- Happy Fall, Y'all! -

HOLY BALLZZZZ...

...it's finally fall!!!

Maybe it's because I'm 20-something weeks pregnant going on FULL TERM [AKA already sooo ginormous and kinda disgruntled about my current Amazon appearance], but this 90-degree weather in October has been despicable and I've been waiting ohhhhh so not-so-patiently for the first gust of cool air.  Sweaters and leggings and boots [and something big/bulky to cover the bump], OH MY!  Last year, we were already 90% through with our Fall Bucket List by mid-October; and this year, I've been folding the laundry [indoors in the A/C] week after week wondering if we will even be able to pack away our shorts and tank tops before Christmas.  #summerbluesensues

...I've been known to exaggerate in certain situations, but this ^^ is for real. Ohhhh the irony of painting Halloween scenes at Library Lab and having [what should be] warm cozy October slumber parties with our cousins all while donned in our summery-est of summer clothing:

But today! Todayyyyyy!  The crisp breath of fall is in the air and we have some pumpkin cookies baking in the oven and the Young Living diffuser going and ahhhh!  That's what I'm talkin' bout!  Feeling full of the fall spirit and loving our house decor!

PLUS, Harper has her Halloween costume all picked out and ready to wear [thanks to some Pinterest inspirache!] and we can't wait for some cool fall nights to hit up the trick-or-treating scene.  And still to come: apple picking [is it too late to pick apples???], pumpkin patch fun, and hopefully some bonfires complete with a weenie roast!

I LOVE FALL!

- I wan' go hotel... '

I was cleaning up dinner the other night while Brian was washing Harper's curl mop in the kitchen sink. I glanced over and her head was all suds'ed up and she was smiling from ear to ear at the sight of her dad [the favorite parent, of course], and I said, "Harper, do you like living in this house with Mommy and Daddy?!" She immediately lost her smile and furrowed her eyebrows and said, "No. I wan' go hotel." 

...Word. 

Silverthorne in June!

Destin in September! 

...And Chicago last weekend! 

We aren't world travelers by any means; it's just the way the cookie crumbled. But it feels like we've been here, there, and everywhere over the past few months; and Harper's been LOVING each trip! Brian's cousin got married in Chicago last weekend, so a group of about thirty [?] family members rode the train up to the Windy City to celebrate the new nuptials! 

Harp's first choo-choo ride -- bright and early boarding time!

My parents were headed to a different wedding in Chicago [crazy coincidence!] so they joined the train-goers.  Harper flitted from seat to seat and had an absolute blast visiting all her grammys and papas and cousins and aunts and uncles! Occasionally she threw a bone of attention to her boring mom and dad... :)  Great Aunt Stephanie packed a whole SUITCASE full of snacks, so she was Harper's BFF for sure...

 Exploring the city:

 Then off to the wedding!

 The whole weekend went by so fast!

Not sure when the next roadtrip/vacation will be [...nothing on the books currently], but I'm thinking with the holidays and baby coming, Harper will have to be satisfied with just living in our house for a long while!!! ;)

- Meeska Mooska... -

...MI[NNIE] MOUSE!!! 

Oh, toooooodles! 

We finally kicked Harper out of her baby bedroom [we aren't the parenting-book-reading type of authority figures, but we thought it may be better to "upgrade" the princess to a new room before Baby F. numero dos makes his/her appearance and needs the crib and Harper feels replaced/booted!]. She's been sleeping in her old frontless crib with a toddler rail for a while now, so we didn't think moving to a regular bed would be too much of a transition. ...And we were right! She loves her new space; and to no one's surprise, she picked "Meee Mowse" [AKA Minnie] for her new room's theme! Bed frame and dresser all compliments of my ole' bachelorette apartment..... ;) ...maybe we'll upgrade Harp to some non-IKEA furniture when we build the new house!

So!

First there was this...

...and then there was this!

There's been a few more furnishings/finishing touches added, but I roll through life at about 80% these days so these are the only pics I have!  But she's been doing awesome in this big new bed, sleeping through the night [in her undies and waking up dry every day, btw!!!] and seeming more and more like a little girl and less and less like a toddler every day!  

- xoxoxo -