Wrought

Our patio post is up and 80% painted. The post will hold our Ikea sail cloth and the solar lanterns are just itching to be attached to shine in glory. My copy of Atomic Ranch magazine came yesterday and now I am scouring craigslist for a funky patio loveseat to add to the backyard. I don't want to have to paint the thing so it would be nice to find something in decent condition.

Check these cools things out:

$475 on craigslist gets you this fine specimen.

I just learned that the patio chairs I have pieced together are Brown Jordan.  Here is a very cool rocker.

Will I be able to find a vintage Homecrest chair like this for cheap?

Frothy

Baby wanted a homemade strawberry milkshake so baby got one. Weird craving if you ask me.

Fresh strawberries.

A dollop of homemade whipped cream.

Don't miss this tomorrow!!!  I don't think it will be hot enough for us to cash in on this.

Trial Run

Labyrinths are special to me and we have walked a different labyrinth for each pregnancy. I chose one close to home this time to make it easier (Blake's was in SF and Reade's was in Calistoga) with time running out. We had originally wanted to walk the labyrinth at Grace Cathedral a couple of weeks ago when we were in San Francisco, but it didn't work out for us.  This labyrinth is in the courtyard of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in downtown Palo Alto.  It was a nice walk together and hopefully our birth journey will be as smooth.

Centered

Thanks to him I remain centered!

Shadow bump.

Humming

Ellen and David took the kids to their house for a practice run overnight sleepover to get them used to sleeping at their house for when baby comes.  Andrew and I had a great date night out and an even more relaxing Sunday without the kids.  Andrew misses the kids and I have to admit that I am kinda bummed we don't have one more day to ourselves!!!  Today, I made a huge mess by dragging out all my sewing stuff to test out my sewing nook (table will be done soon too thanks to Ellen).

First dress for baby girl made from my Nana's vintage fabric.

The sound of humming machines made me happy.

I had just cleaned up this room and now look at it.

H I P S T E R

What is with my obsession with hipster blogs? I got overwhelmed with the sewing blogs and now I just want to put more funk into our family! Enjoy some of my fruitless labor.

Bluebird Blog

Can someone explain my obsession with hipster weddings?  Hipster Bride.

This woman's article cracked me up about Mormon hipster mom blogs.  A blog she linked to.

Tattling

I am in fear of blogging about this because what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

Team Building Stress Reflief

He can't help but smile at this!  Men!

Life

My blog thoughts just didn't piece together in my head this evening so I am slapping up two photos of my kids.  There is definitely no shortage of entertainment around here.  Blake commands so much energy all day to watch and be part of these circus acts that I am left saying things like, "Go be creative somewhere else."  Terrible things for a parent to say to their kid, but necessary for a mother's sanity.

Today was a naughty donut day.  At least he ate carrots and dip today for the first time.

What Blake put together when the gardeners were here.  They had a blow off through the window.