family + adventures + the emerald city
{image via} happy, happy 2015! here we go with my favorite post of the year: the recap of all the things we did in 2014. this was an absolutely fantastic year – I dare say the BEST year we’ve ever had – I just can’t believe it is already the end of december. where did … Continue reading “highlights of 2014.”
welcome back friday! be sure to pop over to see what kendra, mary beth, & amanda are loving this week. we would love for you to join us! leave a comment and we’ll come check out what you’re loving each week! {one} AOL original city.ballet. I have always loved ballet & was delighted to find … Continue reading “friday I’m in love.”
I had the pleasure of hosting a baby brunch last weekend to celebrate my good friend amanda & her baby boy! she requested a simple affair that was focused on quality time with girlfriends. after amanda chose steelhead diner {right at pike place market!} for the venue, the rest of the brunch came together really … Continue reading “amanda’s baby brunch.”
{warning: this post is super text-heavy!} i got a blog comment last week about being nominated for a Liebster Award. i had never heard of it before, but was envisioning some type of german lobster. turns out i was way off {though not about the german part}. “liebster” is german for sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, … Continue reading “Liebster Award Nomination.”
i have been seeing a few painted antlers on pinterest & i thought they were cool looking. it just so happens that my brother has a massive collection of antlers & acted as my source while we were home at christmastime. armed with two antlers {spoiler alert: i have only painted one so far} i … Continue reading “diy painted antler.”
less than a week until the big day! this second project {see my diy heart elbow patches here} is super festive & even if i don’t get to see it inside the house, it is fun to be greeted with when we get home from work. {original pinterest link – valentine’s day decor} there wasn’t … Continue reading “valentine’s day diy: xo wreath.”
it probably isn’t a surprise that when aaron asked me what i wanted for christmas that i asked for supplies for a diy project. seems like diys & stuff for the house tops the wish list these days. while there are a few lots of things that i am eyeing or wanting to do for … Continue reading “diy campaign dressers.”
i haven’t really kept it a secret that the light pendants in our dining room are not my favorite thing in the house {see here}. but, for what they were {a light source for one entire side of our large living space} we kept them without too much complaint. however, when you are a house … Continue reading “the day we traded three lights for one.”
{feeling a bit under the weather on friday. stayed home, slept in {!}, watched movies & cuddled with sadie.} {we took a family walk on saturday thru the ravenna ravine near our house. lots of beautiful moss-covered trees. i froze but sadie had an awesome time playing in all the mud!} {i have resolved to … Continue reading “my weekend in pictures.”
{we have been cooking from pinterest a lot recently.} {attempting to catch up on my back-log of vogues.} {yep, it is officially hot water bottle season in seattle.} {we saved the seeds from two pumpkins to roast this weekend!} {sadie waiting patiently for aaron to get a latte.} {ordering my sandwich at which wich in … Continue reading “my weekend in pictures.”