be still my heart.

miss lindsey.
melting my heart.
like always.

disclaimer: i can't be held responsible for any quickening of yall's wombs or rapidly induced baby fever.
*wink*

♥ rachel

two months.

miss lindsey is two months old already.
where does the time go?!?!

our little slice of heaven.

lindsey griffith
born september 2nd at 8:26 am
7lbs 5ozs
20" long

now if yall will excuse me, i have some cuddling to do.

summertime.

yall know how it is...it's summertime.

kids wanna live outside sun up to sun down.
mouths & lips are dyed by extreme popsicle consumption.
playing in the rain.
every night = ice cream night.
over crowded beaches & pools.
sunscreen = the smell of the day.
sandwiches = the lunch of choice.
everything else in the world just ceases to exist.
*like my laptop & my sewing machine*

and now it's a holiday weekend.
so we'll times that list by at least 10. HA>

happy 4th of july weekend yall.
we'll catch up next week. promise.

p.s. to answer several emails at once...eclipse was amazing.
edward & jacob's banter totally made the movie.
just sayin'.

breaking the news.

it's a girl!!!
{according to the sonogram i had on saturday.}

so to everyone that begged us to find out...
you're welcome.
*wink*

due date: september 7th

a blessing.

*no official due date yet. we are projecting mid to late september*

why i heart ohio.

a stolen kiss in the snowfall...with squished noses!!!
i ♥ this pic SO much.

{for more griffith family snow pics, see my flickr.}

a two day glimpse.

as promised...

mister jackson's 1st day of school pic.

gotta ♥ that smirk.

yall know the one...

the "do you HAVE to take my picture & put it on your blog" smirk.

yeah...everything is blogable in the griffith house.

i've been sketching like my life depends on it.

and i took these 26 lovelies and hacked them to bits!!!
{for the cottage quilting bee.}

and for those inquiring minds...
fabrics=arabella by pat sloan for p&b textiles.

p.s. only 19 more days until my birthday!!!

yayyy!!!

august 6th: jackson day

8 years ago today...i became a mom.

here are 8 things that i ♥ about you:

~you are the most compassionate child i've ever met.~

~ your laugh is contagious.~

~you love & trust jesus with ALL of your heart.~

~you are an AMAZING big brother.~

~you have eyelashes that make all the girls jealous.~

~ you are the biggest goofball EVER.~

~you have a dramatic flair that owns ANY room.~

~ you are SO talented, in SO many ways.

happy birthday jackson!!!

i ♥ you SO, SO much!!!

love mommy

jackson is...

to my momma.

today makes your 26th mother's day as my momma!!!

so here are 26 things i ♥ about you:

{and in no particular order.}

i ♥ that you are a giving person!!!

i ♥ that the second i say hello, you already know what kind of mood i'm in!!!

i ♥ that you painted the walls in your house yellow just to make you smile!!!

i ♥ how you look at things over the top of your glasses sometimes!!!

{it's cute. honestly.}

i ♥ your laugh!!!

i ♥ that out of all the people that read/subscribe to my blog,

only me and you will get this:

"i was brought up in the georgia school system, and i ain't no dummy!!!"

i ♥ that you love old barns!!!

{every time i leave my house i see the barns and think of you.}

i ♥ how you are afraid of caterpillars!!!

{and how sean chases you with one and you scream like a little girl.}

i ♥ how much you love being a momma to me & sean!!!

i ♥ that you let me get you addicted to twilight!!!

{more to the point...edward cullen. yum!!!}

i ♥ that you hate sticky stuff!!!

i ♥ how you banter with shane!!!

{it makes my heart happy.}

i ♥ that you are all about different types of music!!!

{i swear i get that from you!!!}

i ♥ how you order us pizza from 730.13 miles away!!!

i ♥ that your favorite movie of all time is the quiet man!!!

i ♥ that 55' is perfect weather to you!!!

{while i'm sitting there freezing in my hoodie.}

i ♥ that you call the guys from supernatural your boys!!!

i ♥ your freckles!!!

and i'm proud to have them myself.

{it's all that irishness.}

i ♥ how you save grandmomma's hand written recipes!!!

i ♥ that you love being "mimi" to all 7 of your grandbabies!!!

i ♥ that you wanna go to ireland as much as i do!!!

{and that we have somewhat of a plan!!!}

i ♥ that you consider shane your son just as much as you do sean.

i ♥ that you feed saddie hormel chicken!!! & ham!!!

{spoiled. rotten. dog.}

i ♥ that you are there when i need you without fail!!!

i ♥ that you ALWAYS support my quilty endeavors!!!
everything from a swap, to moda bake shop, to getting a pattern published.
{thank you for that.}

and lastly...

i ♥ that this blog post will forever rank in your fav 5 mother's day gifts!!!

happy mother's day momma!!!

i ♥ you!!!

p.s. 48 and a wake up until i see you again!!!

baby quintan has arrived!!! {updated.}

{photo to come}
photos are here!!!

baby quintan has arrived!!!

quintan tate
7 pounds 11 ounces.
19 1/2 inches long.
born at 8:57 pm
{colorado time.}

yayyy i'm auntie rachel again!!!

these are cell pics.

{but at least they are pics!!!}
and yes i cried like a baby!!!

i'm aloud. tehehe.
more pics coming soon...promise.

but seriously...isn't he cute???

i can see alot of our side of the family in him.

especially our brother zachary.

and look at my baby sister...she has the 'mommy' look.

*sniff sniff*

what i wouldn't give to be in colorado right now!!!

it's killing me.

but thank god for technology!!!

mommy & baby are BOTH doing awesome.
thanks for the concerned emails.

yall are the best!!!

our kiddos.

the 1st of many...here is a pic for yall.

you are looking at all SEVEN of sean & i's kids.

aren't they a great looking bunch???

from left to right:
melanie, skylar with gabriel, connor, chase, jackson & andrew.

my momma ♥'s this pic.
of course i do too!!!

we had a blast.
we basically shopped, baked, & ate.
haha.

more pics to come.
promise.

december 13th: melanie day.

happy birthday miss melanie nicole.
♥

i believe that god gave me melanie for SO many reasons.
she has such a special place in my heart.
not to say that she's my favorite.
{how could i choose???}
but she does tug on a certain heartstring that my boys don't.

the mommy/daughter relationship is such a special feeling.
i can't even explain it.

happy 3rd birthday to my melsie.
mommy ♥'s you SO much.

my big brother.

so this is me & sean.

aren't we the cutest kids alive???

{momma is shaking her head yes right this second!!!}

i ♥ my big brother like crazy!!!

i am SO freaking excited to see him this christmas!!!

i hate to admit this...

but it's been FOREVER since we've laid eyes on each other.

the picture of me & him at the swing...that was the last time.

{jackson is in my belly!!!}

that was may of 2001.

I KNOW...WAY TO LONG AGO!!!

in our defense:

sean was in the national guard.

i live in ohio.

between our last visit to THIS christmas this has happened:

sean got married.

i got married.

sean has 4 kids!!!

i have 3 kids!!!

crazy huh???

and so this is me & sean at present time.

he took that pic of himself last week.

mine was taken twilight night.

just think...

pretty soon i will be posting NEW pics of me & him together!!!

how exciting is that???

so exciting that i just cried typing that!!!

7 years is WAY to long.

so now that i'm a crying mess.

{and calling my momma as i type!!!}
i'll make yall {more like myself} laugh about me & sean.

:D

it's funny though how much we are alike.
like the coolest/weirdest thing i love about us is this:
i eat with my left hand. write with my right hand.
sean eats with his right hand. writes with his left hand.
how nifty is that???

the awesome news is that:

i, rachel, get to hug my brother, sean, really SOON!!!

to be exact:

16 days and a wake up!!!

p.s. i don't think i've told yall...but momma's test results were perfect!!!

thanks for the emails.

yall are too sweet.

my fall babies...and then some.

aren't these the cutest kids you've EVER seen???

i mean besides your own of course...lol.

sorry...i'm being the annoying braggy mom.

but i can't help it.

we took these while momma was here.

and she loves these pics just as much as i do.

nothing too new here.

today i did made a few of my cottage blocks.

for nanette's christmas cottage block exchange.

{read about it here or click on the button to the right.}

you'll also notice that i added another fun little button while you are over there.

melissa is kindly hosting a cottage house warming party.

SUPER cute idea and a great way for everyone to view all the cottages we are making.

{check it out here or click on the button to the right.}

oh and i did start reading 'twilight' over again.

i mean i HAVE to...it's for the book club.

if you feel 'lost in the sauce'...see previous post: a confession.

i know i know...bad rachel...but what can you do???

lol.

so until next time.

miss melanie & her 'purse'

miss melanie & her 'purse'...it's a beautiful thing.

she really loves it.

i think what she loves more, is that it matches mommy's.

tehehe.

i told yall that we live 3 houses down from a quilt shop right???

{well we do.}

one of the things that melsie & i do together is walk down the street to go to the shop.

'wanna go to quilt shop mommy??? okay i'll get my purse.'

that's seriously what she says.

we can't ever go without her having her purse!!!

so i'm glad that i made this for her.

she's been using a purse that went with a halloween princess outfit.

VERY pink, like bubble gum, big ol' rhinestones for the strap.

{i know yall can picture it!!!}

jackson found it trick or treating last year so melanie thought it was the coolest thing on the planet that her brother gave it to her.

:D

so this evening, *hopefully*, melsie & i will stroll on down to the quilt shop

for some 'on-on-one grown up girl bonding time'

p.s. only 118 sleeps until christmas!!!

i <3 moments like these.

well yesterday was the 1st day of 'back to school' for jackson.

{the first pic is him waiting for the bus.}

how cute is that???

it was almost time for jackson to come home,

and we wanted to all be outside to great him.

{it's a BIG day starting 1st grade!!!}

so the hubby {the hunky hunk in orange shorts} did some yard work,

the babies played with 'trees'

and i was head photographer and baby wrangler.

:D

we had a great afternoon.

it was SO fun to just sit back and watch my kids be kids.

{and to watch them help daddy with the 'trees'}

i love moments like these.

and i'll treasure these pics for the rest of my life.