A Year of Gratitude: Day Nineteen (a day late)

This morning I am grateful that my earring gave way before the cartilage in my ear did when I accidentally combed the earring out of my ear in the shower.  I'm also grateful that I found the earring before it went down the drain.

Sometimes it's the little things, you know?

Have a wonderful day!

Hot Day in May Happenings

Last week we had our first stretch of really warm weather, so I finally got to dress Mollie in a dress she got from Aunt Sharon.  It looked beyond adorable on her and she seemed insanely comfortable in it.

It was good for climbing.

And putting her bunny down for a nap.

And, subsequently, rocking Bunny to sleep.

It fit her perfectly!

Doesn't she look like such a little lady?!

Baylor, still under-the-weather with a cold, requested his special, special treat (read: cinnamon toast) for lunch.  I love it that he still gets a little cinnamon mustache after eating his toast!

After naps, Mollie got back to being super-industrious, moving furniture around and whatnot.

I just love this next shot.  The sunlight coming into the windows was so wonderfully bright!

Amalia poked around in Baylor's kitchen and swiped his oven mitt.

Then she waved at herself for a while.

She stopped for a second to smile at the camera.

Then she went right back to it.  I have to believe this is the baby equivalent of getting your dress stuck in your pantyhose.

And this is just plain silly!

It was so nice to enjoy the warm weather even if we were cooped up inside with colds.  It'll be here for a little longer very soon!

Enjoy!

Etsy Bitsy Problem: Robbie Jenkins

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. I can see Etsy turning into a problem for me.

Nonetheless, I thought I'd share another awesome store with you. RobbieJenkins DreamStar Creations is an awesome little Etsy store, filled with collage-art jewelry. My favorite, though, are the custom vintage dictionary necklaces you can get. Wonderfully inexpensive at $10 a pop (and only $1.50 shipping), you get to choose the word you want on your pendant!

Um, hello?! How cute would this be as a gift? The dictionaries the artist uses come from the 1930s to 1950s, so you probably couldn't have the word "ginormous" on your pendant, but I can see the possibilities being nearly endless. So cute!

Etsy Bitsy Problem: Hazelnut Cottage

Yeah, I'm desperately trying NOT to get into Etsy. For those of you unfamiliar, it is a wonderful site filled with handmade/vintage goodies. Just about anyone can open an Etsy store, so some things are less than perfect, but some ... sigh ... are just lovely.

The first time I went on the site I was less than impressed. I don't know why, but I found it difficult to navigate and thought the things I found were unpolished and amateurish.

Not so now.

My current favorite store is Hazelnut Cottage. (swoon) If I had extra money to burn on jewelry, this would probably be my first stop.