a little bit of this...and a little bit of that

A few odds & ends from the past few days:

1. Got some scrapping done this weekend (between cleaning & catching up on sleep) as part of an inspiring online crop, and an evening scrapping with friends from work. I've posted a few of my favourites here for you to see.

2. Spent Saturday evening hanging out and scrapping with friends from work. It was so nice to be able to spend some time just connecting. One of the things that I'm most grateful about being back at work is getting to spend time each day with these people...all amazing people -- fun, supportive, caring, and interesting! It's been an adjustment having less time for a social life, so I'm really thankful that I get to work with people who are so much fun to be with :-)

3. Turning the clock back was a killer in our house! I think lots of people look forward to the "extra sleep." For us, it just meant getting up an hour or so earlier than usual...which was obscenely early...somewhere around 5 a.m. So, it meant that Sunday afternoon looked like this so Mommy could nap for a little while ;-) Yes, he is wearing a mitten (just getting ready for winter...L needed to wear her mittens to bed last night), and no, L is NOT eating wipes...just snacking on Goldfish crackers.

4. It's getting cold out here! I'm thankful that winter weather has waited this long, but I never really look forward to cold weather. The first snowfall is always pretty, and I love spring (the warm sunny days with melting snow)...but I'm not sure the months of freezing temperatures are worth it. There was a dusting of snow on our van this morning, and a few flakes falling throughout the day, and it was windy, a really cold wind.

5. Hoping to do some Christmas shopping (and birthday shopping) this weekend. Can't believe it's already time for this, but I checked my calendar today and if we don't go this weekend, we won't be able to until December! (So, Auntie & Grandparents...send us your wish lists!!!).

6. Looking forward to this one's first birthday! Not sure exactly how we'll celebrate yet, probably just some cake with family (and the traditional big mess). She's doing "so big" in this picture, which she does every time we change her diaper.

7. And another pic, just because she decided she just HAD to have a photo taken of her eating ice cream ;-) Who knew ice cream could be THAT satisfying???