We are Blessed!

My sister's-in-law Jeni and Wendi both had babies within weeks of me having Luke. Jeni lives in Kentucky so while she was out for a visit we had a triple baby blessing for these three sweet baby cousins.

I had fun making the centerpieces and banners... I just wish I would have started on this project more than 3 days before the blessing. But, that's just how I roll. Why be prepared in advance when you can procrastinate and go a teensy bit crazy?

We decorated each table with photos of each of the babies.

So many friends and family! It is so fun to be surrounded by the people that we love!

My friend McKell was due 6 days before me, but ended up delivering one week after me. It was so fun to go through this pregnancy with so many others who were feeling my pain! We are gonna have some fun playdates in our future with Baby Ivy!

This was a rough night for Griffin. First of all, we were at church... and on top of that there were a lot of people and anyway, he was just a cranky little guy who would not let his dad put him down.

If I could do it all over again, I would have taken more pictures. How sad is it that we didn't take one single picture of these three babies together or of our families all together. So sad! But, there were so many people and it was just a little crazy!

Luke is so big that his blessing outfit barely fit! By the time we got around to taking this picture, Luke was over being the star of the show...

I am so blessed to have an amazing husband who gave our little Luke the most perfect blessing. I am so blessed to have this sweet blessed baby and his amazing older brother!

I love my little family!

Laboring at the Cabin

We went down to my parents cabin for Labor Day weekend. We went to get some work done like clearing trees and weeds and other jobs, but since Sunday is a day of rest we got to relax too!

Griffins face in this picture is hilarious!

Luke was a little angel! Seriously, he must have loved that mountain air because he was so chill and is never that easy when we are at home.

Here is some of my family hanging out on the porch.

My mom and niece, Taylor, shuckin some corn.

Sweet Baby!

Griffin ran and ran and ran all over the place!

Relaxin' with Dad

My dad hasn't been able to drive for a few months now. He loved driving the Ranger and the Four Wheeler. It made us all a little nervous, so we made my nephew Dalton go with him. They both made it back alive, so that was good!

We left Luke in good hands and went for a little ride too!

Griffin does not sleep well when we are away from home. He gets really cranky too, so here he finally passed out while watching CARS. Sorry that I look so terrifying... that's what happens when we go to the cabin. I love these boys, especially when they are asleep. Haha!

More and more running, this time with a dump truck!

So, I felt pretty lame since I didn't really get to help much with the work on the cabin but I had a great time hanging out with my family! Thanks mom and dad for such a great place to get away!

Nursery and Newborn Photos

So, I'm finding that life with two boys is a little crazy, but I'm finally getting around to posting pictures of the nursery!

His name on the old window was my first and only attempt at using vinyl.

Marc is so talented and he did the beautiful wainscot and trim around the doors and windows. We actually did this same wainscot in our old house, in the nursery that was supposed to be for Griffin, but we ended up moving and then didn't have time or money to do it in this house before Griffin was born. So, we got to do it for this room and baby Luke. Did any of that last run-on sentence make any sense? Anyway, this room is bigger and will eventually be the room that our boys will share someday in the future.

I was looking for fabric when I was about 5 months pregnant and found this cute line by Michael Miller (which also happens to be my dad's name). I fell in love with the vintage bicycles and sort of took off from there.

I found the above print on etsy! I love that it went so perfectly with my theme.

This rocking chair is one of two that I got from my Grandma Oli when she died. This was by far my LEAST favorite project for the nursery. Painting all of those spindles and making new cushions...It was hard and time consuming and I was pregnant and tired before I even started. The cushions were especially frustrating because I didn't know what I was doing and they look pretty pathetic!

I enjoyed making the bedding. It was a much more rewarding project for me. I had to piece some of the fabric for the crib skirt which was annoying, but at least I didn't have to buy more:)

I made these pillows too! The bicycle I actually cut out with my cricut and ironed it onto the fabric. And I used up a lot of my left over scraps on the little pillow.

This room has been so fun to put together! I love it and I think Baby Luke does too!

Way back when Luke was 2 weeks old, we got some newborn photos taken. My friend, Ricks, told me about Fotofly and I would recommend them too! They were quick and edited that same day so that I could get my announcements out.

Ok, so brace yourself... the following collage might just shock you!

What happened between month 1 & 2 you ask? I'm not sure who gave my newborn steroids, but I sure do love this little giant!

The Hills Are Alive...

My mom treated me and my sisters to the Summer Theatre at Sundance. IT WAS AWESOME! I had so much fun that I would go again this summer if I could! Does it get any more gorgeous than these mountains?

Can you tell that we're related??? Just LOOK at those chins!

The musical was very well done. It started with Maria singing behind us and walking down the mountain. One of my favorite parts of the night was when we got to sing along as the audience. They had the words printed in the program (not that we needed them) and they would have us join in or sing during set changes. What made this part even better was sitting next to my sister Stephanie. We belted it out as often as they let us! This whole thing was Steph's idea! I am eternally grateful!

It was overcast when we got there and we were worried that we might get rained on. Well we did! We definitely got wet but we just pulled on our jackets and hoods and we were fine! I felt bad for the actors, but they didn't miss a beat!

The whole experience was so fun! From hiking up the mountain to the theater, singing along, eating yummy treats, getting soaked, and hiking back to the car in the dark we had a blast! I love my sisters and my mama!