Fall is quickly approaching. From cool evenings and crisp mornings, to the leaves changing their color, fall is definitely in the air. But with this seasonal change, a stark contrast can be found all about. A few days ago, I brought home these beautiful carnations for Elizabeth which now so wonderfully accent our kitchen counter in combination with fall leaves.In keeping with the changing seasons, we visited Ikea on Sunday and bought this eye catching chandelier. We quickly installed it (with only one miss-wiring attempt) and it looks great. Even better, it has places for candles to sit on top! (Which is very romantic for the ladies and very handy for the guys when the power goes out in a storm, as it did a few weeks ago...before we bought the chandelier).

Seasons change not only with the weather and in the decorations of the house, but also in our lives - like it has with the baby on its way! As you can see below, Elizabeth is looking as beautiful as ever and doing so in stile, with her new top that I bought her at Hollister on our date night last night. Doesn't she look great!! And look at that little tummy!! I'm so excited if you could not tell!

(I bought something for myself at Hollister too, its a green shirt which reads, "Stop Global Warming We Need Ice For The Party.")