miscellany monday

{Another Monday...means another day to join carissa at lowercase letters and share your random happenings!}

1.  {rise and shine!}

I think Mondays may be the hardest mornings to get up and get going...especially now that school's in full swing {blah!}...but I have to say that I have enjoyed and appreciated seeing this again...

I'm enjoying these beautiful mornings and the chance to see the sun come up!  {although...I do wish we could get some rain...please!}

2.  {later gator!}

Speaking of school...it's been a full week now for Alex and Emily.  Emily has been up before the sun...dressed and ready each morning!  They seem to be doing great and getting aquainted with their new routines...but I sure miss them...

...it's still hard to believe that they can grow up so fast...

Even though I miss them and wonder how they're doing in school while they're away...my days have gone fairly fast...and before I know it...the bus is coming home already!

3.  {head over heels}

Along with these early mornings...also means a few late evenings too with Emily back in ice-skating and gymnastics.  She's been practicing so hard to do a good cartwheel...and she just couldn't get it.  After her last class, though, her instructor worked alot with her and I could see him talking to her...and the next try...she finally got it!

I asked him what he told her...and he said she just needs to keep her head up when she starts and then keep her eyes on her hands...

...okay...so maybe she's going to need a little lot more practice!  But she is thrilled that she's starting to get the hang of it...sort of!

4.  {big...and snap happy!}

25 weeks now...and growing...only a few months to go!  I'm so eager to meet this newest little girl...but there's still lots more to be done before her arrival!  I've gained at least 20 pounds so far {ugh!}...but I couldn't resist buying this shirt and trying to squeeze into it a few more times, ha!

{and that's when I snapped}

{I've been using Alex as my photographer...what a good sport...but I tried to take one of myself and realized it's not as easy as I thought...I feel so silly...and I need to clean my mirror!}

I love taking pictures and trying to be creative...but now that my two favorite models are gone at school all day...I haven't taken too many...and I miss it...but I'm so excited to get some sweet pictures of our new little addition soon!

Happy Monday...hope you can cherish those everyday moments!