Mid December

More updates from December.

I made Katara this adorable dress!! Going to be making more for sure. Its a favorite and was so easy!

 

Some brother snuggles and just some Cuteness all around!

  

Playing Legos

   

Drezden is 5!

On his actual birthday, the request was cinnamon rolls for breakfast and a trip to the mountain as his special trip. (Mountain trip will happen on another day) This little boy is pretty excited to finally be 5!! Love him so very much! He is funny, sweet, smart, caring and so much more. A great big brother and has a personality like none other.

 

Early December happenings and Drezden's Birthday!

Updates from Early December

We put out Father Winter, he counts down and travels around the spiral stars until he reaches the candle on Winter Solstice. The kids just love moving him! 

I found this adorable stroller at a 2nd hand store, brought it home and gave it a face lift with some new fabric... The kids just LOVE it.

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After:

Drezden turns 5 on the 16th!! My how time flies... He is so funny and thoughtful and so smart.... Love his sweetness!!

We had a small party with family, the barn was a big hit! (Thanks Grandma Liz & Grandpa Ben) 

 

Grandpa Larry with Katara

Baked Alaska cake for the Mountain loving boy!

Simple sweetness...

More from November

Everyone knows how much I LOVE when someone takes the time to make something for us. The heart of the item just shines. This sweet sweet dress was made for Katara by my Aunt Karen. My aunt is so talented and we LOVE this piece. It will be treasured forever!! 

 

 

Just the sweetest little dress and leggings, isn't it? I am so in love!!

Then this came my way... Some of you may know and some may not, I have been on both the receiving end and the donating end of Breastmilk sharing. It is such a beautiful thing to help another mom in need who is struggling to produce enough breastmilk for her baby. I have recently became great friends with a local mom who found herself with a surprise pregnancy that was affecting her milk supply for her 7 month old nursing baby. (I was there once and knew exactly what she was feeling and going through) I had plenty of extra frozen breast milk in the freezer and was happy to offer it to her. To know I was helping nourish her son and taking a little bit of the weight off her shoulders is so rewarding... 

To share her gratitude towards what I am so happy to do for her, she presented me with this gift on Thanks giving. A necklace that represents so much for me. The links are in the shapes of drops, each one with a birthstone for each of my kids dangling from it, it symbolizes the breastfeeding relation ship I had with each of them, and means so much to me... Then on the back near the clasp is another birthstone. That of her son, who I will always have a special bond with. OH my, my heart just swelled with love when I opened this beautiful heartfelt piece. 

  

I cannot say enough how much gifts from the heart mean to me... 

Rain and leaves

More from November:

Nothing like some good fall rain to play in!

This sweet bunting an bonnet was mine when I was little, it also was worn by some of my brothers before me. What a sweet piece to have in the family. so soft and warm. It was perfect for today!

They love pushing her through the puddles!

This little guy was exhausted..

We did some raking of leaves... which of course wouldn't be complete without some leaf jumping.

Zander loved using the wheel barrow!

Drezden too!

Ryker's 2 year old photos and some of everyone else too!

More From November:

Finally got Ryker's "2 year old" photos done. 

And the others because they wanted pictures with the pumpkins too!

And some behind the scenes action