Breaking the Silence

It has been awfully quiet around here lately, so I thought I'd check in to say hi. Most of the silence can be blamed on this little girl.

A little over a week ago she came down with an awful stomach bug that completely wiped her out. And between cleaning up puke, doing load after load of laundry, or rocking her I didn't seem to find time to get on the computer.

Luckily, she started to perk up on Saturday and we decided that after a week we had to get out of the house. A trip to the country to visit her grandparents seemed like the perfect escape. We weren't disappointed; the fresh air, good company, and beautiful almond blossoms did the trick.

Today we are packing up and heading off for a long weekend in the snow, so I'll be back next week. Have a great week!

I'll Be at Houzz

Ugh, I'm awful. Each time I turn on the computer to do, well, anything I end up here, at houzz.com, instead. I have unanswered emails, the taxes are sitting ready for me to do (and you know how I love doing our taxes), I haven't Facebook-ed, Pinterest-ed, or even read a blog in days. It is kind of becoming a problem.

But as we are trying to plan/design our new house (yay!) it is just so fun to look through these photos of beautiful homes and rooms. So I'm officially calling it research and am not going to feel bad about it anymore! Hope your week has gotten off to a good start, I'll leave you with a few photos that have caught my eye.

Our (future) Mini-Farm

Remember that super exciting project Audrey and I were working on? Well, while we were up in Oregon over the Christmas holiday we did a little house hunting. We toured a few houses and did a lot of driving around trying to find something that would work for our family, but ultimately we were pretty disappointed in what was available.

That is until we drove by this...

Two acres of beautiful land exactly where we were hoping to find something. It's close to a small little town which I love, but not too far from the city where the high school is and yet still very much in the "country". It's flat, it's irrigated, it's surrounded by pear orchards and vineyards. It's pretty perfect.

So... we bought the farm, so to speak. Technically it isn't ours yet, but it will be soon (fingers crossed everything goes as planned).

We are beyond excited!

All About Felicity

Sorry it was so quiet around here last week. Audrey and I had gone out of town the week prior to work on a new super exciting project, but it lasted a little longer than expected and we didn't get back until just last Friday.

What's the super exciting project you ask? I can't wait to share, but that will have to wait just a little longer because right now it's all about Felicity. Remember awhile back when I mentioned watching way too many episodes while I was sick? Well, I got hooked and am now down to the last three episodes of the series and need to take advantage of a quiet house before I miss my chance to watch them.

Pathetic, I know, but I'm OK with it.

Happy Monday, everyone!

Photo Friday: Playing in the Leaves

One of the benefits of the extremely mild winter we have had so far is that there are still plenty of leaves to play in. Audrey is taking full advantage.

Here's to a wonderful and relaxing weekend!

Seamstress in Training

Audrey has become fascinated with my sewing machine lately. She has figured out how to use the on/off button, change the stitch length and type, and the speed. She climbs up in the chair and gets to work.

She sits there for a long time stitching back and forth on the same piece of fabric. Each time it gets to the end of the fabric I turn in around and she starts again.

I'm not the kind of mom who hopes to push my kid(s) into any one activity over another, but I have to admit that it makes me happy that she is showing at least a little interest in one of my favorite hobbies. We'll see how long it lasts.

Audrey's New House

Last week we got insipred to "build" Audrey a new house. So we stopped by a local appliance store and picked up an old refrigerator box. After a little repair work, "remodeling" (cutting out a window and door), and a few coats of paint that we already had lying around she had her new house.

We finished it off by adding a mail slot (pretend there is a slot cut there, for some reason I took the photo right before we cut the slot), some "carpet" (an old blanket), a light hanging from the ceiling, and a few pictures. She specifically requested a "cow", an "eep" (sheep), and "Mama, Dada".

She definitely loves the house and plays in it all the time. And I love it because it keeps her entertained and cost us nothing to make. That's a win-win if you ask me!