6 Months & Counting

This precious girl turned half a year yesterday.

 And I don't think I could love this stage any more! She's rolling all.over.the.place. We can't leave her for a minute. She weighs 19 pounds on the dot & we are in 9 month clothes. So far we've tried bananas, sweet potatoes, and applesauce. Unfortunately, sleeping through the night is now a luxury we only get about once a week. She has started making the "mmmmmm..." noise. You know what that means!! It's only a matter of time before that sweet little voice is saying "Mama". Bath time is much more enjoyable as a sitter-she can play with toys and the water faucet. 

 I put together a mini Half Birthday Party with apple themed food and decorations.

 We are SO excited to be using the highchair Lee used as a baby. How special!

 Finlay loves to play with toys, especially ones that make noise/music.

 Testing out our new tub!

 She would do this for hours if we let her.

 Playing/watching the baby channel.

 Our first game of the season!!! 

 I mean does it get any sweeter?

Happy 1/2 Birthday Finlay Harper! Thanks for showing me & daddy a love we didn't know existed.

Celebrate the Season {Fall is in the Air}

Actually it's not. Temperatures may still be a scorching 90 degrees, but we'll just pretend this is pumpkin-appropriate weather! Here are this week's projects...

Celebrate the Season {Fall Preview}

Fall comes early in the Clarke house! As in nearly a month early. I'm usually over the summertime by late June and start anxiously awaiting my most adored season's arrival. I just couldn't help myself when we had the cool front roll through a few weeks ago! Fall is my absolute favorite season. Obsessed is probably the most fitting description. I'm going to attempt to blog all of the fall happenings going on-decorations, recipes, activities, lessons. Cool evenings, refreshing outdoor runs, pumpkin this, pumpkin that, apple-picking, Asheville, Clemson, FOOTBALL, falling leaves, seasonal beer, beautiful foliage, fires, crockpot, and as if it could possibly get any better, now I get to add turkey/pumpkin/apple/the list goes on and on themed baby girl clothes to the mix.

Here we go. Lord help us get through this football season still married. 

Eating my coveted SL Apple recipes.

Friday night excitement!

Pumpkin Pie French toast-2 thumbs up. (plain for Lee, of course)

Just a little wreath making!

Chicken & Dumplings-Fall Staple.

Baked Cinnamon Apples with Vanilla Ice Cream. (Did I mention I still have 5 pounds to lose??)

Holy Pumpkin.

Attempting to squeeze Fin into her sole long pants outfit (sz. 6-9 months) that was never before worn. Fail. 

Welcome Fall!

The Life of a Working Mama...

Wake up. Get ready in 20 minutes. Warm the bottle. Pack the lunches. Wake the baby up. Feed the baby. Love on the baby. Run out the door {inevitably forgetting something important}. Eat breakfast in the car. Run into work. Get ready for 19 precious 6 year olds. Perform Teach for 7 hours. Plan. Print. Cut. Laminate. Run out the door as quick as possible to pick up the baby from Daycare. Get home. Let the monsters 2 overly hyper dogs out. Feed the baby. Play with the baby. Read to the Baby. Cook dinner. Bathe the baby. Put the baby to sleep. Back to the planning, printing, cutting, and laminating. Go to bed....(until the baby wakes up crying). 

And start again.

Phewww, it's exhausting. NOT that I'm complaining! This life is certainly a blessed, albeit hectic, one:o)