Halloween

"Staycation in Chatty"

Jared had some vacation he needed to take before the end of the year and so we went to Chattanooga. I mean you cannot beat a free place to stay, food prepared for you, laundry done for you, children loved on by family, and a great city to piddle around in. It was great too just to have Dada with us for a whole week.


Cousin Halloween Party-Teddy, Wilder, Alder, Stoney, Shaw, TH, and Josie
OR RATHER Max, Indian Princess, Army Man, Monkey, Teddy Bear, Giraffe, and Chicken

Fun at Coolidge Park in the Water Fountains



Downtime in Dada's lap

More Fun with Cousins

Striped Pjs

I am blessed. Look at these boys. They are healthy, beautiful, engaged, and "perfect" in every way. There is not the slightest thing wrong with either of them physically nor mentally. Its sad that I too often find myself dwelling on the negative or longing for more in my life when I have more than some people will ever dream of having.

Before and After

When we purchased our house last summer we knew it would be a lot of work to make it into what we had envisioned for ourselves and our taste and to also restore it back to its old original likeness (the house was built in 1901 and is a typical old Victorian home.
Because we moved here under a huge amount of stress, had a 6 month old baby, and then shortly after that I got pregnant again, we did not do a good job of taking before and after pictures. But, I did take some nasty before pictures of our kitchen when it was gutted. I thought I would finally post some of them as several friends and some blog stalkers have requested them (sorry, I'm only 6 months late).
Jared and I love redoing a house and now since this is our 3rd to do, we feel like we are pretty darn good at it. We designed the kitchen ourselves and its my favorite room in the house....maybe because I spend some much dang time in there or maybe its because thats where everyone eventually gathers to talk and play.

Happy Friday and Happy Halloween!

Before

This is looking into the kitchen from the dining room. It was real hard to have to paint over such a beautiful mural of fruit in a basket with wine....I mean really? Where do people come up with this stuff?

After



I know, just two pictures, but I'll post more of the house later.

Demopolis Times | Wingfield on exhibit at BWWMH

I am so proud of my hubby for his photography and being asked to display his work in our local hospital. The exhibit will last for three months and a beautiful reception was given in his honor on Sunday. The exhibit expands down the front hallway of the hospital which stretches about 120 feet and he has hung 56 photos in all. Jared is very humbled by this whole experience as he has never thought of himself as a artist. The pictures are from the reception on Sunday and the article below is from the front page of todays paper. Click to read.
Demopolis Times | Wingfield on exhibit at BWWMH

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A Day at Cattle Ranch

What Happened to My Newborn Baby?

Kingston seems to be such a baby now and not such an infant. He holds his feet, sucks his toes, sleeps with a blanky, and has a great belly laugh. Where did my little newborn baby go? I have just Kingston this week as Alder is with grandparents all week. I am loving just spending time with my sweet Kingston and not to mention the hundreds of things I am getting done. And to think I used to think having just one was difficult. Ha! Its a walk in the park.

Fire Truck Fun Day

We live maybe two blocks from one of the fire stations here and I got this great idea to take boys down there one afternoon and have a little field trip. It was great. The firemen were so patient and gracious in showing us their trucks and letting Alder explore the cabin. He sat up there all by himself and fiddled with every knob and button. In fact, he was able to set off the siren and the lights at the same time. The fireman had to scramble up to the seat and turn it off for Alder. Alder thought himself quite clever.

Four Months Old

I love my Kingston so much that some days I think my heart is honestly going to burst. He is a true sweetie and I am overwhelmed with gratitude for this precious gift.

Brothers

I rarely post anything other than pictures of my sweet boys, but I may start changing things up. For the last two fall/winter seasons I have been pregnant...yes, I know. So, I am on the hunt for clothes without out elastic in the waist and tops that aren't made with a lot of extra fabric in the front. The other day I was at Wal-Mart (as this is the ONLY store in this small town to shop in...yes, I know) and I got a little side tracked. I ended up over in the clothing department and found these shirts. They are $7. Yep..$7 dollars! I got four of them. They have these cute little tucks on the shoulders and are made out of organic cotton and bamboo. They are wonderful. I could have used an extra small (which I do not think they make) but the small(4-6) fits fine and will probably shrink up a bit if I wash them on hot the first go around. There is nothing real fancy about them, but I need basic tops for layering and lets face it....I stay at home with my children and I often find myself with God only knows what on my clothes. So, I thought I'd share my cute little find. Go out and getcha some.

Main Street Horses

Alder's First Haircut

When we were in Chattanooga last, Alder got his first haircut with the only person I would trust to cut his hair. Great Aunt Judy has known the Wingfield family for over 35 years. She is a dear person who has been Aunt Judy to all the Wingfield kids and know is Great Aunt Judy to all the grandkids. Her spirit is gentle and loving and she did a great job cutting Alder's hair. Alder did a lot better than I expected as long as he was holding his teddy bear and sitting in Mommy's lap. He still has tons of curls though and we love it long in the back.

Marker Mischief

Today I had left Alder to color the car garage that we had made out of an old wipe box while I went to go get Kingston. I knew the markers were in the box with the crayons, but I thought he had not noticed where I had gotten the crayons from. Well, silly me, I come around the corner with Kingston in my arms and Alder is standing there beaming with pride over his "masterpiece." All day he would look down on his arms and smile with joy over what he had done.

These are some videos taken over the summer. They are very "raw and uncut" but capture Alder really well. Enjoy!