davis is home

so exciting! i had him two weeks early. it was kinda crazy and unexpected. the dr. did tell me at my apt on thurs he thought i would go into labor that night. so i got everything ready and then remained in denial that it would happen that fast or early. we went to the hospital friday at 5pm and had davis at 9:20pm. we brought him home yesterday and he is such a good little baby. avery is paying more attention to him now that we are at home, and seems to like him. so far so good!

job complete

my job is done! i finished the quilt top and bottom for davis. and it is now in the hands of a professional quilter. (fancy i know). i am glad to be rid of it for 5-6 wks. i had some trouble with this one so i had lots of seam ripping and do overs. and just when i thought i was done, i had to take apart the back and add more material to it. apparently it should be bigger than the front for being quilted, who knew? i can't wait to see what it looks like finished.

growing so big!

11 months (taken by amanda)

12 months

18 months

i can't believe how much avery has changed in the last 6 months. i wish i had been better about his monthly chair pictures. he is so big now! this is the best i could get from him this month. he kept getting off the chair and wouldn't really smile for me. his most frequently used words are mom, ball, and more. he can also say dad and bird, occasionally we can get him to say porfavor. he has said once or twice bird, water, hat, and hi. he still has just barely 8 teeth (two of the 8 are only half way in). his favorite thing to do besides play with balls, bats, and dad is putting on shoes and skipping around the house. he loves to try to wear chads shoes, he even has a favorite pair he always picks. he is a funny little guy.
pretty sure i just bored everyone but grandmas.

yes, please!

i have been shopping around online for fabric to make a quilt for davis and ideas for the playroom. i ordered this fabric already.

and will do something like this with it. *from here

and today, i stumbled across this:

i love it! it is on etsy in the shop lovemaestore. they are fabric wall decals. apparently they are washable and reusable, amazing! i want them, davis needs them, we will be ordering soon. and for all of avery's future lady friends, of course there are really cute ones for girls too.

blue bath

so this is what hides in our second bathroom (supposed to be guest bathroom). a blue bath, a missing toilet, no sink, cabinet, or mirror, and protruding wires where the vanity fixture should be. so if you have been to my house and used the bathroom in my bedroom that is why (we thought you might prefer a toilet to a hole in the ground). of all of things we got rid of in there, we are keeping the blue bath. thats right, we are going to just embrace it's hideousness and try to rock it. obviously a remodel is needed. first on the list is a new spout, shower head, and plug. the knob to turn off the water, we tore that off, we like using pliers instead? and to get it to hold water i believe we are using a sandwich bag or the kitchen sink plug? as for decor though, i am at a loss? i haven't actually looked around too much. i do know i don't really want it to be a "kids bathroom" since guests will use it too. so if you see anything or have any ideas for me, help is welcomed.

criss cross applesauce!

(my pictures stink because they were taken on my phone)
this is how avery and i spent a good 5.5 hours last sat. we made and canned our own applesauce, amazing right! it is quite the process. first you pick one tree of apples (i missed that part). next you cut them and boil them. then you grind them right up. then flavor, pour into jars, and steam cook the jars shut. that is how my 5.5 hours went. avery's 5.5 was spent wandering the enormous back yard we were in, following the big kids, petting a cat, jumping/falling off the trampoline (no injuries just tears because he wanted back on), playing in the sand, and wandering around some more pulling a little wagon. he had no nap and played until he almost couldn't stand anymore. he was passed out in 0.2 seconds within leaving. it was a good day!

30 years old

chad had a birthday shout hooray! 06-11 he turned 30! he says he is now 1/3 dead. he may kill me for posting this picture but thats what he gets for posing like that! we had a little pre-birthday dinner for him (he bought 6 2ltrs of mtn dew for the occasion, which was all for himself). followed up dinner watching some baseball. then on his actual birthday we went to oreganos and did a little birthday shopping for him. and then some more post-birthday shopping. we are in the process of sprucing up his wardrobe with classy clothes for his new position at work. i don't think he minds.
ps i am sparing you the 30 things i love about chad, and myself, i don't know if i can come up with that many.