Doozy

Ah, so, life.  It's been kind of a doozy.  Feeling pretty settled in the telling everyone about new baby department, especially now that Ainsley's entire preschool knows ( I was wondering how long it would take her to spill the beans).  Feeling thankful that I'm starting to feel better, with whole chunks of productive NON nauseated time...yes!  Feeling like I'm finally getting into this school time groove.  Time for errands and fun, chores and down time.  We're getting it.

After weeks of holding my breath while literally ALL of the other children at both girls' schools came down with one thing or the other, a bug has hit them both.  Ainsley was down a bit this weekend, still sniffly and a bit not herself today.  Louise came down with it at approximately 2:47 this afternoon.  She was giggling and playing then her eyes glazed over and her temperature spiked.  Poor dumpling.  Looks like it will be a quiet morning for us two tomorrow.

The good news?  We've had lots of fun lately.  Heading to the conservatory for the first time since the weather has turned.  Enjoying the heck out of this cool beautiful weather and the abundance of freshly fallen leaves.  Oh, and of course the epic IKEA trek to get the girls bunkbed.  I can't believe my girls are big enough for a bunk bed in their big girl shared room.  I am delighted they are so happy with their new shared space.

:: conservatory::

::note their are hardly any photos of Ainsley, that girl owns the conservatory, oh but Louise, she's quite hard to catch herself these days::

::ah, that pencil grip, this girl's a natural::

:: counting fish::

::counting fish "teeooo", "teeoo, three, teeoo, three"::

::Louise and her lovebird::

::bunk bed love::

:: don't worry, Louise sleeps on bottom, and no way can those thighs fit through the rungs::

(fyi, this IKEA bed is 100% wood, took us about 2 hours to put together and after searching for WEEKS, even on craigslist, this is by far the most economical/sturdy option out there)

::the view out our bedroom window after our big storm Sunday, leaves EVERYWHERE::

::enjoying all those fallen jewels::

And just for fun, a few little things all my own, ok, I shared the food, a little.

::beer bread, my new favorite quick dinner accompaniment go to::

:: ATK deep dish pepperoni, mushroom and black olive deliciousness::

:: Ina Garten's Harvest Muffins in mini muffin snack form.

I sub white wheat flour in for AP and add a few Tablespoons of ground flax seed.  

These are SO GOOD!::

:: MY sweater!!!!, sooooo close::

Hope you all are having a good start to your weeks.  I hope Louise's bug passes quickly and that this beautiful fall sticks around for a while.  It's been good.