The Battle of Wills: Beard vs. Bangs

So here's the deal: For the past four years, Chris has grown out his beard for the wintertime. He keeps a well-groomed beard year-round, which I really like. But once it begins to get the slightest bit cold, he aims to grow it out as long as possible. Against my protests, he grows this long, fiery red Yosemite-Sam-type beard that hides his handsome face. It wouldn't bother me so bad if with every kiss I didn't get a lip full of hair that may or may not have left over food in it. Yeah...

With winter quickly approaching, and the fact that we live in the mountains, Chris is already set to grow the burliest beard of all time. I mean, really?! He can suggest to me that he likes my hair longer and I willingly oblige him, but I have no say over whether or not the man grows an inch of hair on his face? That's just not very considerate.

So whether it's appropriate or not to air our dirty laundry out on the world wide web, I'm saying right here, right now, the battle of wills is on! I'm cutting my hair off. I'm starting with the bangs. Let's see how you like this, Christopher!

The Cutest Puppy Ever

This morning I took Hannah to the annual Tiny Tots Halloween in Old Town. Local businesses invite children to stop by their shops and trick-or-treat. So that's just what we did! Hannah and I met up with a few other Moms and their kids and away we went. She had a blast and especially loved the fruit punch flavored sucker that is all over her face. We really enjoyed our morning and the quality time we got to spend together after a long, busy week.

Welcome Fall

Rockin' Party

Our friend Josiah celebrated his 2nd birthday this week. We helped him celebrate at his rock themed party. Hannah's favorite part was painting the rocks and then putting stickers on her face. Somehow we forgot to get pictures with the birthday boy, but here are a few of her enjoying the festivities.

The after party at Chik-fil-A was not quite as rockin', though. There was a giant cow greeting kids and Hannah and Josiah were not too happy to be bothered by him. Nonetheless, Happy Birthday Josiah!

Little Miss Independent

Hannah is growing increasingly independent. This morning I heard her bumping around in the bathroom and this is what I found her doing.

Pillowcase Dress

I whipped up this little pillowcase dress over the weekend. Chris calls it her Fall Camouflage. Touché.

Happy Birthday To ME

We celebrated my 29th birthday with none other than the Suttons. We started the day at The Bartels Farm Pumpkin Patch to pick a few pumpkins and then get family pictures. It was such a beautiful day, and the mountains in the background made for an amazing view. Hannah was not wearing her happy pants, though, so we decided to forego any group photos. But we did get a few good candids from our outing. We spent the rest of the day relaxing and then ended the day at the Suttons for dinner and cake. It was perfect. Low-key days are my favorite! Happy Birthday to ME!

Another Dress

My dear friend Carol White loaned her daughter's old dress for Hannah to wear. It quickly became my personal favorite dress, so I put my girl in it every other day this summer.





Right before our move, I got to looking closely at how the dress was made and decided to try to make it myself without any pattern and with a little extra fabric I found. Well, I finally stitched on the bias tape tonight, added the elastic and buttons and VOILA!





Feeling pretty proud! Since it's getting cooler, I'm thinking it'll still look good with a cardigan, blouse and over tights. By gosh, she's gonna wear it! :)

My Mountain Man

Does he look in his element, or what?

Hannah vs. Black Beans

Happy Daddy

Me: "Hannah, say 'Happy Birthday, Daddy!'"
Hannah: "Hap-pee Dad-dee!"
Me: "Try again. Happy Birthday, Daddy!"
Hannah: "Hap-pee Bird Dad!"
Me: "Happy Birthday, Daddy!"
Hannah: "Hap-pee Dad-dee! Hap-pee Dad-dee!"

We celebrated Chris' 33rd birthday today! It was very laid back, enjoyed with none other than the Suttons over Mexican food and a slice of homemade chocolate cinnamon cake - which, might I add, is one of Barbara's greatest cakes!

Happy birthday to my Best Friend and Baby Daddy. I love you with all my heart.

Sew Mama Sew!

I've had the chance to sew a few projects lately. I'm not particularly talented, but I can follow a pattern pretty well. So when I complete a project, I'm just so glad it actually looks like something!

I don't have a picture, but I made Laura a set of dinner napkins for her birthday from this fabric. Way fun for fall!

And then I made this dress for Rebekah's little girl, Haven. She picked the style and fabrics, and I just put it all together.

And then I made this today. I think I'll add it to one of Hannah's cardigans for now. But once Hannah has a little more hair, it'll definitely look great on a clip!

My goal right now is to complete one project a week. Now that I've let it be known, let's see if I can do it!

How Old is Hannah?