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Rain or Shine
kiralynnpdx.blogspot.com
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My name is Kira. I am an apparel/accessories designer living in Portland, OR with my husband Jeremy, daughter Pearl, and our two crazy dogs. I love Jesus, the Portland Trail Blazers, the outdoors, and making things. This blog is about our life here in this beautiful, rainy city.
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Family Photos!

A couple of weeks ago, we headed to Laurelhurst Park and to the waterfront to have our family photos taken.  Pearl was teething and had skipped her afternoon nap so it seemed like whenever she w...

3 h ago

Portlander Problems #13

1. My first time at this restaurant was awesome.  Colin Meloy was sitting at a table near us, there was a minimal wait, and my food was really good.  The second time (years later)...

1 day ago

8 Months...A Few Extras

Pearls 8 month recap was posted to the blog this morning.  I had a hard time picking her photos for the month because I thought quite a few turned out cute this time around.  So I decided t...

1 day ago

8 Months Old!

Pearl is eight months old!Pearl has been busy this month.  She is such a fast crawler, I can barely keep up.  Its nice that she doesnt need to be carried around as much anymore.  She j...

2 days ago

So, I have this dress...

Back in 2006, I worked at the Betsey Johnson sample sale while I was a design intern there.  I saw a dress on the racks that I wanted so badly, but it was not my size.  I searched the entir...

6 days ago

Baby Under Furniture #5 and Crib Transition

Pearl is finding more interesting furniture to explore now that she can crawl, but she can get herself out now so I usually dont have time to photograph her adventures.  Here are a couple I was ...

24 may 12

Portlander Problems #12

1. Im often getting quick last minute visits from family members who were in town to visit Ikea. "Hey, we came up to go to Ikea and it looks like we have time to stop by, be there in ten min...

22 may 12

Fishing Trip

It was an early morning today, but totally worth it.  We took Pearl on her first fishing trip.  Pearl and I didnt do any fishing, but we enjoyed the beautiful scenery while Jeremy did all o...

18 may 12

Vintage Dresses For Pearl

Remember this post?After getting great feedback from photographer friends, I chose the below two dresses to buy.  They are both so cute and I cant decide which to have Pearl wear during family p...

17 may 12

Portlander Problems #11

1. I took Pearl for an early morning walk yesterday because it was supposed to warm up, and who wants to go outside in anything hotter than 85 degrees?  I know I dont.2. It was hot thi...

15 may 12

Twinsies

Its pretty much standard procedure for mothers to dress their daughters like themselves, right?On Saturday, Pearl spit up on both of us so I went to change our clothes.  I pulled out an H&M ...

15 may 12

Mothers Day

With the crib transition, some nights are good and others are pretty bad.  I didnt get much sleep last night.  Whether I am well rested or completely exhausted, I still feel so blessed. &nb...

12 may 12

Vote For My Mom!

My mom with her two granddaughtersMy sister entered my mom Anita in a contest for Mothers Day.  She is currently in second place, but the votes are very close.  I was wondering if you might...

11 may 12

Vintage Baby Dresses

We are doing family photos pretty soon.  I wanted to get Pearl a cute little vintage dress to wear so I started browsing etsy today.  There are too many adorable options.  Im a bit ove...

11 may 12

Baby Style #10

After a month long break, baby style is back!#1 This was Pearls Easter outfit.  I know that was a while ago, but it was too cute not to share the details.Shirt: Old Navy, Skirt: Target, Leg...

09 may 12

Portlander Problems #10

1. Im pretty sure people will assume I am a bad mom when I dont "wear my baby" at the grocery store.2. I had to decide between organic strawberries grown in Mexico or local strawber...

08 may 12

The Man

My husband turns 29 today.He is one of those people who doesnt put his birth date on Facebook and would probably rather I not post about it on my blog.  Im not sure how to refrain from doing tha...

07 may 12

The trouble with a confusing name

People pronounce my name incorrectly nearly every day.I would guess around 1 in 10 people get it right the first time.  Last night I thought about my lovely blog readers and how most of you prob...

04 may 12

Time for the Crib

Pearl has slept in the co-sleeper next to my side of the bed since she was around one month old.  I love having her right there.  My favorite is when she wakes up every morning sometime bet...

03 may 12

Tulip Festival

Pearl and I went down to the tulip festival after church on Sunday.  Poor Jeremy had too much yard work to do so I met my parents and my aunt Doris there.  It was a sunny day and the flower...

02 may 12

Portlander Problems #9

1. I found our Heart In Oregon sticker while cleaning.  We never put it on the car for some reason.  Is that still a cool thing to do?2. Depending on whether someone consider...

01 may 12

7 Months Old!

Pearl is seven months old!Pearl had quite the month.  She learned how to crawl and has pretty much become an expert.  She crawls after everything that I dont want her to get her little hand...

30 apr 12

Take your child to work day

I took Pearl to visit Jeremy at work yesterday because it was "take your child to work day."  He paraded her around the office for a bit before we left for lunch.  Pearl is really t...

27 apr 12

Baby Under Furniture #4

I have gone two weeks without one of these posts, but people keep telling me its their favorite.  I really only thought that Pearl backing herself up under furniture would be funny to me and my ...

26 apr 12

Making Baby Food

I just want to start this off by saying that this is not a tutorial and I am not advocating that people feed their baby the way I do.  A couple of people asked me how making food for Pearl has b...

25 apr 12

1. Having to listen to people plan their Earth Day party. (submitted by Becca).2. I have no idea how to pump my own gas.*3. Super white arms, farmers tans, and chest hair.  Sunny ...

24 apr 12

Family Hike

The weather was absolutely gorgeous this weekend.  We decided to get out and enjoy the sun yesterday morning with a little family hike up to Powell Butte.  Jeremy and I used to go up there ...

23 apr 12

Crawling!

Somebody started crawling yesterday!This photo is super blurry, but I like to think its because Pearl is in motion, and not because I am a terrible photographer.I hope you are having a great weekend,...

21 apr 12

Summer Ready

Pearl and I met up with my friend Melissa and her little guy Enzo at H&M on Tuesday.I wanted to get Pearl some sunglasses so she tried on all of the glasses to see which fit best.I think I am in ...

19 apr 12

Rain Or Shine on Etsy

Peter Pan Collar Baby BibI started an Etsy shop this week to sell the bibs I have been making as well as any other baby related items I come up with.  Im not generally a huge fan of sewing, but ...

18 apr 12

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