7 weeks...

As we end October and head into November things are very busy! We are enjoying the great Colorado Fall weather that has lasted longer than many previous falls. Leaves are still changing; we still have flowers blooming in our garden because of minimal frost and snow fall and the temps remain in the mid 60s.

Kevin has wrapped up traveling for the year for work and will not resume any more travel until mid March or so. We are grateful for a wonderful company that he loves working for and the flexibility and support they show for making our family a top priority. Besides the long commute, spending over 10 hours a week in his car, working for a company that he loves and being challenged daily at his job have been great for him and made the job transition so much easier for our whole family.

Heidi has been booked out with seven events for Tastefully Simple in November. It is the busy time of year for business with holiday orders, craft fairs, and parties. We are blessed daily by her being able to work from home and set her schedule as her energy allows. Starting December 1st through March 1st we have set up maternity leave which of course still allows for online parties and orders. With March already booked out with parties Heidi looks forward to being able to balance working in the evenings while Kevin and Lucy have daddy daughter time!

If you follow us on Facebook you will see that last Saturday we had a Good Will/Thrift Store Shopping Day. All of the Good Will stores were having 50% off sales so we hit up three stores to find some great deals. Lucy's nursery is almost complete and we are ready to just stock up on diapers and hang a few decorative items. Pictures will be posted when nursery is complete and ready! (see Good Will photos on facebook) 

We have been so blessed with the three showers people hosted and attended for us. Lucy is one spoiled little girl already. Thank You to those who have encouraged and loved us through this process. We can't wait for each of you to be a special part of her life.

November for us also includes child birthing classes at the hospital, continuing of prep for freezer meals, Thanksgiving festivities, and of course some fun date nights for just us! With just seven weeks away from our due date we can't wait to meet our little girl!

For My Baby Girl

I was searching on Pinterest the other day looking for fun decorating ideas for Lucy's room. I wanted to make her something very simple. Here is my final creation. I can't wait to hang it up and have her room completely decorated! 10 weeks until her arrival!!!

Baby Moon 2 - Fall Date Day

Two of my very favorite places in Colorado are Georgetown and Breckenridge. Lucky for us they are both less than an two hours away and it makes a great day trip for us to enjoy together.

This past week I was dying to get out and see the changing of the leaves. We have yet to see a lot of color down here in the foothills so I asked Kevin to take me higher into the mountains to see the orange, yellow, and reds!

We enjoyed a quiet morning in Georgetown, about 30 minutes from us, at our favorite Old Town Soda Fountain. Kevin always loves a Cherry Coke and I love their Vanilla Rootbeers. We enjoyed walking around downtown - which consists of one main street full of shops and purchasing some cinnamon hard candy that is to die for! Afterwards we stopped by a picnic spot for a snack and some photos before heading up to Breckenridge.


When we reached Breck we walked around town for a couple hours and enjoyed the Celtic Fest that was happening and then stopped in at Whale's Tail - our most favorite happy hour spot. You can't beat the best wings ever for 50 cents each and 10 cent peel and eat shrimp and of course $2 beers that Kevin enjoyed for all of us :) We always joke that if we lived closer than the hour drive we would eat there several nights a week, it really is that good!

It was a perfect Fall Day filled with lots of our favorite things. So grateful for the time we have together and the small getaways that we can enjoy. Next time we will have Lucy along and we can't wait for her to be part of our favorite fall memories next year!