oh, just lately we've been...

...photo taking, as always!
...birthday gifting for steven's 29th!! it's quite the birthday month, october!
...tiny mug drinking... tiny mugs are very important.
...celebrating, prosecco style
...workin' on our art skills... and trying to keep it just on the appropriate surfaces :)
...rearranging, repainting, and deciding where on earth we should really keep all the bits of happy memories and sentimental items we've saved up at this point. i feel like i'm never ever not doing this, but i've really been on a tear lately!
...gathering pumpkins... from the grocery store! okay, so the actual pumpkin patch is still on our fall list, but i seriously couldn't resist the huge white ones for our front door!!
...so much tea drinking, because oh, how i love my new teapot!
...warm weather savoring. we have such pretty octobers.
...being insanely adorable. i cannot get enough of my two babes! they're super in love and i love that.
...posing for our little photographer maddalena ;)

...ring wearing, because i fell in l-o-v-e with a ring at the antique shop a couple of weeks ago, and my sweet mommy bought it for me. i had it resized from a size ginormous to a size brittany, and i've been wearing it above my beloved maddalena ring! every time i see it, it makes me so happy.
...leaving the most precious little signs of the tiniest baby grownup life. i find the cutest scenes set up from our mini-person, and they just get me every time.
...wearing a sweater that my mommy wore as a little girl, and holding a photo of my precious tiny mom wearing it. oh, be still my heart.