fancying.

i want to be at this dinner party.

or maybe try to have one like it.

{via bleubird blog}

donuts as party favors?

best idea ever.

{from you are my fave}

as much as i detest the term "playdate"

i really like this little series.

{from shop sweet things}

my home needs more/any original art.

i love the color this painting adds to this room.

{from design sponge}

just a little something...

to say that i love my mother-in-law.

she is the hardest person i know to shop for.

and she is the very best mother-in-law 

a girl could ask for.

so, a stack of magazines, a shine bracelet and

a little love note will have to let her know.

happy mother's day to one and all next week!

5/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week,

for one year"

{april 2013 - april 2014}

fancying.

in my dream life, this will be my house.

don't worry, you'll all be invited to swim.

{via tiny.k}

awesome boys room.

and i already have that mobile.

{via webstagram}

i love this little mountain shelf diy.

now where could i hang one in my house?

{from carnets parisiens}

love all these kitchen dishes and pans being stored on these deep, open shelves.

file this one away with future remodel plans...

{from planete deco}

pen pal boxes.

we are headed to dallas in two weeks

and lucy is going to get to see her friend eva 

while we are there.

they have shared many an adventure together since they were born from california to new york and phoenix to dallas. even a day in austin.

but they are long distance friends and i am trying to instill in them the beauty of pen pals.

i gave lucy two old cigar boxes i got from her grandpa and let her decorate them however she liked (which was a little difficult for me, i might add).

we filled them with stationary and envelopes and stamps.

inside each lid, i wrote the other girls' address, so they would always have it readily available and not get held up in the actual mailing of their letters waiting around for their moms to dig up that address that is right around here somewhere...

hopefully a letter writing friendship will emerge...

a to z cookies

these might be my new favorite cookies.

i stole the idea from a local market, la grande orange.

basically, they are just chocolate chip cookies with pretzels, corn flakes and peanuts thrown in.  

la grande makes theirs with milk chocolate, but i stuck with good ol' semi sweet.

they were gone way, way too fast.

a to z cookies

2 sticks butter

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

{mix}

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla extract

{add and mix}

2 1/4 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

{mix separate, then add}

1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup pretzels (i used the sticks)

1/2 cup cornflakes 

1/2 cup peanuts

{stir 'em in}

let me know if you give them a whirl!

4/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week,

for one year"

{april 2013 - april 2014}