September just flew by

It's September 25th. Happy Birthday Betsy!! It's officially fall. I cannot believe how this year is breezing by. Life is good. We have had our fair share of bumps in the road as most of us have. The kids both had one night where they got sick, but thankfully it was mild and by the next day they felt healthy again. Jack has been banging his head once again - yet it's been almost a week since he last incident, so hopefully it's done for now. His last tooth finally popped through and I have a sneaky suspicion his head banging was partly teething. Next, his two year molars. ho hum.

Lily started preschool this year and Jack started Mom's morning out. This was week three. Jack is still crying when I leave him, but the teachers tell me it's only for about 5 minutes now. Apparently, the first day he cried for almost 45 minutes.

Below are the pics from the 1st day of school. Lily insisted on wearing her jean dress. It's a bit too big and I made her wear a shirt underneath. Quite the fashion statement she is. Jack didn't want to pose for a picture, so this was more of a candid shot...




I'm still making a bit of time to knit and crochet and even stamp! Below is a crocheted headband I made the other weekend. These are quick and easy and can be done in one day. I used this pattern.



And I even wore the headband the next day!


I have more to blog about, but that will have to be later. Mommyhood is calling.

playing with my camera

I have a fairly simple camera. I'm not a photographer. (David is our family photographer. He is very talented and I think he should spend more time on that hobby). I have never taken any photography classes/courses. I was messing around with the "manual" settings and found Sepia. I love the way this picture turned out. I want to play around with my camera some more and see what fun things it does. Perhaps down the road I can take a beginning photography course. Gotta keep up with my Gemini self by dabbling in many things and mastering none - hee hee.

Indiana 2010

Lily and I went to Indiana over Labor Day weekend. We had a wonderful time with family and friends. We went to Alex's wedding and had Bonnie's baby shower. I love my time in the Hoosierland!



Lily and one of her faves - her Abba!


with Nana



Dancing with the beautiful bride, Alex.


Lily was so excited to see Alex in her wedding dress.


Lily got to hang out with her new friend, Lexi at Symphony on the Prairie


Cousin Cassie!!



Cousin Katie!


Siblings!
Bonnie, Mark, Christie, Matt, me, Carrie and Jesse


Sisters! Christie, me, Bonnie

I Made Goal!!

This morning at my Weight Watchers meeting I met my goal weight! So very excited! I am down a total of 36 pounds. It took me 10 months. A bit on the slower side, but hey, it's okay. Now, I'm on the maintenance plan. I may try to lose another 4 pounds or so and make it an even 40 lbs. The real test will be in October when I get my cholesterol tested again. Keep your fingers crossed for healthy numbers. Yippee!!


David took a picture of me today - I will do a before and after picture soon.

Haircuts, Parties and funny feet

This last weekend we attempted to give Jack a haircut. Didn't work out so well. He is still shaggy. We asked Lily if she'd like to get her hair trimmed up. She did a great job. This is her first haircut, minus the time I did it myself.


Lily was treated to three parties this last weekend. This is Lily at her buddy, Izzy's birthday party. She was quite excited to receive this unicorn. I caught her sleeping next to the unicorn a few nights this week.


Shaggy, messy Jack


David noticed the bottom of Jack's shoes this week. I thought this was so very cute! I think it's time for new shoes.