Snow!! // a bonus day with my favorite girl

 

XX, 

Cassie 

Miscellaneous And Fun/// Weekend Edition

The title of this post is a nod to my dear husband's valiant attempt to set us up on a very strict, very type A {um, type A.. cubed... to the 11th degree}, very adult budget.  Last year, we went to a financial planning sort of seminar... All I really remember about it is that the guy swore by keeping cash in envelopes.  

So, Will has set us up with virtual envelopes.  Lots of them..... If you're interested I'd be happy to tell you all about it,  but my eyeballs hurt seeing the word budget typed again.  But thank you Will, for all of the time and energy you've put into the B word.  

Isabel and I appreciate it very much and we thank you.   

{Especially because budget making is not exactly in my repertoire....}

Miscellaneous and Fun is the envelope where I get to do things like--- bid on Ebay items...buy flowers.... get a  manicure....buy paint... 

It's my  very good, very best envelope.

We had a miscellaneous and fun weekend too. 

I discovered how to spy on Izzy during naptime, and this was great.  I can't believe it took me so long to figure it out... Ever since we stayed with Katie and Derek a couple of weeks ago, who have a video monitor, I've been so curious to see what Isabel is doing when she's awake in her crib.  I hear plenty of noise-- babbling, pacifier hammering the crib, yelling, etc... But have been dying to see what she's actually doing.

{what's that little string on the doorknob you ask? oh, that's how we keep it closed for naptime.
 it's tied to the bannister.  door doesn't quite fit the doorframe. adds to the charm.}

There's a window over each doorway in our house.. It's an old house.  You can open and close these windows to let the air circulate in the very hot summertime.  I forget what they're called.  But they're also very good for spying. 

Below is the view from our spy window.

It was so interesting and cute and fun to watch and to see what she did when she was all by herself.  

She stood up, sat down//stood up, sat down... 

She tossed and turned, talked to herself, played with her bunnies, and watched her hand while she waved it through the crib bars.  

It was some primo baby cuteness. 

Just had to make sure she didn't see my head peeping over the breezeway.

 {? Is that what those windows are called ?}
Update: they are called transom windows.  Thank you Aunt Sue :) 

+ Tonight is the Oscars.  I've never really gotten into this, but do enjoy the gowns.  I also love following the Fug Girls {of Go Fug Yourself fame} as they live blog the show on NYMag.com. 

+ We're expecting more snow tomorrow.  This winter has been brutal, but I'm not complaining.  The snow days are such bonuses.  Ladies with toddlers, I hear are singing a different tune, and I feel for you friends.  This has to be the last snowstorm of the year... Yes?

+ You know that Hey Ho, Ho Hey song by the Lumineers??  Have you heard this duet cover of it??? 

{the girl singer and I went to the same summer camp, it was posted on their FB page.. :) }

+ Have you seen the Best Parenting Tweets that are posted on the Huff. Post Parents blog each week?  I kinda love 'em.  You'll probably LOL. Really OL.  And L.  Again.   

So how's that for Miscellaneous and Fun ??!  

X

Cassie

A Snowcation//Scary Mommy

Last week, we got hit by that snowstorm.  The one that blanketed a lot of the East coast.  That one that left people stranded on the highway in Chapel Hill, NC.  It was a mid-week snowstorm, which is the best kind, because schools get canceled {pre-emptively}, work gets canceled {also pre-emptively, which is ideal, because you can plan for it, as we did ;) }, and you're left with a little mini snowcation.  Will and Izzy and I took it one step further, and got snowed in with our dear friends, Katie and Derek and their sweet baby boy Caleb.  If you're going to be snowed in, for, what feels like the 15th time this winter, then doing it with fun friends who have a sunny, baby friendly, roomy and cheerful house is the best way to go.  Because, let's face it, cabin fever is real, especially this time of year.
I try to avoid it at all cost.  

We had the best time- Will and Derek got to shovel lots of snow, make grocery store runs, and discuss whatever boys discuss.  

Katie and I let the babies do their thing, while we blabbed about important lady topics and caught up on... Vanderpump Rules, The Bachelor, Real Housewives, etc.  

They were the sweetest hosts, and if I didn't hate winter so much, I'd say it was perfect.  ;)
 {PS: Will, Katie, Derek and I were also snowed in years ago during THE Snowmageddon.  The one that buried cars. That was pre-baby era, even pre-wedding era.  So yes, whoa.... Katie and I agreed, looking back to that time, we felt like kids... and now we're raising them!  Ha!}

Katie and Caleb

Caleb, Izzy's newest heart-throb {sorry James ;)}

Katie and Caleb

Macy

Watching the snow

My favorite picture in the bunch!

Always on the move!!

 Also, if you follow Home & Sass on Facebook then you probably already know this, but I wrote something recently that was on the blog Scary Mommy. It's one of those, "How to Survive" sort of posts, about getting through your first job interview after having a baby {with some humor, because, duh, how else would that be surviveable??}.

Hope you like it!



XX

Cassie 

 

Mid January Pics

This week has been a busy one.  We've had 1 very special birthday dinner, 2 perfect girls brunches, 1 rambunctious playdate, and 1 winter storm warning {currently.. along with the return of the polar vortex}.

Eh. Snow is beautiful and all, but it is most definitely not my love language. 

Izzy lately:

Playdate with Ruut {and her girls}:

Brunch at the Four Seasons for Kelly's baby #3 {!!!!):

THE most divine ribs  For Our Dadoo's Birthday



XO

Cassie

A Visit /// Some Snow

A few days ago, my parents came to watch Izzy for the day.  Grandparents make the best babysitters.  Isabel spends every Thursday with a grandmother {they alternate weeks and come to our house.  We are so so thankful and lucky and glad and grateful that they do this for us}.  This is really the best day of the work week for us, and we hope for the grannies too :) Knowing that Isabel is home with one of our moms gives me such peace of mind.  It's also nice because we get a break from packing up her bag of baby gear {bottles, bibs, food, milk, diapers, passport, birth certificate, kitchen sink,  etc} it's an at-home granny service. .

My dad & bear sometimes come along.  And then it's a real party.  

And this week, there was snow after they left. 

Izzy has a good grip

Handsome Bear

Izzy has very eclectic taste in records

 

{And- Downton Abbey returns tonight. FINALLY}
 

XO,

Cassie