Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
halloween '13
We had fun dressing up as a family this year. Here we are as The Flintstones!
I made Fred & Wilma style t-shirts for Zach and me (so Zach wouldn't have to wear a "dress"), and for Jaina I made Pebbles' tank top, bloomers, and bone bow. This DIY Peplum Top tutorial helped inspire the Wilma shirt.
I used thrift store shirts (bought on half off day) and some felt for all of the clothes and styrofoam balls for Wilma's necklace, so I think I paid $8 for all three outfits.
And I was in good company! One of my favorite bloggers, Kenna at Miss Party Mom dressed up as Wilma this year, and so did Kathie Lee!
Glad I got it in this year while it was still "on trend", cause next year The Flintstones will be so over. ; )
Also, none of the kids knew who we were. And those who did thought we dressed up as cereal characters. Are The Flintstones not even on TV right now? It's not like it's from my generation, but we watched it all the time. Guess we should stock up on the DVDs, cause that is some quality programming.
I made Fred & Wilma style t-shirts for Zach and me (so Zach wouldn't have to wear a "dress"), and for Jaina I made Pebbles' tank top, bloomers, and bone bow. This DIY Peplum Top tutorial helped inspire the Wilma shirt.
I used thrift store shirts (bought on half off day) and some felt for all of the clothes and styrofoam balls for Wilma's necklace, so I think I paid $8 for all three outfits.
And I was in good company! One of my favorite bloggers, Kenna at Miss Party Mom dressed up as Wilma this year, and so did Kathie Lee!
image via The Today Show
Glad I got it in this year while it was still "on trend", cause next year The Flintstones will be so over. ; )
Also, none of the kids knew who we were. And those who did thought we dressed up as cereal characters. Are The Flintstones not even on TV right now? It's not like it's from my generation, but we watched it all the time. Guess we should stock up on the DVDs, cause that is some quality programming.
Happy Halloween!
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
"hopped off the plane at lax with a dream and my cardigan"
We had a crazy awesome time in LA/Pasadena last week surprising my sister for her 25th birthday. We got her sooooo good.
We finally got to see where they live, we had a lot of great food, and we saw as much as we possibly could in the 50ish hours we were there. Here are some of our adventures!
This poor baby was dragged across the country and back in two and a half days, and she was a trooper! It was worth it to be with family and to actually get to step outside the LA airport for once. Plus, we got a few more sunny days before heading back east for the long, cold winter.
Miss you, Aunt Beka and Uncle Andrew! See you soon!
We finally got to see where they live, we had a lot of great food, and we saw as much as we possibly could in the 50ish hours we were there. Here are some of our adventures!
Um, Hollywood Boulevard is cah-razy. Like straightjacket crazy. I did manage to find one of my faves.
"The Hills"
Pretty Pasadena, where they live.
"Wah-r! Wah-r!"
Parks 'n Rec, anyone?
Posing with a toddler...
Giant Connect Four with Uncle Andrew
Venice Beach!
We had to reenact the serious playgrounders.
Wore my Venice Beach shirt at Venice!
People are allowed to graffiti everything at one section.
Jaina digs it.
Venice skate park
Next time I'll get inside to the Rose Bowl Flea Market. All my favorite bloggers shop there.
That's the Father of the Bride house!
(Decorated for Halloween, obviously. Notice the huge creepy cat eyes in the windows.)
Unbrushed hair; that was not a battle I wanted to fight.
This poor baby was dragged across the country and back in two and a half days, and she was a trooper! It was worth it to be with family and to actually get to step outside the LA airport for once. Plus, we got a few more sunny days before heading back east for the long, cold winter.
Miss you, Aunt Beka and Uncle Andrew! See you soon!
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
cozying up the walls and a giveaway
We finally hung stuff up above our couch. Yay! I've had some place fillers there for a while, but I finally assembled enough meaningful things to fill the wall.
The massive saw on top belonged to my Pappap who passed away this summer. He collected lots of old tools, and the inside of his garage was covered with them.
This is one of my parents' peasant paintings that they got while we lived in China. It's a furniture store! Jaina loves it, and she likes it when we look at it together and I tell her about all of the mommies and daddies buying fancy beds.
My homie, Brahms, and Zach's masks from Kenya.
Pretty prints by my sister, Beka. On the left is a Mucha cover, and on the right are the Sneetches she made for Jaina's birthday.
This is an old Parcheesi board I found in my grandma's basement. I love that it says "Home" in the middle.
It's crazy how much cozier a room is once there's artwork on the walls.
So, in addition to the horribly lit photos of our living room, I wanted to share a giveaway that my real life and blog friend, Holly of Curious Sprinkles, is hosting. She just started a very sweet Etsy shop with all of her headbands. They're very cute and make awesome gifts. She's giving away one free headband of your choice to a lucky winner!
There are four of us co-hosting with her, and the more of us you follow, the more chances you have to win.
AND, Holly is giving any of my readers 20% off at her shop through the end of the month. So click on over to the Curious Sprinkles Etsy shop and do some stocking stuffer shopping! The coupon code is SPRiNKLES1013, and it's good through October 31st.
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The massive saw on top belonged to my Pappap who passed away this summer. He collected lots of old tools, and the inside of his garage was covered with them.
This is one of my parents' peasant paintings that they got while we lived in China. It's a furniture store! Jaina loves it, and she likes it when we look at it together and I tell her about all of the mommies and daddies buying fancy beds.
My homie, Brahms, and Zach's masks from Kenya.
This is an old Parcheesi board I found in my grandma's basement. I love that it says "Home" in the middle.
It's crazy how much cozier a room is once there's artwork on the walls.
So, in addition to the horribly lit photos of our living room, I wanted to share a giveaway that my real life and blog friend, Holly of Curious Sprinkles, is hosting. She just started a very sweet Etsy shop with all of her headbands. They're very cute and make awesome gifts. She's giving away one free headband of your choice to a lucky winner!
This is my favorite!
There are four of us co-hosting with her, and the more of us you follow, the more chances you have to win.
AND, Holly is giving any of my readers 20% off at her shop through the end of the month. So click on over to the Curious Sprinkles Etsy shop and do some stocking stuffer shopping! The coupon code is SPRiNKLES1013, and it's good through October 31st.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Co-hosts
1. Mandi @ All My Happy Endings
2. Melanie @ Now a Queen
3. Darlene @ Tales of a Young Mamma
4. Kara @ Kara's Domestic Life
2. Melanie @ Now a Queen
3. Darlene @ Tales of a Young Mamma
4. Kara @ Kara's Domestic Life
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