Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Life Lately


A quick shot of Friday's afternoon pick up at the store.  High Street Market is crazy busy, fulfilling holiday orders (and will continue to do so until 12/23-- our LAST OFFICIAL SHIPPING DAY of the season).


 Winter Wonderland.  We received a bunch of new snow here in Philadelphia.  It's been pretty magical.  This picture was taken from the car, on a road near our home (I wasn't driving).  Nothing like fresh snow to get you in the Christmas spirit.  :)


 I decorated the new carriage house with simple (cheap) green wreaths and huge red bows.  It took me about 5 minutes to hang these and they make me SO HAPPY every single time I pull my car up.



The cozy living room sofa --  my favorite spot in the house.
(cable knit pillows are from our store, and available here)


an unstyled instagram pic of our Christmas tree (which clearly needs a star topper!)


Also, last week, William experienced his first snow!  We only had him out there for about two minutes, but obviously he was not impressed.  :)


William is about three months old now.  And, life as a new mom is really good.  Very different, but wonderful all the same.  Besides the NO SLEEP (and I like writing it in all capitals, because it's THAT MAJOR)... besides the NO SLEEP, the biggest change in my life is the amount of smiling I do every day.  Seriously.  I don't think I've ever smiled so much.  So much smiling that my cheeks hurt, that's how much smiling.  :) :)  :) William makes me really happy.  When your child smiles at you, your heart literally melts into a gob of warm mushiness.  And, you will do anything to get him to do it again.  Sing silly songs, make funny faces, and give that wet mouth a million kisses.  I will do anything for a good, gummy, toothless smile.  It's the best thing in the world.  :)

Oh. And, the other biggest change in my life-- I'm constantly dealing with pee, poop, puke, and the smell of spoiled milk.  Also, LAUNDRY.  Lots of laundry.

Here are some recent pictures of my loveable, smiley, precious little poop machine.  :)




Love this tiny bear


William on Thanksgiving, smiling at Grandma who was standing over my shoulder.  :)



And, one more picture...




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10 comments:

  1. love those carriage doors and the little peek at your living room. so simple, but really stunning.

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  2. The last picture of William made me smile so much..it's so incredibly sweet and captures the magic of Christmas!! Love those pink cheeks! :) Best wishes to your cute little family!! (And how do you even find the time to juggle so much? Seriously. The photo of stacked boxes...crazy.)

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  3. Adorable little guy! I hear ya on the laundry!

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  4. William is precious! Next year this time he will be on the go! Merry Christmas!

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  5. William is such a beautiful baby boy. Merry Christmas!

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  6. What a dumpling he is! Your Christmas will be so special this year.

    Merry Christmas!

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  7. William is so adorable! Hope you enjoy lots of cuddle time with your little guy this Christmas. ox

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  8. Kelly, your pictures of William are adorable! And I'm dying over your carriage house decked out for Christmas--it's just perfect!!

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  9. Such a lovely post! Thanks for the smiles! Can't believe the difference between Philly and DC! We're running around in shorts with umbrellas. Freaky high temps and lots of rain.

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  10. Hi,
    Your Little boy is very cute and your home is simple and so elegant... I love it.
    I really miss your posts. Please, come back son!!!!

    Florencia Cereda from Buenos Aires, Argentina

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