Newborn Pictures

Our wonderful friend Leigh took our newborn pictures with Evelyn. 

Here are a few of my favorites.

I have a soft spot for my man and our babies: 

All of us:

Ella loves giving kisses to "Eebee"

Momma and Daughter:

Evelyn Grace:

(The quilt I made for Evie)

(Wrapped in a lace belt I'll save for her wedding. I wore it in our maternity pictures).

Christmas Wonder

I love watching my sweet girl explore the Christmas decorations around the house. She finds the joy in the tiniest thing - oh Lord, help me learn from her. 

Setting up the tree with Daddy: 

Or climbing on the box...

Looking at the lights:

Snuggles on the couch watching the lights:

Halloween

It was cold and raining here so we planned to take Ella just to our immediate neighbors. However, she loved it! 

Each house she saw she would squeal and scream "treat!" Forget the trick stuff! 

We made it down our street and then to the end on a neighboring street. 

We were dressed as a "Cleveland Family". We made a few friends, but mostly enemies. :) 

Digging into her stash: 

We left her have a kit kat, sweet tarts, and whoppers. 

Purple Week

As I get closer to my due date, our color activities definitely take a hit. Here is what we managed for purple: 

Daddy made this awesome Playdough lion: 

General silliness: 

Playing with a stamp, first time. 

Purple Clothes: 

37 week belly: 

Evie's Nursery

I definitely get in color/decorative moods. Right now I love coral and teal - so Evie's room is coral, teal, and silver. The walls were already grey, and we chose to leave them :)

I felt the colors lended themselves to an ocean feel. I played around with doing mermaids for a while, but ultimately they proved too hard to find as cute mermaids rather than sexy ones. So I went with starfish and seahorses. 

Big sister is still sleeping in the crib so we have been moving her things over to her big girl room, so she is enjoying her sister's decorations for now. 

Quilt:

Previous posts on the making of the quilt. 

Dresser:

(Starfish dish purchased on our vacation this summer) 

This coloring is more true to life, and you can see the different shades of the drawers better. Here is the blog post on the making of the dresser.

This pic has no filter so the wall and art look more accurate, but I think it makes the dresser look pink and not coral. 

Curtain:

Found the perfect fabric that was a cool water or "mermaid tail" feel as Josh says. (The window is directly across from the door). 

Before:

After:

Ocean Wave Decal:

I cut this out from sparkly paper. I only runs above the crib, not on all 4 walls. (The crib is on the right side of the room)

Mobile:

Design inspired by my insanely talented sister, Bethany. 

Light Covers:

I did this with decorative tape - super easy! 

Bookshelf and Baskets: (immediately to the right of the door when you enter the room)

Art above the bookshelf: (custom colors designed for Evie!!!)