Lia and the farm

Lia playing pretend warms my heart. I wish I could watch her for hours. She's so creative. Piggy goes night night. Horsey goes in the castle (really a silo). She says love you to the sheep and gives kisses. She commentates every action. It's adorable.

Farm Girl

In honor of harvest season and getting chickens, I splurged and bought Lia this farm. Hours of fun today!!!

Loosening Egg Yolks

As an avid Pioneer Woman fan, I loved today's post. She detailed the process of her letting her sink overflow and flood her kitchen all while just trying to loosen the stuck on egg yolks from her dishes. Oh how I can relate! Sometimes my best plans get mucked up by a little step like turning off the water, and I think all hope is lost. But she ended her post by saying, that the egg yolks were nice and loose now.

Looking on the bright side isn't always the easiest, especially when things aren't going according to plan. I have had a rough week so far, so this little post couldn't have come at a better time. So what if I wasted hours in the car, got sick at a very inopportune time and location, and haven't won the mother of the year award...my proverbial egg yolks are loose right?!?

New Clothes

Mimi came to visit on our 'layin low' day yesterday. Unfortunately we only had gourmet bun pizzas planned for dinner. But Mimi was game, which is why we love her. Lia was super excited because Mimi bought her some new clothes. Here she is in her adorable new clothes!

Layin' Low

Yesterday was super busy. It involved a lot of driving, appointments for me, and hanging out with Aunt Amanda for Lia. This led to Lia sleeping in and me feeling worn out. So Lia had a late morning bath and a little nap. We need to hit the grocery store because David requested bun pizza for dinner. Other than that, you'll find us at home...layin' low.

My girl

This is my Lia girl. I just love her sweet little mouth and big eyes! So serious, but cracked up about two seconds after I took her picture.

Here comes the chickens!

At 7am David got a phone call from the Sheridan post office letting us know our chickens had arrived! So off he went to pick them up. When he got home, we opened a surprisingly small box of 15 baby chicks. David had to make each one drink some water before we could let them loose in their new house...a plastic bin.

They are currently resting/cheeping in our downstairs shower. It's the warmest spot in the house...especially now that there is a heat light in there too! Lia loves them...me not as much but I'm sure they will grow on me.

New Pants

These are Lia's snazzy new pj pants! They were super simple to make even without a pattern. I simply traced around a pair of pants she already has! I added extra room for seam allowances and an elastic waist band. I did learn two things...
1. I want a little extra room in the rise because when Lia crawls the top of her diaper shows.
2. Plan hems when Lia is wearing the pants! I somehow ended up with one leg slightly longer. But it's unnoticeable in shoes.

Happy Fall Y'all!

We are loving the fall weather and changing leaves. My sweet Lia is a freak for leaves. She's all about picking them up anywhere and everywhere. It is mildly annoying when in the grocery store parking lot, but she's cute so what's a mom to do?

Here she is after a nature walk we took. We were doing some leaf rubbings.

Ever so proud of her leaf collection on the window!

Lia and Daddy posing at the apple orchard. We picked up two big bags of apples and a ton of pumpkins.

Last but not least, it's been really warm the past few days. So Lia decided to relax on her bunny chair wearing her new hat from Nana and Papaw and a diaper. Focus on her rosy cheeks and not her nakedness. :)

Vacation

We had a lovely vacation in Tennessee. We hung out in our cabin, hiked a few trails, went to the Biltmore, and did a bit of sightseeing in Gatlinburg itself. Here's a quick photo recap...

Relaxing in the cabin. Daddy got some rarely seen snuggle time.

We're here! Lia relaxing in the rocking chair outside of check in.

If there are two things Lia loves, its a phone and a swing. She's in 7th heaven!

David goofing around at the Aquarium.

How cool is this?!? Lia and David crawled through a glass tunnel and into the middle of the penguin exhibit. I tried to get her to go through with me first, but she was a little nervous walking over the water.

WooohooO!

LIA WENT PEE PEE IN THE POTTY!

More later I'm supposed to be outside helping with yard work.