Less is More.

The Wheatfield

With the babe nearly crawling, we are simplifying anywhere we can.  She is already rolling her way around the living room and I know soon I'll have little control over the strewn toys around the house.  So I'm trying to create the simplified living room space with all the baby proofed bumpers we need.  I'm trying to get creative and baby-proof in a decorative way.  Is that possible?  I'm gonna give it my all because I am so not a fan of plastic everywhere.  I'll take some pictures to show you what I come up with.  Do you have any ideas? I welcome suggestions.

Less, really is more.
Mission Organization starts tomorrow.  Should I have let Kevin in on his weekend plans before posting?  Probably.  But he's always such a good sport.

Swinging high.

The only place Chloe napped today was the car.  I'm sure I burned through about $10 in gas just driving around.  But it was a slice of quiet that I desperately needed.  I drove through Starbucks (for a so needed decaf), then stumbled upon our favorite new park.  It is right up the street and I had no idea.  It had lots of nice shade so we stopped, Chloe slept another 20 minutes while I enjoyed the sun (yay for sunroofs), then we spread out our blanket.

After work Kevin met us there, we had a picnic dinner and tried out the swings for the first time.  They were a big hit!  We will be back tomorrow.  I think I'm gonna walk there tomorrow.  It's 1.5 miles from our house on a steep incline...it'll be great workout and some fresh air.  Today's weather was gorgeous.  We had planned an afternoon at the beach but little miss was not having it.  I know better than to make plans.  The impromptu afternoon at the park gave me the outdoor time I was craving. 

Too high, mom!

Check out this sweet face.

What next?

Other than be a Wife and Mother, I've always wanted to be:
a world traveler
an indie folk singer
a  painter
an anthropologie display artist
a dancer
a photographer
a kindergarten teacher
a professional organizer
a jewelry designer
a pastry chef, an anything chef
a wine enthusiast

and I've tried my hand at being:
a baker
a shop girl
an esthetician
an administrative assitant
a wine club manager
a collage artist
a florist

I definitely wanna:
surf, run a (half) marathon and train to be a yoga instructor.
These three are actually already in the works.


I'm constantly curious about learning and crafts.  And if not professionally I'd love to dabble in more creative ventures.  So this year, I turn the big 3-Oh!  And I decided I ought to take a little time for myself and really give a couple more of these a try.

Which one to tackle first?  
My creative juices are flowing, what to do next?

Anything you've always wanted to try?

Movie & Photo Booth.

 Last night was our first night out to a movie since I was 8+ months pregnant.  Let's just say movies are much easier to concentrate on when you don't have a giant baby bump and the urge to visit the ladies room constantly.  My friend Roxana stayed the night with us and generously offered to watch Chloe so we could get out of the house.  We saw The King's Speech, which was great.  We loved the drama and humor of a touching friendship and theme of overcoming obstacles.   We'll definitely be seeing that one again.  I'll admit the we had a bit more candy than was good for us but justified it by the realization that date night's are few and far between.  It was so nice to go on a date again.

*Photos from the photobooth in the lobby.  Kevin is not a fan of having his picture taken but abliged because I think they are so fun. 

The Perfect Moment.

It was a long day but this moment totally made up for it.  She had me in stitches.

Always growing.

On my fridge as a daily reminder.

Sweet Potatoes, Take Two.

Meal #2 of Sweet Potatoes was a success.  She actually ate much more food and also made much more a mess.  I was trying so hard to be okay with the mess and failing on so many levels.  She got cleaned up numerous times.  I had to at least take (and share) one or two pictures to remember just how messy it really was.  It's a good thing I fed her in just a diaper and bib.  Then it was off to the bath.  Another new baby skill she has been developing is drinking water from a sippy cup.  She gets so excited when I give her that cup too.  She looks so grown up with a sippy cup though.  It kinda makes me sad.