Melissa, Clay, & Baby Adelyn

I was honored to be asked to take my friend Melissa's maternity photos yesterday. We had a really great time! We learned that those little blocks are super hard to balance on your belly (especially when you're laughing), Pinterest has amazing ideas you can steal from, and that talking about sweet little babies can NEVER grow old!

Here are just a few photos from our day...

Why I Heart Blogging...

A few days ago, I took some photos with the sole intention of updating our lives on the blog. I went ahead and put a few on Facebook, and one very sweet band mama wrote this comment under one of my photos:

Sweet days with our little ones! Days that come only once! ...I'm pretty excited that you cherish each one SO completely Ms. Crutchlow!

Wow! Was I really doing all of that?!?! I didn't even realize!! 

I think this is a great side effect of blogging. Blogging does help us remember the stories of our lives, and I love looking back at my old posts to see just what was going on at certain points over the last few years. Pretty cool, huh?

Cool Kid

"Making"

On Sunday evening I was cooking dinner. I had just put the meal in the oven when I turned around and saw that Grayson had brought a chair to the counter and was quickly climbing onto it. He told me that he needed a bowl (I had just used one... go figure). He said he was going to "Make". 

So, I picked up the camera and snapped a few shots. I can't believe how fast he is growing up... 

Singing... or fussing... one or the other. 

"Making"

Inspecting his work. 

Grayson and Jason just watched and laughed. :)

Week 1 Results

Jason- 6 pounds

Alicia- 4.2 pounds

Last week I told you that I'm working towards a big event. The big event is Region Band! I've been asked to be the guest clinician for Region Two's Junior Concert Band. This is a huge honor and something that I've always wanted to do. 

The next few weeks I'm working to prepare a great clinic for these talented students. In addition, I'm working to prepare myself... I want to make sure that I look okay at that concert! :) 

So... even though dieting is tough, I'm sticking to it. It will be worth it when I'm looking and feeling my best at the end of February!