Ready to share with the world

I've been keeping a blog of my crafting that I haven't really been openly sharing. But now I feel like I'm ready. Please feel free to check out what I've been up to!
The address is www.sucreandspice.blogspot.com. I'm posting a link from this page, check the bar on the right. I hope you like it.
Sometimes the two might have similar subject matter. Like now!
Here is a little dolly I put together from a pattern Marji bought and was nice enough to give me. It's from www.abitofwhimsy.com. It's a cute little doll, and once I made her skirt I thought it'd be downright silly not to make something adorable for Margot to wear and match!

A morning playing outside!

Wow, a picture with me in it? Divine intervention, or just a kind passer-byer? (But the person in front of me at the Starbucks drive-through bought my drink for me!! Thank you kind stranger!)


Nash's first encounter with a live snake. He asked me to circle around so he could see it again. "More??"

Nash playing at the bell tree. Good fun!!

Seriously. Biggest. Koi. Ever. Huge. They could eat Margot whole. Luckily, she didn't want to hang over the bridge and look like Nash did.

Even Margot looks annoyed with me for taking pictures everywhere we go. Get used to it kid! I will document our lives, gosh darn it!

Crazy kids

Trying to catch up on my blogging, one entry wouldn't suffice. Be sure to scroll down and see our New Orleans adventures too!


Here's what cute little Margot does when I turn around to leave after I put her down for a nap. She's like a little alligator peeking up over the water. It's soooo cute.


If I come back I get a BIG smile!

Thought it was also time to post some pictures of the little missy trying to eat her rice cereal.

This isn't a beignet!


But it's kinda fun anyway.



And Nash has all kinds of tricks up his sleeve. How can one toy ever get boring when there's so much to do with it? Build 1,000 different shapes, wear it as a hat, or possibly anklets, bracelets and arm bands!

We hope you're reading this, Nanny, and it makes you smile. Love and hugs to you and Grandpa Harvey!!

Behind on my blogging- oh no!

Boys at the aquarium. Learning all about Rays and Sharks.

Nash looking at the passing streetcar

Wooooo! Party time for the babies on Bourbon Street!


First step on a streetcar


Taking a peek out the window


Straight from the airport to Franky & Johnny's!

How will I ever catch up? I'm overwhelmed. Last weekend was our trip to New Orleans. We really wanted to go because we thought Nash would love being on the airplane and riding on the streetcar, and we weren't at all disappointed. He spent 3 days absolutely glowing. He's still talking about his adventures. He looooved the streetcar. We went on it 3 different times. He kept asking for more! We also managed to squeeze in a little good eating... Cafe Du Monde, Franky & Johnny 's, Camelia Grill, room service at night from John Besh's restaurant Luke, Croissant D'or, La Divina Gelateria... mmmm. We also took them to the Aquarium of the Americas, which Nash and Margot both loved. It was fun fun fun fun fun. New Orleans is a wonderful place. I hope Nash and Margot will get to grow up loving it and thinking that it's as special and Ray and I do. If we get to have more trips like this one, I'd say chances of that happening are pretty good.

pictures!

We had an impromptu photo session this morning at Picture People. We were trying to do some shopping for our trip to New Orleans, but were easily lured in by the man juggling at the door. So the Finkels and the Pratts had some fun little pictures taken. And Margot and her big brother had their first (professional, or at least semi-professional) portrait taken.



I have also been meaning to share one of Ray's baby pictures. I think it looks shockingly like Margot!!


Sweet baby Ray :)

Exciting changes and exciting places

Sunday afternoon feet


I guess the big news of the day is that Margot has officially taken her first bite off a silver spoon. She tried rice cereal on Saturday and made funny faces and got a little of it down. Yay Margot! Equally as amusing was Nash's reaction when he tried a spoonful of what his little sister was eating. I'll get the video up here soon, it's not quite ready yet.


Margot's also had her first wearing of hair bows (very exciting for Mommy.)



Little faces are so sweet!

Last night I started telling Nash all about the trip he's about to take to New Orleans and that he's going to go in a plane, and ride on a train (the streetcar) and eat donuts (beignets) and see horses (mules pulling carriages in the Quarter). And it turns out I didn't need to say much to get him excited because after that he was bringing us our shoes and talking about riding in the plane and train and wanted to go NOW. And then got quite upset that I wasn't bringing him to do all the fun things I talked about. So that was a mistake. Usually telling him "soon" will subside his desires but that wasn't cutting it last night. I haven't gotten him out of his crib yet this morning, but I'm pretty sure the firstthing he's going to say will either be "horse" "plane" or "train". So I'm going to have to come up with something to do today involving those things. Wish me luck.

It's all in the eyes

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