma, ma... or mum"... or anything resembling mom; only to get "da, da, da" in return.

each time JD would chuckle and look down trying not to rub it in on my 1st official Mother's Day.

On my Mother's Day we:
1. had a special b-fast prepared by JD
2. hit up an edible plant sale
3. went to the playground
4. had "real" Italian pizza for lunch
5. then played at home.

it was a good day.  my diet didn't like it much, but boy was that tirimisu good.

Beckett your mommy loves you.