Happy Thanksgiving week! The girls are off from Mother’s Day Out all week, so we’ve been spending lots of family time – mainly getting house errands done, but doing it together and they’re happy with that! I realized that I haven’t shared a Week in Review in ages. So long ago, in fact, that I never shared our Halloween photos. We dressed up as Disney princesses and villains and got pretty into the theme (my sister-in-law, Ivana, most especially). So below you’ll find pumpkin photos, Halloween photos, Thanksgiving feast-at-school photos, Houston Zoo Lights photos, some special photos that Sydney took of us last week (reciprocal pics for their family session during the freeze!), photos of the girls goofing off in their room, in the driveway, at the new house, etc. Lots of variety in this massive roundup. I’ve been doing back-to-back family sessions, but only have a handful left after tonight (nine to be exact). By the time I’m done, we’ll have moved, and I will finally get to NEST. I’m so ready to clean and organize everything! 80ish days to go (she’d better not be late!), and I’m so anxious to meet our Georgie girl.

Praying you have the best Thanksgiving with the ones you love! We can’t wait to head to my parents on Thursday after our annual three-mile park loop (much slower this year than last) to celebrate with my family.

Next week is Halloween, can you even handle that?! We left a cuteheads holiday shoot on Friday, and Isla asked me (rather distraught), “Mommy, did we miss Halloween?” Ha. I love how Halloween quickly gives way to Thanksgiving, then my favorite of all – Christmas, then New Year, then Emi’s birthday then Georgie is due. I’m clearly ready for that day to be here already. My bump may not be huge, but I feel like I’m about to pass out every time I tie my laces and feel out of breath doing the simplest of tasks! It hits you early during your third pregnancy!

The past week was a whirlwind filled with house advancements (A new garage! A Container Store closet! all lights installed! Appliances installed! Wall paint completed!), but also some setbacks like the pool tile distributor messing up our order which sets the pool back 8 weeks (ugh). Highs and lows! The girls had a great week with school, lunch with Meredith and Miss Piper June,  aforementioned cuteheads shoot, a little Semple family photo shoot, and client family/senior photos. The rain has been a big debbie downer, but I’m optimistic we’ve got sunny skies somewhere near!

I hope you have a great week! PS the photos below were taken of Emi in a dark nursery (brightened by editing) immediately post nap and her hair is a mess and she’s got biker shorts on but I love her in her natural wild state so much!

Someone posted today that we are 78 days from Christmas, and for some reason, this made me panic. I cannot believe we’re so close to the end of the year already! While I’m all for time-passing-quickly since it means we’re closer to meeting baby girl, I also feel very unprepared for the holiday season. We’ll be in a new house celebrating by then which seems hard to imagine (also not prepared to move!).

Last week brought about the beginning of October, so a visit to Cornelius Nursery for pumpkins was ‘necessary.’ We also visited the Houston Polo Club to see the horses (Isla got to feel one!), had a playdate with Iris at a nearby church with a great indoor play area, took announcement photos for the Nickolases, had three sets of family photos, ate family dinner with Ivana, Bob, Milly and Kristina on Friday (and again Sunday!), announced our new baby’s name (here!), celebrated Emi being pacifier free for a whole week (!!!), went to church at Bayou City Fellowship, and played with Amanda and Charlotte one day after school. Most days, I was at the new house twice a day for meetings with the carpenter, painter, builder, etc. It’s a crazy time in life, but very grateful for all of the changes happening.

Hope it’s feeling like fall wherever you are reading this! I cannot wait for cooler weather.