nesting

I am like a squirrel this fall. I have been cooking and baking to fill up our deep freeze with ready to heat meals for after this little one arrives. I only have 2 months to go.
Today I made a huge batch of cinnamon rolls.(http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/cinammon_rolls_/)
These are the best I have ever made. And I have tried quite a few other recipes.
Some other things in the freezer are: macaroni and cheese,
chicken and rice casserole with peas, carrots and cheddar
taco meat
spaghetti sauce (with meat)
And a lot of other foil wrapped packages. It is a good feeling to store up food for the winter.
I just hope I don't give in to the temptation of using them before I really need them...

for comparison:

The little piggie of '08

The ballerina of '07

my little monkey

Family shot with Maggie's Great Grandma Patty.

We went to Aberdeen last night so Maggie could show off her monkey costume to some of Sam's family, and join in the festivities of their Fall Carnival. We had a great time, and Maggie loved the games and totally caught on to getting treats...

Here is Maggie with Sam's cousin Abbie.

Showing off her loot to Aunt Sarah.

Ready to go!

at the park

Maggie likes to swing.

She also really likes to slide.

Our Place:

Dining Room

Kitchen

Living Room

There are still things that could be done, and that have been done since these were taken, but here is what we have so far...

All thanks go to Sam for taking the living room wall from flat green faux suede to "tomato red".

girl's trip

Maggie and I went to Moscow while Sam was in San Francisco for Clerkship training. Our flight there was great-Maggie sat in her seat the whole time and kept pointing and saying "guy", "boy", "two boy". I was just glad she didn't add any adjectives... She also kept saying "It's fun!"-that made flying more fun for me. The trip home was not so smooth (delayed baggage, high pitched wails from the kid, and tiredness).
But, we had a great time in Moscow. We got to stay at my parent's, and visit some friends and see the cousins. We went down to Lewiston one night to visit the Creasons, which was also a lot of fun. Maggie no longer has a fear of Duncan (Auntie Kayla's boxer), unless he tries to lick her, and every once in a while she will say "Duncan" out of the blue- I guess he made an impression on her.
We got home, did laundry (once our luggage arrived) and headed to Boise for Sam to be sworn into the Idaho State Bar. He is an attorney now, it is official! We had a great time there, and appreciated the quickness of city drivers. Here in Pokey the people are real slow to go at a green light, so it was nice to be able to move.
We have had snow, and it is chilly and sunny today, so I am officially in Fall mode, and bought canned pumpkin at Costco, and have my candles going, and am ready for the cool weather. I have some pictures of our place, but they will have to wait-I hear a baby upstairs.