Playing Catch Up

It took a while, but here are the photos of when Jude's family visited Starkville last month.  We got to meet our new(ish) nephew, Henry, and he got to meet his 3 cousins.

Cousin Henry. This accurately depicts their general dispositions for the week.
Grumpy & Smiley 

Nanny Chloe actually made these initial shirts for them. So adorable!

Simon's first pool experience

It went swimmingly. Har, har.

spitting image (minus the specs)

Nanny Chloe & Uncle Art with their godchild, Charlotte

All the she-folk

Aunt Sara with all the nieces & nephews

Thank you guys for making the trip over to MS and for bringing the cool weather. Please tell me you're planning to come again next week because it's supposed to be rainy & in the 90s.

Oh, and we finally got him to smile.

Nesting is expensive.

What else are you gonna do at 26 weeks pregnant with left over Christmas money? Buy a bunch of new stuff for the babes, rearrange their rooms, and wait the rest of the 14+ weeks in penniless boredom?

Exactly.

The playroom-guestroom has been converted into a nursery with a spare bed and the girls' room is currently housing all the fun stuff. (a long time ago they looked like this)

More recently, when Charlotte moved into a toddler bed, it looked like this:

but with dressers, a bookshelf, and a glider. I know.
These rooms are huge.

Now for the AFTERS...

We're going with this arrangement for a while. Until the next random bout of nesting strikes again.

We splurged on these FLOR carpet tiles that were on sale and alternated the pattern. We. Love. Them. And if we want, we can reshape them into a rectangular rug.

I'm sorry Tootsie, that Charlotte has destroyed the heirloom table.
It was my fault for painting it white. It will be cleaned up when she's 18.

The empty space before felt awkward with a regular rug and the ones we had were way too small anyway.

The house.

Now they have paths to their beds and in their little nooks.

The school.

The catch-all.

Seriously, the space is mind boggling.

Now for the little man's room:

Jude edited his bike poster (go buy one) to match the hipster bedding, purchased by the grands (thanks!) and to fit in the frames.

I sewed this cover, which is not quite done, to go over the changing pad. Kaitlin, I think that pirate shirt was yours?

Still plenty of space, if anyone wants to visit. Yes, you will be in charge of nightly feedings.

Some fun prints from this designer.

Apparently, this is his favorite owned print that you can find here.

outta money & outta space. the next 14+ weeks should be uhmazing. 

What I Wore Sunday

Back for another installment with the Lords & Ladies (so ready for Downton tonight) of Fine Linen & Purple.

Dress: Old Navy clearance rack a few years ago.
It was always ill-fitting and slightly too big. Until I got pregnant.
Cardigan: Target
Scarf: can't recall, but I think it was a gift
Tights: Amazon
Boots: New purchase from Payless c/o the gift card from my sis

You didn't think you'd be leaving without a full bump report, did you?
Shirt: Old Navy (I'm the idiot that didn't buy the maternity version of this shirt, but they're both on sale now)
Jeans: Old Navy

And bonus:

This is the trash my yard wore this morning. Who does that?

The first (& only) snow day 2013

 Exactly what we needed after two weeks of cold rain. 

And even better, it'll be gone by tomorrow (probably), 

so we won't have to deal with it for another 3 months.