photos {charleston}

i spent saturday & sunday in charleston with my mom and two sisters. we did some shopping, walked the sights, ate lots of food and enjoyed each other's company. the weather was really nice! more pictures here.

lots of beautiful homes, gardens, gates, etc.

loved this big 'ole red door!

me, mom, sherry and michelle

photos {cross country}

saturday morning, i went to my nephew's cross country meet. his team qualified for state!! he's turned into quite a runner. you can see more pictures here, but my nephew isn't in all of them. he is the one with #282 on, and also the only one in burgundy/black with black Under Armor on. Congrats Bearcats!!

photos {halloween}

Halloween was just hanging in the driveway with friends & neighbors. We had the firepit going and handed out candy. This is my friend, neighbor and pregnancy buddy, Tara (she's due 3 weeks before me). More pictures here.

photos {spencer as starting pitcher}

last week, spencer started his first game as pitcher. he pitched two innings (the limit) and did a great job! we were so proud of him. i was finally able to get some decent pictures also. more can be seen here.

{gift card holder}

as part of my mom's birthday present, i made her this gift card holder with some gift cards to a few of her favorite spots...

{23 weeks}

Only 4 more months to go!

Our baby boy is slightly over a pound and will be doing some serious weight gaining from here on out. He's the size of a mango. Skin pigment is being developed and lips are becoming more distinct. Skin is wrinkled & loose, and appears red due to the blood vessels under it. He is probably starting to recognize repeated loud noises, like the vacuum cleaner (ok, bad example considering I don't vacuum).

Baby's mama is doing fine. I'm "comfortably pregnant" at this point. Not many complaints and I haven't started waddling yet. I can see where things are going to become increasingly more difficult (small things like reaching into the washing machine or tying my shoes), but the belly's not quite in the way yet.
I did go on a small shopping binge... I ordered the crib & dresser for the nursery, our diapers bags, a high chair and infant seat. It'll be fun when those things start arriving. Matt's diaper bag (Gamecocks, of course) already came! This weekend I got my pregnancy scrapbook caught up.

{themed albums}

i had a low key weekend and was able to get a lot of scrapbooking done. most of it was done at home, but i did go over to a friend's house last night for a mini-crop.

I completed a 6"x6" Tea Time album as part of a themed basket for Spencer's school fundraiser. Click the picture below to see the whole album.

i also got my pregnancy album caught up. Click below to see all the pages.

photo {spencer's baseball portrait}

this is spencer's professional portrait from this baseball season - looks almost identical to last season's because their uniforms were so similar :)

photo {22 weeks}

Seems I've managed to grow quite the belly...

photos {pumpkin patch}

Last weekend, we went to two local pumpkin patch type places - Windy Hill & Peach Place. It's a fall tradition...love checking these places out each year.

Spencer chooses his pumpkins

Spencer in the maze.

Isn't this a gorgeous display?

I love, love sunflowers.