Life in Instagram, week 4

I'm playing catch up again.

These photos are from two weeks ago.

• February Photo Challenge Day 6: Dinner. Random leftovers.
• Bath time makes the babe so sleepy!
  

• Pretty girl is 6 weeks old!
• Day 7: Button

• A smiley babe in the morning
• Day 8: Sun. The view from our side patio

• So exciting that some 3 month clothes are fitting the Little Miss. It's so much fun to get her dressed in the morning :)
• Day 9: Front door. Welcome to our home!

• This is my "mom office." A nice little set up in the living room complete with the laptop, camera, baby monitor, coffee, breakfast, and the baby of course.
• E loving her play mat, and me loving the smiles!

• Day 10: Self Portrait. Out shopping on a beautiful day.
• A treat for mom.

• I love birch box mail days!
• At the salon for a very much overdue trim. It had been many months!

• Saturday snoozes are the best. And those eyelashes? And lips? Make me melt.
• Can't.get.enough

• Day 11: Makes you happy. Weekends with the hubs and my babe are me at my happiest.
• I can't help but take pictures.

• Day 12: Inside your closet. One drawback of my older home is the small closets, but we make it work.
• Flirting with daddy!

Life in Instagram, week 3

Another dose of Instagram goodness.

The weeks just keep getting better around here.

• We love getting packages! This one was for Emma from her Auntie Meg in Pennsylvania.
• Girl has got a serious headband collection going on :) Plus some books and hats and jammies. What a lucky little one. My sister is the creative brain behind the headbands.
  She needs an Etsy shop.

• These 50 degree winter days are just spoiling us! On a walk in the Ergo.
• My girl modeling one of her new headbands and taking it all in. Love her.

• Post bath crazy hair!
• Our sunset views are so pretty in the winter. Also notice the parade of wild turkey making their way through the neighborhood.

• February photo a day challenge. Doing this.
• Pretty stationary from Rifle Paper Company.

• Emma and I spent the day with my sister in law and nephew. We stumbled upon a gift shop that was half candy store. Not good for my sweet tooth.
• Photo challenge Day 1: My view. This is my view every day and I can't get enough.

• Mocha partaking in some tummy time.
• Evening snuggles with daddy. Both sound asleep.

• Peaceful slumber.
• Day 2: Words. Love this quote and I think it's quite obvious!

• Friday night laundry. My how times have changed. Wouldn't want it any other way.
• Day 3: Hands. Mama & baby.

• Day 4: A stranger. My cashier at Michaels.
• Day 5: 10am. This is pretty much our weekend morning routine. Everyone piled on the bed for breakfast :)

• I've reunited with Jillian Michaels. After 2 days one thing is certain: must purchase new sports bras...it's a whole new world up there!
• Pretty little lady all dressed up for Grandma's birthday. Baby tights with built in pink flats? Be still my heart.

Life in Instagram, week 2

 A little look back at the past week in the M house.

It was a big one.

Baby E is one whole month old and mom & dad had their first date!

Some highlights, via Instagram.

• Packages are pretty much the highlight of the day around here! Baby girl got her first jeans and some etsy headbands.
• Homemade pizza!

• Testing out the activity mat. She loves the lights!
• Is there anything cuter than itty bitty baby shoes? And do these come in my size?

• So in love with this little one.
• Some early smiles. I know I'm her mama, but is she not the cutest thing you've ever seen?

• First time in the moby wrap. Some things, Most things are much easier with two hands.
• An outtake from her one month photo shoot. More on that tomorrow.

• We went to daddy's office for lunch! Everyone was loving on the babe.
• Emma's favorite spot to nap.

• The weekends have a new meaning to me now. We both love morning snuggle time with daddy.
• The fur babes are not forgotten!

• Some weekend projects...new bathrobe hooks
• and sconce lamps for the bedroom.

• Saturday night out with the hubs. Grandma & grandpa babysat and E slept the whole time.
• Ended the night right with some Pinkberry.

• She does NOT like to have her arms swaddled. I've tried and tried!
• Mom & me & dad. This was the first outfit I bought when I was pregnant...it was one of J's Father's Day gifts.

Hope your week is off to a great start!

Life in Instagram, week 1

Hello friends!

Let me start by saying
thanks to all of you who still read my little blog.

I'm trying to get back into it more regularly

and I have a new found respect for all the mommy bloggers out there.

How do you find the time?

I currently have 8 pounds of sweetness with a full belly & a dry diaper

resting on my lap and I'm finding a few minutes to put something together.

This weekend, I finally got on board with the rest of the world and upgraded to an IPhone.

And? I'm already obsessed. 

I have to admit, the Instagram app was one main reason I wanted the IPhone so badly.

I love taking photos,
but having my DSLR strapped to my shoulder is no longer practical.

And now, more than ever, I need something convenient to capture the every day.

Here is a little glimpse into our laid back weekend.

•  My snuggly little girl. Birdie hat + bunny lovie...melts my heart.
• SNOW! The view from our living room. Our first really good snow of the year and it's almost February. Can't beat the still beauty of a fresh coat of the white stuff.

• Seriously, the cheeks. They are getting chubbier and I just want to eat.her.up.
• Saturday night take out dinner date complete with scratch off lotto tickets..and my first sushi roll in about 10 months! Delish.

• Tummy time wore her out.
• My Sunday morning view, a party on our bed.

• Shopping with mommy & daddy. She is already a good little shopper :)
• My new iphone obviously needed a pretty cover.

• He loves his little girl.
• Smiles mid nap. I could {and do} stare at her all.day.long.

Are you an Instagram fan? Follow me @klmartin619.

Fall in the Berkshires

A week overdue, 

but better late than never.

The hubs and I had our last little weekend getaway before the babe arrives.

We spent Columbus Day weekend in the tiny historic town of Lenox, Massachusetts.

We stayed at the Birchwood Inn, a small bed and breakfast perched on a little hill.

We were greeted by the inn's two dogs, Quinn and Piper...

Enjoyed a delicious home cooked breakfast each morning,
And pretty much took in the best of this season in the mountains.

I tried to narrow down the hundreds of pictures we took,

but the town and the weekend were so beautiful, it was hard. 

I'll just let the photos do most of the talking.

These blue skies greeted us each morning, and stuck around all day.
Gotta love the October sun in New England.
On the right, the appropriately named Church on the Hill, across from our B&B.

Day 1: After exploring some antique shops that were definitely a bust,
we ended up at Bash Bish Falls State Park.
Apparently home to the largest waterfall in Mass.
Not too impressive compared to others I've seen, but the hike was pretty, nonetheless.

 

 We ended the day with dinner downtown, and some heart to heart talks
about what the future holds for our little family.

Our morning hike on Day 2: Kennedy Park
What is now Kennedy Park used to be the grounds of the historic Aspinwall Hotel.
The hotel burned down in 1931, but remnants can still be found if you wander off the beaten path.
The park is full of trails...you could get lost in there, but it's worth it.
The views were gorgeous.

After our hike and an afternoon nap, we headed to Bartlett's Orchard for some apple picking.

On the way, we pulled to the side of the road at a lookout and this was what we saw.
Some nice man even offered to take our picture.

I've been to a number of orchards in my years

and I promise you, I'm not exaggerating when I say this was the best.
The hot cider and warm, fresh out of the oven cinnamon donuts alone
probably would have been enough to win this pregnant girl over.

But the scenery? And the apples?
It was all so good.

Talk about rolling hills of apple trees. Perfection I tell ya.

Climbing apple trees whilst 7 months pregnant? Sure, why not?

I told you it was hard to narrow it down.
Needless to say, we had a great weekend.

You really can't beat fall in New England.

welcome fall + a recipe

The air has certainly turned a bit crisp
here in New England over the last week.

This past weekend, we took full advantage of the fall-like weather

and celebrated with some of my most favorite things about this time of year.

Saturday morning I broke out the crock pot and made a beef stew.

Eight hours later, the house was smelling delicious and dinner was ready.

Love the crock pot.

 I put out some fall decorations & candles, and baked.

You must try this recipe. The entire loaf only lasted a few hours here.

It was that good.

Harvest Bread

1 8oz can crushed pineapple

1 egg, beaten

2 tbsp canola oil

1 1/2 cup flour

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup raisins

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 cup shredded carrots

1 cup chopped walnuts

• Heat oven to 350. Spray 8x4 inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Discard 3 tablespoons of the pineapple juice. In medium bowl, mix remaining juice, pineapple, egg, and oil. Stir in remaining ingredients until blended. Spread batter in pan.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool about 1 hour before serving.
  {if you can wait that long, we couldn't!}

Sunday we went to our favorite local farm to scope out some pumpkins and apples.

Sweet Berry Farm is super quaint and always has a great selection. I love the colors of fall.

We now have a couple pumpkins on our stoop and some mums as well.

Did I mention I absolutely love this time of year?

the weekend.

We enjoyed a pretty laid back weekend,

and it was very much needed!

Saturday morning we headed to the Providence Farmer's Market.

You know, so I could get my pickles.

I made sure to get two containers this time.

One of them is already gone.

They were just as good as I remembered.

I also picked up some pretty zinnias.

There's not much better than fresh flowers to brighten up the house.

The hubs and I enjoyed some baked goods and walked along the east side of Providence 

to one of my favorite shops, Frog & Toad. 

It's filled with all sorts of eclectic goodies

and is the perfect place to find a one of a kind gift.

We were just browsing, but I came across these cute vintage puppy bookends

and couldn't resist them for the babe's room :)

The rest of the weekend was spent planning for a little gender reveal party

coming up in a week and a half!

My mom, sisters and brother are going to be here for it, along with the hubs' family.

I can't wait!

I also spent an embarrassing amount of time on pinterest and the interwebs

gathering some nursery inspiration.

More to come on that, later this week!

Hope this first day of August is treating you well!