Under the weather

All three Swains have been under the weather at some point these last three weeks, and not to mention the fact that the memory card in my camera is no longer working, so my attempts at blogging regularly were (temporarily) thrown off. I am so thankful that my mom could come visit last weekend (she only lives about 3 hours away) because Emma and Aaron had both started feeling really bad and she was able to help with housework and keep Emma for a while so we could just get out of the house. What a blessing!

On another note...
Friday marked the beginning of my favorite season of the year - Fall!
Here is a short list of things that i love about this time of the year:
10. Pumpkin Spice Lattes
9. Enjoying the fact that no one can see how pale my legs are for several months
8. Fall decorations
7. Wearing boots
6. Upcoming trip to the pumpkin patch (Emma's first!)
5. Upcoming trip to the Corn Maze (with the youth)
4. Sweaters
3. Celebrations (so many birthdays and holidays)
2. Fall smelling candles (pumpkin, cider, etc.)
1. Being outside without sweating

Hopefully the camera will be fixed soon and I can put up some pics of what Emma has been up to recently!

Favorite Blogs

Today at Kelly's Korner her "Show us your life" link up is about favorite blogs. Usually after Emma is in bed at night I like to sit down and read a few blogs. I have many that i love to read, especially my "real life" friends, but these are just a few that I never miss!

1. GirlTalk
I love reading the blog and articles that the Mahaney girls write about biblical womanhood. They are very encouraging and honest in their writing and have great resources too.

2. Big Mama and Boo Mama
These ladies are hilarious and I really enjoy reading their posts about their day to day lives. I have laughed so hard that I cried many times reading their blogs.

3. For decoration, diy ideas, etc. I love to check out tatertots and jello.
I just recently found this website but I love the step by step diys and the dollar store redos.

4. The Pioneer Woman will always be one of my favorites (if you can even call her website a blog anymore). She is so popular now and even has a show on the Food Network. I have loved keeping up with her blog for a while now. She has GREAT recipes and funny stories and I would absolutely recommend checking out her site.

Happy Weekend!

Walking!

Since her birthday party Emma has been taking steps here and there but in the last 2 weeks or so she has really taken off and almost given up crawling all together! Our camera is acting up, but I hope to put up a video soon!
Happy Friday!