Newborn Pictures

We got the newborn pictures of Parker and Madeline back the other day. They turned out so cute. Here are a few of them :)

This is one is my favorite of Parker. I love his pose and facial expression.

Got to love those lips!

Big sister Paisley with her little brother. Paisley was very serious during the photo shoot. 

All business :)

I have to start with this one of Madeline. She must have been having a great dream.

Such sweetness :)

Trying to get a picture of two newborns together isn't as easy as you'd think! 

Love this one of the two of them cuddling together :) 

Photo credit to Karen, Terrisa's coworker at school. She was great with them!

Mom and Dad's New House

My parents are getting ready to move into their new house in a few weeks (December 10 is the approximate closing date). I thought some of you would be interested in seeing some pictures of their home. Here is a virtual tour...

The outside of the home is a Spanish style elevation. The garage door and front door still need to be painted. 

When you walk in the front door, there is a beautiful long hallway that leads to the kitchen/family room. You can also see the backyard from the the entryway (they have a wall of glass along the back of the house). 

Here is a detail shot of the rotunda...

My Dad's man cave/office (I love the windows and flooring in this room)

 Here are several shots of the kitchen...

I really like this backsplash!

Here is the wall of glass that I mentioned earlier. It retracts into itself and makes a great indoor/outdoor space. 

Marie's Wedding

Hi All! I am hoping to squeeze in a post before Madeline wakes up from her nap. Madeline is three weeks old today...in some ways it seems like it has gone by so fast, but on the other hand, it is hard to imagine life without her now! 

George is back to work now and Madeline and I are "on our own" during the day. My parents have been staying with us for a couple of weeks. They will be here until they move into their new house in mid-December. It has been very, very nice to have the extra help so close by :) Terrisa and I got some professional pictures of the two babies taken on Sunday so I should have those to post in the next week or so.

Today, I wanted to post some pictures from Marie's wedding. On Saturday, my longtime friend Marie got married to her fiancé CJ. The ceremony and reception were at Stonebridge Manor. It was a garden setting and the weather could not have been more perfect! Marie put a lot of DIY touches on the wedding day, which I am always a big fan of. Here are some pictures that Emily captured...

The bridesmaids (me, MOH Sammie, Becky, Brittany). Marie had us all wear different dresses within the same color family. It turned out great! 

Some good looking people at the reception :) 

Mr. and Mrs. CJ Mueller during their grand entrance at the reception...

Of course, everyone is the most interested in the bride and her dress, so here are a few different angles of it. I loved the lace detailing on both the dress and vail.

Congrats to Marie and CJ and THANK YOU for letting me be apart of your day :)

Day 12

It is day 12 of Madeline's life and I am really enjoying "getting to know" her. Madeline is a squirmy little baby when she is awake. She is constantly moving her arms, fingers, and legs. She also loves to be held and cuddled...which I enjoy :) The sleep deprivation has definitely set in, but George and I are starting to develop a system to cope with that (although George goes back to work this week, so we will need a new system). She is starting to get the hang of feeding and I think after this week, we will have it mastered. Even though the lack of sleep and fussy times can be challenging, I wouldn't trade it for anything. I really love being a mom to our sweet baby girl! 

Like I mentioned earlier, George goes back to work this week (Wednesday). Madeline and I will need to develop our own routine over the coming weeks. I will be off of work until early to mid January and George will actually take another 2 weeks off in December to hang out with us. 

I have to start out this post with the cutest picture ever. Here are Madeline and Parker relaxing together in the bouncer. They didn't seem to be bothered by each other. 

Emily was able to snap this picture of Madeline with her eyes wide open yesterday...

Here is big sister/cousin Paisley with her babies...

On Halloween, George and I sat on our porch with Madeline and handed out candy to the kids. We had a ton of trick-or-treaters. Madeline wore this little outfit...

Sleeping beauties! 

I started working on Madeline's baby book this past week. George and I tagged teamed to get her footprints. There is also a spot for her handprints, but we decided that handprints are way too difficult for now!