emerald city diaries

{eloise rockin’ some tummy time!}

{LOVE the women’s lounge at the university village shopping center near our house. yep, those are nursing chairs. & there is a full changing table. it is awesome!}

{we were hoarding over 700 pennies in our coin jar. I finally cashed all of the coins in for an amazon gift card. thanks coinstar!}

{I finally got eloise a bouncing seat & she is mesmerized by those little birds!}

{friday night fun: repairing sadie’s toys.}

{eloise’s new favorite toy.}

{snuggles with papa!}

{normally I don’t take bathroom selfies, but I couldn’t resist capturing that squishy face!}

{if eloise & I are in the nursery, sadie is right there too.}

{so many buttons! this outfit made it thru just one diaper change… not a big surprise!}

{a quick trip to trader joe’s with the baby was successful!}

{oh how our coffee table décor has changed…}

{I found some time to get a little crafty this afternoon & get up a simple give thanks  banner. thanksgiving decorations – check!}

{oh that face.}

aaron had a busy week at work so low—key was in order. we had a relaxing weekend just laying low at the house & getting some work done – mostly still trying to organize everything that doesn’t have a permanent home yet. the progress feels good & we are making progress!! I am having trouble believing that it is already a week into november, though the weather certainly feels like fall. I am sort of loving the vest & boot weather & am excited to see that we won’t be so soggy in the coming week. how was your weekend?

M

{we finally got eloise’s birth announcements out this week. thank you so much to our friend brenda for her mad skills!}

{eloise is starting to play with toys. it is the cutest thing! I keep mr.moose in the car & he seems to be a favorite!}

{celebrating halloween with this sweet little cat hat from aunt sarah & uncle ben. it’s a tiny bit too small…}

{listening to the roosevelt high school band play before our neighborhood halloween parade!}

{eloise zonked out during the parade. best nap of the day!}

{& our little ladybug is out.}

{halloween candy & a sleeping baby. can’t think of anything better!}

{love this little lady! oh, & baby overalls? the cutest!}

{voting – check!}

{bedtime story.}

{we attempted to organize the guest room closet today. it got so much worse before it got better… luckily it’s much better!}

{walked in to find everyone napping in the nursery this afternoon – eloise, aaron, & sadie.}

{those little feet & the ever-moving hands!}

{tummy time is so much better when sadie is involved. despite the look on sadie’s face, she wasn’t concerned at all!}

what a fun weekend! we had such a great time celebrating eloise’s first halloween & to see her all dressed up! we laid pretty low for the rest of the weekend, focusing on getting some things done around the house. plus, with the time change, it is now so, so dark so early. boo. it feels like nighttime all day. & speaking of time change, eloise didn’t get the memo… oh well. how was your weekend?

M

{airplane selfie.}

{oh that hand!}

{sadie is all ready for halloween!}

{a quick sewing project for eloise’s halloween costume.}

{our first family halloween! bank robbers with our sack of money!}

{eloise in ear muffs – so stinkin’ cute!}

{cuddles with mom. & her hand.}

{watched lots of sunday football. what was up with those steelers’ uniforms?}

{sporting pink socks at pure barre for breast cancer awareness month.}

{yay, halloween candy!}

this weekend was a blur! we had crazy fall weather – stormy, windy, sunny – which really made it feel like october. saturday was ben & sarah’s big halloween party & eloise was such a hit! she was the cutest little sack of money & just slept & slept with those little ear buds on. we are gearing up for a busy week which will end with eloise’s first halloween – so excited! how was your weekend?

M

{seriously, this kid! love her.}

{trying out homemade cloth wipe solution.}

{my two favorite people!}

{eloise is loving play time.}

{family nap time.}

{I’ll take the fall weather if it means baby jeans & moccasins!}

{I am not doing the 60 day challenge, but did make it to my sunday morning barre class. what a great way to start the week!}

{packing for quick trip this week.}

{what a happy kiddo!}

{even though it means I can’t do anything else during nap time, I live for these cuddles. her little hand gripping onto my shirt is the best!}

we had a low-key weekend spent mostly at home just hanging out & getting a few things done here & there. with most of our weekends packed full, it was nice to just lay low. despite some rainy weather making an appearance recently, we had beautiful & sunny fall weather! how was your weekend?

M