winner of the sweet giveaway!

aimee will be contacting you soon to get your information! :)

six.

tomorrow we'll be celebrating six months of life for this little lady.

i'm over here with some serious mixed emotions.  everyday she amazes me and i'm thrilled for what's ahead, but i already miss her newborn days. this stage is pretty fun though... watching her grow and discover.  she's an almost crawler (if you put something a ways from her she'll find a way to get it), sits up like a pro, and gets excited when "dada" comes home from work.  

i love her toothless grins.  so far we haven't seen any signs of teeth coming.  we haven't introduced her to any solids yet and still going strong exclusively breastfeeding.  we do plan to introduce food soon and i'll be making it all (thanks for the baby bullet grandma and grandpa gordon).  i have a feeling she'll be a great eater.  

we've recently started taking her to the nursery on sundays and she's pretty much surrounded by boys (lots of them) other than her friend, bria.  we feel it's so good for her to be around other babies.  i'm excited for her to grow up with paxton, max, and all the other little ones in our church.  

i am continually grateful that i'm able to be home with her.  this time is a blessing.  she is a blessing.  i really feel this is what God has planned for me.  

ellie reese, my pretty little lady... you are loved.  i am so thankful that i get to be your momma.  

**precious headband gifted to ellie from sarah.  and there's still time to enter in the sweet giveaway.  don't forget to tweet, fb, pin, or blog about it for an extra chance to win. i'll announce a winner tomorrow sometime.**

spider-boy

 

well yes, that is my husband letting our 6 month old baby play with a nerf gun.  no worries--i was keeping an eye on both my kids. ;)  and yes, that is my husband spider boy is hiding from.

don't you love giving a present that is loooooved?  i do. and let me tell you... my nephew absolutely loved his spidey get-up.  seriously.  he slept in it. he wanted to wear it to town to the donut shop.  and he was pretty stinking cute.  he went around the house singing/whistling the spider man song. oh and doing headstands and other spidey like moves.  he's a hoot.

the super bowl.

we had a lot of fun, ate lots of food and watched a little of the game.
thanks for coming over websters and turners!
we're blessed to have such great friends. :)

p.s. there's still time to enter to win some valentine inspired goodies.

Sunday.

We're getting ready to host a mini-super bowl party. Ellie is a great helper. ;) Will you be watching the game or just excited for all the appetizers and being with friends? I'm told we're rooting for the Giants.
Just wanted to remind you to enter the sweet little giveaway from my friend Aimee! We'll pick a winner Tuesday evening. :)

A SWEET GIVEAWAY!

happy friday! 

my crafty friend, aimee, has a pretty sweet deal for you!

she's offering two gifts to one lovely reader!

♥♥♥ to enter: visit aimee's blog and leave a comment here telling us

the cozie you love and which garland is your favorite. 
(winner will receive their favorite!)

extra entries:  blog it, tweet it, facebook it, pin it.

(please leave a comment for each thing you do)
*you do not have to follow either blog to enter, but we do love new friends!

we'll pick a winner next TUESDAY (FEB. 7) so the treats will get to you just in time for valentine's day!

we'll take this 60 degree weather.

it is february... right?  it sure doesn't feel like it!  we enjoyed some sunshine today.  and since i haven't been blogging much i figured you'd be ok with a baby-filled photo post.  wasn't she just a newborn??  look how big she is sitting up on her own and her most favorite thing to do while i take pictures? try to attack the camera.  smiles are hard to get when she's so focused on the black thing i'm holding.  and she wouldn't sit still for long.  she wanted to scoot over to the grass and check it out.  i have a feeling i've got my work cut out for me soon.  because little lady will probably be a fast one when she starts full on crawling.  time to baby proof the house.  advice?

pretty purple hat by my blogging friend, jamie. :)

Oh, HI February!

since elle was born i've felt the months were flying by.  i tried to really take in the past month and it still did go by quickly, but i feel like it was a good month for us.  so, i'm welcoming february gladly.

(with baby mill & baby ellie!)

four years ago on this day my nephew, hagen kyle was born.  he's a pretty wonderful little boy.  he LOVES to hunt and fish.  and he thinks ellie likes him a lot because she holds his hand.  we love you, hag!

i don't know how the weather is where you are, but it's been pretty fantastic around here.  it makes me so stinking excited for spring.  i've already started on what would be spring projects...i'm hoping to have most of the indoors projects done before spring even gets here so we can enjoy outdoors and getting our yard ready.  i have a pretty long list of things to do.  which means i'll have lots of before/afters to share. :)

oh, and i'm hosting a giveaway so be ready to enter some handmade cuteness this friday!