Christmas Stockings

I know I haven't blogged in a very long while ... and if the holidays and being pregnant weren't enough of a reason to be too busy to blog ... I have been EXTRA-ORDINARILY  busy with my Etsy shop (www.rachelle-isms.com) and baby projects ... oh, and I made pretty much all of the Christmas gifts I gave everyone this year.

So here is the first of several blog posts I need to make to show everyone what I have been working on. Isaac's and my stockings had gotten stained by a red candle while it was being stored in the attic ... PLUS I needed to make one for William, so I decided to copy my awesome friend Kristin's designs (http://birdinhandquilts.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/four-christmas-stockings/) and quilt up some stockings. Isaac's is mostly grey and green with a bit of dark blue. I wanted the stockings to match a bit, so they all contain some dark blue fabric. Mine is the blue and red one. I will say, I am not a red person AT ALL, but I love my stocking! It was the perfect splash of color and blue always makes me happy. :) William's should be easily recognized because my friend Kristin had made William a quilt (http://birdinhandquilts.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/wonky-stripes/) with those wonky blue and white stripes. AND YES, I did make one for Anna. It didn't make any sense to wait until her first Christmas to make her one. I had been making her matching bumper pads and quilts and wall hangings with this blue and yellow fabric, so I just cut out some more stripes and made her chevron style stocking.

I am pretty proud of my work and I hope you like them too. :)

Where do you like to read?

I caught William right as he was climbing in the shelf and luckily had the camera nearby. So where do you like to read?

Halloween

We didn't get many great pics but we had so much fun watching him trip down the street. We got to meet a few neighbors and one of them has goats and chickens! They invited us to come over sometime for William to see them. For now, we only got to see a baby goat. It was sooo cute! We couldn't get any good pics of it kissing William's face, but trust me ... It was adorable!

Fall Fun

One more nice day in between blustery cold days.... So Will and I went outside and found tons of ladybugs! They flew all around us and got in our faces. Will was fascinated and stayed pretty still so I could take lot of pics of him. Getting good pictures of a one year old is almost impossible!!! Enjoy!

Oh, look! A Ladybug is on my face ... Got it!

Mom, I found a stick!

 

This face isn't him crying, but rather exclaiming while he shakes leaves off of his hands. :)

 Silly Faces. :) At least I finally got a smile!

 I LOOOOOOVE this little boy!

Falls Lake

We took way too many pics of William in the water, so I had to do a separate blog post just for these.

Walking to the waterfront

William was unstoppable. He couldn't wait to get in the water!

Yes, he fell into the water ALOT!!!! But unfortunately it never scared him. He just kept rushing into the water. Isaac says his back got really sore pulling him back up everytime he fell and trying to prevent him from drowning. Maybe we need a flotation device?

Oh ... and we did get some pics of our friends too! :)

Maggie's ADORABLE full diaper

And the adorable Nora

  I even caught Nora working hard to stand up!!!

 

 Good Job, Nora!!!

Lastly, here is a family picture. You can see how huge my belly is getting.