Wild Animal Safari

On Tuesday, Mom and I took Maddox to the Wild Animal Safari in Pine Mountain, Ga.  I had not been since I was little and we knew it was something Maddox would love doing!  He had such a great time getting up close and personal with the animals.  He LOVES naming animals and making their noises so it was perfect for him!  We drove one of their cars through and the animals were literally sticking their heads through the window trying to get to the food.  We had a blast and can not wait to go back sometime!  The pictures are in reverse order, but you get the idea...

A Lesson in Busyness

I saw this on a friend's facebook page and thought it was such a good article I decided to share... Who doesn't need a wake-up call every now and then about being too busy?

http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life/whole-life/features/26793-the-pride-of-busyness

Lots of updates are coming soon... once I get back home to my own computer to upload some pictures!  Stay tuned!

Wedding Weekend

On Saturday Daniel's younger brother, Brandon,  got married.  It was probably the most beautiful wedding I have ever been to and the weather could not have been better!  It was so nice to get to see all of Daniel's family since we had not seen most of them since May!  I did not take many pictures myself since I was a part of the wedding so some of these are "stolen" from other people.  The day was so perfect and they are having a blast in St. Lucia now.  I wish them the very best and know they will experience a lifetime of happiness!

Brandon and Lynn

Brandon and his parents



The beautiful bride, Lillie

Me and Daniel

Justin and Carrie

Maddox playing on the stairs

Finished Quilts

Several posts back, I mentioned that I was waiting on my fabric to come in for the little boy quilt that I wanted to make.  Well, I tend to be an impatient person and when I decide I want to do something, I want to do it right then.  So I went to the fabric store and bought some fabric to make our little girl's quilt in the meantime.  It does not match her bedding, but I plan to use it as more of a playmat anyway.  Here is the finished product:

Hers is made from several Amy Butler prints and I can't wait for her to use it!!  A couple of days later, the other fabric came in and I got to work on the boy quilt.  I have to say I LOVE the prints in this one and it is probably my favorite of the two:

I am so glad that so many of my friends are having babies in the near future b/c these are pretty fun to make!  Happy Saturday!!

Playground Fun

After Maddox's nap today, we decided to check out one of the nearby playgrounds.  There is an elementary school right around the corner so we waited until school was out and headed over that way.  He had a great time and did not want to leave.  It was still a little hot for my liking, but a beautiful day regardless!

Hello 3rd Trimester

Tomorrow marks 28 weeks for me.  Wow.  In roughly 12 weeks our world will change yet again.  Are we ready??  I have no idea.  But I do know this is all happening so fast!  I went for my checkup today and things were great!  I took Maddox along for the first time and he was a little champ... especially considering it was right during his nap time.  Our baby girl was right on track and they now want me to come every 2 weeks.  Crazy, I know!  I remember with Maddox that once we hit the "going every 2 weeks mark" time only seemed to speed up from there. 

We plan to work in the nursery this weekend and get things a little more ready.  We need to paint a bookcase and start to go through and organize some of her little clothes.  Last night I made her initials to hang above the crib and I can't wait to get them on the wall.  I love the room color and how it fits right in with the bedding.  Hopefully I can post some pictures soon! :)

Feelin Like Fall/Bedding Addition

Today the weather outside was FABULOUS!  We got outside and went for a morning walk and were outside several more times throughout the day.  I love Fall weather and am thankful to know that we can experience it in Florida, too!  Maddox loved playing outside!

Here's to more Fall weather!

And lastly, yesterday I decided to take some of the extra fabric from the bedding and make a little pillow to go in the crib:

I am loving how the nursery is coming together and I can't wait to get it finished!  Daniel painted the room Monday and we have several more things to do before it's done.  In the meantime, I am coming up with more sewing projects to keep me busy.  More to come later...