4 New Little Additions to Our Growing Family!

No I am not pregnant.
But I am the proud mother of 4 baby bunnies that have nested in our backyard!
Tuesday night I came home, let Jonas out, and he stayed out for about 30 mins which is a little out of character. I went to call him in and he was really reluctant to come in when I called. His paws were covered in dirt when finally came in so I went out to check out the digging damage with my little flashlight.
Much to my surprise I found a hole- but not dug by my crazy puppy but a momma bunny to house her newborn babies! I wanted to make sure Jonas had not done the unthinkable and harm these little angels. And he didn't. But that did mean that I got to hold the little ones. We had baby bunnies we rescued from a flood a few years ago so I knew the mommas world come back if we touched them. But just to make sure we laid some string across the nest so we could tell if the momma came back or not (she did!)


So no we have a family of 7! Jonas is really protective over them, and has not tried to hurt them, in fact he tries to cover them up with dirt. The sweetheart. All the same I am nervous to leave him in the backyard. I guess we will have to walk him for the next few weeks.
But I am going to try to remember to put up pictures of each day as they grow up. It is crazy how fast they change! They have already doubled in size!

I am already behind in my goal so you will see first the pictures from Wed. morning, and then the next are from today!

New Bunnies in their nest the day after I found them

So Tiny! And They squirm a lot.

I know this picture isn't so great, but you can see their tiny closed eyes and little body.

This was today! Look how much bigger they are! They still have closed eyes, and closed ears, but they are getting so much cuter already!

Come back to see the little guys (or gals) get bigger!

Vintage photos anyone?

I am so intrigued by vintage photographs. I love the grain, and the way the light is just a bit filtered, and the people seem timeless. Especially ones of my family. My mom has amazing really old photos going back generations, and I just love the history of them. I was always jealous I wasn't IN them. Now I can be! Sort of anyway! Look at this cool site, and have fun playing! You can click to make it English in the top right hand side. I love it!

Have fun!

Cute Coupon!

I am always torn between making Valentines day a big deal, or just doing a sweet small thing for Vince. Given our budget this year, I am going for the latter I think! What about you? Still not sure what to do for the man in your life for Valentines Day? I saw this on The Nest today and had to share. (especially since I know there is no chance Vince is going to read this) How cute is this idea for a fun coupon gift?
I love it, and I am going to print one for my honey. (shh!) I am thinking it would be cute with some of his favorite candy and maybe even champagne?? You can print it, and see other cute V-day ideas for guys here.

I want to make these!

• This quilt: I am slightly obsessed
• A new "W" for my wall!
• This yummy sounding dinner- plans anyone??
• Another "W" for my wall
• Inspiration Folders- for all the rooms I want to decorate in the house I don't have yet (but will one day!)
• Another quilt- what is my deal with quilts?? but at least they put up instructions here
• An awesome journal/purse book

and many more!

there is a tornado! so i am blogging?

Right now I am sitting in the middle of a huge good ole fashioned Texas storm. Its pretty bad here, and I am thankful that Vince, Jonas and I are all at home together. We just grabbed the flashlights, and have our tornado hideout plan in place. Vince is on the phone with his parents- their house is in the direct path of a tornado. Check out the map!
Scary huh? Vince says dogs have a internal sense that lets them know before we do that something is wrong. He said just keep an eye on the dog- he will let us know if we need to take cover. Well he is asleep next to me right now. and actually we are pretty much out of the storm now. Note to self, check out the dog during a possible tornado.

In other news...

Today when I was out running errands, I went to Petco to get Jonas some supplies- and I feel like I just get a million dollar deal. Jonas has been shedding like crazy- I think he is losing his winter coat, even though it is Feb, and when he sheds, he SHEDS. He hopped up onto my bed last night, and left a little furry messy all over the place. I wanted to change the sheets, but it was late and sleep won out. A few days ago I took the heavy duty pet hair roller to him, and after 12 sheets that were covered and ridiculously hairy- I gave up. But today there was finally a breakthrough! I bought this little guy:

the love glove. And yes, it's really the name. Seriously! This little gem works wonders! I tried the furminator, and although I know some people swear by it- it didn't take more than 4 hairs off my sweet hairy puppy! Look at the awesome job the love glove did! It left a small animal! The best part is it is only $8.99 online! I paid $12.99 in the store, which seeing the online price makes me sad- but it is WELL worth the money!

While I was there I picked up a new nylabone too- these are a lifesaver. Jonas was one reluctant puppy in letting me take his picture. He was paranoid I was going to take it from him, which is kind of ironic since I bought it for him! Who am I to understand the puppy logic?

Finally, I have some exciting news to share! I'm making a T-shirt quilt! I have saved up all my Baylor shirts from years past. They have a million sweet memories attached, and I just cannot bear to part with them! I decided to make a t-shirt quilt out of all my great shirts, and I am so excited! I have been on the hunt for some great green and yellow fabric for the past few months, and I didn't see anything too grand. Nothing just screamed my name. That is not until Remy and I went to hobby lobby a few days ago! Inspiration hit and even though I have seen those same fabrics 100 times, I found the perfect answer to my quilt back delima! It is going to be a series of uneven stripes, and I couldn't be more happy! Here are the fabrics I chose:

I am wondering if I should add in this fabric?

I do love this awesome vintage-feel fabric by Heather Bailey- I spotted it on Purl Soho but does it work? I need to think it out for a bit. I can't wait to see the quilt all done!

Ok that's it! Its not even raining outside anymore! Storm avoided!

Origins is yummy...

One of my great Christmas presents was a herbal hot/cold shoulder wrap from Origins. They have fantastic smelling stuff, and it is a great store. Unfortunately, I have horrible allergies. Since I am allergic to mint, menthol, eucalyptus, and ginger- I'm pretty much out of luck with every product in their store. I had to return my lovely shoulder wrap, much to my dismay. When I went in, I didn't really know what to do. I explained to the nice woman my sad problem, and she was really understanding. She suggested a few things- and she was so sweet to check all the ingredients for me... but there was really only 1 thing to chose from.

The Men's line.

Yep, that's right. I was skeptical, but willing to at least try it, and wouldn't you know... it's fantastic! And in case you are thinking... "Autumn, you are going to start smelling like a man!?!?" the answer is no. Actually it smells like basically nothing. But quenches my skin like no other.

The lady suggested that I get it for my husband. I informed her "My husband says lotion is for women." and then I got it for myself.

It's delightful! You can order it here.

Wishing I could Nest

I am so thankful for Vince's family. I can't even express my gratitude for letting us stay with them for months already, and probably many more to come. I mean this from the deepest of my heart.
With that said, I really want to NEST!
When we got married, I loved every moment of putting together our first home together, and it was such a joy. Even though the place was tiny, and horribly dirty when we started, I loved making it not just an apartment, but our home.
I knew it would be hard to leave all the things that we have accumulated through the years. I had not idea how overwhelming it would be to want to have my own space and place and style again.

I have been spending an unhealthy amount of time on realtor.com. In my head, we have already gotten a house, and I know what every room will look like. The color of the walls, the rug on the floor, the furniture, and how perfectly it will all fit together.
I have always loved decorating, and I just can't wait to see it all come together when we finally get home.
For now, I will keep dreaming, and looking for the right house on realtor.com.

Oregon is BEAUTIFUL! You should go!

It is going to take me awhile to catch up from all the things I have missed in my blogging life, but let me just go ahead an start by saying that we had an incredible trip to Oregon. We went for a conference with Campus Crusade, and it was so wonderful. Vince and I felt so encouraged, and challenged, and really feel more prepared for our ministry, and to handle our personal finances. After the 4 day conference Vince and I took a few days to go visit Oregon, and to spend time with my family! It was great, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves!

me and my little sister Caitlin

Vince and my little brother Connor watching football

Vince and I at the Conference centerThis is what I saw out the window while we were listening to speakers at the Conference... it was a little hard to concentrate with that amazing view. One morning the whole valley was filled with fog, and you could not even see the whole deck!

Vince out front of the conference center! Can you believe this was 20 feet from our bedroom??

We took a quick trip to the coast during the Conference and it was amazing!Me and SaraThe rocky cliffs were breathtaking, and fun to hike around!We saw the W River- the world's shortest river! No joke! It really was not that impressive. After the Conference we took a few days to enjoy God's creation- we started at Cannon Beach and this was our super-cute cottage!This is a normal day at the beach!We got there right as the tide went out so we got to play in the tide-pools and we saw all kinds of stuff... fish, sea anemonies, crabs and starfish. We saw SO many starfish, they were bright orange and purple.Vince hiking around the tide-pools. The view from the top. If you look at the shore line, you can see cannon beach and maybe even our little cottage!
The next morning we went and saw Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach. How the heck does a boulder this gigantic get out in the ocean? It was amazing, and there were boulders everywhere!I missed Jonas, and there were puppy prints everywere. I took this picture to email back to him. Then Vince called me crazy and so I never did send the email. We drove down the coast and did a "3 Cape Scenic Tour" and it was so cool. We just stopped different places all day. This was inside the lighthouse we saw!Vince keeping an eye out for ships coming. There was am Octopus Tree! It was just a normal tree that was really strange because of the high winds coming from the coast. We couldn't figure out why only 1 tree was like that, but I guess we are not smart enough... And we also were not smart enough to not get our rental car stuck in the sand... A caring man stopped and helped tow us out. Ha! Vince hated that I even took this picture. How could I not?More of the Scenic Cape Tour= Amazing. That night we drove to Salem and we stayed there and the next morning we got up and went to hike Silver Falls- an 8 mile hike where we got to see 10 waterfalls! It was FANTASTIC!! We were BEHIND a waterfall!

Then my camera battery died... so you miss seeing us having sore legs and tired faces later that day, and fun with my family later that weekend.

All in all we had a BLAST!!

You should go too!

Jonas is 1!

Hello hello! My little darling puppy is not so much a puppy anymore! On Sunday little Jones turned one year old! Of course, we had a birthday celebration for him, complete with wrapped presents! Jonas loved it! For awhile he couldn't figure out what to do with the wrapped presents- which I find pretty funny since he tries to bite and eat every paper thing that we have.
But once he got one open, he went wild. He was so protective over his new toy that he wouldn't let it go even to open the new one. Ha!

And he wouldn't let go- even when we we holding the toy 4 feet in the air- he's still holding on. And I really wanted a good family picture, seeing as it was the puppy's birthday- but... this was the 7th picture, and it's still bad.

I just can't believe my little guy is growing up so fast! Haha!

Have you made your handwriting a font? I have!!!

So I have been looking for a way to create a font that uses my handwriting as the text. As I was looking, there were a lot of sites that offered the service, but... cost about $150 to make the new font. Yikes. And not worth it. A few weeks ago I found one that said it would be around $30. I still decided to pass, mainly because I wasn't even sure if it would work.

Well today I decided it would be worthwhile, even if it did cost a bit, mainly for Crusade stuff. I got online and looked for the site that did it for $30, and it was gone! Sad! BUT... I found a site that did it for FREE!!! Too good to be true? I feared so. But nope, 100% legit! The best part is- it is so fast! Here is my handiwork! And since I know you are dying to make your own....go to

http://www.yourfonts.com/

Enjoy!!!!