bonnetfriend (giveaway)

Iv'e already told you how much I fell in love with Leanne's bonnets the moment I saw them on her site. Well, I love them more in person...

 Leanne sent a bonnet for Audrey and we have been receiving compliments all over town...on lunch dates, hiking trips... beach trips. It's simple yet delicate and really is perfect for this hot summer.

Bonnetfriend is a mom owned local business, something that really calls out to me. I'd much rather buy from a mom owned business than a big name business. Specially when something is handmade from organic materials. 

Don't you agree?

Giveaway!

Bonnetfriend wants one of you to have a bonnet for your daughter or a special girl you know! 

All you have to do is visit Bonnetfriend on Facebook and give them a Like then comeback here and leave any topic related comment. If your not on Facebook that's okay too, just visit Bonnetfriend and tell me which bonnet is your favorite. I'll randomly pick a winner on July 20th at 11:59pm and 

email you if you are the winner. Make sure you include your email address if not already on your profile. US only. 

Aren't they adorable?

*no monetary compensation was given for this post. Bonnetfriend sent Audrey a bonnet and we fell in love. 

Update: yay! Ana is the winner! Her daughter will look beautiful in this!

mouse house

via mouseshouses

I just discovered MousesHouses and the lovely work artist/author Maggie Rudy creates. I think Audrey and I fell in love with every single picture on her blog in one sitting.  Love it all. Every little mouse is darling. 

I can't wait to order her book and dive in with Audrey. 

32 weeks

I'm having all the 3rd trimester symptoms...

frequent bathroom visits

difficulty getting in comfortable positions

difficulty bending over to pick stuff up ( :

pregnancy brain (although this I seem to suffer from all the time)

strong baby movements...where it feels like my stomach is twisting as well and baby might pop out from one side ( :

Kip took some pictures of me last weekend. It was at the end of the day so I was a bit tired and puffy eyed here... but this is definitely how big I am!!! ( :

happy 4th!

We just got home from hanging out with family. Hot dogs, hamburgers, grilled corn, ceviche, cheesecake and berry pie. I went straight for the ceviche...not your typical 4th of July dish but definitely one you will find at a Latino get together. 

We enjoyed the day by spending it together as a family. I feel tremendously lucky to be able to live in such a beautiful country with the people I love. 

I have some pictures to share from our mini golf outing yesterday in celebration of Audrey's 4th birthday. It was a really nice afternoon filled with mini golf and bumper boats and a really yummy dinner to end the night. 

We got home exhausted and happy.

Happy 4th of July friends! Hope you all had a great one!

flew by

Audrey's birthday party is this weekend and there really hasn't been much else on her mind. Talks about who will be there what we will eat what we will do and how it's going to be SO much fun have filled our home.

Iv'e taken the kids out for ice cream every one of my off days this week... and this might be due to more of my own cravings. ( :

We cleaned out Jeremiah's closet yesterday, and I almost wish I hadn't. Every time we clean his things out we give more toys away... and every time we do it looks more like a teenagers room and less like my little boys room.

When did all those action figures not become so important in his life? It just flew by, it seems. And all those times I wished there was less toy clutter...I miss them. 

I think I want ice cream right now...

deep in the ocean

Almost lunch time...we thought what should we do today? 

Audrey yelled "Beach!" so sandwiches were made, cherries washed and water bottles filled. 

We played in the sand, had lunch together, splashed in the water and at one point I felt like going deep in the ocean. Jeremiah watched Audrey while I jumped inside the waves. 

After the water we curled up on our mat and just talked and laid there till we all were tired and ready to come home.

Tired happy kids fell asleep on the drive home. 

I told Kip I was picking up a pizza for dinner... 1/2 cheese 1/2 sausage with veggies. 

Got home excited to tell him all about our trip and took warm baths to wash the sand out. 

It's definitely summer.

Father's Day 2012

For a long time Father's day was always a difficult holiday for me to celebrate due to my history and relationship with my own father. 

Seeing Kip as a father I realize how special it is to have a great father in your life and that not all father's are like mine. Our children are so very lucky. 

Happy Father's Day my love!