It's beginning to look a lot like....FALL!

It looks lovely on canvas...

Since I did a photo shoot with Adeline when she was 6 weeks old, I wanted a special picture for Camille with her mommy when she was a baby.  I used this one from the photo shoot with Becky, and I think it turned out really well.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

Adeline's picnic table is under the light colored umbrella.  Yeah, that's a lot of snow.

The first day, she lasted 5 min.  I was planning to put Camille down and then join her and Patrick outside.  She hated it.  To her credit, the wind was blowing, the snow was falling, and it was almost to her waist.  Not fun.  Today, she did much better.  I went out with her, and we made snowballs, sledded, played on her playset and swing, and mommy even made a snow angel.  I also attempted sledding down the deck stairs.  It was wicked fun, but a bit dangerous.

Sledding with a 2 yo is tough!  Especially when the snow is measured in feet instead of inches.  It takes SO long to get the snow packed down enough to make sledding fun.  Plus, every kid knows the worst part of sledding is walking back up the hill.  With a 2 yo, you need to carry them back up the hill or the whining will commence and the sledding will end.  This mommy doesn't need a gym membership.

That's all folks!

Where do the toys go?

Since a few of you asked this question after this post, I thought I would share with you one of my favorite features of this house. There is an extra bedroom on the main level of the house...aka PLAYROOM!!! I love having a room where I can close the door and make the mess go away. The toys still creep out into the family room...and kitchen...and dining room...and...

...but that's okay.

These windows leave in a lot of light, and sometimes Adeline can even watch our neighbors chocolate lab running in their backyard.  Good times.

I also thought I would try again with the bathroom, but really, this still doesn't do justice to my asparagus color.  Patrick and I finally hung these black and white photos from all of our travels this year.  I love it!  We do also have a double sink, toilet (in it's own cute little room), and shower, but to show you these would require cleaning the messes off of the sink and moving the towels and washcloths hanging around the shower, and I just wasn't there this morning.

  

Our house...the after pictures

Adeline's Room...

This is one of my favorite possessions.  It is a portrait of Adeline and me from when she was 6 weeks old.  I wanted to hang it over her crib, but my husband (in his infinite wisdom) explained that it could possibly fall on the head of my precious girl if she suddenly decided "jumping, jumping" would be a good idea...

I LOVE this chair and ottoman.  I've spent many hours nursing, rocking, and reading to my baby girl in this chair.  SO comfy!

The antique drysink that we use as a changing table.  I found it for a steal at an auction.  I also love these shelves where I can display keepsakes and special gifts for my baby.

The Dining Room and Library...

These rooms are just to the left as you come in our front door.  We still need to find a dining room table and chairs.  The one in our last house wasn't worth moving...trust me.  

One of my favorite pieces...an antique china closet.  I change some of the dishes displayed with the seasons.

We found this antique book shelf (well, actually it was a gun case at the time, but we had it refinished for a small fee) at the same place where we found the china closet.  We have A LOT of books at this house, so I love that some of them are behind glass...and away from the dust.  The grandfather clock has been in my parents' house since I was a kid.  They wanted to free up the space for something else, so they brought it here!  It doesn't work, but we will probably wait to fix it until we are done moving (plus, I'm not crazy about things that chime on the hour).  It is made from wood from the home farm where my mom grew up.

Master Bathroom...

You really cannot appreciate the asparagus color here.  I am hoping to hang some black and white pictures from our travels on this bare wall, so I will post some update pictures then and TRY to get the color to show up better.

The Family Room and our Entryway...

This entertainment center can actually be one long piece of furniture.  The two pieces with the glass fit on the right and left of the main piece.  They also fit nicely together to form their own piece of furniture.

Our Bedroom...

The view from our bed...

The Deck

There is a raised portion that is hard to see in this picture.  I am hoping to get a fire pit at some point to put there.  I love the idea of sitting by the fire with hot cocoa, roasting marshmallows.

Well, that wasn't a tour of every room, but it gives you an idea of the place we call home.  You can't get a true feel for our paint colors from these pictures, but we are happy with the results.  If you REALLY want to see the house, you are just going to have to come for a visit.  :o)