Suggestions Needed!!

Dear Readers, I am in need of your help. Our two-year anniversary is coming up on October 21. We're not doing anything fancy (at least not that I know about!) and are being cautious about spending since the Baby (!!) and then Christmas (!!) are coming up so quickly... But I still, of course, want to get Paul something special for our anniversary.

Apparently the second anniversary is the cotton or china anniversary... And so I need your help. Any suggestions on clever gift ideas??? For the "paper anniversary", year one, Paul had a jigsaw puzzle made for me out of our wedding pictures which was pretty creative. I gave him the recipe for his favorite meal from our favorite restaurant that we ate in on our honeymoon- I emailed the chef asking for the recipe and he was nice enough to send it to me.. So that was printed on paper and I also gave him a leather catchall for his change...

But I am STUMPED on this cotton/china thing... He doesn't wear a robe so I can't do a fancy monogrammed robe.. He's not that into china (surprise surprise) unless it has a moose on it (if you ever visited our old house when I first moved in you've seen the moose plates.... ) and I'm not willing to go down that road again...

So if you have any suggestions please send them my way! Thanks!!!

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February: What Shadow Looks Like

(Welcome if you’re coming from Suzanne O'Brien Studio in Northern California!) This month’s group photography theme was “shadow.” I’ll admit, I had a bit of a hard time with this one. We’re in the middle of the February doldrums around these parts, and while the sun does shine from time to time it’s cold and blustery and damp most days. It was tough to get motivated and creative about this, but that’s the whole point of the challenge! The kids and I were in the living room one afternoon and LP was lining his toys up on the windowsill. The (frigid) afternoon sun was pouring in and I realized that there was a sort of lightbox effect. I enlisted LP’s help in photographing some of his favorite toys (and one of Eliza’s) so he was the “stylist” for this little photo shoot. I think if we ever have a dedicated play room I might frame some of these photos for the walls! Sophie the Giraffe: Army Guys: Captain America (I never noticed how r...

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I’ve been on a sewing kick lately- made a few things for Eliza that I thought I’d share (of course, I also have a list about a mile long of things I really need to get working on for Christmas, but bumped them all to make these little, totally not needed but too cute to resist, pieces…). First up is another Geranium Dress from the pattern by Made by Rae . The pattern is for a sleeveless dress or one with cap sleeves but I really wanted long sleeves so I drafted my own and they worked out perfectly! The fabric is a super soft baby corduroy. I made a mistake and sewed the skirt on the wrong way- instead of picking it all apart though I decided to just cover my seam (which should have been on the inside- whoops, distracted!) with a fabric band. I used the same fabric for the lining in the bodice. On the patch pockets I stitched Eliza’s name- it says “Eliza” on one pocket and “Rose” on the other.. I wish I’d used the polkadot pattern for the pockets as I thi...

10 on 10: July

10 on 10: Ten photos taken during one day or event, documenting that day or event, and posted on the tenth of the month . This year was our first fourth of July where it was just the 4 of us. In the past Paul’s parents were living nearby and we’d all get together. This year though we had a quiet day at home. The kids splashed in the kiddie pool and Paul smoked up some ribs for dinner. Yum! Now head on over to Kate Suzanne Photography - she just relocated to Asheville, NC and is sure to have a great 10 in 10!

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