More Blahhhhging.

Yo yo yo. Another morning where I sit here and check stuff while sipping my caffeine to wake up and planning the day. (Otherwise known as mustering up motivation.) My friend Talane and I have to finish a project we picked out by Sunday and I know today is my only day to do it before then so I am going to get it done. I must say not being in school and not owning a tivo full of guilty pleasures, and man, I sure do have a lot of free time on my hands.

Here is one of Piper's sweet faces. I should tape this on the back of my hand for the many impatient times I am running into where she is YACKING at me constantly, shoving things in my face, walking on my feet, following me into every private space and back talking. (Who, this face????) Well, believe it. Sometimes I wonder if Jake is tempted to take her to work with him just so she is safe all day. Especially since about the time he gets home is when I have had it. Let's just blame it on the pregnancy and not call me evil, shall we?
I believe things happen for a reason and one of the reasons we are living here right now is so she will survive due to all the breaks they give us at night.



Our stucko got put on or painted or whatever and ta da, we are almost there. The exterior is almost done.



And here is a sneak peak into my decorating schemes. Fabrics awaiting to be made into something useful. Some will be pillows, some will be place mats and quite possibly the scraps will be ruffles, blankets, burp clothes, headbands.... or something else :) You know, if anyone out there in cyberspace cares, and if not, at least they are visually stimulating pictures.





Two of Beckett's pillows.



These two are primarily for Alexis:
Here is one on the band, not the elastic. And yes, this is day 8 of not washing my hair. Thus, the reason for excessive hair accessories.


Lex walked me through making one. And if anyone can mess up a tutu...it actually looks good here, but in reality it's too short. But she doesn't care, paired with her favorite Minnie shirt (stated again, it will not be handed down to little mango!) She loves it. If there is word stronger than love, insert that word instead.

Bernina Baby

The last little while I have discovered the most influential thing since my little D60: A SEWING MACHINE. If you haven't heard of this little device, you must try it out! My mother in law has awesome crafty everything, and a million dollar sewing machine that is now equally as coveted as a fancy lens. (Don't pass out, it's still Toni here). I knew you were wondering.
So scowering for stuff I like is a thing of the past, now I can just make it. With all the money I save from not buying as much from anthropologie maybe I can afford a Bernina... What do you think hot pants??????? PPPLLLLEEEEEAAAAASSSSSEEEEEE.




Dishrags and place mats for my new kitchen that hopefully will have resolved cabinet doors :(







A birthday present for my cousin, Kate.

A Christmas present to my lovely Talane.




Another gift for my friend.



Necklaces for Piper and her cousin.




And, of course, the head bands I am always sporting to cover up my greasy mop.
Hey, there is another savings... I save so much money NOT washing my hair and buying less Bumble & Bumble, that has got to count toward the Bernina.. you listening wonderful husband of mine??

25 Weeks

I just love her face in this one.



After our run today we had to have hot chocolate after. It was that cold. I must not have been running hard or long enough if I was cold after. I'll work on that. NOT. It sucks running pregnant. If it's not sore legs, it's cramps, or a full bladder and you have to sneak behind a church parking lot.

Happy New

"A long December and there's reason to believe, maybe this year will be better than the last."
Adam says it best.

The last year sure was a significant year. More loss than I have ever encountered. More growing and change than I thought I was capable of. A better me, a stronger me, a more chiseled heart, and deeper wrinkles. Can't wait to see what troubles, turmoils and awesome change will shape me this year.

I hope your new year is full of laughter, I know mine is.































Hopes of a good new year from one changed person to another.

Christmas Recap

Here is our Christmas recap, a little look into the secret interesting life of the Carroll's.

This is a stocking. Beckett's to be specific.



This is Beck's extreme GT bike that Santa brought. It's really cute to hear him say.. "I want bike for Christmas."



Piper really excited about her first Hello Kitty present. After about the 20th Hello Kitty item the novelty wore off.



WHAT is better than a little boy in Spiderman pajamas with bed head and a binkie on Christmas morning???



Olly, that Kris took with my new lens :) He is the biggest doll face ever. It's a good thing they had a girl after him because no little boy could be cuter (except mine). And YES Eli is cute too, but he got the brains in a big way.



Notice the arrow on the tree, it's our trip to Disneyland!!




And last but not least, our awesome moms.

I Am A Lazy Pregnant Girl.

This is my dog, Sparta.



Sometimes I wonder what she is good for.

This is proof she IS good for SOMETHING.



If you are too lazy to vacuum, just call her in. She will sweep the floor. And then scower for crumbs.

P.S. For anyone who cares:
I took this with my upgraded from 1.8, 50mm 1.4 (at 1.4) and focused on her nose. It and her whiskers are the only thing is decent focus. I think that is cool. Sure, next time I'll bump it up a little two stops or so.

Whoot Whoots, And Home Building

So much for my no flu shot stance :) I got the flu, in a bad way. Nothing like that, especially when pregnant. The best thing about it was getting kicked and punched in my upset stomach. Just adding insult to injury. I am still feeling pretty crappy today, but let's hope my upset stomach doesn't affect my wrapping skills.

Our house is coming along, here we are in our future kitchen.

I can hardly believe we have GARAGE DOORS, let alone a garage!! And keypad for it! Our first garage is as big as our first pet, and kid (well, almost). I took pictures of it all but it's on my iphone and you know... just picture a garage with doors :) probably not as exciting to most. SO yeah, although selling out to the tract home industry has it's discontentments, it sure is fun watching YOUR house be built, gives it a certain sense of specialty. And not to mention, I already tested the windows and.... THEY OPEN!!!!! Hurray! Windows that open!! WHOOT WHOOT!