orange you lovely!

this week we got snowed in! it was really nice because I was at my parents house and I absolutely love being here! It's so cozy and warm.

sipping coffee and using my mother's huge kitchen makes me feel at home.

this week I made some almond meal/gluten free/sugar free pancakes!

........

OH MY GOSH!

my husband actually invented these and we've been continually critiquing them, and I am so ecstatic to have these down to an art!

then I made Carrot muffins!

my dear friends, Julie + Josh Holmes had the incredibly animated baby girl:

Ivy Holmes! so darn cute!

I got to hold her all morning last week, i felt so special.

my sweet sister came over this week and she bought me the incredible mug!

so cute and typical for me! I am so grateful for her thoughtfulness!

lovely for my random coffee cup collection!

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snow!!

my sweet wizard baby in the snow!

my sweet Julia Kevon made me this pillow for my christmas gift! Although its a tad late, I am thrilled to have such a tallented friend and I am so proud of this pillow! [now i just hope my grubby husband doesn't cover it with oil or some other manly stuff]

something smells...

yummy!

the consistent smell of sweet and salty hasn't left my house for weeks. I always have the urge to bake but, when the leaves begin to turn and the thermostat gets to be turned off due to the east nashville chill that runs in and out of my bedroom windows, I long to cook.

i've been baking up some ginger snap cookies, a small inadequate effort to make sushi, and our all time favorite right now is butternut squash soup!

wizard is also getting to benefit from this spur of the season oven usage. making hims little (or big) dog cookies.

oh the fall is so exciting! our first christmas together!