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You guys…we did it! We made it the FULL week in documenting our lives.. I don’t know about y’all but I think that deserves a fist bump 😉 I cannot believe I stuck with the entire week.. its unheard of

Now of course, putting it altogether is another story entirely..Lord help me. But I am determined you guys…so so SO determined to stick this project through and have a completed album. And after this is done? I am going to start on my December Daily album…and that too will get completed!!

Sunday was a very quiet day for us. Adam worked in the field from 6 until 4:30 so Hudson and I stayed in and worked around the house. It was cold, windy and grey outside and even though we attempted a walk..it last maybe 5 mins…brr

Then last night we got a start on hanging our exterior holiday lights (hello happy momma!!) We didn’t get much done but have plans to get up tomorrow morning and “get r done”. I don’t have many photos from today…but here are a few of what I did manage to capture:

Hudson was up pretty early today (6:15 but stayed in his crib til 7:10) then he proceeded to play and giggle and shriek for most of the morning. My kid is seriously awesome
the furnace was running, the slippers were cozy and the coffee was hot…perfect Sunday if you ask me 😉
sunday is also the day I attempt to get out from underneath all the piles of laundry….. *sigh*
Other than that..it was holiday light time!!

to finish the evening, we did the usual (food/bath then bottle of milk) and caught How the Grinch Stole Christmas on television…YAY!

all in all a nice, quiet Sunday spent with my family…my favourite way to spend the day:)I’ll be back soon with my completed album (fingers crossed!!) Thanks for coming along this week as I share a few of my daily photos..its been such a blast and I feel a little sad its over but so happy to move on to the next challenge!! December Daily, here I come!

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  • dawn - Hi Dawn, well done, YOU DID IT!! WE DID IT!! So happy we both made it through the week and enjoyed it. So many happy memories and pictures to treasure now, YAY!! These are gorgeous again, wish you could come take some for me, lol.
    That window in your living room is so nice, I could stand there all day and look out during the day, must be amazing. YAY for lights, your favorite thing, so happy you got a start on them.
    After taking pictures all week, I’m reallllly wanting to paint our living room walls white, might have to do that before the holidays if we can swing it.
    I’m thinking about getting a real tree again this year, it was so wonderful last year and know it really made a difference. Also played holiday music this weekend, that was huge for me, lol.

    I do have a post up but not my WITL pictures, those will come next week. Felt good to read blogs and do a blog post from my new monitor. So glad you shared yours here, thank you!
    Happy Monday, and I am cheering really loud from OHIO for you to get your WITL album done!! YOU CAN DO IT !!!! xoReplyCancel

this is my 2nd post of the day. If you are looking for the week in farm photos..please scroll down!!
Ahh Saturday… November 1st. Goodbye October. Goodbye Autumn…I hear old man Winter will be coming by shortly. Talks of snow are buzzing around here..most of the leaves are gone…yes it most definitely feels like November here..
Saturday I woke up just before 6 to say goodbye to Adam before he headed out to the field for 2 full days of fieldwork, then snuggled back into bed to catch up on emails and Instagram (how I love IG in the morning!) Then it was time to get our day started.. 
Hudson was still asleep at 7:30 when I headed outside to watch the sunrise..it was below freezing outside yet so calm and beautiful
then I came inside to look over the weekend flyers and had to chuckle when I saw all the Christmas flyers…Halloween was yesterday and BAM just like that..its time for Christmas..
finally at 845 (!!!) my little man woke up and I was so excited to see his sweet face..
then I got to taking down all the Halloween decorations in our home and packing them away for another year. Our Christmas tree goes up at the end of November and usually stays up well into January but Halloween? Gone the next day..
then it was time for more morning snuggles and drinking milk in mommy and daddy’s bed while mom worked on editing photos..
and since harvest, Adam has been face timing us when he is out in the field so that he can still be a part of our daily lives. I love this photo below of hudson face timing with his daddy. The minute he sees Adam on the screen and hears his voice, he lights up and gets so excited! Love, love, love this..
and then it was time for his morning nap..which resulted in 40 minutes of him babbling to himself before finally closing his eyes..
While Hudson napped, I ran outside and took all the jack o’lanterns and pumpkins to the chickens..which they devoured!
this photo of Arnold, my rooster..makes me chuckle..
then I ran over to my inlaws’, who were having a wienie roast…YUM!! I didn’t stay though because Hudson was still napping and I needed to get home (across the driveway)
then it was time to make lunch for both myself as well as pack one for Adam in the field
after Hudson woke up, we played a little..edited a little..then headed out for a walk in the crisp afternoon air. Weather is changing in these parts..you can feel it in your bones..
after our walk, Hudson went down for his 2nd nap of the day and I got myself ready for a family session I was shooting right here at our farm. This was a first for me and I was so, so excited to shoot in my own backyard! There were a few hiccups but..lessons learned for next time indeed!
My family arrived at the farm at 4, Hudson was with his grandma and I had a blast with my session (but had to move quickly as they had a 6 month old and it was getting a bit chilly!)
after wrapping my session up, I came inside to import my photos before running over to grandmas to grab my little man. I visited with my mother in law for a few minutes but Hudson was ready to eat so home we went!!
Once home, Hudson went into his bumbo chair and I started making dinner (spaghetti), unloading the dishwasher, fed him a pouch of sweet potatoes/pumpkin/apples & blueberries..all while listening to Christmas music on my iPhone (what? its november..I’m allowed!)
I didn’t take any more photos after this. I was just kind of done for the day and wanted to enjoy my evening without constantly thinking “I should take a picture of that!”. I fed Hudson and he went down to sleep at 7, Adam arrived home at 7:15 and we spent the evening together as per usual.
and with that..we’re at Sunday!! The final day in our project and I am so excited to get everything together into an album…here’s to Sunday!

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  • dawn - Hi Dawn!! WOW WOW WOW, these were so good and I felt like I was right there with you. LOVE the angles of these, how you got in all the shots and showing what you were doing and really told the story. AWESOME!! I need to update my phone so I can get the self timer app for mine and use it.
    How many of these were with your real camera? Did you use your camera more then normal? Love the ones with Hudson in it, so nice that you can face time like that, it’s how I feel with it and Kristin.
    How fast October went and how fast you pack it away, lol. I still have mine out and will add my turkey decorations to it and change out photos in the frames. But it is nice to have a free decoration house till the big holiday, I do like the break in between so we will see.
    So happy you did this project and did it so well with Hudson, wish I could be there to look through the album when your done.
    hugs and love dear friend
    dawnReplyCancel

    • Dawn Cosgrove - Hi friend!!
      Thank you so much for leaving a comment! I always look forward to reading them. The majority of my photos were taken with my big camera, I have it with me every day even without this project so I didn’t think twice about using it this week!

      I do love the fact that I stuck it out for this project, especially for capturing life with Hudson. Normally I get excited for a project but it fizzles and I have nothing to show for it..but not this week! I am determined!!

      I didn’t decorate much for Halloween this year so that’s probably why it was down so quickly!! I am currently clearing out our basement so that we can Reno it and I can finally set up my desk again and unpack all my craft boxes that have been left untouched for a year now. I am getting the itch to scrapbook and hate that I have no supplies or place to work! Maybe that’s why I am clearing the holiday clutter as fast as I can 😉

      Anyways..talk soon my friend and hope you are doing well!ReplyCancel

  • dawn - Thanks for replying back! Always good to talk to you also.
    I got out of the habit of using my camera, especially because of my computer issues, just frustrated me that I couldn’t upload them or took to long because of issues. I’ve become so stuck to my phone and using it. That’s good and not good I guess.
    You got some real beauties though with yours, YAY!! So glad you did this and now have one week of Hudson captured so well. Even in a month and a few months he will be into a new phase already so you will enjoy this album. Just wait till next year at this time, running around and chatting it up with you and the chickens, lol.
    Be proud of yourself, this project is a challenge and a big commitment and YOU DID IT!!

    So sorry about the craft space, that is hard. I would help you if I could. maybe your mom can help you next time she comes to visit. Do a little bit each day and it will get there.
    Also for now use your kitchen table for the WITL and DD till you have your real space.
    Hang in there friend. Enjoy this week and putting up your lights.
    hugs,
    p.s. I am doing my WITL in my PL but money is tight so I can’t order pictures quite yet, will soon as I can and share it then.
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Happy Sunday everyone!! Welcome to week 2 of my sharing our week in farm photos. I have to say, I really hope I can remain consistent with these posts because I love looking back on our weeks and seeing how much goes on around us and how much changes in our day to day! Plus, keeping up with these posts help with my Project Life albums as well..so..win/win 😉 
This week was a busy one..many of these photos you have already seen on the blog thanks to my Week in The Life project I have been doing. But, nonetheless, I still wanted to share my favourites here with you. So without further delay..here is what happened on our farm this week:
Hope you all enjoyed a safe and fun Halloween this year. We definitely enjoyed our first Halloween as parents (this momma gets pretty sentimental when it comes to that stuff!) and Hudson just looked so darn cute in his costume(s). Very excited for November..because that means December isn’t far behind 😉 Until next weekend….
xo,
Dawn
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I hope you all had a safe and fun Halloween yesterday, I know we did! Around 4:30 yesterday afternoon, Hudsons grandma came over to join us in trick or treating with Hudson. We dressed him up (below) and took him to 4 houses of our neighbours and made quick stops as it was getting to be his bed time and he wasn’t exactly thrilled about being lugged around in a costume (maybe next year?!)

Anyways..Friday was quiet but busy. Hudson woke up not feeling that great after his immunizations and was only awake for an hour before needing another nap (and nap he did! 3 hours!!) and the afternoon we played and kept busy and while he napped I prepped his halloween costumes with any work needed to be done (I couldn’t decide this year so he got 2 costumes!)

Then it was trick or treating and bed time for Mr H, we watched a couple of Halloween episodes on tv then headed to bed by 10 as we were both exhausted. No trick or treaters for us again this year…living on a farm makes that hard but I am glad we were able to get out and see the few we did!!

With that, here are some of Fridays’ photos:

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Well, its Friday..only the weekend left for this project and I am enjoying it but looking forward to it coming to an end. It is a very intensive project and if you get behind uploading your photos, even if for only a day..man its hard to catch up with a baby needing you to be present at all times!  I am struggling dividing up the free time I have during naps to clean/cook/do chores/edit photo sessions plus edit my own sessions. But..I am still taking photos and jotting down notes…I haven’t given up and that is huge for me!

Wednesday was kind of a mix between absolutely horrible and really relaxing and enjoyable. I woke up twice during the night to the sound of a pack of coyotes in our yard..I knew instantly what was happening and I felt so helpless at 1:00 am. I woke up to catch the sunrise and one coyote was still in the yard…I lost 9 roosters that night. I called Adam to come and shoot the one that still lingered in our yard but, after firing two shots and missing..the coyote was long gone.

Other than that..Wednesday during the day was nice and quiet. We had no appointments or anywhere to be so..we just took time to be. I distinctly remember bring hudson into our bedroom around 11 am when the sun was shining through our windows so perfectly warm and we played and giggled and snuggled under homemade afghans and I soaked in every precious moment of that time with him. Then Adam came home for lunch and joined in on the snugglefest…it was a good morning

The afternoon passed in a blur. That evening, my 3 remaining roosters wouldn’t come up to the house for the night like they had the previous two nights (thus the reason they survived) and I panicked, knowing the coyotes would come back. So we put Hudson down to sleep at 7 and went out with flashlights to wrangle up my 3 musketeers..and I only found 1. I was heartbroken. So we brought him home and he wandered around til I let him in the porch..funniest sight ever..

So we picked him up and locked him in the coop and then went searching one last time for my remaining two. I felt hopeful but worried. Well, the golden retriever found then roosting in the trees and grabbed one…I listened in horror as he drug it away. I bawled. I was angry. But I saved the other remaining rooster and placed him in the coop as well. 10 roosters down in one day…ugh

Anyways..Wednesday…not my favourite day. But I still captured some favourite photos!!

Now Thursday…Thursday was a good day. We woke up to some delicious morning fog that I had to chase, then we snuggled up and kept warm til it was time to head to town as a family for Hudsons next immunizations (not mommy’s favourite part of the day, nor daddy or Hudsons!) Then we took off to Montana to grab our mail and even to grab lunch. (side note: we have eaten out a TON this week, which is hilarious because we NEVER do!) Then we came home and carved pumpkins..I get pretty sentimental about celebrating all of Hudson’s firsts and so excited to document some of them this week in our album!!

And so with that…here is Thursday:

Happy Halloween everyone!!
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