Twenty-Two Weeks and a SNOW Bunny!

Time for the bi-weekly preggo photo :)

I remain super thankful that I feel so well these days.  I'm still pretty shocked by it all (compared to last pregnancy...it's just so very different).  Little girl continues to grow and I love feeling her tiny kicks/movements.  I'm already SO ready to meet her!

And, yes, I apparently have absolutely no color in my small winter pregnancy wardrobe.  My constantly stretching body is only fitting in monotone colors these days.  Oh well, I figure it's better to keep the bump covered than share it with the world in bright colors ;)

But let's not talk about my clothing issues, let's look at this cute little bundled baby in the snow:

Marker on her face, runny nose, desperately in need of a haircut, tiny snowman...oh so much cute in those photos.  Love her.

So now you know how we're growing out of clothes and enjoying the snow ;)  Happy Tuesday!

My Girl and I

I love this little chick...

Getting a good shot with her is quite difficult these days, as she's CONSTANTLY moving, but I love those lil cheeks and droopy eyes nonetheless.

In the process of editing a bunch of photos from our Mama's group Mikulas (Christmas) party :)  More to come...!

{Very} Simple Paper Christmas Ornaments

How's that for a straightforward post title?

Our "Fun Under the Parachute" Mama's group is having a Mikulas (think Slovak St. Nicholas) Christmas party for the kids this coming week.  We're going to have a visit from Mikulas (along with the angel and devil-like guy, aka, Jason), eat some little cakes, talk about Advent, and decorate a tree!

Soooo...we needed some small paper ornaments for the tree.  I decided to whip up some small, EASY ones.  All you need for these are any type of leftover Christmas crafty supplies, durable paper, some scissors, tape, and string.

I used some stickers, magazine cutouts from last year, stick-on rhinestones, and glitter glue to decorate mine.  And then all you have to do is let your Christmas spirit come out and get those creative juices flowing!  Easy, cute, and fun.

My (awesome) hubs even got in on the action.  That's what I love about him.  He created a spiral-y Christmas tree of sorts with glitter glue "ornaments."

My favorites have to be this cute little gingerbread couple.  I simply glued them on and added rhinestones and string as the hanger.  I think we'll keep these guys around.

Mr. and Mrs. Gingerbread modeled for me on the tree.  How cute are they!?

(Mr. G did get a little dinged up, oops)

And that's IT!  So if you're in a pinch, decorating on a dime, or just need a cute Christmas craft to do with your kids or friends...this one's for you.  Now go get your Christmas craft on!

Twenty Weeks and It's A ???

Half way there!!!  Already!?  Wow.

I think this time around it's going quicker.  Probably because there's an active little 14 month old in my life :)  And for that, I'm grateful.

To be honest, I'm not sure I'd know I was pregnant if it weren't for this little baby moving in my belly.  I still only feel movement a couple of times a day, but when I do, I sure know it.  Those little movements are by and large my favorite part of pregnancy.  I'm so thankful to be feeling better this pregnancy.  Twenty-eight weeks of sickness with Elise was, well, not fun, so I'm beyond thankful for a less-nauseated go at it this time.

Here's da belly...

We went to the doc this past week and found out that even though I am feeling completely different this go 'round...

It's true!  Elise is going to have a baby sister.  And we are quite excited!!  This time around I think we're going to share the name, but it's still in the works.  We'll keep you posted ;)

As always, thank you so much for praying along with us for this baby...means so much!

It's MARKET Time!

One of the things we enjoy about this culture is the markets that go down here.  Christmastime brings out the best markets and we just love 'em.

It smells good, there are lots of people milling around, everything is all lit up, and it's a great place to hang out with friends (well, a pretty good place...it is rather crowded to say the least).

And as long as you're walking, you don't notice the cold so much :)

So we met some friends there the other night and enjoyed a few hours downtown before E's bedtime.

I didn't snap as many pictures as I should have (sorry, Father-in-law, we're going back, promise!), but here's what I did get:

She thought she was big stuff getting to stand up on the fountain (too bad there were fast kids running around, so it didn't last long).

And because she missed an afternoon nap this day, she was cranky (thus the naptime paci).

Which lead to...

Conked out.  And adorable.  She slept for a solid 45 minutes, which resulted in a later bedtime (we're going through a strange period of in between two naps and one nap currently...)

And that means her daddy and I took a pic.

JUST FOUR DAYS LEFT WITH THE 'STACHE ;) but I love him.

And I'll leave you with the only non-Palmer-family picture of the night...

Yay for market time!  I plan on getting better pictures (and more of them!) next time we go!