p.s. now that theres really no hiding it, i keep singing to myself ... my secret loves no secret anymore ... how can you not love doris day in calamity jane? happy valentines day. hope...
image via pinterest. i love sunday afternoons when all is calm. after my church meetings, i get into my comfs and settle in. i read, i write, i bake, fold laundry and try to tackle last minute tasks ...
ill let you in on a little secret. i want to teach playschool someday. i dont know when or how, but im already organizing my supplies like i have an army of kids showing up at my door. well see if th...
am a fan of this voluspa goji & tarocco orange candle. perfect for valentines day. am a fan of black licorice caramels. they remind me of my mom. am a fan of the new bonsai tree postage stamps. a...
as i scrolled through recent photos, i realized how many of them were taken at home, amidst the messes, with a table or steady surface as the main support. a surface is my favorite foundation for a p...
benji and i loved this little project. all you need is a can of shaving cream (or perhaps whipped cream) and food coloring. we talked about mixing colors; blue and yellow make green. (i wouldve throw...
sledding in sun valley / his favorite place happy, happy birthday to my favorite valentine. i love that february comes in with a kick. thank you for asking me out at the bakery (after i offered...
secret garden by nick scott valentining from the archives. soon ill give you an updated peek at our preps for february. tomorrow is dans birthday, so weve already baked a cake. + watercolors &a...
some of our best preschool projects come around by accident. one morning benji was lining up a few cars while i finished the morning dishes and we were talking about their names (have you noticed tha...
this weekend was full of good music (and a lot of singing my heart out). a brad paisley concert on friday night and an ugly sweater karaoke jam (not just for christmastime anymore) on saturday n...
i turned thirty in september. here are my thoughts on the matter. + now that im thirty i know better; life goes on after high school, toddlers are way more awesome than i once imagined. marriage is m...
notes // cloud dough feels like soft squeezable sand which molds easily into shapes. we love cloud dough. it was messier than i thought, but super fun and simple to make. i was glad i used a large co...
if we ever have a little girl, i may be the type of mom that makes her grow her hair out super long so i can lacquer it up and braid it like nothing else and pile those braids atop her head and doll ...
go green / gorgeous kitchen via revelment lots of time spent in the kitchen yesterday. i told dan the other day that i love cleaning my kitchen way more than i ever have. this is shocking. why would ...
ive been commissioned by two photographers (both based in north carolina, friends too!) who needed a little facelift for their logos. everyone who needs a new logo wants a brand that strikes a chord ...
of course friends and family blogs are going to stay on my radar. so i am carefully weeding the rest from the good (good meaning, worthwhile) blogs from my google reader. it is currently exploding wi...
elementary art print by john tibbott plenty of happy things are abounding. i feel lucky. today, since we awoke rather early, we ran to target for no good reason (but found a few toddler lumberja...
this color combo is nothing new but keeps popping up in my pins. i especially like that it can go chic and professional or youthful and approachable. sources: la petite girl (love this look!) / peaco...
ive come to love this little disney preview (featuring the song everything at once) and had to search the lyrics for the lovely lady singing it. its from lenka. of course. here she is singing it ...
spent martin luther king, jr. day with my sisters and all the kiddos and my mom. siblings are so awesome. sure, we get into deep conversations sometimes with controversial topics (usually around a ro...
you and me spend wild amounts of time together. i love our sun filled afternoons and the mornings full of chores together; you zooming around me with toy in hand. (usually youll stop to carefully pla...
+ made Book of Mormon bookmarks for the kids in my sunday school class. i made a goal to read from The Book of Mormon every day and see how it changes my life this year. i have a testimony ...
let me introduce you to the delectable dessert bars ill be toting to every party im invited to this year. seriously. these are my recent favorite find. to think, i almost threw out the magazine that ...
custom portrait created by caitlin of hue & hum. after two weeks (and a smashing new year rolling in, many thoughtful inspiring notes of encouragement and lots of productive housewifery tasks out...
photos by me // at the MOMA on our last trip to new york city. as of late, admittedly, the blog page has not been wooing me in its usual sugary sensationally tempting way. in the good old days i felt...
here are a few of my favorite things. + the nativity scenes and christmas lights all aglow on temple square. its my favorite way of getting into the true spirit of christmas. i love walking around th...
today b and i have wrapping to do and folding to do and cleaning to do. were kicking it inside the cottage. (yesterday was errand day. i seem to clump them together; well have a go-go-go day and then...
a christmas cousins girls night. + the sistas, cousins and aunts all gathered in the cottage for a night to remember. everyone showed up in comfortable clothes for a cozy night and a yoga class...
+ just when i wondered if my card / wreath display was way too ginormous, it became the fave of the season. i got it on coupon at michaels and will likely be hanging it in the kitchen year after year...
image via hello hello. this post is going to be random and short. christmas is coming and my house is a wreck. benji came down into my wrapping room and said, woah! mom, this is a gi-gan-tic mess. an...
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