Monday, September 30, 2013

Mama and Mini Style

{me: blouse - Zara, cords - Gap
Scarlet: onesie - Gap, cords & cowl scarf - Zara, shoes - her bff Mackie}

It's impossible to not fall completely in love with autumn. Everything about this season is just so yummy and right now I'm in the thick of it, taking photo after photo of families playing in the colorful brush and currently cooking my first pot of chili (+ apple cider ingredients are on the counter, just waiting for my hankering). And here we have my little lovely all cozied up in her plum corduroys to match my own (in a deeper and more "mature" wine :) and ahem .... a knit cowl scarf. I know. 

Friday, September 27, 2013

A Baby Dedication x 3

A few weeks ago, my sisters and I dedicated our new little ones to God. We invited friends and family to be a part of this special day with us and we held the ceremony, which my dad officiated, in our back yard. My father-in-law took most of our photos and Phil and I passed the camera back and forth a little too. Here's a peek at our afternoon. 
Aletta is wearing a dress knit by our great grandmother, who she is named after. My sister Cara also wore this dress when she was dedicated. How amazing is that?

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Mama and Baby Style {earthy color}

{me: jacket - H&M, dress - Hey Daisy! (GB), socks - Free People from Besselli (GB), boots - Plato's Closet (GB)
Scarlet: dress - cousin Adorlee, beanie - big bros old one, ruffle bum tights and shoes - Gap}

A corduroy leopard print dress. I mean. 

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Holly Marie Designs {a photo shoot}

I recently snapped some photos of the very lovely Holly, the same lady who happens to be my wish list collaborator! Holly and I do many odds and ends for each other and I'm so thankful to have her incredible talent featured here from time to time. She's a woman that is sure to do some spectacular things in the future, if those graphic design skills have anything to say about it. I'm consistently speechless at the beauties she creates for her blog Holly Marie Designs. If you're looking to get inspired, you must check it out. 

Here are a few of my favorite shots of her (and her cute little dress) at this jaw dropping location. (Autumn has her arms seriously wrapped around this sweet spot, doesn't she?).
Beautiful girl!

A Wish List {soft and cozy somethings}


Just a few yummy items on my wish list for you to enjoy, organized beautifully by the amazing Holly.  Feeling warm and fuzzy today with fall knocking on my door, ready to slip into those comfy (but still cool!) sweats with my little lady. Perhaps some shiny new shoes for crunching leaves. And sweet handmades for the butterfly's collection.

1. Hand knit fairy princess crown - Lace and Cable - $32 
2. Knit trousers that won't make me feel sloppy - Madewell - $75
3. A pair to match her mama - Gap - $16.95
4. I've been gushing over this little elephant since Scarlet was but a twinkle in my eye - Cloth and Thread 
5. My lovely friend Kate plans to grab these floral boots for her little girl for a family photo shoot I'll be doing on Saturday. Aren't they perfect? We should get to see them on a model soon! - H&M - $19.95
6. Adore these. Nuf said - Madewell - $165

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

3 Birds and a Butterfly



This is a part of a series called the 52 project, a portrait of each of my children, (attempting) every week of 2013

  A Sunday afternoon - nearing September's end and relishing the sights and smells of fall's beginning 

Parker - game time with your cousin Dylan
Monty - Guitar Hero for one (while bro and cuz play in the nearby room)
Elliot - can't stay awake a second longer (while Monty plays Guitar Hero inches away)
Scarlet - style photos outside with mama (while the above takes place inside)

Monday, September 23, 2013

The Butterfly at 4 Months


My little lady turned 4 months last week and in keeping with my "watch her grow" photos, here is a sample of our best. :) Little E joined, as he loves to do, and as you can see Bumble Bee (transformer) is our costume of choice these days.

Dear Scarlet,

You're rolling over from tummy to back and back to side. You love to stand more than anything and so I'm sure you'll be walking before crawling (if you're anything like your bros). You have a very low, raspy voice. It's very cool. The boys wondered if you were sick because your voice sounds so funny to them, but no, it seems to just be you and your sound. You've been talking a lot more this past week ... lots of hmmmms.

A very unfortunate turn of events is your recent decision to give up on that terribly silly sleeping through the night stuff. Perhaps it's the cooler nights that are prompting you to call for your mama and her warm skin, but whatever the case, you're enjoying a little snuggle time EVERY 3 HOURs. Stinker. You're all topsy turvy, newborn sleep behavior now and rockstar sleep skills then. Oh well, I'm sure it will change shortly as it always does.

You've been spending a lot more time with your daddy as I recently started teaching dance classes again. So you get to hang with him for 3 hours in a row and though you struggled that first week, well, you're getting a little better at it. Dad can put you to sleep by pacing the house and facing you outwards until you lull into dreamland. This is all at the very same time as 3 noisy boys do homework, eat dinner, and make their usual raucous. So it's quite impressive. You've always impressed me though.

This morning you decided that, though you were tired at naptime, nursing was just not going to help you fall asleep. So I laid you down in your crib, covered you up with your blanket and put your duppy (it's the white one with the arrows on it and it's soooo soft) in your right hand. And that was all you needed. Thumb went into mouth and zzzzzzzzzz.

You enjoy grocery shopping with me, facing outward in the Bjorn. It's pretty rad exploring those aisles, a sensory extravaganza. The dipping down low to put a massive bag of charcoal beneath the trolley is not quite as fun but every once in a while, a nice gentlemen will help us out with that. :) You also love church now and that fun, loud music they play. You haven't quite noticed your daddy up on the stage but eventually you will and I'm sure you'll yell out a "hi daddeeeeeeeee!" Your grandpa tells me that I used to run up to the pulpit sometimes when he was preaching. But I was much naughtier than you'll ever be (fingers crossed).

Love you. love you. love you.

your mommy

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