Momma Went A'Bloggin',,,

And she did write, uh-huh.

Tonight I'm in one of those goofy moods that require an upkeep of sugar to keep me balanced. Christmas is all around and I honestly think that the Christmas spirit I lacked in past years from my childhood that became filled with "gift greed" that most naive children get at a young age, has passed. As many have called it, we are the "entitled" generation.  With this year being what it was and finding myself to be a little more forcefully frugal, I've found myself wanting to gift experiences rather than gifts no one may use. Oh, I can't wait for some to open their gifts this year. I have found that with raising children comes a new sense of the hope I thought I lacked as a child, but I see now that every Christmas I ever had was filled with hope and traditions I now hold so dear to my heart. I thank Dee so much for setting our traditions for the 10 years I lived with her, because it is precisely what I want for my girls. I want them to have that sense of hope and love and bewilderment that comes with Christmas.

I can't wait until the girls are a bit older to understand it all a bit more, Evalyn is starting to. She sees the lights and hears the music that comes with this time of year, and she loves it. She loves the tree, the lights, the bells, and the family togetherness. I would love for my girls to be closer to my family. I know right now that can't yet happen, but maybe one day it will. Evalyn gets so excited in the morning when she says "Tree, On.", and I get so excited because I go and plug it in and my eyes light up just as much as hers. Amelia loves being by the tree, and she smiles at the lights.I've ran into distant family and they love meeting my children and quickly reminisce about when I was Evalyn's age.

I've been listening to the Pandora Bluegrass Christmas station, and does it bring back memories! Dad would be overjoyed to know that Bluegrass has grown on me some. But I've really only gone as far as his CD's and Christmas music.

And tonight on Facebook I thanked Google and Youtube for teaching me how to blanket stitch and crochet a baby bear beanie. I'm SO loving this years homemade Christmas! Even though no one else in the family is really doing it, I am, and I love it!


Til next time!

Amelia Rae.

Meet Amelia Rae Kekona Drake.

Miss Amelia was born on October 6, weighing 7 pounds and 9 ounces and was 20 inches long. She is such a good baby! Just like her sister. :) Evalyn is taking her sweet time getting used to Amelia. She is no rush to get used to her just yet.  We are still mastering sleep schedules and managing bed times with Evalyn, but we'll get there eventually.

Just keeping this post short and sweet. :) Both girls are asleep, so this calls for momma to get some sleep!

Baby of Mine

My blog has gone neglected for some time now, Since March, my schedule got so crazy since I started to work, now that I'm not, my schedule has become quite open. I haven't posted here, but we're expecting our second baby girl in September. 

photo taken by my wonderful friend Erin at Whitehorse Design

 

 

 I am so excited to meet this little girl, and if she is anything like her sister, she'll probably be here in 3 or so weeks even though she isn't due for arrival until September 25th. We still haven't decided on a name, but I think it's finally getting narrowed down.

I also got to have a photo shoot last weekend with a great family friend. Hopefully, once I get more edited I can start putting those up. I may just have to keep this as an open post and add some more as I get them edited. Here's a sneak: 

Bad blustery rainy day isn't helping, I could have taken some pics of Bean again today, but with them impending weather, and her taking a nap now just maxed out the afternoon. Last night was super crazy, Caleb and I were up in Indy last night. We've been holding onto prayers for the families of those who lost loved ones in last nights horrible accident at the Indiana State Fairgrounds during last night's Sugarland concert.

So for now we are taking our time and enjoying the weekend. I hope everyone has a happy Sunday. As I'm closing this we are finally getting some sunshine. 

Happy Weekend!

Love.

I know it's been since October since I've posted, I have been so busy! This Winter I've been trying all I can to get inspired.

It's a little hard.

Indiana winters are so dreary...All I want to do is just stay huddled in. I wish I could take Eva more places. She is getting a bit destructive lately. But I guess that's to be expected of a toddler.

Yeah, Evalyn is quite the nut. But sometimes she is such a comedian, and she can't even talk. I figure that I don't have much to say today, it's been a long week.

Goodbye for now.