1. A set of three Indestructibles books--winners choice! The book inspired by babies, for babies with magnificent vivid illustrations!
2. A first year set of onesies (twelve onesies total) in either "boy", "girl", or "neutral"; or, choose any three t-shirts from Lulu & Jack. Who doesn't love onesies? They are my favorite thing.
3. Sarah Sample, an album on constant repeat around here (even listening to it RIGHT NOW). I want you to have this cd--so I am giving away ONE SIGNED CD! (If you don't win this album here, I think you should buy it and pretend I bought it for you. Ok?)
4. Two NewTree Dark Milk 51% Cocoa bars--dark milk chocolate with pure natural vanilla from Belgium. One for you, one to share.
5. One gorgeous print of J. Kirk Richard's Mother and Child and one package of Christmas cards with the same print. I am so excited to have this in the Motherlode I can't stand it. See more about this painting here and here. THANK YOU KIRK!
6. My hero Whitney is throwing in one custom-made vintage baby quilt from her Pretty Swank Etsy shop. Yes, this is worth about $80.00 and she's just giving it away. We love the quilt she made for Ever . . . actually, love is an understatement.
7. I handmade my own Basa Body products when visiting the HQ last week. I have three Citrus Splash Scent Lotions and three Basa Body Sticks ready to give away to the lucky winner. Remember: I made them with love, a lot of love, maybe too much love? No, just the right amount.
8. One Half Tee of your choice. And you can't go wrong because Half Tees are like your best friend. Only better because the don't get jealous of your awesome hair.
9. One yellow striped bow bag from Freshly Picked. I think we picked the last one for this giveaway. I use my own yellow striped bag daily, hourly, minute-ly. I LOVE FRESHLY PICKED!
OK, you want in right?
Rules:
1. Enter by leaving me a comment on this post. One comment per person please. Imaginary friends don't count, unfortunately.
2. In that comment, tell me one thing you've loved about this month, October 2010.
3. You have until Wednesday, November 3, 2010 MIDNIGHT MDT to enter.
4. One winner will be announced on Thursday, November 4th.
5. We'd sure love it if you wanted to help us spread the October Motherlode news to someone who could use a win. Blog? Facebook? Twitter? Old Fashioned Phone? That'd be cool.
I am Courtney Kendrick and ggggggggoooooooddddd luuuuuuuuuuck!
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 1840 Newer› Newest»ONE THING?? sheesh. Love October. Love it in Utah. Love that it started in the 80s with us on a splash pad on the 1st, and it snowed yesterday. Love the pumpkin picking, the licorice flavored ice cream at the red barn... cant choose, so many.
My baby started saying "mama" this month. It's the greatest thing ever!!
Oh goodness! I'm overwhelmed by this motherload, it's all so wonderful. But I have to tell you, I ADORE miss Sarah Sample. My husband and I saw her three years ago in Logan and it's been love ever since.
This is not very profound or anything but I love the food october brings. I feel like it's time to bake.
October in Texas means nights cool enough to open windows and let fresh air in. I love waking up to a cool bedroom, even if it's 90 degrees by 5:00.
Hi, Courtney! I always loved the Fall, but this year was so great. I am due with my first child any day and everything seems so much more intense! Smells, sounds, the crispness! Our bundle will be hear anyday now and this motherlode is made for mammas and babies. Also, my hubby and my 5th wedding anniversary Is November 4th - the day of the big announcement! Great month - October. Amazing day - November 4th.
Jen
I love it because it is my birthday! I am not that into Halloween
I love the beautiful color of the trees in New England during October.
taking a trip to scenic Virginia to meet up with all of our old pals for Homecoming weekend at Southern Virginia University. Oh how beautiful Virginia is in the fall!
LOVED crunching leaves for the first time of the fall!!!
This has been a very stressful month for us, but it's (almost) made better by my baby starting to smile at us.
As a general rule, I don't like October. I've had some crappy things happen this month, the transmission gave out, $1800 to fix it, and then the battery died two days later. Our power was turned off for a day, too. But in the middle of all this, I had someone surprise me. They generously offered to sponser me so I could participate in a fundraiser and a Chiefs half-time show at Arrowhead stadium. (Holy cow, I was on the field!) All the proceeds went to the Susan G. Komen breastcancer foundation. I had a blast, and it felt good to know that we were helping, if only just a little. After all, it's hard to feel sorry for yourself if you are focused on helping others. :)
This is my first October on the East Coast (DC) and it's beautiful. I love how each day the colors get even more amazing. Another thing I'm super excited for this DC October is the Jon Stewart rally Saturday! Yahoo for fall and fun (and giveaways)!
the one thing?
being me in another amazing October. simple as that. xox
My favorite thing about October was seeing the joy on my 2-yr-old son's face as he played in fallen leaves for the very first time. Love how children help you remember those simple pleasures!
fallen leaves on the wet sidewalk after a gorgeous autumn rainstorm
This month I loved the visit from my brother and his wife. Now that my younger siblings are growing up and finishing college, we're bonding in all new ways. We had such a great time!
Plus, I love that my husband is employed again. I can start planning Christmas for my boys!
I love the front room over at my parent's house this time of year. They have a beautiful tree that sits right in front of their window. This time of year the tree turns a vibrant golden color. When we go over to visit in the late afternoon I can count on the sun filtering in through the window, the room looks like it belongs in Versailles---everything is golden.
My favorite part of October 2010 has been watching my ever-growing pregnant belly do the wave. I have 6 weeks left of this pregnancy and I'm truly going to miss watching my tummy do that rolling thing....that rolling thing it's doing right now. Roll, baby boy...roll.....
My favorite thing about October has been taking my 4 month old for many firsts- pumpkin patch, head of the charles, scenic drives to NH.
I love that both of my sons have birthdays this month. I am so grateful for both of them, they bring so much noise and joy into our family!
briahnabushman@gmail.com
Yesterday the first graders at our school went on a field trip to a diary farm. We got to milk a cow, pick pumpkins and learn about the farm in general. The best part is that several of my best mom friends went too. Day with my girl+my friends+a beautiful wisconsin farm=a new heaven for the California girl in me. Best part about October 2010!
pure joy on my children's face running through the pumpkin patch
My favorite things are New England farm days-and so many to choose from!
I love watching the classic scarrrrry movies in OCTOBER. . . last night we got onto Netflix and ordered the 1950's Dracula! What a true classic! I was completely intrigued and excited, anticipating the horror as the camera men zoomed into to the title of the MOVIE, DRACULA, on the black and white coffin and than all you see is bright red blood (IT was a fabulous one of the best renditions) . . . tonight it will be the classic FRANKENSTEIN
I love the falling leaves and 3/4 lb honey crisp apples.
My favorite thing about October 2010 was that my 2nd son was born! And he was 12 lbs intervention and med free - great month!
I have loved the gorgeous leaves and baking delicious pumpkin goodies!
my friend Meghan, holding hands as we jumped through the fire. I loved that I was soooo muddy, my youngest did not recognize me and my oldest kept scratching pictures in my skin throughout the morning.and I reaaaallllly loved having a beer at 11:00 in the morning while my husband was in charge of the kids. what a glorious day!
This October has been especially wonderful (Octobers, in general, rank right up there as one of my favorite months...LOVE fall!)...but this year, it's been GREAT...the 'too cool' weather held off here in Wisconsin long enough to allow us and our kids to carve pumpkins outside (that's, like, unheard of)!! in t-shirts, no less!! It was so wonderful to be able to make whatever mess we wanted and not have to worry about cleaning up afterwards! Also this month, I've thoroughly enjoyed our kids feeling Baby #3 (due in Jan) moving in my tummy...the look of awe and delight in their faces each time Baby kicked/wiggled/hiccuped...ahhh, it's magical!
after five years of waiting and heartbreak, this month i was blessed with a new niece. october 2010 forever changed my baby sister's life in the best way possible.
noteworthy aside - the sweet baby girl would look extra adorable in those onesies if that helps my case.
I love, love, your blogs in October, along with many other things. Cooler weather, fireplaces, sweaters, fall colors, and snuggling with my grandbabies, what could be better?
I love the color of the trees in October and the cooling down. But today its in the 40's and Im missing the warmer temps!
My favortie thing about October 2010 was my sweet baby tromping around in his new furry boots. He looks like a little russian and wears them constantly. We have to "put them to bed" in his drawer at night so he wont sleep in them!
The weather!! It feels like we've had the whole spectrum of fall weather this month. I don't even care that it snowed yesterday!! This october weather in UT has been AWESOME.
Last weekend we, the hubs and I had to make the hardest decision of our marriage. Because of the decision we now may need to be more frugal with Christmas givings. The motherlode looks awesome and I kept saying, ohhh...I know who to give THAT to.... thanks!
My favorite thing about this October was my son's birthday party at the playground. It was simple and fun.
It is going to sound cheesy... but I had to give a talk in church last about LOVE and the love that our Heavenly Father has for us. We've had trial after trial after trial for the past three months (husband lost his job the week before we bought our first home, I had a ministroke and then had to have heart surgery, my grandmother passed away unexpectedly, husband lost second job, husband tears his knee and has to have surgery- see, not exaggerating!:) and in preparing and giving my talk, I was able to realize all of the blessings that come through trials and how Heavenly Father knows and truly loves each and every one of us. Yeah, I'd say that was the highlight of my October! That, or making scrumptous "apple pie cake". :)
Thanks for writing such an incredible blog! I look forward to reading it every morning!
What a fantastic give-a-way!
My favortie thing about this October 2010...picking just one thing is so hard. October is my favorite month!
So I'll go with the "right now". Right now I am sitting at my kitchen table, reading your blog (cjane gave me the willies this morning) and listening as a hard, fast wind snaps the remaining leaves off the trees and sends them swirling to the ground, where we will rake them up to only throw them all over the place again!
Happy October Courtney!
Pumpkin treats
Holy Motherload!!! October is a special month for me because my first and last born children were born in October!
October has been great for many reasons, but especially because it has been the month of births! I've gotten so many texts this month with adorable baby faces starting their new life and it makes me so, so happy. They're all super adorable already :) Thanks for doing this motherlode giveaway, it's very sweet!
This month both my Dad and little sister flew out to visit my little family because I had a baby. I absolutely loved seeing my Dad hold his first grandson in his arms. This is the first boy in our family after all (I have no brothers) so it was a big deal to my Dad.
Emma
ny1417@hotmail.com
October 2010 has brought my first wedding anniversary with my husband and a beautiful, romantic trip to Washington, DC to celebrate. There's no question that this was one of the things I've loved this month!
The thing I'm going to love about November 2010 is winning this giveaway. ;)
Yesterday I was driving through the streets of our little town in NC, and marveling at the stunning beauty this month brings. The rain had finally moved on, leaving in it's place, with the setting sun, a magnificent view of pink and purple clouds, mist in the mountains, brilliant oranges, deep greens, reds, yellows...I was thinking that this must surely be what heaven is like. Then my littlest piped up with, "MOMMY I'M HUUUUUNGRY!!" Sigh. October is also a symbol of rebirth for me. Five years ago this month my marriage almost completely dissolved. We made it through a very dark time, and came out ahead and stronger. Astonishing us both. So, yes, October is a very symbolic month for me, and one of reflection.
Thanks for the opportunity to enter this fabulous giveaway.
My favorite moment of this October 2010, is that my four year old read his first sentence! "Dad has a hat."
Crystal Ortega
Norman, OK
I have loved stopping to notice and enjoy the feel of the changing seasons.
Hands down, my favorite thing about October has been the cooler weather. Slippers, sweaters, tights...and the changing colors of the leaves here in Missouri. It's pretty spectacular. :)
My favorite part of the month was finally coming home after spending most of the year away for work. Nothing is better than Utah in autumn.
What have I loved about this month...hmm...let me think. I loved seeing the leaves turn to golden and red, and then covered with snow not much later. It still gets me every time and I have lived in Utah for 14 years now. You would think I would be used to it. :)
Living in a warmer climate means that the fall comes more slowly to our area such that every day in October is a promise that winter is truly on the way.
My favorite thing this month has been preparing for Halloween with my 3-year-old. He actually gets it this year, and is so excited to dress up and do all the crafty stuff with me and at preschool. Love it!
i am due with my first child any day now (november 5, specifically, but we all know how that goes), so october 2010 has been the last month of my first pregnancy...a really magical thing for me. i have spent the month relishing every kick and turn and nesting like an old mother hen. it's been glorious. oh, october also brought my third wedding anniversary and a renewed sense of awe at how blessed i am.
My favorite thing about this month has been helping my husband celebrate his 30th birthday!
I have LOVED the weather. And the leaves. Also the rain.
I like October because it's the time of year when the world reaches perfection - a harmony between the earth, the air, and the heavens... yes - all is right with the world in October! Ready for a second cup of cider anyone?
(With apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson!)
I love sweaters - furry, cozy warm sweaters and I love October because it is finally time to wear them. Oh, and beef stew - another think I love about October.
cheers!
Zoe
I loved October. The cool weather, the beautiful trees(fall in Illinois is the best). My sisters and I crammed so much in this post month. I neat trip home to MS, just the three of us for a cousin's reunion, a baby shower for our niece, craft shows, so much fun. I wonderful, wonderful month this October.
I loved that this month, I was finally able to sit down, sort out the mental cobwebs and deal with some heavy stuff that's been weighing on my heart. I feel lighter.
This October, I heard my baby's heart beat for the first time! Amazing! Those onesies would be great... Along with everything else!
I love all those things!
And I really love my newborn baby girl. She was born on the 13th after weeks of contractions she finally made her appearance! I'm smitten!
Kassia dot Ann at gmail dot com
The highlight of my month has been spending 3 days with my mom during the anniversary of my dad's passing a year ago. We planted daffodils on his grave and then sat on the bench we had placed there and watched the Fir boughs sway with the breeze. I felt like he was waving hello at us.
This is such a good giveaway. My favorite thing about this month is buying a princess pumpkin from Trader Joes and plopping it on my kitchen table as a centerpiece. I love that thing.
I can sum what I love about October in 2 words: Halloween cookies. I love to celebrate Halloween through the eyes of the children around me. To live through their excitement. Makes me feel young again.
I love, love, love that its getting darker earlier so my little chicks can snuggle in their beds sooner. More sleep for us all!
I have loved the extreme changes in the weather...
In Florida, October gets slightly cooler, which is all sorts of wonderful (we can wear pants and not die!) - but my favoritest thing about this month was seeing two of my bestest friends get married, surrounded by all of their friends and family (which included lots of my friends and family). Such a fun, sweet time :)
I love that my baby girl turned one. It has been a rough year but she is happy and healthy.
The best thing about October 2010 is that we officially got all our adoption paperwork turned in and we're "pregnant on paper"!
(i'm a little excited about having sons...it's maybe overkill but i can't help it!)
I really am having a hard time narrowing down my answer to one thing.. but, I would have to say my friends sweet new twins who I love to cuddle.. Sigh. (Oops! Does that count for two?) ;)
I already know this month will always be remembered in my life... It is the month I was repeatedly called to rescue a number of sisters in my ward who are struggling with depression and the desire to live. It has been life-changing to feel the depths of their sorrow coupled with the wonder and power of His love for them.
I am forever changed.
I love seeing the tree change colors...and seeing my 14 month old daughter in her Halloween costume saying 'Boo'! Super cute!
I got to go to Utah this month! We took the kiddos out of school for three days and headed out west. We loved every minute of it...the mountains, Gardener Village,
Rubios Tacos, Rumbi BBQ...I could go on and on!
October, any year, is my favorite month, because Fall is my favorite season! Cool weather, marching bands, fall festivals, Halloween costumes, going to the pumpkin patch ... I could go on and on!
Pick me, Courtney!!!
My favortie thing about October is watching my girls plan their costumes for Halloween and watch their excitment as they plan out their Halloween night. Although Halloween seems like a lot of work to me, it is totally worth it when my pirate, butterfly and skeleton light up with excitment!
amazing giveaway. whoever wins definitely has horse-shoes coming out of their a#%. yikers! hopefully it's me!! ha ha! (uncomfortable?!)
when you said what's your favorite part about october, i took it to mean, what is your favorite part about CJane in this october of 2010. so, my favorite post from october has got to be the 'heirlooms' one, hands down. maybe b/c i have the exact same thoughts as a mother. i was always the 'ultimate' babysitter... loved all babies and children... always patient... creative with crafts... organized... etc. and then i became a mother. wham... bam... not so easy as it looked. it's been tough. yes, there are millions of tiny, beautiful moments that make my heart swell... and there's also thousands of moments that i'm not so proud of (yelling at my kids!! ack!!). but in between all the good and all the bad, i know that i'm transforming into the woman God wants me to be. and that is exciting. and with His grace i can start each day anew. so thanks for that post!
now pick ME to win!!! ;)
My favorite thing about October is the changing leaves and the time spent with family making memories for the upcoming holidays.
October is hands down one of my favorite months of the year. I love the crispness in the air I love costumes and even more I love a good pumpkin patch. And even more I would love to win this giveaway!!
Abby
altrapp@gmail.com
I love that my baby boy had his first birthday this month!
danaallison at gmail dot com.
What a fabulous motherlode! I hate to say it but my favorite thing about October is that it's almost over. I have had morning (all day) sickness all month and it's finally starting to go away now that I am almost 14 weeks. Yay! November is going to rock :)
October means my baby girl is 4 months old. To celebrate we went to the pumpkin patch, took a hayride, wore cardigans and fuzzy boots, used a nose bulb nightly, shopped for a mini Christmas tree for her room and we will conclude the 4 month celebration with dressing up as ducks this Saturday. Momma Duck, Daddy Duck and Baby Duck.
therikards@gmail.com
http://thedrswife-rikards.blogspot.com/
My new husband and I just moved to the scary east coast. We just spent our 1 year anniversary in beautiful Vermont! Oh the leaves,orchards,maple ice cream, apple cider! It was magic.
It's birthday month at our house. All three kids have birthdays within a 2 week period. We love it.
The things I have loved about October are General Conference, the end of 100+ degree weather in Phoenix and the fact that it's been party season around here . . . Halloween parties, Murder Mystery party, baby showers, bridal showers, weddings, birthday parties . . . I love them all!
I am having a baby in two months and would be SO excited to win. My youngest is six so it's been awhile!
The Motherlode, hopefully you ship to Canada cause I would LOVE it! October, what's not to love? Mostly the colors outside, deeps reds, oranges, yellows and a few greens. gorgeous!
I loved being able to crunch the leaves under my feet as I walked to lunch. Even though it's still in the 80s in Alabama, it's starting to look like fall!
Here in AZ it is finally fall. Where our lovely friends in UT are experiencing snow, we are experiencing pure bliss. No longer are we confined within the walls of our humble abode with the temperature outside from YOU KNOW WHERE! October marks the time where we can go outside barefoot without burning our feet. We can finally open the doors and say Welcome Weather from Heaven. Oh the Joy.
This October I have loved the fact that my grown up son, who hasn't been home in over a year, came home. He has been away at music school and while he was home gave us a personal concert. Does a mother's heart good to hear a son who hated piano lessons while growing up, use his talents on the piano and keyboard to sing praise and worship music for the glory of the Lord. What could be better than that.
heidi @ dicarlo1 dot com
October is my favorite month of the year!! The Rangers making it to the world series is going to have to top my list of favorites for this year!!
I loved that we *FINALLY* took a trip west to Montana so my husbands grandparents could meet our kids. Two year old twins plus a ten week old...that's some fun cross-country travelin'! erinclot @ gmail.com
Watching the gorgeous leaves of the sugar maple turn their bright orange and fiery red. The best part? This year I have a wee one to prop in the leaves for pictures :)
Jillian
jhnewsome@hotmail.com
I love October because my daughter and I both have birthdays this month. I love how beautiful the weather has been this month. I love the smells of October, the colors on the trees, turning the heater on, wearing sweaters. I love October.
akshumwayfamily(at)yahoo.com
October means baking pumpkin bread from real pumpkins! It means chrysanthemums in all the fall colors! October brings the first fire in the fireplace. Knitting with wool while soup cooks on the stove. October brings warm days and cool evenings. October is the best of the year in one month!
I loved celebrating my father's 70th birthday last Saturday!
We celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary on the 13th, which seems so long and so short at the same time. We've also been counting down to my daughter's 1st birthday. How in the world is she going to be one on November 3rd? I have no idea since I just gave birth to her a week ago.
I love the changing leaves and the perfect weather!
This is my favorite month of the year! I love fall, the cool crisp air, apple cider, pumpkins, leaves changing colors, costumes, orange, black cats, and everthing else associated with it!
I loved going to see our only daughter Haley sing her solo from Figaro in the fall choir concert. It is her senior year in high school and she is such a lovely, sweet girl and so talented and beautiful, inside and out!
What I loved about October was the Fall. We're in the northeast US now, where Fall has been going strong since August and it's beautiful this year.
The best part of October would be my 12 month old boy started to snuggle up to me and sing in my ear. It really is the most adorable thing I've ever seen! Cheesy, I know but whatev- all in a day of the life of a mom.
This October I bought my very first pair of boots! Love!
I have loved having my Mom come visit our new home! Something about a grandma playing with her only granddaughter is just right, you know?
Watching the leaves turn on our beloved Blue Ridge Mountains; wearing jeans and foregoing the requisite shaving and fake tanning; making soups; and last but not least, running neither the heat nor the AC!!!
So Exciting!!!
My favorite thing about this month is it's my baby girl's first halloween! And she is dressing up as a shark, I will be a scuba diver. And she looks so cute I could eat her.
October is my favorite month. But this year it's extra sweet.
I hope I win!!!
This fall in Michigan has been warmer than usual so even more perfect for fall - sunny days with crisp nights and gorgeous color on the trees.
I think my favorite thing about this month is all those hundreds of balls we usually have in the air have been intentionally dropped! Dropped for pumpkin patches, apple picking, leaf raking, break baking, long Saturday morning snuggles, Sunday drives, and hay rides. How delightful to watch my daughter see fall for the very first time. It's so nice to intentionally slow down our rhythms, just as nature is. Ahhhhh......
My favorite thing about October? We're packing, packing, packing (not the favorite part) for a move with my husband's new job in Tampa (the favorite part.)
this october i introduced my two year old to hot chocolate.. now that is the only thing he wants to drink, we sit by the hum of the heater with our twinkle pumpkin lights glowing and sip or slurp our hot chocolate.. that has been my favorite thing.
What did I love about October 2010? Hmmm...
I found out my beautiful sister and her husband are expecting our family's first grandchild in May.
My sweet proposed to me in Washington DC.
We went to Texas and there were NO LINES at Six Flags.
I love this month because I got to hear the precious heartbeat of the child growing inside me. I just can't get over what a miracle it is! October has always been a favorite.
What I loved the most about this month is going to the pumpkin patch, just me and my 14 year old daughter. She still humors me and my childish ideas, and we had a good time!
kathieashmore@yahoo.com
I have loved the snow that Utah has been getting! Tara D.
This month I handmade the costume for my daughter's first Halloween! I had so much fun making it, and I can't wait to see her trick-or-treating in it!
Dancing the day away at a Halloween dance with my clients, who have disabilities and feeling like the luckiest girl in the world because of it.
Hi Courtney, I really like you and feel like I know you, though I don't. You remind me of a younger me. :)Not that I am THAT old, but 37 creeps up on you. Thanks for the fun giveaway. I loved October this year because we got to leave this super hot state of Arizona and visit the wonderful autumn-ness of Utah for a week. Plus celebrate my birthday! What could be better?
sims.whitney at gmail.com
Oh my goodness...that is one amazing motherlode!! October is my favorite month for many reasons. But my favorite thing about October is the fact that two of my four kids were born in October and I love celebrating them being a part of our family!!
Oh boy, oh boy! What's not to love, am I right?
Hows about pumpkin foods, costumes, UEA, crunchy leaves...winning the MOTHERLODE!!!!
Dear CJane,
I'm lovin' that the little man I watch each week (he's 22 months old at the moment) is finally learning to call me JoJo! I'm so tired of being callled dahdahdah, or mmmm, or muhmuh. It's so exciting to watch him grow and learn to talk! I couldn't resist, and made a video of him trying to make the "j' sound for the first time with me earlier this month, and it still makes me smile.
What did I love about this month? Hands down your October 11th post. Confident, strong, and no apologies. Loved it.
I spent almost the entire month staring at my 4 year old daughter and tripping over almost everything because I couldn't believe she is 4... I've been a mom for 4 years... SHOCK! That we survived the first difficult parts amazes me and has made me smile permanently :)
October at the Beach in South Carolina is heavenly. We don't have changing leaves, but the number of people here fades and we enjoy the emptiness of the beach. I enjoy that every year in October. This October has been especially wonderful as our 2nd son was legally made ours (eternally to be made ours next week!).
I am not normally a fall person, but this month did have gorgeous weather! So pleasant and so beautiful to spend many of my afternoons outdoors with my little girlies! Plus it has Halloween so October can't go wrong!!
Oh: PICK ME!!!!
I spent almost the entire month staring at my 4 year old daughter and tripping over almost everything because I couldn't believe she is 4... I've been a mom for 4 years... SHOCK! That we survived the first difficult parts amazes me and has made me smile permanently :)
I love that October was not as busy as September. That seems so simple but truly, September was a beast and October has been a nice stroll. I am less hurried, more patient, and able to enjoy the days a little bit more. I get to go somewhere because I want to and not because I have to. Gotta love that!
Hot Dog! I'm so excited! I'd love to win every single one of these items, except the Sarah Sample CD, because I already bought it the first time you posted about it! I love it, and yes, she did make me cry. Twice.
My favorite thing about October is everything. But probably my very favorite thing is costume parties!
Thanks!
i can finally open my windows. hooray! that's what i love about october in the desert.
October, in the lovely state of Arizona, out in the rural-ish city of Queen Creek (which is really a suburb of Mesa) is the month that we start to breathe cool, refreshing air again. Our mornings have been delightfully cool (if you call 60 degrees cool), and the evenings contain a breeze, just enough to signal...Fall has arrived. My favorite thing about this particular October and our arrival of fall? General Conference...listening to the words of our prophet and apostles, and the chance I had to once again, reflect on my blessings...I am truly, abundantly blessed. October is a good time to remember that! Thanks for the Motherlode giveaway!
wow - that is truly an awesome motherlode! the best part of october has been my almost 2-yr-old "smiling like a jack-o-lantern" all month
My favorite this about this month has been throwing caution to the wind and, dare I say, "indulging" in Holiday treats. October seems to be the month that the baking commences and the waist line expands (secretly I dont care though this year, because I'm expecting baby #5).
Ok so I really never enter blog giveaways because honestly who can suffer through the suspense of knowing if you will win and then having to reassure yourself that you still ARE a good person even if random number generator thinger doesn't think so....so yeah.....
BUT....October has been magical around here, we started with my bebe's one year old monster birthday party (and YES you are right it was YESTERDAY that I birthed him) and are ending it with my oldest being baptized, holy strange mothering experience.....getting another human being ready to make a commitment that lasts through the eternities has been daunting....but our Heavenly Father has been kind.......and Sarah Sample basically rocks my socks.
the end.
Heather
You weren't lying when you said motherlode were you?? I have loved everything about this October. We moved to Utah from Canada for a few months and are really trying to enjoy every moment of our experience here. I loved the amazingly warm weather at the beginning of October, and then the moment that you knew it was fall... I love it. Oh- and my most favorite moment of all- Attending the rooftop concert series with my husband and 2 kids. That night was perfect and amazing....
Raking the leaves in my yard into piles for my children to jump in and then watching as they bury themselves and emerge as "Scary Leaf Monsters - AHHHH!" and chase me around the yard. It's been a beautiful month!
Oh the motherload of motherloads!
October will always be special to me as it bears the birthdays of three of my most favorite people; my loving husband, my first born son and my best friend. But we had a few somethings extra-special to celebrate this October 2010 - news that our little girl on the way probably does not have a fatal chromosomal disorder as indicated by early tests and our strengthened faith that God will bring us through anything.
atigerog@yahoo.com
Can I tell 3 things I've loved? Hobble Creek, Rock Canyon, Stuart Falls.
I loved driving through that Alpine loop with my husband and daughter, to watch the leaves change. We would start on the American Fork side, and come down again by Sundance. Then we would go to J Dawgs and get the most delicious hot dogs the world has known:)
I loved this month because I found out I was pregnant with my second child (after losing 160 lbs in the last 16 months so that I could have another baby)!
I love the leaves against a dary blue sky!
My favorite things about this month were 1. My hubby FINALLY got a job after being out of work for over a year and a half (crosses fingers that it goes beyond temporary*) and 2. the fact that for the last 2 1/2 weeks I have been able to keep my house open and not have the AC on :)
WOOT for FALL!
Sitting at the finish line of the half-marathon with my husband and kids - ages 4, 2, and 8 months. It was my husband's first half, my third, and he finished before me. But he told our oldest son, "This was really hard, Max, no matter what Mom says." He made me feel hard-core and I liked it. He also made me seem tough to our son who is much more easily impressed with Dad these days. It was a sweet moment. I love my little family!
This may be blasphemous to those who love fall (I am one of them...) but my over-heated-preggy-body *loved* the snow Utah Valley got yesterday. I was very sad when it melted...
Red maple leaves blowing around!
The best thing I love about October is the change in weather - I love that it's cool enough to play outside with the kids, even pull out the sweaters and hot chocolate.
Thanks! - Brooke in Dallas
One thing I love about this month is that it has been cool enough so that snuggling (either with my husband or my dogs or just with a big ol' blanket) is very pleasant but it is not so cold that I feel like I have to be bundled up every second.
I have been depressed since May when I lost my teaching job and it seemed like I couldn't move on with my life. But in October, I finally got my old self back! All of the different remedies I had been working on--service, prayer, scriptures, exercise--plus the excitement of the holidays has me back on track...finally! I have been coming up with fun sewing projects with material I have on hand and using my time to do the little things I couln't do while busy with my teaching job. Yea October, yea Holidays! Life is good again!
Best thing about October? This one is easy. October 3rd my little girl was born... 8 years ago. I identify with your post a few days ago. Really? Has it been 8years? I will wake up tomorrow and she will be 16 and the day after that 24... Okay. I am misty eyed now... sheesh. I hope I win... and not to be greedy but specifically the mother and child painting. I really want that. I am not ashamed to say it... have a great November CJane (and don't blink... she will be 8).
By the end of October 2010 I finally felt like everyone in my family was in a good place, the place they are meant to be right now. Too many "things" to tell with a family of this size; but I'm sure you can appreciate that it's no easy feat to feel that we are all, all eleven of us, in a good spot. I can't tell you what a relief it is, finally.
That said, October 2010 is the bees knees and I am celebrating! and it's gorgeous in my little corner of Canada.
p.s. love your motherlode
Maybe I'm not a typical woman, but one of the things I love about October is college football! And even though I love sports, I still love all things girly (like the wonderful items in the motherload!)
Lisa
I loved October 2010 because of the lovely, colorful fall it provided! It blessed me every day with its beauty!
Melinda
curtisandmelinda89(at)msn(dot)com
Oh my! Motherlode indeed. First, to confirm, I am not imaginary, and second, October is by far my most favorite month of all. Too hard to pick my favorite moment. They are all so wonderful, but the one thing I am most proud of is making my daughter's Halloween costume look exactly like the store bought version and in her opinion, way better. That's good times right there.
I love that the temperature has finally dropped below 100 degrees and for a few seconds a day ... I can wear a sweater. And then promptly take it off after my morning cup of coffee ... because it has yet again gotten too toasty!
something_patriotic@hotmail.com
My favorite thing about October...hmmm....COSTUMES! mama likes a good day of dress up!
My favorite thing about October this year has been daydreaming with the kids about WHAT they will dress up as this year for Halloween. They are growing up and coming up with their own ideas now!
I also love the Libby's Pumpkin Bread kits at Costco. Yum!
The tree out front of my house starts turning color in October. By the end of the month it is flaming red. The kind of red that makes you welcome the day as it reflects through the windows in the sunshine. The kind of red that pops against a gray sky. I love October even though it inevitably ends up being a little messy..ok alot messy, cleaning up the leaves and all..love it anyway!
this month is as special to me as those new pretzel m&ms (seriously, have you tried them yet?!). it is the month in which the rest of my life began. i had a hard time believing it would happen, but this month brought the man that will be a husband to me and a father to my future children. how do i know? because he loves the icky bits of me even more than the beautiful ones. and i can't get enough of him. thank you, october.
My favorite thing about October 2010 has been a much awaited for answer to prayer. Fall festivals and homemade caramel apples have added variety and fun, but a knowledge that Heavenly Father knows me and blesses me has overshadowed anything else that has happened this month.
The best thing about this month has been repeating the yearly cycle of cutting my hair off-- short, long, short, long. Back to short and loving it!!!
My favorite part about this month has been the weather and all of the fall colors!
This has been the best. month. ever. And you find yourself asking why? Because I had a baby 11 days ago. My first baby. The most beautiful little boy ever. And for the past 11 days I have cried everytime I've looked at him because he is so beautiful. And although we live in Texas now and fall weather is still months away, I love this month.
I have loved sharing my kids' excitement about Halloween, and have loved anticipating trick-or-treating in our new neighborhood. And I've loved having a backyard for the first time, so we could have our daughter's birthday party at our house. October's been a good month!
October is my favorite month - I turned 30! I love my birthday month: the throes of fall and the prelude to winter.
The changing leaves.
You might think the highlight of this month was turning 29 a few days ago...but nope. After years of trying to have a biological baby, we were told that it most likely would never happen that way. So this month has given birth to a new dream...adoption. And October has brought such relief and release as we look forward to the adventure to come!
That is quite a motherlode! I love October 2010, because it is the month that my husband and I decided to stop trying to get pregnant, and start trying to adopt. A big, hopeful step.
Can I be super candid and say that I loved October because I am trying for a baby with my husband?! We're still in the waiting game, but this feels like a lucky month!
My favorite thing would be the COLOR of October!
My most favorite thing October is canning peaches with my grandma. Even weeks before she passed away, she sat at the table, frail, and used her trusty old knife to peel the hot fruit.
I miss her.
my favorite thing abou this year's october... we're moving!!!
This month has been very special for me because my daughter, born August 6, 2010, started smiling, cooing, and even giggling! All of the memories of sleepless nights, tricky breastfeeding, screaming colic, etc. fade a little bit more with each sweet little grin and coo :)
I've loved this month of October for so many things! The changing seasons, the weather, the Halloween decor, running & finishing my first half marathon, my oldest turning 8 years old and choosing to be baptized, and knowing that the holiday season is coming!! So happy :)
I love many, many things about the month of October. But my favorite has to be watching my kids excitement and delight as they dress up in their dragon halloween costumes. I will miss when the day comes that they don't squeal with delight any longer......
Even though I spent most of the month of October puking 3-6 times a day in first-trimester pregnancy woes, October has been great because I made it past 9 weeks (which I did not last time), and I turned 23. I would love to win this motherlode!
A Motherlode indeed!
I have loved October 2010 because my oldest is finally enjoying kindergarten and turns 6 the 29th!
I so need to win this ... I've convinced my husband (after months of hard work) that we need to have just 1 more little one. Those onesies are perfect!
The best thing about this month has yet to come! I am so excited for the Trunk-or-treat this year! My kids are finally old enough to pick their costumes, Belle (beauty and the beast) and Rich (Imagination Movers!) I made them and I can't wait to see their faces when they put them on and get to load up on candy!!
I just love your generousity and all your blogs. I would so love to win this, but as to your one thing I can't pick just one. You see, i have two of my lit'l darlings of seven, who each have birthdays and they are only 3 days apart. They are all special to me, but these 2 both came at very hard times for our family. My Laney came 2 months after our oldest son was diagnosed with cancer and my Logan came 8 months after that same son passed away, So, my favorite thing about october is celebrating these 2 wonderful, heavenly gifts.
I love the fall. I am from Connecticut, but now I live in Vegas. Around this time, I get so homesick. I miss the leaves and the smell of my hometown. My hometown is an apple orhard town. As I right this I can smell the cider mills making cider!!! Cider donuts, smell of the leaves, the crunch of the leaves under my feet, and the pumpkins!!!! Fall is the best time of year. Do I miss raking those leaves????? No!
Kelley Yellek61@aol.com
The best thing about this October is that it's brought me one month closer to meeting our first baby, due in December. (The gorgeous changing leaves, crisp air and big orange pumpkins aren't too bad either:))
My favorite thing about October is that I conducted the 150 kids in our ward in the Primary program while 35 weeks pregnant. What an ordeal!
Wow, what a great giveaway! I have loved meeting my baby niece for the first time this month and just loving on her every day. What a dream. And I've loved all the funny things my toddler has done.
My Favorite Things About October 2010:
1. My husband and I took a Saturday to be giddy, giggly and gushy with a new photographer following us around to capture the moments. The pictures are priceless.
2. My husband and I took a stand against abortion on the Pro-life Day of Silent Solidarity by wearing red duck tape and pro-life t-shirts.
3. The Clotheshorse (consignment shop). I got two dresses, one top and one jacket. It's only my second time to have gone. My husband took me both times. :)
4. We are going to see WICKED, the Broadway musical tomorrow night!
5. Finally, the changes of the season.
The best part of October 2010 are the piles of leaves likes snowdrifts in my driveway. Every night when I get home, I have to "plow" through them. Every morning, my daughter kicks a path through them to the bus stop, and I have to "scoop" them out of the entryway so they don't blow into my foyer. I'm going to miss their beautiful colors and crackling under our footsteps!
I have loved the cooler weather and the leaves beginning to change... and especially my boys singing "It's Autumn Time" (from the primary songbook) several times a day.
jeaninecraneATyahooDOTcom
The best thing about this October is having a little one around again to put in the tiny costumes that we had packed away for so long! Happy Halloween!
One thing I have loved this month (and for the past four or so): is being pregnant for the very first time. :)
My favorite thing about October is the magic and whimsy. I love setting out the fall and Halloween decorations, I love all the costumes and fun Halloween treats that I get to make, I love being able to wear my boots with my jeggings that I am surprisingly in love with, and I have loved being able to make Brigham's 1st Halloween costume. Oh, and I also Love buying TONS of Halloween candy the day after Halloween. I guess that is technically not October anymore though but I look forward to that all month long!
October 2010 has been a wonderful transition for me. I turned 24 and have never felt more in my own skin. Hopefully this will be the year I become a mother! :)
The best part of October 2010 for me was my positive pregnancy test!! Best surprise of the YEAR! Shhh...don't tell anyone.
If only I could win the Motherlode. It might make the constant feeling of throwing up I'll have for the next several weeks not so bad.
Love you Cjane and your oh so generous heart!
I loved seeing my less-than-athletic 5 year old score his first goal in soccer!
I have loved going on long afternoon walks with my 18-month-old and watching the leaves change color.
My favorite thing about this month is my son, who was born on the 5th! He's pretty cool :)
I normally am not a big Halloween fan. But, now that I have a toddler I decided to make myself like it! We have done many fun Halloween activities all month long-bonfires, painting and carving pumpkins, Gardner Village, Thriller, and more! It has been a great month!
What have I loved about october? i wish i could say, "I love fall" but in New Orleans, Louisiana it does not feel like fall ya'll! It is hot and humid. Until today acutally, I hope my kids don't sweat too much in the costumes at are ward halloween party. But anyway, my favorite part was our ward Super Saturday were we did some christmas crafts, it made me realize I can actually make pretty cute things!
Alicia
athroc12@yahoo.com
This has been one of the most gorgeous Octobers ever. And I finally got around to decorating for Halloween - after 12 years of resolving to finally do so.
My second son, Oliver, was born on October 4, 2006. After having a very tough pregnancy, his labor and delivery was surprisingly easy...even though he was just under 10 lbs. He is now 4, and the easiest little man. Whenever someone says they are due in October, I can't help but tell them they will have an easy child. October and Oliver go together!
daniellebressner@msn.com
There are many things about this month that I have loved, but the best was spending a week with my sister and her family. They are struggling with a husband/father having terminal cancer and this may have been the last time I spent with him. Each moment was simple; laughter, cooking, talking-and each simple moment was a treasure.
I LOVE seeing my two little girls run around my house in their Halloween costumes. Two little pink tooth fairies, saying "bibbity bobbity boo," while pointing their wands in all directions.
My favorite thing about Oct 2010 happened on the 19th. My daughter was born! So perfect.
My favorite thing about this month has been the overwhelming feeling I have that everything is going to be okay and how much I love my family. We are going through a really hard time right now, and maybe I should feel stressed and out of control, but I'm not. I have been given the gift of perspective and it makes seeing that light at the end of the tunnel so much easier! It has been a very good October. :)
At the beginning of October is was 115 degrees here in Southern CA. Now, it is a lovely 75 and we even had four days of rain last week. Ahhh...the heat of summer has passed and the cooler temps of the holidays are a-coming. Something else that I've loved about October--my two year old boy is all about snuggling me lately. I think he's teething, but I'll take the snuggles nonetheless.
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