miscellany monday ~ oct 17

linking up with carissa today....

{one}

last weekend, we participated in walk now for autism speaks. {i'll have a dedicated post on our experience soon.} we had team t-shirts printed by a friend and her husband, who own a printing company called darby productions. i don't know what i would have done without them. by the time we decided to participate in the walk, they only had a week to get our shirts ordered and put together and we couldn't be happier with the results. 

shameless plug - they print ANYTHING. so if you ever need anything printed - t-shirt, sports team banners, anything...please check out darby productions! :)

{two}

if i never have a chance to get out and enjoy some grown-up time with my girlfriends, i'm pretty sure i would lose my mind. i'm thankful that the mister understands this and is always so accommodating to my going out and gallivanting every once in a while.

i joined a great group of girls yesterday and we hopped in a hummer limo and went wine tasting at some wonderful livermore valley wineries. 

it was sooo much fun and a great escape. i'm definitely starting this week feeling refreshed and ready to take on whatever may come. 

{three}

i just love seeing the interaction between any and all of my boys. they just have so much love for one another and, even as the baby of the bunch, wyatt is no exception.

liam has in-home behavioral therapy every morning. he and his teacher do most of their work in his bedroom and we put up a baby gate to keep liam from "escaping" when he doesn't want to work. wyatt sits outside the gate and waits for liam to have "play time", which is three minutes of free play every 10-15 minutes. 

these photos were taken on separate days. wyatt sits and waits at liam's gate every single day. so sweet.

 peeking in at his big brother.

{four}

we recently signed up for our local csa {community supported agriculture} and received our first delivery of produce. fresh, organic produce, supporting local farms, and delivered to boot. can't beat it. this is definitely one of the biggest perks of living in california's central valley.

{five}

we officially have two charles gracie jiu-jitsu students!

mikey started at the academy last week. 

mikey has been looking forward to starting jiu-jitsu for a long time and was super excited to finally get his white belt and his very own card with his name on it {this is where they track progress to the next belt level}.

and an after-practice cookie from the market next door. :)

{six}

i always knew that my poor kids were going to have horrible eyesight. and i got an initial confirmation with the purchase of isaiah's first pair of eyeglasses. he is near-sighted and doesn't need to wear them for reading and writing {doing so would actually make his vision worse}, but he does need them during class lectures. 

i won't deny that i was really, really a little excited about helping him pick out a fun, hip frame. it helped a lot that we both liked the same frames. his choice involved no coercion from me....i promise. :)

{seven}

and just because there's no such thing as too much cuteness.