Brie pictures...

I love this picture of Brie even though it is blurry.  I love that it shows how big her bottom is due to her cloth diaper and I love that leg warmers have come back around.  What a perfect match for a onesie and a lazy mother!  So EASY to change the diaper, no pants to pull off!  Brie's legs look so tiny in comparison to her round middle!



Ahh, and I love this picture of her sleeping in her winnie the pooh sleep sack pajamas!

Elusive Bloom

Since we've moved here, I have wanted to see Witch Hazel in bloom. It's one of my favorite leaves on a tree around here and it is unique because it blooms in November. I've kept my eyes peeled that last several falls and haven't spotted it in bloom. Lo and behold, I saw it this year at the Botanical Gardens right in town...not out in the woods!



Walking around the UNCA Botanical Garden with Mat, Brie and the Bob.

Brie

“Hi Ava.  Now I am going to eat you.”

**(stolen from an email from Mat's sister, Sara)

One

month old today!  To celebrate Brie's 1 month birthday, went for a lovely morning stroll in our neighborhood.

Yesterday we went to her month doctor's appointment.

Brie's stats

Weight: 9 pounds 6 ounces

Length: 21 3/4 inches

Brie is a long baby but in the 60th percentile for weight.  She's healthy and that is what we care about most!  She's gained over 2 1/2 pounds since her birth.  Yay!

Birthday Hike

We celebrated a beautiful fall day that also happened to be my birthday by going for a hike out at Bent Creek. We all had fun, hard to tell who had the most fun though. Mat's pretty stoked about the stroller...

The Laundry Room

Before...



After...



Really there was more work done before the "before" shot was taken, we just didn't remember to document it.  Now it is exciting times to start putting the rest of the stuff/storage back in the room in an organized manner. And Mat still has trim work to do in the room, but that's small potatoes compared to all the work he's all ready done!

We've all ready used the washer and dryer and it's fantastic!  We love it!  We've started using the cloth diapers and it's a bit of an adjustment, but hopefully, I'll get the hang of it.  Because we got the one size fits all she has a huge bum right now.  She's almost gone up a whole size in pants, just from changing from disposable to cloth diapers!  I'll have to get some pics of her in the diapers posted...

3 and a half decades

Wowsers! When I was little I thought people in their 20s were old! Now I'm ancient because I am definitely past my 20s. But it's been a great life so far. And today, as I type, our washer and dryer are being installed. Very exciting times at the Levine household. Not only for me, but Mat as well, he will finally get his life back. I think he's pretty stoked about that! Once the nice Lowes delivery gentlemen are gone I will go out and take a picture to post of the lovely appliances. I will also show everyone the awesome work that Mat has done in order to change our back porch into a laundry room. It's been a LONG summer project for him!