In pictures

A run down of my last 4 months in pictures:

Fall came, and brought leaf piles...

...and a monkey and a pumpkin to trick or treat!

My family of 4 waited patiently to become a family of 5. This picture was taken on my induction date, on which no actual induction happened.

Lilah was eventually born....

...on the same day I was born 29 years before.

December came, and we celebrated Fiona's 3rd birthday.

We rang in the new year by building an igloo!

That brings us to January. and up to date. Life is back to chaos around here!!

First camping trip of the season!

Why do we love camping so much? It couldn't possibly be the dirt that gets under your finger nails and stays there for days, or the eau de campfire that is so hard to wash out of your hair. It must be gourmet dinners with a hint of sand in them, the outhouses, and the sleeping bags that don't zip all the way :)


Truth be told, it's the absence of technology, the sights and smells of the outdoors, and sounds of the ocean crashing outside the tent. Most importantly, it's the quality time with the most important people. These three goofballs hold my heart in their hands, there's nothing I'd rather do than build memories of climbing tree roots on the beach with them. And the s'mores of course!





We went on our first camping trip of the season this weekend! Despite my husband's repeated pleas to buy a trailer, we are still tenters; however, our tent measures 12 x 10 feet, and our air mattress sits two feet off the ground - it's hardly roughing it! Our campsite backed out onto a greenspace, and just beyond that was the pacific ocean. Through the trees we watched the sunset on Friday and Saturday night. We spent our time at the beach and around the campfire, and in the evening, I curled up with a book instead of a glass of wine.


Camping, and my birthday are the only times I miss drinking...love you little baby in there. Oh! We heard the heartbeat on Thursday! Sweetest sound ever :) Who needs wine, anyhow?

The Amazing Easter Bunny Presents

Not only did the Easter Bunny brought the girls chocolate eggs and stuffed puppies, he brought me a surprise present, too! And let me tell you, that Easter bunny is one amazing present giver!

Yep - that's a positive pregnancy test!! I'm pregnant!! WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO! We have been trying for a third for 6 months now, and I cannot explain how happy our house is right now! Baby will be born in early December! Can you believe it?

Just so you know - that is a stock photo up there - like I was going to take a picture of a urine soaked plastic stick. I'm not a sentimental girl.

I also wanted to share a picture of a custom order I made for a great customer. I love how it turned out, a sort of reinvention of a past design. It is on the way to her now, and I hope she adores it!