What's going on around here...

some sweet little girl caught a cold, and gave it mama..=( 

needless to say we are going through LOTS of tissues, boogie wipes, and vicks, BUT getting LOTS and LOTS of snuggles!=)

mama is also making her little magic concoction which consists of:

1 cup hot water

1-2 tbs honey

1-2 tbs apple cider vinegar

it's my overall cure for stuffy head and sinus pressure. seriously, if you need something that will make you feel relief...try it. 

it looks like pee.

matt says it smells like funky butt lovin'

i say its MAGIC!

hopefully this little cold will see its way out the door real soon...

MMMMmmmmm...

It's a fabulous find and the smell of something oh so wonderful...

my eggnog scented Tyler candle. Smells. SO. GOOD! Not to tart, not to sweet, simply yummy smell! 24 days until Christmas!!!

Our toddler proof tree

Simple, plain, but oh so pretty and safe! This year we decided it may be wise to have a
"16 month old curious toddler proof tree."
Just tinsel, flowers, gold sparkle swirlies...does just the trick. I did put a few special ornaments up at the top, but now we can be a LOT more worry free, and I must say it may be my prettiest tree!
(a BIG thanks to my friend Ashley for the fabulous idea!!;)

Vitamin D

Even the dovies get their vitamin d...


We just have all kinds of baby birds around here. If you remember a while back we had the robins, we also had three baby bluebirds in our backyard, now some sweet "dovies" as we call them. I saw one the other night walking around in the front flowerbed, and I felt so sorry for it because I really think it had a hurt foot. It was limping around so I sprinkled some birdseed at it so it wouldn't have to walk far to get food;) Then last night there were two little baby dovies! Guess it's time they flew the coop! This morning after the morning walk they were both sitting up on our address rock soaking up the morning sunshine! SO sweet I just had to snap a pic!

What does Matt do now that he's DONE with school...?!?

Save the day of course!
Yesterday he went to take a bag of trash out, and I walked out front too, (don't remember now why,) but I heard him say "uh-oh!" I said "what?"
He showed me this...



(in the shady spot) 4 baby birds that fell/blew out of their nest with the crazy wind we had yesterday!
Here's the nest..



I felt so sorry for them. We stood there looking at them for a bit, then the mama came flying by with food, it was a red breast robin!!! That was one busy mama!! So we knew she knew they were out of the nest and on the ground, so we wanted to do something because 1) there are many a unwanted cats around that wonder around the neighborhood in the front yard, and knew they weren't safe, 2) Matt wanted to mow, so, we/I looked googled a few things on what to do. Many articles said that it's a myth if you touch birds their mama will reject them, and if the birds can't yet fly, to make them a make shift nest and put it in a tree or something. Articles also said that if the baby birds have feathers, that they are fledglings, and are close to the point that they will begin to jump out of the nest anyways. So Matt made a little make-shift nest...



And put them in their new safe happy home!







AND we saw the mama come back and feed them multiple times!!!!
Matt checked on them this morning and one was back out and on the ground, he tried to pick it up to put it back and he said it hissed at him, and acted like it didn't want to be back in the nest! Later I checked on it, and the mama came to feed it, and the little baby bird started hopping along!! It was so cute! So, sure enough that lil bird was happy to be out of the nest and ready to explore! All of the baby birds seriously look bigger and more alert today than yesterday, so they were either in shock from the fall, and/or they are just one day more ready to leave the nest! Matt and I both think they will all be out in the next day or so, but none the less, he saved them from one day/night that they probably weren't ready to be on ground!
And here they are today!



And the lil one that flew the coup!(grey spot by the slab)



It's been really fun to watch and check on them the past two days. We are going to be sad when they all leave;(

Happy Fall Y'all!!

I LOVE fall! I love when the cool fronts come thru and the air is fresh and crisp. I love the changing of the season and how it's evident with the changing of the foilage. I love the pumpkins, Thanksgiving, and all fall decor. I love aroma of my pumpkin spice candles I consistently have burning. I love the fall season so much we got married in the fall. Did I mention I love fall?
Our casa is ready for fall!

I did not put out all of my decor however, but here is a preview for those who won't make it by for unfortunately the three months it will be on display=( WELCOME FALL! Bring on the cooler crisp weather!

Unbelievable, yet predictable.

Most of us Austinites remember what happened in 2007 with the flood that filled up the lakes from the drought. Is this a preview of what is yet to come with el nino? Hopefully so...

Almost 6 inches of rain at our Casa!