Halloween

Here are a few shots from some of the fun things we've done surrounding Halloween. I really do love Halloween...but maybe that's just because I like candy...

Oh, and it has honestly taken me since Halloween night to get my computer to allow me to upload these pictures. I'm really not that big of a blogging slacker.


We visited the pumpkin patch with our good friends Susie, Brigham and Olivia. I know the shot is far away, but it was so cute to see Brigham, Olivia and Jack all stick their little heads through these cut-outs.



Jack showing us 'the goods.' Jack had such a good time. We only went down 2 streets, but he kept saying, "let's go to another neighborhood." I think he meant another house when he said 'neighborhood,' but Mike and I got a pretty good laugh out of it.



Here we are on the porch just before we went trick-or-treating. Our little pumpkin family was suppose to be in the picture too, but Uncle Cody was taking the picture standing on the stairs, on crutches, so we'll cut him some slack for not including the pumpkins in the picture.

Just Another Day at the Doctor...

I had one of my routine doctor's appointments today. Those of you that have had a baby before know that these are pretty predictable. You go in, see how fat you've gotten (a.k.a weigh yourself), pee in a cup, and then meet with the doctor to have your belly measured, and to listen to the baby's heartbeat. Well, we were listening to the heartbeat and my doctor said, "You know, I think you may be further along than we thought. You're measuring a little further than I expected. Let's hop next door and do a quick ultrasound to see. We may have to bump up your due date." My response was, "Well, that would be a pleasant surprise!"

So, we went to the room next door and the doctor proceeded to start the ultrasound. I was trying to talk to Jack about making sure not to spill his crackers and cheese and wasn't really paying much attention to what the doctor was doing. I glanced over just as the doctor said, "Just as I suspected...you're having twins."

Holy crap...


These are their two little heads. Both are healthy and fine. It's too soon to tell the gender. I know I said I wouldn't find out the gender in my previous post, but I'm thinking with twins I might need to know. Starving graduate students have got to prepare for these things well in advance!

Sewing Projects

I've wished for years that I wouldn't have been such a stubborn teenager and actually learned how to sew when my Mother tried to teach me so many years ago. I regret it terribly and am trying to redeem myself.

So, here are a few projects I've been working on. I did the blanket mostly by myself, but had some awesome guidance and help from my Mother last spring. Mike's Mom helped me tremendously with the new crib bedding while she was here last weekend. I still need to sew the ties on, and I'm going to make another quilt out of the scraps leftover from the bumpers and mattress cover.

Thank you to my amazing Mothers for teaching me how to be domestic. Oh, and did I mention we're having a baby (hence the new baby crib bedding)? Just over 19 weeks down...roughly half way done! And no, we don't know what we're having and we won't find out. I like surprises.


Ducky Blanket



Baby Bedding