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Random bits of life


I just have a few random pictures to post. Recently, I’ve been really loving the look of black and white photos…especially since it tends to clean up (a tiny bit) the grainy, low lit pictures taken at night.

mom and baby
He can look so sweet and innocent sometimes 🙂
toddler boy smiling
toddler sitting
I love this squishy sleeping face.
sleeping newborn
And her long lashes..
newborn baby with long eyelashes
Last week, Don’s mom brought us the books he wrote when he was a kid. The boys loved them and wanted to make their own. So I had the boys tell me their stories while I wrote them down. We stapled some pages together and they illustrated their stories. It was a lot of fun to watch them come up with the plots. Kai’s story was pretty funny!
boy writing stories
Evangeline came to join us at the table
kai and evangeline
She also got to sit in the cart for the first time. This was the look she gave. I don’t think she liked it too much.
cute baby in shopping cart
Stephanie’s baby shower was on Saturday. I can’t wait to meet that precious baby boy! She is a beautiful mama! It’s so encouraging to see how God has given her the grace she needs to make it through each day–as He does for me, too.
baby shower
I saw a similar onesie at Babies R Us a couple months ago so I wanted to attempt a DIY. I think it’ll look pretty cute on Paton! Now that I know what I’m doing, I hope to be able to make more for gifts.
diy baby onesie
I’m looking forward to this weekend. Don and I will be going on a date–for the first time in a year and a half! I can’t wait!
baby, Blog, evangeline, Family, kai, kids, photoshoot

My Little Doll


One of the best things about having a girl is dressing her. I love all the frilly, lacy, girly clothes. And the headbands, bows, flowers, scarves, leggings, boots (need I go on?) to accessorize. It’s like having my own little doll to play with–but so much more fun!

Last year, while I was pregnant with Evangeline, I saw a baby dress at Target that I fell in love with. Problem was, it was $17.50 (on clearance!?!) I wouldn’t even spend that much for a dress for myself, much less a baby who would outgrow it in 2-3 months!
So I waited and kept checking Goodwill, hoping to find it. Imagine my sheer excitement when I saw it hanging on the rack one day!! I immediately purchased it and have been dreaming of putting my baby girl in it ever since.
She got to wear it for the first time today. Let’s just say, this dress did not disappoint. She looked absolutely precious in it! That called for a makeshift photo studio and lots of “mommy acting a fool” behind the camera.
cute baby
baby girl
black and white baby dress
baby in rocking chair
evangeline 5
I think she started to grow impatient with me while I tried to get a clear picture of her in her dress. Kai thought it looked like fun so he wanted to go next.
I was getting a lot of these kind of pictures.
silly boy in rocking chair
Then I asked him to tell me about his favorite foods. So I got a more genuine smile from this food-loving boy.
happy little boy

Too bad he is just like his mommy and likes to change into his “jammies” as soon as we walk in the door.

I hope to get many more uses out of that adorable dress before she gets too big!