More Fall...

Here's some things we've been up to the past couple weeks.  We're enjoying this fall weather as much as we can!

 

Apple Orchard

Pumpkin patch

Hikes can really wear a gal out!

Beautiful winery in Pepin, WI

Clara the Cow for Halloween

Love this grin

 

Fall Fun

Yesterday we had a nice afternoon outside running around the yard and playing in the leaves...so fun!

Weekly Thankfulness...

This week I'm thankful for:

A warm cup of tea on a cold fall day

A sweet little toddler who loves fresh produce from the garden

The next size up of brand new, no stain cloth diapers...I was
pretty excited the day these puppies came in the mail!

Brunch with awesome mommas and their sweet kiddos

Celebrating six years of marriage with this amazing man

Despite the sass and spunk this little one has, she still is such a little lover, giving
kisses to those around, even the cute baby in the mirror

The little bit of summer that is still hanging around and the friends
who grew these beauties



Special family time with these two

 

Hope everyone had a wonderful week!

Clara's First Birthday

This past month we celebrated our little Clara's first birthday.  Since Clara was born last August, people have been telling us how fast the time goes with these little ones.  I heard it, but didn't think much of it and thought we have time, so much time...until her first year was gone...just.like.that.  I had bittersweet feelings on her actual birthday.  Feeling so blessed and thanking God that we have a happy, healthy little girl that has made it to where she is right now, but also sad that the last year almost seems a blur and that we no longer have an infant, but a toddler on our hands.  Despite the feelings I had, she turned ONE anyway, and we threw her a birthday party with family and friends and celebrated the last year of this sweet little gals life!



My mom made and decorated these cakes...didn't she do an awesome job!?  They turned out better than I had envisioned them!

A whole year of her life, month by month.

Mom and Dad built this silverware/plate holder...They sure are handy!

 

Beautiful flowers grown by some dear friends of ours.

Hmmmm, not sure what to think of this cake



She LOVED the frosting.



Even shared a little with Daddy.

 

I had so much fun planning and crafting and we had such a great day celebrating with the amazing people in our life! Until next year little one, until next year...

Weekend Getaway

This past weekend Jeremy and I packed up the jeep and headed for the North Shore to celebrate our fourth anniversary. We stayed in a one bedroom condo right on Lake Superior. It was just what we needed and we had such an amazing time. We spent a lot of time relaxing and just enjoyed the simple pleasures of life...it was divine!!!

 

Our condo

Taking in the scenery

View off our deck

Coffee with a view

The resorts mascot, Jackson

Where we spent at least an hour every morning.

Temperance River State Park

Temperance River Gorge

Temperance River State Park

Temperance River State Park

Devil's Kettle Waterfall at Judge Magney State Park

Outside our condo

Best dinner!!  Catch of the day...Herring. 

Lake Superior

Lake walk from resort restaurant to our condo

We made smores every night in our room with the smore kits they handed out...so fun!

 

We decided to make this place an annual trip!

Decorating

I LOVE fall, and I LOVE decorating for fall! I've been browsing pinterest on a daily basis it seems looking for new fall decor ideas...there are so many cute, crafty projects!! One of them I found seemed quite simple and not too involved and with being a bit short on time lately I decided to try it out!

All you do is pick out some fall colored scrapbook paper that you like and two different sizes of frames.  I got my frames from IKEA for really cheap.  Print each letter on the desired scrapbook paper and place it in the frame...easy right?!?!  AND, super cute!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day!