Happy Thanksgiving.

I’m thankful for these brown eyes.
I’m thankful for slobbery baby kisses.
I’m thankful for a husband who will check on Eisley when I’m too tired to move.
I’m thankful for a baby who sleeps through the night.
I’m thankful for our dog Chewy, even if he’s crazy.
I’m thankful for family.
I’m thankful for my mommy village.
I’m thankful for the wonderment that is the sun and moon and stars.
I’m thankful for air in my lungs.
I am thankful for life.

Nicole

Two lines.

It was a Tuesday morning. The 13th of November, 2012.  Andrew had left just a day earlier for a week long training trip for his new job and something felt off. I must be sleeping horribly because Andrew is gone I thought. MAN, I feel bloated. And then it hit me. I was late. No way. I’m not pregnant. We JUST started trying. No way we are that lucky. I went home and took a test. Set the timer on my phone and when it went off I nonchalantly walked to the bathroom figuring, I’ll take a look and it will be negative and I’ll just turn and throw it away. So I walked into the bathroom and I grabbed it and turned. I froze. It wasn’t negative. WAIT A SECOND. That’s TWO lines. TWO. I picked up the directions. YEP. POSITIVE. My heart started racing. Is this real? I stopped to catch my breath and realized that that Andrew was over 600 miles away. Womp womp. I fumbled around with my phone and called Andrew and after what felt like a million years, Andrew answered.

“Hey whats up?”
"Is it a good time?”
”For what, whats up?”
”Ummm, I just took a test. ANNNNND, I’m pregnant.”
”WHAT?!? REALLY? Did you just find out? That’s amazing! I can’t believe it. I know we were keeping trying a secret, but I told a lady on the plane with a baby that we were trying and now you’re pregnant! Wow!”
”I know, I didn’t think it’d happen so quickly. I’m in shock.”
”Wow. Well now I’m homesick.”
We laughed. We were (still are!) so freaking happy.
With the exception of my last week of pregnancy that was one of the longest week of my life.

I remember him getting home late Friday night and running inside and kissing me and my belly. He was in love with Eisley from the beginning and still gives majority of his kisses to little bub. Chewy & I get the left overs, but that’s okay.

I just cant believe it. It’s been a year since we found out you existed, Eisley Mae. And now, today, a year and two days later, you are 4 months old. What an amazing difference a year makes.

Nicole

Because Snow White liked hanging out in the Old West.

A costume idea for Eisley did not come Eisley to me this year. I had dreams of hand making her something beautiful but lets be honest, that’s not happening with a 3 month old that makes their own schedule & isn’t quite old enough to entertain themselves. I scoured Amazon trying to find something ‘different’ and anything I did like was way more than I wanted to pay. I was dead set on having her be Princess Leia but didn’t want to make the costume myself & the one I could find online had horrible reviews. And then I found a Snow White costume that was adorable. But it had mixed reviews on sizing and I was convinced we would get it and it would be WAYYY to small or WAYYYY to big. So after trying every store and finding nothing but lion costumes it Eisley’s size we went to Toys R Us where they had a Snow White costume! It was a six month costume but it looked like it would fit her so we got it! Got it home and the slippers and bow didn’t fit at all but the costume fit perfectly! Luckily I had a red pair of flats and a bow I could use anyway, so it worked out just fine.

Our Costumes cost probably 1/18th of what Eisleys did combined, but that's okay. We got shirts 50% off at Goodwill, belts & I did a little accessorizing and beard making with felt and yarn. You know how I roll.


My parents church puts on a Western Town indoor trick or treat even every year & it is AWESOME. On Sunday, we took Eisley there and it was so neat! She was quite fussy as we woke her up from a nap to bring her in & she wasn’t too happy about it. It was really neat to introduce her to friends from church that have known me since I was a tot.




Happy Halloween, y’all!

Nicole

The Great Pumpkin Patch Adventure 2013

I would be lying if I said that was RIDICULOUSLY excited for Eisley’s first trip to the pumpkin patch & it totally lived up to our expectations. The only thing I wish we would have done (and only didn’t because I forgot , mommy brain!) was going on a hay ride! We hung out, watched them launch pumpkins out of basically a giant potato gun and ate apple donuts. It was so much fun & I’m already looking around for other fun things for us to do this fall and winter.

Seriously, this kid makes THEE funniest faces. I love it


“ I was caught where?? OH! Okay! CHEEESSEEE!”


CinderEisley & her knight in shining armor… Daddy!

I like to think she gets those faces from her dad & not me.



We walked through a not so scary Haunted corn maze & checked out the animals. Eisley was entranced by the animals. I can’t wait until she’s old enough to go to a petting zoo. I know she’ll love it.


Eisley with the I was This Tall This Fall Sign. You don’t have to tell me I’m rockin’ the paci well. I know it. I can’t wait to see where she is next fall!




Realistic looking horse, obviously.



Hope your weekend was as wonderful as ours!

Nicole