Gearing up...

...for the 1st birthday!! Less than a month to go.

Salutations

Have a Rose...for Valentine's Day

We're getting creative, with her hair on top getting longer and longer.

My friend and neighbor, Michelle, took these one morning.






Rosalie has loved the bath from day 1. She can sit up now in the water and splash to her heart's content. Good thing her belly is nice and plump and pokes out far enough to cover most things...mostly.


This little girl is soooo close to being on the move with crawling. She is rolling with purpose and is so curious about E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. Putting her in the jumper gives her the outlet she needs and loves!

Homeknit goodness

Don't ya wish you had a Grammy like mine?

(7 month Rosie)

We're talking COLOSSAL

I like that word lately.

How do I get so far behind!!??? Let me catch you up. If you find that you want to comment on a particular section, too bad. You'll just have to save all comments to the very end because, really, this post is just too big and I don't want to brake it up into little tiny posts. And 'cuz, we are ALL about colossal today.

I had a birthday and we went camping:

My yummy-lishious Chocolate Almond Coconut Ice Cream Cake.





Rosie's bed. She was the best camper of all!



Does it seem like a crazy idea to go rock climbing with a baby in a front carrier? I thought it was crazy too, even as it was happening. The boys loved it!


Halloween happened:

A ninja and Obi Wan Kenobi.


Halloween shenanigans.


Little Miss Kermit?


Bundled up for trick-or-treating.


Some good ol' family fun.


I made some stuff:

I want to start taking pictures of everything I make (doesn't always happen) in hopes that someday I'll start an Etsy shop.


My good friend, Colleen, (who just had her baby at 1:00 am this morning!!) was the recipient of this hat and...


...this onesie dress. I've since made a cute turquoise one with dragonflies for Rosie.


This hat has been my obsession the past week or so. I'm not sure what the ears are all about, though. It reminds me of a Peruvian llama.


It helps that Rosie is so good at modelling, too.


Basically my first attempt at patterning. This hat is for a friend. That's merino wool there, my friends.


Charlie's new hat. His old one got passed down to Pete.


Dave had a birthday:

The boys helped me make a "pirate lego star wars" cake.


Happy 31, Dave!


the loot...


Rosie turned 5 months, is eating cereal and sitting in the johnny jumper seat, then turned 6 months (today):

Documenting the first rice cereal eating.

Rosie L.O.V.E.S. her brothers. She always giggles when they are around.




The 6 month shoot:





Thanksgiving happened at a cabin with our friends, the Watsons:




Charlie and Kale.


Ta da! The fried turkey, it was delish!




Chillin' on the porch swing.

I don't know how this post compares with others in the past, but it may be my biggest and best yet!
Now you may comment.

a lot a lot a lot

I'm majorly behind. So here are a bunch of pictures, mostly of 4 month-old Rosie.

This little girl is gaining weight without growing much in length. Thus the no-neck look.

She adores Charlie.

Me: Charlie, make her smile.

The rest of the post is dedicated to our annual visit to the pumpkin patch farm.

Baby cleavage!

If we balance her she'll sit up for a bit.

Grass! So interesting. When was the last time YOU got down on your belly and studied it this closely??