finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
A friend and I got together this past weekend to craft mobiles. Seriously, when the mountain of laundry is piling and I can hardly keep my head above water, what on earth makes me think, “Self, let’s whip up a mobile this weekend!” Anyways … I love how colorful the butterflies are! I plan to […]
Check, #21 is complete! My Mom whipped up these adorable flower pots for my front porch as a Mother’s Day present. The little grey duck in the middle was given to my Mom from my Grammy on my Mom’s first Mother’s Day in May 1987. This year, my Mom passed on this little duck to […]
I had published this last week, but it looks like it never posted. Oh, blogger … are you still on the fritz??? Our week has been instagrammed!You know, like googled or facebooked — anything made via instagram. I was home with Jem on Monday and Wednesday and it made for a lovely, swift week at work. Two […]
We are still very much on the natural toy band wagon. This rattle has become such a favorite that I bought a second one so we can keep one at home and one in the car! I thought I’d get all creative with this review and rather than a plain ol’ picture, we took a […]
This is our last no nanny week. We definitely miss her, but we’ve had lots of fun with our hodge podge schedule too. I was off work on Monday, Daddy stayed home today and I’m off again tomorrow. Last night we all huddled in the bathroom for a little splish splash bath. Jemma is ADORING […]
Last Friday my best friend and her daughter visited us from Idaho! It was a dream come true to have our girls unite and play for reals for the first time. They first met back in October when they were just wee bits, then again at Christmas, but this time they actually interacted. It was […]
Jemma …You are getting so close to crawling! We plopped you in the papasan today, you saw auntie’s dog running around the yard and you were hell bent on finding him. I distracted you for a few minutes to snap these darling pictures. You are growing up in front of my eyes, little girl, and […]
Zulily has HABA toys – a Jemma favorite – on special through May 14th. If you haven’t signed up yet, you can through this link (if you purchase something, I’ll get a credit, which is swell). Then, happy HABA shopping (and all the other fantastic specials Zulily has). I’m going to whip up these Peanut […]
For Mother’s Day, Dominic and my sisters made the most amazing dinner … Macadamia Chicken & Coconut Pilaf It is a keeper recipe, highly HIGHLY recommended!
When the weather gets chilly … and I mean, when isn’t it in the Northwest? You know what I reach for? BABYLEGS! BabyLegs are pretty fabulous. They add that extra layer of cozy and make diaper changes a breeze. Jemma is a fan for their style. I’m a fan for their functionality. Ok, ok … […]
