Four Plus One

Last night Ev and I headed out for our last night alone...for a while. Not that we were really alone. We were celebrating the Marine Corps' 235th birthday with a few hundred other people. Always a good time, last night's ball was also. And it was interesting to watch people actually stare at me with open mouths. Apparently, they thought it was strange to see a 9-month pregnant woman in a cocktail dress. What?

Today is another birthday! This is our last family picture with only four people in it. By this afternoon it will be five. Wow! FIVE! We're so excited and can't wait to share the news with you all as soon as we have some. We appreciate all your thoughts and prayers for us today!

7 Years Ago

Seven years ago, we were blessed by the arrival of our little Trevor. Sweet and cheerful from the beginning, he has been a constant source of joy in our lives. We wanted to make sure we had a great party, so the day after WTI ended we did just that.



Before Dad left for work, he opened his presents. And tried them all out to make sure that they were okay. Later, after Dad got back home, they played around with the new circuit board. (That's ALL Dad)



Trevor got to pick his special birthday meal and birthday cake. After a short negotiation period, he settled on a tide-pool cake, to remind him of our fun vacation time in Oregon. The lighthouse was a bonus and a complete surprise to Trevor. Let me tell you, it's not easy to surprise kids when they're home all day! Trevor had watched the rest of the work on the cake with keen interest, to make sure it was being done properly. I think he was satisfied!



Happy Birthday, Trevor! We love you!

At the Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch last night. Can you tell that the boys had a little bit of fun? Why is it always more fun to pick a pumpkin from a pile of hay bales, than it is to pick it out of a bin at the grocery store? Who knows? It just is.

And there's always the added bonus that I might get a photo of my boys hamming it up after I tell them to act like they like each other.


All in all, a fun time was had by everyone.

Nursery Reveal

I know you've all been waiting with baited breath, for the big nursery reveal. Drumroll please...

Ta da!!



I'm so pleased with how everything came together! Ev says it has an awful lot of blue to be a gender neutral nursery, but I think that any little girl would be happy to have a restful, aqua nursery like this. I must say, I could not have done it alone. My independent, long-distance consultants on this project were, my sister and my Mom. My dear, long-suffering Mom who heard about every change of plans, every hiccup and every success. (Thank goodness for unlimited long-distance phone!) I am also so thankful for my calm, steady husband who coached me through a dresser-handle-panic, solved my problems and patiently spent his one hour of free time hanging my curtain rod. Thanks, Baby!!



And now, details, details, details. I struggled with how to add color to my caramel colored room with brown carpet and white furniture, and finally settled on wall decals. I don't normally like them much, but something about these appealed to me. Maybe it is the understated, modern simplicity. I found them here, on Etsy. They were not difficult to put up, and seem to be sticking fine to my heavily textured walls. But it is definitely not a one-person job. Many thanks to my dear friend, Brittney for tackling that project with me! After staring at fabric swatches online for many hours, hoping to sew my own crib accessories, I finally fell in love with the Full Circle line from Land of Nod. No surprise, it's by one of my favorite modern quilt designers, Denyse Schmidt. She designed the baby quilt that I made for my niece last year. From there, all I had to do was pull together the details, including this fantastic Anemone fabric for the drapes and adorable Tweets paper for lining the dresser drawers. As an aside, I did splurge on one little thing that is actually for the baby. See that little lamb on the dresser? I found it (where else?) on Etsy. Loving it!! Did I forget anything? I'm not sure, but I'm so excited to have the nursery completed and ready to go. Now we're really ready for Baby Three to come!