Sharing Time: One of my favorite blogs

One of my favorite blogs to read is Brooklyn Limestone. She posts great budget friendly decorating advice and has fantastic taste. She is doing a giveaway today of a Lou Lou Ghost Chair. Pop on over and enter if you'd like!

There's a dog...I mean a fox in my driveway

Today while I was getting ready I heard Carter saying, "Hi!" out the window. For anyone that has spent a few minutes with Carter you will know he says, "Hi!" to EVERYONE. I can't go through a store without him greeting everyone and he repeats himself until they respond, sometimes reluctantly, to him. Anyway, because of this I just thought he was saying, "Hi!" to my mom over in the maintenance building and she wasn't responding to him for some reason. So I went to the window to see if it was her or another person from up inside camp. When I made it to the window this is what I saw...
It is not a dog, but then it did this...
And then he walked over about five feet away from Carter's play house...
I have seen foxes here many times before, but never this close to my house. I have heard people ask me why I don't send Carter out to play on his swingset/playyard while I watch from the kitchen...I think it is pretty clear why. Carter has no fear when it comes to animals (wild or domesticated) He chased a turkey around our yard earlier this spring. At least this fox doesn't seem agressive. He walked past me and my mom and dad on the ball field and he didn't approach us at all. He seems content to just wander around. Mike makes fun of me when I drive the car at night from our house to the maintenance building (featured in the first two photos) which is only about 40 feet away...this is why. In the daylight I could avoid this creature. At night, I am not so sure.

He's here...Introducing Hamilton Ralph Siebach

Our second son, Hamilton, arrived at 1:22 p.m. on July 10th (Auntie Shelby's birthday). He weighed in at 7 lbs 15 oz and was 20 inches long. I still can't believe that I am the mother of two sons under the age of 2 but I know this will soon become my new normal.

Cuddling with Hamilton in the hospital

Hamilton cuddling with Grandma Pouliot in the hospital

Carter welcoming his new brother. For anyone that knows Carter you can guess he has been hugging and kissing him like crazy since being home.

The first week has gone pretty well. He is such a snuggler that he has been having trouble sleeping by himself at night but he is getting better each day. I was scheduled to be induced on Saturday (July 11th) but went into labor on my own on Thursday night and had him on Friday afternoon. A very big thank you to the nurses and doctors at Exeter Hospital that made my labor, delivery and recovery as comfortable as possible. It was such a better experience than Carter's birth and I have valued the follow up care I have received there as well. Also a special thank you to Auntie Shelbs for all the help with the boys and the awesome pictures she took with her paparazzi camera.

I'm Still Here...

So when AI was wrapping up, my friends and family joked that they wouldn't see a new post until the new season began next January. I of course protested, but evidently they know me better than I do. I know this post is late, but we have had a lot going on lately. Mike hates when bloggers promise to update on a certain schedule or vow to do better, so I won't make that mistake. However, I do think once I feel more in control of my schedule I will at least have more time to update. Here's hoping I can do better. I do miss feeling connected to my far away friends.