Field Trip to Paulus Orchards

William had his first field trip with his preschool.  My dad made it just in time to join us.  We went to a family run orchard and pumpkin farm.  A good time was had by all.  The kids learned about how bees pollinate the blossoms on the trees.  Then we hopped in the tractor pulled wagon and headed out to pick the perfect pumpkin.  Then we headed out to the orchards to pick some Red Delicious apples.  After the wagon ride, we were dropped off at a homemade playground with giant tube slides.  Charlotte was excellent by sleeping in her carrier the whole time.  Good ol' farm Fall fun!

Blessings

A small list of blessings:

Beautiful, bright, crisp, Fall weather.

A sweet little baby girl who isn't too fussy.

William, who is such a big help to his new little sister.

My wonderful Mom who was such a big help during the day and all through the night.

An understanding husband who didn't make a big deal about me spending all my time with my mom.

Friends who helped out by bringing us fabulous meals.

An awesome sister with the foresight to take pictures of it all.

Welcome Baby Charlotte!

We have a new baby Payne!

Charlotte Marie was born September 29th at 4:15pm.

6 pounds 10 ounces

18 3/4 inches long

Cutest Room in the House

Here is the cutest room in our house.  I can't NOT smile when I walk in.  Sometimes I just sit in the chair and bask in the girlie vibe.  I wanted to "nest it up" proper to make up for not getting to put a nursery together for William because we moved around so much when he was a baby.  Until William was 1, his room was just a crib in a storage room.

View from the door

I love my crib set!  The wall behind is where I'll put a hanging quilt rack.

The ottoman opens up and blankets are stored

Love doing the vinyl letters!

 

Love my Cricut!  I got the idea for this project from Crate and Barrel.  They were charging $3 a letter!

I found this instead of a dresser.  We'll get a real dresser later when I find the right one.

I found these cute wall decals online.

I'm so glad we went with a nice crib instead of a cheap one like last time.  William's crib fell apart before he was two!

A craft project with Mod Podge, patterned paper, and a canvas.

Everything is all ready!

I have to say a special "thank you!" to Sean for not making me feel guilty for kicking him out of his office, not making it an issue when I spent a little more in order to get what I really wanted and not just what was cheapest at the time, and for putting all of the furniture together.  Now all it needs is a sweet little baby to make it complete. I love this room!

First Day of Preschool

My little guy is in preschool now.  His teacher is Mrs. Barber and he is in the Blue Fish class.  He loves it and has no issues with being away from me.  All he needed to know is that they have toys, a playground, and new friends and he was saying, "Bye-bye, mom.  Hello, preschool!"  He goes Monday through Thursday, 12:30 to 3pm.  Just enough time for a little nap for me (or a fabulous stress-free trip to Costco). 

His preschool is at a Methodist church so they say opening prayers and blessings on the snacks.  His teacher told me that William volunteered to give the prayer and did it all by himself.  She said she was very impressed with him.   I loved hearing that.  They know that we're LDS.  Back in my hometown, there was a Methodist church that was convinced Mormons were not Christians and were very vocal about it.  I hope there is no confusion at this church.  I guess William will see to that.