family photos.

 the unspeakable actually happened.

pete let me pay an actual photographer to come to our house and take pictures of our family.

i still can't believe it.

i asked the kids for their ideas about the pictures.

lucy wanted to bake cookies.

unanimously they wanted pictures reading (dorks) and of all of us piled into our bed.

and finn was set on catan pictures.

sarah from arrow & apple did such a great job.

these pictures are a true family treasure.

if you live in phoenix, i couldn't recommend sarah enough.

thank you, thank you, sarah!

more handmade riot.

took some more pictures for handmade riot.

got three shelves for myself and

am so excited to hang them!

seriously, go check them out.

you won't be disappointed.

can i recommend the popsicle coasters for summer?

arrow and apple.

i have decided my very favorite type of photography is that which captures people in their own homes living their lives.

this is the kind of photography i want to get better at.

and the lovely sarah behind arrow & apple is 

awesome at it.

handmade riot.

last week i had the very fun task of taking some photos for the brilliant creative team at handmade riot of their honeycomb shelves.  

i am in love with these shelves

and you should be, too.

hurry over to their etsy shop and order yourself one, two, three, four or five of these shelves and hang them in whatever awesome way you can think to.

do it.  you won't be sorry.

for a good laugh, check out this video on their facebook page.

hehe.

sitting on the patio drinking beers.

it was a grand weekend.

the weather was perfect,

my sister was in town

and we enjoyed lots of time outdoors.

we had a delicious meal and some beers at 

pizzeria bianco on friday night.  

if only we could start off every weekend that way...

now back to my real life.

food trucks

phoenix won't be left behind on the food truck trend.

hit up the phoenix public market on 

wednesdays from 4-8 or fridays from 11-1:30.

you will find a little bit of everything

from the numerous food trucks
parked around the street.

and then you can take a stroll through the market

and grab yourself one of the best coffees in town from

 royal at the market.

there, i think we just planned you 

a very lovely friday afternoon...

perhaps we will see you there!

PAM

i love the phoenix art museum.

if you've never been, put it on your calendar.

it won't disappoint.

and, whatever you see, be sure

you don't miss

"you who are getting obliterated

 in the dancing swarm of fireflies."

its magical and wonderful

and if you are with a small child

and they walk out saying, "let's do it again"

you will gladly oblige, as you were just thinking

 the very same thing.

and here's a little secret...

they are open on wednesdays from 3-9

for free.