Our last weeks in photos

Hello all! Things have been insanely busy. We are trying to fit a lot of fun in a short amount of time before winter coats & slick roads stop the good time! Here is our last 2 weeks in photos... needless to say... it's been A LOT of fun!

First we hit up the pumpkin patches a few times. Hannah has never ridden a horse I was hoping she would give it a shot. So we loaded up the kiddos, the bags of necessities (diapers, change of clothes for the kids, bottle, sippy cup, toys, snacks, band aids ++) hopped in the family truckster and went to Roba's Farm.

She had such a good time, the next week we went back with KidDilly!

Then there was our trip to Knoebels. It was a blast. Hannah had a great time on all the rides and had her first big girl successful potty day. No diaper, no pull up, no accidents. YAY!

Then we had some relaxing time.......

And a little bit of love time.....

I was a lucky gal this month and got an invite to the Martha Stewart show to sit in her FIRST EVER Twitter section! Martha is my crafting mentor & I loved being included in such a cool experience. Rob was a Super Trooper and accompanied me & even walked 30+ blocks with me to PurlSoho to get my yarn on. I love him.

I had to whip up something Martha fabulous so a knitting I began......



The supportive and darling husband........

My sister in law took a picture of us on the TV.....



And our money shot!!.......



My goods from Purlsoho.....



And some work in progress (WIP)........

So home we went & came home to our darlings who love to take baths & be silly. We love them...... xoxo

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inspired by: family, fall, crafting, idols, love

cheers, meg

Fabric & Fiber

Sometimes it is hard to find energy & motivation in the morning. Especially when you are awoken by your teething 5 month old & uber energized 3 year old. So. After countless mornings of convincing myself I must be depressed or something I decided to think about things that make me excited, inspired and motivated. Things that when I just think about them my heartbeat hops & I get my act together.

It's hard to focus on yourself as a mom because you stop your life to help your wee-ones. You put your needs aside for their best interests. I know there is a way to make everything work, but b/c Im so new to all of this, I havent figured it out... If you know, please share! But until I figure out how to still have interests & work on them while keeping my babies happy, here is a mini photo collection of what gets me smiling and out of bed instead of crawling under the covers b/c 7am fussiness is not my dream alarm clock.

A hand knit alpaca & bamboo scarf for a new wee-one



The new fabrics for lavender relaxation pieces I make for KMS.



A hand knit scarf from Irish wool... I LOVE this!



On Monday Ill be at the Martha Stewart Show in a new section that hasn't been "unveiled" yet. I was beyond excited to get the invite to participate. Martha is, of course, one of my mentors (well, through her publications, I haven't had the pleasure of meeting her... yet!)

I need to wear something stylish and colorful so I am going to knit up a fab scarf from the yarn above. Ill add a huge silk golden sunflower pin for added umph. (the pin & swag is my signature swag for KMS, kind of like Julia Roberts signature color being Pink in Steel Magnolias).

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inspired by: fabric, fiber, martha stewart and creative crafting
cheers, meg