Go Panthers!

Tomorrow is UNI Homecoming...we will be celebrating J's birthday with a tailgate. What did I look like last year at Homecoming???

After...

This has been a long time coming. I have been meaning to get after pics of the bathroom up and we finally got it done tonight. As promised...

My new washer and dryer....love them! Laundry is now fun!

This is the custom shelf they built me. It's on rollers so I can pull it out when I need it to fold laundry, set a basket there, etc. It's such a fun feature!

This is our new bookshelf that is actually a secret door....

That leads to our utilities!

A Few More....

I gotta add these Kindermusik pics from tonight....

Kindermusik

Thursday nights have become a highlight of my week. We enrolled Jani in Kindermusik for her birthday and I am loving spending this time with her. I was skeptical at first. We sing a lot, I play music for her...I felt like our house was it's own little Kindermusik. But a friend of mine was going to do it so I thought "Why not?!" I jumped on the bandwagon....and we're having quite a ride :)

Jani LOVES it! She enjoys the music, the instruments, and all the other little kiddos to harass and abuse! We have many more weeks ahead of us and I'm going to try and cherish each moment. Each new thing she learns, each moment she smiles, and laughs, and sings. I'm soaking it in...

Hogging all the balls

Our little loner

Jani and McKenna playing (*cough*eating*cough*) the bells

loving the scarves!

Little Drummer Girl

BUBBLES!

Such a brown noser

I Would Die For That

I was thinking about being pregnant...missing that feeling....and I remembered this video. I listened to this so much when I was struggling to get pregnant. Get the tissues...it will bring you to tears. I had a good cry tonight...for all my friends still struggling and for those who I do not know. 

October

I love October. I love the way the air feels, smells, and tastes. I love pumpkins and football and hot latte's on a cold Saturday morning. I love tailgating and shopping and wearing sweatshirts on Fridays. Fitting that I ended up having a fall baby. I always said I wanted a spring baby because as a teacher it just seemed smart. Having an October baby was perfect though. I just know she'll grow up to love the fall just as much as we do. There are so many things on our list of things to get done this fall with her. I'm not sure we'll check them all off but we'll have fun trying. First up...we need to get to a pumpkin patch. Doug and I want to recreate this photo with Jani....

Our little pumpkin 

Also on the list? A kick-butt tailgate for Homecoming. We've started planning. There may not be many people partying with us but we're going to have a grand time celebrating our purple and gold. We will also be tackling Jani's birthday. We're not going crazy. Doug and I are really trying to not overdo it. We'll have some family over and celebrate her life. That's what birthdays are for! We debated getting her gifts. She isn't going to know what's going on and I don't want it to be about the gifts. We decided to buy her Kindermusik classes. We thought it would be a perfect gift. It's an opportunity to have fun and to spend some mommy/daddy time. Grandma even gets to take her a couple times...silly conferences!

But I digress....welcome October....welcome Fall. We're accepting you with open arms. We so love all that this season has in store for us.