The past two days in pictures

Yesterday, Sully and I went on a walk to Starbucks.  I kept thinking that it was definitely a blustery day.  Tons of wind and the leaves were pouring down out of the trees.  

Cleanish shoes.  I don't think they will look this fresh for long.

Baby boy snuggled in a blanket fast asleep.

When we came home he played with some kitchen stuff.  I think he may like to bake.  One day I'll teach him my chocolate chip cookie recipe.  It's basically the only recipe I know by heart.

Hanging out.  

Love that face.

We have so much fun together.  He liked it when I said "Geronimo" and then he broke out it a full fledged belly laugh.

Snuggles. And smiles.

Sweet boy.

This is his "oh" face.  He loves saying oh.

Last night we went to a different local place for dinner.  I had buckwheat pancakes and arty had beer battered fish and then we split a huge piece of cake.  Huge.

Today we hit up the "pumpkin patch."  It was basically a grassy area scattered with pumpkins for kids to pick.  Sully arranged three in his lap within a couple minutes of touching the ground.

Today was also the first time Sullivan kept his shoes on.  They were his hard-soled Uggs, a early b-day gift from my mom.  

We also went to the farmers market and got some potatoes and leeks, then Arty made a really yummy leak and potatoes soup for dinner.  We also got some other veggies as well.  

These were the interesting pumpkins at the farmers market this morning.

And to top of our night Arty out did himself on delicious ginger molasses cookies.

Off to snuggle on the couch!

~Megan

Beautiful Scenery & some random bits

This morning was foggy.  I love the fog, it feels like you are up in a cloud.  I drove with Sullivan up to the top of  a hill to lookout on the town where we live.  I rolled the window down and put my hand out to feel the cool moisture on my hand.  Just as we came to the top, the sun started to rise and the white cloud we were in turned pink.  It took my breath away and I felt my eyes swell.  The sun's rays were shooting up so majestically. Growing up my dad would say that God put that sunrise or sunset there just for us to see.  I'd have to agree.  I wish I had pictures of what I saw.

I did come home, grab the camera and we went to another lookout spot here to take some pictures.  Unfortunately it started to rain some, but the leaves on the trees were still beautiful.   

Since we were just a couple minutes away from the "trout pond" that we went fishing at earlier this year, I decided to stop by.

The scenery was spectacular.  I thought it was odd as I was pulling in that there were lots of cars and old men just hanging out until I saw an interesting parks and rec truck pull up.  All the old men scurried and threw their lines in.  

Then out came the fish.  Big ones!

They let me take pictures.

Sully liked seeing the fish.  

Other random bits from this week:

-Sully now points to my nose and laughs when I say the word nose.  I love his pointy finger.

-I need to solidify Sully's Halloween costume.  I was planning on making it but I'm running out of time.

-Speaking of running out of time, there are only ten more days until his birthday!  I need to get organized.

-I also need a pedicure.

-I am happy to have my husband back today, he has been studying like crazy.

Well, that's about it for me.

~Megan

Impromptu trip to Columbus, Ohio

My brother, Stephen is in Columbus for business so I loaded up the car and headed there Friday morning.  It was about a four hour drive from here, but Sully and I made a few stops along the way.  We had soooooo much fun.  When we got there we did a little shopping and then went to a Cuban restaurant called the Plantain Cafe for dinner.  It was great!

Saturday we went to the Short North Art District (which I fell in love with) and had breakfast at Tasi Cafe.  Stephen used an app for Urban Spoon on his iPad while we were there and EVERY single place we ate and visited was mind blowing.

Fabulous challah french toast with sweet bananas.  Yes, just yes.

Stephen inspires me to take more pictures.  He teaches me about photography.  I tried to soak up lots of good info from him because he's the pro in our family.  He even let me use his wide angle lens a little bit.

Then we went to the Columbus Zoo.  Sully's first zoo experience.  The weather was absolutely perfect.

Then on Sunday morning we went to the Hamburger Inn.  It was delicious.

No highchairs, just this old one that hooks on the table.  I think we had one of these when I was a baby.  Of course Sully liked it.

My mom's name is Robin, so I took this picture of the water cup.  I know she would have liked to be there.

Wow...long post.  I had the best time!  Thanks Stephen!

~Megan

Play time

From sitting in a plastic drawer to sitting under a sheet-draped table.

 I'd say we had a good day.

Dreary days don't stop sweet memories from being made.

~Megan

Crafts and such

I've been making stuff lately.  It's become my late night indulgence.  I know that there are so many of these yarn wrapped wreaths out there but I think mine turned out really well.  I love the felt flowers.

I used fabric paint and freezer paper to make this adorable little shirt with my little guys name on it.  I am going to make so many more things this way.  It was so much fun. :)

I used the same method for this long-sleeved onesie.  

I love this one!

In other news Sullivan decided that he only needs one nap a day and that it can only be for 30 or so minutes.  The good news is that he sleeps 5-6 hours straight at night before he wakes up for the first time.  I can't tell you how good two or three hours of uninterrupted sleep feels.  Its been so rainy here the last few days but I'm hoping this weekend we can get some nice weather!  I'm not ready to say goodbye to nice weather until the spring!

~Megan