September didn’t quite feel like Fall outside but was a full month with a few special highlights. Most importantly, we celebrated Sophie and Alex’s newest addition, Lillie Ella! Our family spent Saturdays at the soccer field with Grant, enjoyed lake time with the Smiths, Grant had his first full month of preschool adventures (including the school carnival), my mom and I (plus Theo) headed to Nell Hills to pick out fabrics for the living room, Theo turned four months old, I finished more needlepoint ornaments, I toured the Wornall House with Barbara, the boys and I spent some time at Turkey Hill with EB and GPa, and Halloween festivities kicked off early with the arrival of Grant’s space suit and a trip to Family Tree for the first corn pit of the Summer. My maternity leave is flying by and I can’t believe I only have one full month left before heading back to work, I’m enjoying every moment!
June, July, August & September Home Progress
Summer and early Fall ended up leading to some exciting updates around the house! First up, wallpaper! I’ve been plotting to add new wallpaper in our dining room since we bought the house (lots of work went into prepping the room) and decided to add some below the trim in our tv room as well. I’m SO excited about how much they make both spaces feel like ours. I also finished my Coco x Inslee butterfly needlepoint that now needs to get framed and hung and purchased a stunning painting from my talented co-worker, Mirna. My mom and I also took a trip to Nell Hills to begin picking out fabric for the living room. Two pillows are on the way for our couch with much more in store!
March, April & May Home Progress
It’s been an exciting Spring at the house! We have been planning some landscape updates for awhile now, and it was SO exciting to see the Soil Service truck pull up with tons of new trees, shrubs and plants for the front and patio gardens. I can’t wait to see how the plants grow and mature over the yers and bring some color throughout the seasons! Inside, my focus has been on Grant and Theo’s rooms. We moved Grant to his big boy room right after his third birthday, but we needed to get the walls painted. His favorite color is blue and EB and GPa spent a weekend painting for us before baby brother arrived, we are so grateful! The nursery also needed some attention, mostly curtains and some new decor. We have officially been in the house for a year, and it is really starting to feel like ours.
April Memories
This month I tried my hardest to savor all the little moments leading up to baby brother’s arrival next month! Leading up to Easter we dyed eggs with EB, Grammy, Winston & Sophie, I enjoyed Dinner Club at Lazia, our landscaping install got underway, we celebrated Luke’s and Giorgia’s 3rd birthdays, I had lots of doctor appointments, and a highlight was my work sprinkle for baby boy. Also, my peonies survived moving and bloomed this year! Last year we had a few buds but this year many more blooms.
March Memories
March was such a special month! On the very first day of the month we found out that Winnie is getting a little SISTER, Grant continued his love for “skiing” around the house on cardboard skis, we went to Dozer again for a classmate’s birthday, we had to say goodbye to our Chevy (but Dale was very excited about his new Subaru Solterra!), I led an archival lettering workshop at work, EB and GPA pained Grant’s big boy room his favorite color blue, we had Spring Break adventures at Crown Center, Grant got to golf with GPa, we celebrated Grant’s 3rd (!) birthday and ended the month celebrating baby boy #2 at a sweet sprinkle hosted by Megan and Mary. So much joy this March!
Grant’s 3rd Birthday!
On March 24th our Grant turned three! This year we celebrated with family and friends in our back yard on an unseasonably warm Saturday. It was a train-themed party complete with train table, bubbles and homemade cupcakes. On the morning of his actual birthday we continued the streamers tradition and then had cake and presents at EB & GPa’s house. I think he loved tearing them down more than the surprise of having them on his door. His big gift this year from us was a sandbox for the patio. He also got a balance bike, tool kit, and truck basket to hold his lovies. Happy Birthday, Grant!
