Get your Hanna Dresses Now!

Moms of girls!!! Hanna Andersson is having a sale and most of the dresses (specifically the playdresses) are on sale! These are the softest, most comfortable, long-lasting dresses made of cotton that has been tested for lots of different chemicals. They were $25 a few weeks ago and I got a few. I also have some from ebay that are still in great condition, they will last a long time so they can be passed down, so it's totally worth the price! The girls have quite a few matching ones and with leggings it's a cozy, cute outfit!
(I got the girls christmas dresses for there also, they have lots of really cute christmas outfits on sale still!)

Perfect Timing

How do grandmas know just what you need?? Jameson is running a fairly high fever today and complaining of a headache, so pretty early this morning I realized we would not be able to do the fun activity we were planning, but instead would be camped out on the couch in jammies. I got a call from my grandma that she had some things to drop off for the kids, and it couldn't have been better timing. New books for everyone, just what we needed for a day spent on the couch. Yummy apples from Oak Glen (did she know we just ran out of apples??). Jello, perfect for the boy that doesn't feel well. Not even 11am, and we have read a few chapters and enjoyed the apples. I feel so blessed by her today! It's going to be an ok day afterall.

The televisionless kids

This is what happens when kids don't watch t.v. They imagine, create, play and explore. It's been a year or so since they have watched television shows, but we did allow certain movies every once in a while, it's been about a month since they have seen tv or movies and I can't imagine ever letting them watch anything again. I am really proud of breaking our tv ways, and wondering if I will see a difference in Adeleine since she will basically grow up without/very little tv watching.

At least it's all clean

I have kept up on the washing, but clearly not the folding. Last night we didn't even sleep in our bed, I was too tired to fold and slept with Jameson. Please tell me I am not the only one who has ever done this??

Catch-Up

I didn't quite realize how long since I have blogged, it would really be impossible to catch-up on all our happenings since then. So in a nut shell; 1st grade, apples, vegetable soup making, trip to North Carolina, baby growing, ballet, swim lessons, room re-doing, baby preparing, book reading, knitting, knitting and more knitting, bonnet making, farm visiting.

Most recently, it was the insect fair and pumpkin festival. 3 pumpkins, 2 hours, 90 degrees, 10 tired legs, 457 pictures later and 2 Madagascar hissing cockroaches later we were home. I am realizing that having baby number 4 will make leaving the house even harder. It was a fun outing, but so exhausting and all I was thinking about was how this would have been if there were 4 of them.

So, for now we try to stay home, read our Autumn books, eat apples, and enjoy the time before the gentle rhythm is disturbed, and a new rhythm is created.

Perfect Day

Yesterday just might qualify as a perfect day in my book. If I had a checklist, yesterday could have checked everything off.

Mass (during which everyone behaved)...check!
family grocery shopping...check!
quiet time (included nap for me)...check!
time outside...check!
time to knit...check!
early bedtime...check!
time with hubby...check!

If only everyday could be so lovely!

Finding Our Rhythm

As the summer is drawing to a close, we are settling into a new rhythm. It is quiet and peaceful. Our time is organized and our days are thoughtful, how I think they are intended. I have found time to read, knit and stop to savor all the little moments that pass too quickly. I have lots of hopes and dreams for this year, praying that I can bring them to life.