paintings added to the shop

remember this.....yes that is my poor old neglected shop.  as i've mentioned before painting was something that took a back seat when i found out i was pregnant with ever.  i just didn't have the energy or creative spark that i needed to make anything magical.  luckily i  found my spark again and in the last couple weeks i've been cranking out painting after painting.  enjoy the reopening discounted prices if you so wish. 

3 wonderful years

3 years ago today this happened....

it was a magical wedding.  

i wish we could rewind to that day a million times because it is one of my most favorite days.

looking forward to lots more years, magical moments, and favorite days with my soul matey.

papa's sidekick, new pajamas, and a painting

here we have recent pictures and stories from the weekend...

lately i've been finding ever sleeping like this with her little hands tucked under her and i think it is pretty much adorable.

friday night we put ever in her cute new fox pajamas before we left for a date.  

i took about 15 pictures of her posing in them because she looked adorable.

so glad my mom watched ever two times in a row so we were able to get out together.  first to vegas for the day on thursday and then friday night we went to the movies and saw wreck it ralph (we loved the movie by the way).

i think it's the best that we pick an animated film over anything else when given a chance. 

yet another reason i know will is perfect for me.  

our anniversary is coming up this week and my mom has lots going on so that is why we went ahead and celebrated early.  

3 years of marriage....pretty fantastic. 

multiple times during the weekend i caught ever cuddled up with her papa or being his sidekick.....it makes me smile.

we are still baffled by ever's big feet.  she didn't get those from either of us.  

i have been enjoying how much she sticks out her tongue lately.  

she's been doing all sorts of funny things with her mouth which i think is in large part due to teething.  those top teeth are trying to come through.  all of her mouth tricks are funny but her increased crankiness and sleeplessness from teething are not fun at all.  last night was awful for us sleep wise.  

will gave me one early anniversary present because i wouldn't stop pestering him.  this was how he wrapped it.  i was rather impressed.

i love to cook but don't always have the time or energy for it these days.  usually on the weekends i have a little extra time to spend in the kitchen and that is enjoyable.  i made up this random dish that we ended up having for dinner saturday and sunday.  basically it is quinoa, oven roasted zucchini, cheese, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and spices.

i also baked my special chocolate chip cookies.  4 batches over the course of the last few days.  on halloween we delivered some to will's work, my mom, and then we took some to the halloween party we attended. 

i spoil ever by riding in the back seat with her as often as possible.  it is a win win situation though.  she doesn't get fussy in the car and i'm almost guaranteed to get her to take a bottle without a fight when we are in the car.  i loved how she fell asleep clutching my hand with both of hers.  

i don't know what it is about grocery shopping that makes me go extra crazy with the camera.  maybe it was her cute new pajamas combined with the fact that she just woke up from a nap.....or maybe i'm just always obsessed but i took so many pictures of ever while we were at the store.  i love her expression in all of them so i'm posting most of them.  i guess if anyone hates repetitious pictures of a certain baby they will hate my blog...oh well.

my mom got ever these bee pajamas and we love them so yesterday we took a couple pictures to document the cuteness of the bee butt.  

lastly...i haven't painted in over a year.  basically last august when i was first pregnant i felt tired and sick so painting went by the wayside.  i picked up a paintbrush once during my pregnancy for this but other than that i just felt like i lost my creative spark.  i remember thinking of a couple things i wanted to paint near the end of my pregnancy but i didn't take the time to do it.  i thought i'd have plenty of time with a newborn to do those sorts of things since my mom said she got bored at times staying home with me as a baby.  little did i know i'd have the wildest baby possible who would keep me very busy.  anyway when i saw the lorax i knew i wanted to paint the truffula trees from the movie and yesterday i finally did.  

it felt so good to paint again.....to be excited by it and feel creative.  i had lots of interruptions but i still finished it and now all i want to do is paint.  i usually paint on canvas but this was actually painted on wood.  we had a monster of a desk in our office that is now the office/art room.  will took it apart so we could use the space better and this painting is now part of the desk.  our office has been in need of a makeover for quite some time.  i've slowly been putting things together in there to make for a more beautiful inspiring space.  hopefully before the end of the year we will have transformed it into the best room that inspires me to be more creative.   

the seven month old

ever is seven months old today.  

taking pictures of her gets increasingly hard now that she moves around so much.  she kept scooting away, bumped her head on the wall, then got stuck under the chair all within 15 minutes of me photographing her.  i'm not going to apologize for posting lots and lots of similar pictures because in case you haven't already noticed i can't help myself from doing that when it comes to ever.  she is after all the center of our universe and we are slightly obsessed with her.  i can't think of too many facts about her that i haven't already recently shared.  she impresses me every day with her skills and knowledge.  i will however post a little story at the bottom about the way ever welcomed me home last night.

yesterday my mom watched ever while will and i went to vegas.  we spent the day shopping and enjoying dinner out sans baby.  this was the longest time i was away from her since she was born.  i felt really sad when we first left the house and i fought back tears.  as we drove to vegas i kept thinking of ways to rush through our day and get home to the wild little lady quicker.  i knew ever was in good hands....when we aren't with her my mom is the one i trust most.  my mom knows all of ever's quirks and they really love each other.  as the day went on i really enjoyed being with just will.  i realized how needed that break truly was.  will and i talked about ever the whole time and we had more fun shopping for her than ourselves.  i was thrilled to get home to her and the bonus was walking into a clean house thanks to my mom.  nothing better than coming home to a yummy smelling house and happy baby.  my mom warned me that ever was really bad about taking her bottle, which came as no surprise.  she is bad about taking it from me but i seem to have the most luck with feeding her out of anyone.  i wish i could exclusively nurse her but it was never in the cards for us.  i still do what i can but sadly formula is a big part of our routine.  once ever settled down she began chugging ounce after ounce of formula as the 3 of us relaxed on the couch together.  next thing i know ever gives me a welcome home present i wasn't expecting.  without any warning after chugging a couple bottles she gags and projectile vomits all over me and the couch.  it was so sad because she seemed frightened by what was happening to her little body.  i just sat there in shock.  i honestly didn't know what to do considering i was covered in vomit.  i started to worry that she had come down with a stomach bug and the thought terrified me.  it turns out she just ate too much all at once.  i hated watching her throw up...she looked so sad.  i never want it to happen again but i'm sure that is the first of many times.    

thanks for the welcome home present ever.  maybe that was your way of saying you didn't appreciate being left behind.  

halloween with the baby bat

ever's first halloween went a little like this...

basically the pictures can do the talking but i'll give you a quick rundown.  the minute i put her costume on she had an absolute fit and cried like i was torturing her.  i had made a cute little houndstooth bow that was attached to her sweet bat costume but it kept flopping over and since i couldn't get a picture of her before we left the house due to the screams i wasn't about to try to mess with the bow, so that came off which resulted in her being mistaken for a boy several times during the night.  i managed to calm her down before we got to the church for trunk or treating but this was her expression the entire time there....  

she even punched me to prove how unhappy she was

my mom was with us at the trunk or treat too.  

she even wore a costume to be cool like ever.

if eating my hair made her happy i was fine with it.

the second half of the evening we spent at the jacobs halloween party.  

brandi always puts together a fun party and this was our second year to hang out at their house.

it was fun to see everyone and spend time with them.

luckily ever was in a way better mood for the second half of the night.

so i went crazy with the camera but what else do you expect for ever's first halloween?

i hope your night was happy too!