Outside perks

This is a crape myrtle in our back yard. One night at dusk, the sky, the air had an unusual pink hue. It illuminated the pink crape myrtle. If you look at the small patches of sky in the background, you can see it's pink.


We get to experience an amazing sunset out our front window each night. It is a great way to end the day. Gabe and I are HUGE fans of the sky and its awesome beauty. It has always been a thing in our relationship, so it is very appropriate that we have these sunsets outside our window.

God's creation is mind blowing!

Sweet morsels of goodness

Chocolate chip
Caramel/Milk chocolate swirl chip
Peanut butter-oatmeal-chocolate chip
Oatmeal butterscotch
Oatmeal raisin
Cranberry oatmeal white chocolate chunk
Chocolate chews (the BEST COOKIES EVER)
Chocolate anise biscotti
Cranberry oatmeal cinnamon scones

These are the cookie doughs I made so far this week to put in my freezer for future use.

I must be stopped.

Little Miss Addie

Adelaide is now 6 1/2 months old. She has 7 teeth. She is in the 97th percentile for height. She still looks just like her Dada and yet amazingly resembles London. She adores her brother and squeals anytime he gets near her. She is expanding her noise repetoire and likes everyone to know it. She loves to smile and bounce in her exersaucer. She can go days without crying. She loves to watch people. She also likes to torture her Mama (as if pregnancy, labor and delivery weren't torture enough) by frequent night wakings, staying awake for hours on end. But she also loves her naps (probably because of her night waking enjoyment).

All in all, this girl.. She's a keeper.

Long overdue

Finally. For anyone who hasn't partaken in the cuteness that is Owen Barber, here you go.



He is a perfect blend of his three siblings, which in turn is a perfect blend of his parents. He is now 3 1/2 months and getting cuter every time I see him.