Up, up, and away we go

We're off to Houston for 4 days to introduce Nate to Lee's family.  So no posts until we get back.  This will be Nate's first time on a plane.  Our little traveler won't be thrilled with being stuck in his carseat for 3+ hours.  Pray for us!

Sewing Bee

On a recent trip to Joanne's Fabrics, I spent a good hour or so looking at the pattern books (Lee and Nate were bonding at home).  I must be itching to sew because every page of those books made my heart skip a beat.  But I'm a lousy seamstress -- haven't made anything with a zipper or buttonhole in years.  That kinda limits my options.  Anyway, here are some of the things I saw:

Lee & Nate DEFINITELY need to have matching western shirts at some point! He he

Couldn't resist this little cutie.  LOVE the outfit too.

Oh my gosh, I can't stop laughing at the flying monkey.  Seriously.

One more thing for Mother's Day

I love this clip -- saw it a few months ago and I still think it's adorable.

Happy Mother's Day!!

Did Grandpa know about this crush?

I was sitting in my kitchen the other night, waiting for my banana bread to finish baking, and I looked through my recipe box to kill some time.  There's a bunch of recipes I salvaged from my grandma's stuff when we cleaned out the house last year.  The name of this one tickled me so I kept it -- I wonder how old it is?  It also sounds REALLY yummy and refreshing on a stinkin' hot day like today (seriously, this is MAY???). 

  

Banner Day for Nate Cook

"Firsts" for Nate today:

HIGH: Eating Cheerios!  Yippee.

LOW: A giant poop in the bathtub.

Way to keep me on my toes, Nate.

Saturday at Descanso Gardens

Calgon Take Me Away

I played hooky from church today so that Nate and I could go to the PCC swap meet.  This antique swap meet is held every 1st Sunday and I try and go once a year at this time because the weather is nice.  My mom went with us and I told her that we'd pick her up before 8:30am.  When you go to a swap meet you gotta get there early -- it's just part of the treasure hunting.  So when I've gone in the past, I've just gotten up, thrown on some clothes, put my hair in a ponytail, skipped putting on makeup and wore a hat and sunglasses.  It's kind of expected that when you're treasure hunting that you look sorta grungy :)  Fast forward to today -- Nate's in the Pack N Play while I'm tinkering around in our bedroom, getting ready as quickly as possible.  I look in the mirror and then it dawns on me.  What I see before me isn't somebody grungy one day a year to go to a flea market -- this is my look EVERY day now that I have a baby.  Oh. My. Gosh.  I was wearing the same t-shirt and jeans I've worn a zillion times since Nate was born.  I almost always pull my hair back in a ponytail.  And who wants to waste makeup on a 9-month old?  I'm grungy everyday.  This is so sad. 

So to summarize how I feel and look lately.....this is how I'd like to look:

  

But this is reality:

Ah, Beautiful Sonoma County

I've been feeling nostalgic for past (adult only) vacations.  So this afternoon I put together a short video of our trip to Sonoma.  Yes, that trip was 3 years ago -- better late than never.  When I made movies in the past, it took me weeks to edit them (ask Lee).  Now, with Nate, work, etc., I've learned to prioritize and I was able to hammer this out in 2 hours.  Enjoy!