lately

• we have baked (granola, cookies, garlic bread, and more granola)
• we have had fun playdates with fun friends
• we have cleaned the house
• we have let the house get messy again, and then cleaned it again, and then....
• we have rearranged the furniture (inspired by a dream I had!) 
• we have revised the budget and adopted the cash envelope system
• we have made homemade yogurt, chicken stock, and tortillas. and whole wheat bread that rose like a brick
• we have sewn up lots of baby pants
• we have almost completed a new quilt top (a Christmas present for someone! am I on the ball or what?!)
• we have seen and killed three house centipedes recently {shudder}
• we have had two dates in two weeks (go us! we're usually not that good) one was an at-home Q&A session followed by a movie, the other was dinner out at a hibachi grill - so yummy!
• we have had lots of early mornings, and consequently some early evenings
• we have found a perfect playmate for Snick - they are new best buds!
• we have tried out almost every possible thomas the train name for the baby - the only one still in the running is henry. percy was vetoed early on.
• we have found the hypnobirthing cds! (they were hiding behind the couch)
• we have put taco salad in the permanent menu rotation because we can't get enough of it
• we have watched an inordinate amount of netflix
• we are growing (me - out, Snick - up)
• we have snuggled
• we have hugged
• we have danced
• we have blown bubbles
• we have played baseball and soccer
• we have gone for long walks (like four hour long walks!)
• we have played at the playground
• we have started swimming lessons
• we have been feeling the baby kick and squirm
• we have read books - Cows to the Rescue! is a new favorite
• we are gearing up to learn how to read - Snick has more and more interest every day

          what have you been up to lately?