Wedding Crashers

So miss Claire is on her third wedding in three months!! She's quite the socialite : ) Here are some pics from my dear friend Katie's (aka Schober) wedding in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin...it was gorgeous and perfect and I was so excited that we were able to be a part of it!! Katie and Dave are an amazing, fun-loving couple...we are so thankful to have them as friends and for the weekend we shared with everyone!! I included some professional pics from Heidi and Niko's wedding as well (it was on September 11th). We are also very excited to announce that we will be getting another NEICE in April....Heidi and Niko are expecting their second precious baby girl and we can't wait. Kaleah, Claire and BabyM will all be 10 months apart- so FUN!!! Congrats to the newlyweds : )

Getting hair and makeup done!

Auntie Craig

Pretties

Schobie and Claire

Schober: "You guys, do I look too Asian??"

Beautiful bride in the limo!!

Prettiest girls in the pledge class

Martini in one hand, babe in the other...classy!!

Claire's first cocktail hour!

Aunt Mandy

Claire and Daddy

Chillin at the reception

Don't stop believing....GPhiB wedding tradition!!

Heidi and Niko's WEDDING

Family!

Claire-Bear

Like my new winter-gear??

F&F

A few pics from the last few weeks of Claire, our family and friends...we're so lucky to have such amazing people in our lives : )

Aunt Annie and Uncle Ryan

Daddy taking a break from kitchen renovating to hang out with his babe!

This is my "Livin' on a Prayer" rendition....I also have video to prove it : )

Claire's first trip to Scotty's!

Sarah and Chrissy...Rathskeller, here we come!

Indiana, we're all for YOU!!

Claire sporting her cream and crimson this past weekend...IU still lost but it was close run!!

Bitty Booties....

Latest sewing project: booties that actually stay on Claire's feet! Here are my first two pairs...I'm still perfecting the pattern and experimenting with different fabrics. The first pair is made from an old pair of jeans, the second are wool felt and ribbon!

Veggie Lasagna

My sister is a vegetarian so I'm always trying to come up with original veggie-friendly recipes...they were over for dinner the other night and this one was a hit!!

Roasted Vegetable Lasagna
1/2  eggplant
1  zucchini
1  bell pepper
2 carrots
1 cup chopped spinach (I use frozen)
1 1/2 cup Ricotta cheese
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1 bag shredded Italian cheese (mozzerella, parmesan mixture)
1 jar pasta sauce
1 box no-boil lasagna noodles

Chop all vegetables (minus spinach) into 1 inch pieces, drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast in 425 degree oven for 25 mins. Mix Ricotta, cottage and 1/2 cup of shredded cheese in bowl. Starting with pasta sauce, layer noodles (uncooked), ricotta mixture, vegetables, spinach and shredded cheese and repeat in 9x13 pan.  Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes and enjoy!!

It's that time of year again...

For LEAVES!

We love living in the woods, but there are great consequences...

Our little pumpkin!

For PLAYDATES!

Claire, Reece, Anna, Henry, Waylon...hope to add Parker and Hadley to the bunch next month!!

Gigi and Reece

Cari and Waylon, Eleanor and Henry

Amy and Anna

We got all of the "new" PMCH babies together again last week. It was so great to see how much they are growing and starting to interact! Plus, they are pretty darn adorable and it's so nice to chat with other moms who are in your shoes!

For HALLOWEEN!

I made this candy corn pillowcase dress for Claire...it's pretty big so hoping she will be able to wear it next year too! We had a great time this year for Halloween...a costume birthday party, hanging out with neighbors and dinner with the Schoenefelds (Emme was the cutest Tink ever!)

For BIRTHDAYS!!

Our precious neice Kaleah turned 1 on Halloween....we are so blessed to have such a sassy but sweet neice and glad we were able to help celebrate!