Monday Mornings

Hi! How was your weekend? Ours was pretty lazy to tell you the truth. Our dear friends Cheyenne and Valerie found out on Friday that they are having a boy! We are over the moon and cant wait for Miles to have a best bud. Papa and the soon to be papa went out for celebratory drinks that evening and ended up hurting pretty bad the next morning. My poor sweetheart was so damn hungover Saturday that he ended up in bed most of the day and all our plans went out the window. I'm happy to report that Miles had impeccable timing when it came to Steve changing his diapers that day. The perks of not drinking right now is no hangover. Win! Sunday we made french toast, did a little thrifting, gave M a nice warm bath, Steve went skateboarding and I watched Funny Face then we met up with our expecting friends for pizza. Today papa takes a big test to join the electrical union and I might just get to a few craft projects Ive been putting off. Fingers crossed for Steve to do well on his test!

Today's lunch!

Three smart DIY projects 1 2 3

A few favorite songs that make me dance Beach Boys  Ella  Kiss  Mel  TLC Probably in that order too.

So cool!

Beautiful home wedding.

I just tried Nutella for the first time and yum!

A very heartfelt and helpful letter.

I want to make one for Miles.

Really pretty paper goods.

Fun idea for kiddos.

Oh our bed really needs this.

You can make this and it will be adorable. And then you can make M one...

Two really great instant movies on Netflix 1 2

Happy Monday friends.

Monday Mornings

Steve's family took off today to head back to Idaho. It was a lovely visit and really special to see them with their first grandbaby. Also let me just say having four extra hands around the house to love up and hold baby M was delightful! I took a nice long nap both Saturday and Sunday just because and it was magical (even though I had a baby on my chest for one of those naps..still!) I think today I may head out to a few thrift stores I don't usually make it to and I may just have papa watch the babes while I run my errands. Things are certainly getting into a smooth groove around here and we're loving it! Our home is really mellow around winter time and having Miles join our lives has held no exception. The cats are extra lazy and seem to forget about how much they hate each other in agreeance to share the bed at night. Theres talk of having a dog join our family this summer but for now we have our hands full with a baby and two stupid cats.

Nation wide thrift store finder is AMAZING!

This butter dish makes me so happy! Yup, a butter dish folks!

Loving these boots.

Such creative business cards.

Four new favorite blogs 1 2 3 4 

Papa and my next project!

I sort of have a baby boy shoe obsession going on... Alright and a big boy one too.

Adorable DIY valentines.

Overload of cuteness in this online children's magazine. 

This mama is amazing! 

What a beautiful wedding. Swoon! (make sure to check out part two of it)

Happy Monday friends.

My Mama Monday

Mom and sister 1985

Hi, Ive been absent the past few days. Since Thursday its been mama and me time! It is ALWAYS lovely having her visit Portland. We were hoping Miles would make his grand appearance this weekend while his nannie was here but no! Stubborn boy. Steve and I went to the hospital on Friday night hoping it was time but false labor sent us home. I was having a really hard time with the contraction pains in my back and the midwife on call was starting to freak me out about the amniotic fluids perhaps leaking so in we went with our hospital bags in tow thinking it was the big day. Alas after 5 hours of monitoring contractions and his heartbeat and tests and walking... we were sent home. Boo! But the upside was that Mom and I were able to have the whole weekend together which was in itself really special considering its the last time ill be with her before I'm a momma myself.

My Mama Monday

 

 This photo of my mom makes me laugh. I don't know what the heck is actually taking place but I think shes pretty damn cute! 

And the most exciting news is that she is going to be visiting us in just a few days! She was scheduled to see us last month but ended up getting really ill with bronchitis. SO I have been super anxious for her arrival for weeks now! Since neither her nor I have our usually energy we will probably end up at a few thrift stores but mostly lots of home time together. And fingers crossed that baby M arrives while his nonnie is here! Oh, how exciting that would be!

My Mama Monday

 

So for today's Mama Monday I wanted to show you this photo of my darling mother at 28 years old. Did you happen to see that bird on her arm? This may look bizarre but if you were to know this woman at all, you would definitely say that this is absolutely normal of her. My mom has always had an interest and love for birds so naturally our home had aviary's with large macaws and other bizarre birds making the neighbors (and us) insane from the noise. She extended her interest to study wild birds at UCLA and at one point was an importer of exotic birds to the Los Anegels Zoo. Having her as my mother has been extraordinary! 

Growing up our house was filled with cats and dogs running around and not to exclude the lizards, tortoises, rats, German hamsters, angora rabbits, birds, ducks, chickens and a peacock that one time... The animals only enhanced the unique childhood my sister and I had. My mom had a really magical way of making things special and memorable for us kids. Even now, although she has downsized dramatically, I receive text messages from her exclaiming the new animals she brought home. Recently there was a message about the four baby white button quails she got from a bird show and last week she sent me a photo of a rescued Chihuahua she is going to keep "temporally" along with another photo of a sweet baby tortoise she was gifted. I think what is funniest about all of this is that after all of the exposure to so many different pets growing up, my sister and I have chosen to only own cats!

Steve and I can't wait for Miles to meet his grandma! I'm so excited to hear about all of the kooky adventures hes going to have at nannie's house. 

Mom a few years ago with Angel (or maybe that's Paco?) and Penny

My Mama Monday

Meet Corrie, my mom! 

Im not sure when this photo was taken but I'm pretty sure she is in Jerome Arizona. 

Did you see that hair? Yup, pretty amazing right.
There is so much to say about how awesome she is but a bowl of cereal and 30 Rock is calling my name. More next Monday.

Mother

I have been trying to think of a subject to weekly write about and I finally have it! Every Monday post will be about my mom. Thinking that since Im on the brink of becoming a mother myself, I wanted to share the person who Im influenced most by. Her strength, style and love are endless and Im so excited to share a bit of her with you. Not to mention the photos of her as a young woman are INCREDIBLE!

There she is with my sister 1981