Tuesday, November 29, 2011

thanksgiving backtrack

this year we made the trek next door to Nicole and CJ's to feast, everyone gathered at one big long vibrant table....


but that was only after a little prep work at home....
and one uber intense soccer game, 1st borns versus 2nd borns with the 3rds divided up.
there was only one bloody nose...
 and one incidence of indecency...
 in the end the seconds, generous peace-making middle children let the 1sts win...

Monday, November 28, 2011

table snapshots

Sorry for the impromptu fall-off-the-face-of-the-earth my friends. I hope everyone had a fabulous halloweenfallthanksgiving! Despite the busyness of it all, mine has been lovely, and I think now that we're into advent I'll be able to take more in. This time of year my inner homebody kicks it into high gear, so I savor it all in between job installations and outings and parties.

It seems that whenever we have been home, we've been around the table...
often in costume (obvs)

or under it...


{crawling!}
Our search for the perfect huge dining table for a petite dining room has been a long one. My dream table is too big, and so I picked up this overstock one. What do you think? If it sticks we'll be on the hunt for chairs.

***update.*** Sadly, the table is dud--it completely cracked down the middle, warped wood, etc. In short, a disaster! Friends, I don't know why I don't follow my own rules. Unless I've seen it and felt it in person, I never order online for clients unless it can be returned easily. I think I really do need to treat myself as a client :)

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

lovin on Lauren Liess's delicious new textiles


If you all don't know Lauren of Pure Style Home already, you need to. Her blog is always one of the first I check when I get a chance to read because her posts are always always beautiful, informative, and unpretentious. Plus, Lauren is one of those awesomely inspiring people who seems to move at a million miles a minute. with a smile. Basically she's a very relate-able lovable rockstar. However, lucky for us, she's a rockstar with an incredible new textile line that I could eat with a spoon. Every last one of her prints is delicious, and they all have stories to them which makes that even better. And because she's generous, she's doing a giveaway, which you can check out here! So proud of you Lauren!!!!

Thursday, November 3, 2011

thin

lately I've been feeling spread very thin, and whenever that happens I'm grateful for my camera and all the silly everyday things that I glimpse through it that remind me what makes all the crazy busy worthwhile, like...

cousins that make us laugh...
sometimes...
 

 and "lunch" prepared for me by little hands . Yes, that is chalk sprinkled on my spinach...
and time outside. together ...

 
oh, and wonderful new additions to our family. This is Jp, he is from Mexico and he living with us for the year....although if it were up to us we'd never let him return home. It won't be easy, because he is seriously the best, most gracious, and most engaging 13 year old I'm likely ever to meet.
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