My baby is turning 5. What?! She’s just the best. She brings a girly flair to our family with her constant songs and dancing, she makes us all laugh and maaaybe has her daddy wrapped around her finger. Possibly her mommy and brothers, too. The… Continue Reading…audrey’s 5th birthday invitations
My phone is basically an extension of my arm. I carry it with me everywhere and while I’m not so good at answering phone calls, I do love it for everything else: texting, checking the weather, setting an alarm, taking photos, reading email, posting to… Continue Reading…how to organize your iphone screen (and make it look pretty)
I got my haircut last night. My previous haircut was seven months ago. They suggest getting your hair trimmed every 6-8 weeks. You could say I was a bit behind. Last week I had a colonoscopy. It was so pleasant. That is a total lie.… Continue Reading…the care and keeping of you (and me)
My Seattle Seahawks are playing in the Superbowl this weekend. Two years in a row! It’s so unbelievable and well-deserved and this city has never been so electric and excited for our team. I’ve been a Seahawk fan for all of my life and can’t… Continue Reading…10 ways to celebrate the BIG game this weekend
This is my friend Rae (and her spunky/darling/super fun daughter, Tilly): Fun story: Rae married Ryan’s best friend from high school and we met right before their wedding. Two years later, they moved in with us for several months while they looked for a house… Continue Reading…an entry re-fresh (tell us what you’d pick!)
The house a few doors down from us is for sale. It is a duplicate of ours (don’t you just love how builders do that?!) and looks the same as it did when it was built 8 1/2 year ago. As I was walking by,… Continue Reading…our house: then + now
It’s been six months since our Style For Justice trip to Rwanda. Goodness, I miss it so much. I miss the ladies I was with and the people we met and the crazy drivers and the fact that our smart phones didn’t work and so… Continue Reading…what i miss most about Rwanda
This is a very simple project you can do in just a few minutes and let your imagination run … diy wire words. I’ve made these before as gift toppers (see that post here), but this time I tried wrapping the wire in ribbon and… Continue Reading…DIY ribbon-wrapped wire words
When I write a post, I feel like I’m writing to friends. I’ve been doing this for five years now and while things have changed and grown in ways I never could have imagined, it still feels small and personal and like we’re sitting across… Continue Reading…me, in bullet points.
With the end of a year comes a few moments to reflect, to look back and remember the highs and lows and the in-betweens of the past 365 days. Ryan and I laughed that we each had ‘words’ for the year, and neither were accurate… Continue Reading…highlights and favorite posts from 2014
Our cards are sent (we chose this one from minted this year), the kids are done with school and the finishing touches are being put on our plans and menus and tables and (hopefully) hearts. How did this Christmas season fly by so quickly?! A… Continue Reading…from our family to yours
Are you busy wrapping gifts? I’m still shopping (still!) but soon I’ll move on to the wrapping phase and the pretty gifts will sit under the tree for all of two days before they are torn open. Someday I’ll learn to move things along a… Continue Reading…freebie gift tags
Should you need a quick gift idea for a child in your life … … may I recommend any book by Chris Van Dusen. Our collection started with King Hugo’s Huge Ego and The Circus Ship (both favorites of all the kids – ages 5,… Continue Reading…Should you need a quick gift idea for a child in your life …
We’re mid-holiday party season which means us ladies get to figure out what to wear. Festive, but comfortable, pretty and classic. At least that’s what I prefer when choosing party outfits. This season, I’m all about skirts. I love the look of a full skirt,… Continue Reading…12 great holiday skirts
Today I’m hoping on the Blogger Stylin Christmas Home Tours hosted by Lindsay at White Buffalo Styling Co. Normally, I would show my own home (like I did last year and the year before that) but we just found out that Better Homes & Gardens… Continue Reading…christmas house tour: northwest coastal edition
