Stumped.

So I've been working on this project for a while. And, its been done for a while, but I'm a little slow per usual. I'm married to MountainMan, right? So I have to have outdoorsy, mountainy things in my house, right? Right. Entre, my new end tables! We were driving through the woods on a beautiful Sunday afternoon when I spotted them. There was a part in the trees and the light shown through illuminating them as if it were a sign from above that those stumps were destined to be mine. Ok, the whole fancy light description thing didn't really happen, but it sounded fun. Anyway, I made MountainMan pick up the not-so-light stumps and throw them into the truck to take down the mountain with us. I had to call in help from my trusty father-in-law, but only because I didn't have an electric hand sander and he did. If I had do all sanding by hand it would have probably been 2031 before this post would go up. All in all it was a super easy and super fun project. And I love that I have somewhere to set my glass of wine at then end of the day. Did I ever mention that MountainMan got me 9 bottles of wine for 9 months of pregnancy?! He's a keeper. I digress. Here are some photos of my project! 

 Step 1: Find an awesome stump in the woods and make your husband take it home with you. 

Step 2: Remove bark. This part takes patience, and the right tools. 

Step 3: Call your father-in-law and tell him you will bake him cookies if he will use his nifty little sander to smooth this out for you. (Cookies ALWAYS help projects go faster.)

Step 4: Seal with a base coat. Polyurethanes typically work well.  

Step 5: Stain to the color of your choosing and after stain has dried appropriately seal with a top coat. Emphasis on the word seal. This is to help prevent sap from leaking out of the log later. MountainMan had left over seal for his wooden oars so I just used that. Also, I cut out a circle of thin carpet and nailed it to the bottom as an extra barrier against sap or anything else. (Not pictured.) 

Step 6: Drink wine, and set it on your awesome new end table. 

Step 7: Return MountainMan's stuff to the coffee table since the photo shoot is now over. 

I love this new addition to out living room! I might be into making furniture now. One problem, I am seriously lacking in the tool and shop department. We're working on it. 

Happy almost Tuesday! 

-Emma 

3 Months & Counting

How in the world is she 3 months already?! I just got pregnant yesterday. I know. It doesn't slow down. This is why I have to have another. And another. MountainMan laughs at me because my own baby gives me baby fever. Truth. I'm weird, I know. 

Wavelry, you are just perfect. You are staring to talk to us lots and lots. We discussed the possibility of you Muttin' Bustin' at the county fair when you are older and you LOVED that idea. Who wouldn't want to hang onto a sheep for dear life until falling off? You'll get a trophy and it'll be totally worth it. You are super at sleeping, and girl, KEEP IT UP! You have this adorable, bashful face that I just can't get enough up. Stop growing up so fast. I'm not ready for it. Ok, I am. But slow down a little. 

-Emma 

She's a P E A C H

I had full intentions of writing a post about all the canning we have been doing, specifically peaches the family favorite, when I got SUPER distracted taking pictures of my other little Peach. I couldn't help myself. Waverly is the one who finally said enough is enough. So forget canning (for now), check out this little lady! Also, I confess: I messed with her hair. A lot. There's just so much of it and Waverly and I both like to be a little wild. 

"Hi, Mom!"

"Check out my muscles! Girls have guns too you know."

"A little close don't you think, Mom?" 

Shortly after this shot my almost-daily-photoshoot ended. She's a peach. 

One Month Old {almost one month ago}

She's One Month Old! 

I know, I know. I should have no excuse. This is my first baby so I'm supposed to have all the time in the world. Its the second baby when you throw the towel in and give up on being super on top of all the things fabulous moms do. I'm not even two months in and I'm already behind on good record keeping. I'm a little preoccupied with just soaking her in. I have high aspirations of getting it together here pretty soon. So lets start with Waverly's one month old photo even if her two month old photo will be going up here soon.  :)

Deer and Donuts

The ideas for ways to induce labor seem to be endless. And they all claim to work. Some of them seem worth a try, too. I mean who doesn't want to eat a whole pineapple? That one in particular seemed pretty harmless to me. I ate a lot of pineapple by the time I was 40 weeks pregnant...and still pregnant. I walked and walked and walked some more. I forced my husband to come to a massage therapist's house to try and rub the baby out of me. I bounced on a ball. I went for bumpy car rides. Nothing did the trick. Want to know the secret to inducing labor? Deer and donuts. That's right folks. All you have to do it eat deer for dinner and donuts for dessert. Sounds delightful, right? It was delightful, and apparently that is just what the baby wanted to have before entering the world. 

Whatever it was that made her come we are so happy out little Waverly is finally here. And can't believe she is already one month old! 

Come on, baby!

I have a new friend that I met through MountainMan's work and I was lucky enough to be her model for a maternity photo shoot. I first met her and her husband when we took them out for "customer appreciation". Really, this was just MountainMan and I's excuse to eat a fancy dinner and go to a hockey game with some super cool people. I wish we appreciated his customers more often. We had a fabulous time and we also had a great time a Easter brunch with these fine folks. At brunch I asked Amy if she would be interested in doing some maternity photos for me. Its our first baby and I have a feeling I won't have pictures taken the second time around, so now is the time! Amy took fabulous pictures and I had a great time with her! Here are a few from the shoot. Thank you, Amy!

Check out Amy's blog! denimandplaid.blogspot.com 

Birthday Celebration!

Today is a great day. Its my mom's birthday! Y'all may not be as excited about this as I am but that's OK. She is stinkin' fantastic and I can't imagine life without her. But seriously. I feel so incredibly lucky to have been raised by this amazing woman and to have her close to me now. As I am counting down the weeks to when my own trek into motherhood begins I can only hope and pray that I will be half as good of a mother as she was, and still is. I love you, mama!