handsome little guy

pumpkin chocolate chip cookies

ever since the weather got cooler, I have been craving these cookies. I found this recipe a few years ago on design mom and it is my favorite! They are so addicting! Recipe found here. (the only thing i do different is add a little less flour and sugar.)

finally feeling better

the past couple of weeks have been really rough. everyone in the family (except baby brother) got sick with a really bad strain of the stomach flu. it started with fever, chills, and body aches, followed by four days of diarhea. the really hard part was that dan and i were sick at the same time. dan missed nearly a whole week of work and almost ended up at the hospital. evan was the last to get sick and he had it pretty bad. i'm so relieved he is feeling better now!

recent reads

*i love the international covers

with a nursing baby, i do a lot of reading. i just finished reading all five of the books in the Flavia de Luce series. the first two books i read while still pregnant. here is a description from the website:

Picture an ancient country house somewhere in England. The year is 1950. Picture a girl who lives there with her most eccentric family. Her name is Flavia de Luce- and she's almost eleven. Picture a long-abandoned Victorian chemistry laboratory; no one ever goes there but Flavia. Put them all together and you'll have a deliciously original approach to detective fiction.

i loved these books!

1 month

baby ben is one month old already! he is going through that awkward newborn stage where they get newborn acne and a receding hair line. despite simultaneously resembling a teenager and old man, he's still super sweet!

brothers

before benjamin was born, evan picked out this dinosaur onesie for him while we were shopping at target. evan has been so excited for him to finally wear it. you can't see in the photo, but evan is wearing his "matching" dinosaur shirt :)

two.

Lorelei turned 2 on October 4th. this is a busy time of year for birthdays in our family!

she is at the cutest age where she says and does the funniest things. we love our sweet little lolo!

10

during all the new baby excitement, someone had a birthday!

kyla's birthday was two days after we got home from the hospital. needless to say, i was completely exhausted. aunt Nicole was so sweet and thoughtful and made kyla a delicious chocolate chip cookie cake. everyone celebrated at cici's pizza while i rested with baby brother. happy birthday kyla! we love you!

little raccoon

thanks for the cute outfit aunt jessica. he loves it!