Well, Hello Fall!

I'd like to think (and hope and pray) that this morning sickness foolishness is finally beginning to pass!! Yay!!! Either it's passed or I'm loving this beautiful weather so much that I'm beginning not to notice the nausea. In either case, I'm just glad I'm back to being productive!

I am really hoping this weather continues- we have been enjoying playing outside for longer than 15 minutes at a time!

We have also recently started nighttime "pajama rides" on the golf cart to get the last of the energy out of our little rascal before bedtime. It's been so nice enjoying and taking advantage of the beautiful weather as a family-especially now that I feel good!! Can't wait for all the fun we're gonna have this fall-our last full season as just the three of us! I am truly blessed with the boys (and little girl to be) in my life! God is so GOOD!

Boomer Sooner

I think one of the most defining things people can mention when they talk about Dillon and I is Oklahoma Football. Simply put- it is a religion, only third in line to our love for Christ and our family. We were both raised in very Sooner born and bred families. I'm not sure either of us really had much of a choice surrounding our indefinite love for Oklahoma football.

Dillon and I with my parents and his parents.  Big XII championship in San Antonio 2007

My dad was actually an OU football player as well as my Uncle Tommy(who admiredly played on the undefeated seasons under Wilkinson and holds a national championship ring). Needless to say, I was dressed in sooner gear immediately after my arrival into this glorious world :).

OU football is also probably a major role player in the reason Dillon and I fell in love. I think I was the first girl he actually let go to a game with him---and to his surprise I actually knew what was going on and didn't ask ONE question the whole game. I think he was impressed :) I even think he thanked my dad for teaching me the ins and outs of the game.

Our early days of OU football together

Coldest game EVER! Big XII 2004 in Kansas City

Last year was our first year in 6 seasons to miss a HOME game. But, our darling little Kenwood was for the first time in our lives a priority greater than football :)  I cannot wait to take him to his first OU football game--probably next year.  But, we have already started him on his Sooner love!

9 months pregnant with Kenwood at OU/TX 2008

We brought him home from the hospital on the day of the Big XII Championship--he and daddy were dressed in their gear :)  

OU Football Season 2009

Can't wait until Saturday!!! BOOMER!!!!

Donut Dates

We totally stole this idea from one of my best friends, Sara who coincidentally is the mom to one of Kenwood's best friends!!

Lately kenwood and I have been doing donut dates for breakfast. It's been so fun for both of us! It's been great for me to force myself up and out of the house--since my morning sickness is unfortunately lingering still---and I KNOW Kenwood loves it because he asks for "do-dos" every morning now.

It's so great for us to spend quality time together before baby sister gets here! I'm going to have to make time for us to still have our alone time together. I love this little rascal!

New vs. Old

I am having a difficult time deciding whether or not to keep Kenwood in his furniture and get the baby a new crib set or to have the baby use Kenwoods and get him some big boy furniture.  At first, we decided we would FOR SURE have the baby use Kenwood's furniture...but times, they are a changin'.  First of all, Kenwood has some REALLY nice furniture and it was a great buy for us because it's a 3-in-1 crib (crib-toddler-full) and he has a beautiful dresser/hutch that matches.  It's actually a beautifully masculine little set we got him! So, after looking at the prices of bedroom furniture vs. the prices of cribs & dresser sets I'm leaning toward just getting Olivia a decent (not too expensive but not cheap) white crib and a plain white dresser.  While money is the main issue behind this decision, here are the other motivating factors :)

The name of this bedding is actually OLIVIA..it's meant to be!!! While this is a crazy expensive set, I'm hoping I can find some pink/white striped taffeta or silk and duplicate this darling bedding...I'm OBSESSED! Plus, I think it looks much better with white than a dark brown crib and furniture :)

Here is the crib I'm thinking about.  It's plain which I like, and it converts to a toddler and a full bed as well if we were to need it. It also has a matching dresser that I plan to add some pink crystal knobs to kind of like the inspirational photo below:

Big and Busy Weekend

Not only are we having an Open House this Sunday, but we are having a Garage Sale on Friday and Saturday!  So I am aimlessly running around my house the next few days collecting things to sell in the Garage Sale while all at the same time, de-cluttering my house!  After living somewhere for 2 1/2 years, you don't really realize how much "stuff" accumulates.  I am what I like to call, a chronic purger, which is the exact opposite of a hoarder. I keep a few things that have sentimental meaning or things I actually NEED and I toss everything else. My motto is, "If I haven't used it in 6months-year I won't use it"--so trash, or in this case SELL it is.

On Sunday morning, we'll load up the truck with whats left of the Garage Sale, and take it all to donate--this will make for a clean garage on Open House day too :)

I keep trying to tell myself I'm not entirely insane for having both a garage sale and an open house all in one weekend.  The overall goal is to clear out the clutter to SELL our house which will make less STUFF to move into the new house in the long run.  I am so excited to start our new journey as a complete family in the near future, and a clean (and hopefully new) house makes for a clean mind and new journey!

So come by the Garage Sale and the Open House this weekend! YAY!

Girl Crazy

Don't get me wrong, I love my little boy more than life itself...but oh my goodness it's SO FUN shopping for a little girl!  Little boys are super easy, they wear tshirts, jeans, and shorts...and an occasional polo shirt here and there.  But with little girls, the clothing options are almost endless!! I haven't bought anything yet, but trust me -- I plan to!  Here are just a few of my MUST-HAVES from my favorite online stores on the planet: the wonderful Etsy.com.

I have no doubt in my mind that we will have a little bald baby just like Kenwood (who is still mostly bald by the way at 20months) so, I plan on having plenty of headbands available for me to stick obscenely large bows and flowers on.  Yes, my sweet Olivia will likely get called a "Bow-Head" until she's at least in Middle School, because Mommy LOVES bows :)  This is one of my favorites I've seen, I love the skinny elastic headband versus the chunky knitted ones.  This is a must-have.

Leg warmers, yes please!  Since Olivia will be here in the wee-hours of the winter months I plan on lots of long-sleeved onesies paired with these darling leg warmers for quick and easy mid-night and mid-morning diaper changes- not to mention their just plain adorable. 

Some Etsy stores even have cute ones for boys....but I'm pretty sure Dillon would nix that purchase :)

I never had shoes on Kenwood until he walked, but these are pretty cute options versus plain old socks to keep those little tootsies warm on our outings to lunch or the mall or grocery store.

Bloomers are a must with little girls...this one might be a little "poofy" for under a dress or skirt, but it sure looks darn cute to run around the house in the crawling months that will soon approach us when the weather is nice enough to wear this little frock around the house and paired with some leg warmers to protect those little legs from carpet burn when she learns to crawl :)

The Name Game & Announcement

When we found out we were pregnant with Kenwood, we knew without a doubt that our BOY name would be Dillon Kenwood Orr II.  We weren't quite sure what we were going to name the baby if we had a girl! Well, this time around we were certain that if it was a girl her name would be Olivia Kate for a few different reasons.  First things first, we loved the idea of an "O" name to go with our last name and we didn't have many other choices.  Plus, we were both in love with the name Olivia from the get-go.  Kate comes from a few things:  All of our middle initials start with a "K".  My middle name (as well as my mother's) is Kathleen--which Kate is short for.  Also, my grandmother's name was Kathryn-again, Kate is short for that as well.  We had originally wanted the middle name- boy or girl- to be James after my father.  But after some deliberation, we decided it just wasn't fair for a girl to have James as a middle name.  So, while I'm sad that we didn't get to honor my Father's name--I am certain he loves Kate even more.


When we had Kenwood we had a big "Gender Reveal Party" with our family and cut the cake to announce if we were having a boy or a girl.  While we had all intentions to do some other sort of fun announcement this year, we decided to hold off on the party festivities.  Instead, we sent the card above via email and text to our families (so there is no debate on who we called first or last or whatever).  Some of you may think it's impersonal to do that---but it was so fun to design and surprise everyone on their morning emails.  It was even more fun to get the gasping phone calls at random after they saw the announcement!