I'm not pregnant.

But if I was, I would buy this swimsuit.
I like this one too.
It's a good thing I'm not pregnant. Because my long torso doesn't fit into one-piece swimsuits. and then I would be stuck with two really cute swimsuits that give me a wedgy.
chevron stripe
tropical maldiva

joely

my cute little bro is graduating from high school and I snapped a few quick pics of him tonight for his announcements. If you think this one is supa cool, wait till you see the next...

ta da!

my also cute sister-in-law Julie introduced me to the world of picnik. my my joel. you are looking shnazzy!
(ok. now that I've seen this on blog, you should know it looks way cooler in the photo programs.)

nobody likes their peanut butter spread too thin.

and I am that peanut butter. I've just been trying to do too much lately and, as always, my body has slammed on the brakes. Yes- I'm sick.
So something's gotta give. and sadly? it's this:

Oh I was so thrilled to be picked. It would have been my first show/market/boutique/whatever you want to call it. But I come back from the Bahamas the night before. And all this extra curricular sewing has left no time to make product. I guess I could just sell candy...
So needless to say, big frowny face. but what's this?

Ok. their banner is nowhere near as cute. but they contacted me to be one of their vendors and I have a notion to say "Yes! Very much Yes!" It would be the second Saturday of every month until October. I am equally excited.
You see? Sometimes when fate closes a door... it opens a mountain aire market.

late mother's day card

If you forgot your mom on mom's day, perhaps you can make it up to her with this card. The message says, "Thanks for your support." but I think it would be equally amusing with the message, "My cup runneth over."

See card here.

FYI part 2

I've changed some settings on my blog.

Hopefully this will remedy the invasion.

we shall see.

Do you like the 'rio?

Me too.

Especially their pork barbacoa. and I used to have this killer recipe for it. but I lost it.
so i went searching for it today and I came across this.

http://family.rmphelps.com/2009/07/cafe-rio-to-eat-or-not-to-eat.html

oh mystery man. You are the reason that so much of the world thinks that BYU students are prudes. {pardon my french}

FYI

Dear Friends,

If you ever see a crazy korean or japanese or whatever comment on my blog, please don't click on the user's profile.

When I first got one, I clicked on the profile to see what the heck it was. The blog it lead to was {I'm pretty sure, I can't read japanese} explicit. And now I get the comments frequently! I think it's some kind of creeper, viral thing. SO DON'T CLICK ON IT OR THEY WILL HAUNT YOUR BLOG TOO!

Take care my loves.

Yikes!

I've just seen my first 'look alike' of my hat from an alternate universe! Now I'm not original :(
But mine is cuter right? Personally I hate theirs. But that's just me.

THEIRS

MINE

THEIRS ALSO

No, I don't have a version of this, but it cracks me up.
It reminds me of the SNL hair club for babies skit.

This is the one

This will be perfect for Parker's party.
I think I can manage to copy this, with a few of my own touches.

And it may be a little soon to be planning, but this is for sure Caden's for next year.
We will be taking a tour of the fire station a couple blocks from our house.
{Totally Dan's idea. I know, he's a pretty awesome hubby.}

A bounty of beauties here.

family pictures

Well, I think the mini session went well. It's great to do a test run. Now I can confirm my suspicions that I'm terrible at picking outfits. I like what Dan and I are wearing, but Parker looks like a John Denver fan and Caden looks like a waiter at an ice cream parlor. Believe it or not, I'm wearing a TON of eye makeup. I was worried too much. Next time, I think I might even put on more.



Feedback? Please give me your tips and advice. I want to take ultimate best ever family pictures soon. How did you get yours?

headbands

I was adding some new headbands to the shop, {see photo of my darling boy modeling above. Will he ever forgive me?} And I was curious what page I would end up on. Page 11. There are a bazillion headbands out there!! Some are cute, but some....

this child doesn't even look remotely happy to have this satellite dish strapped to her head.
{will she ever forgive her parents?}

There are a lot of these birdcage headbands out there right now, but I think everyone's kinda missing the mark. I think this one is sweet, the best I've seen of this style, although the scale is still just a touch too large. Beautiful picture.
{my goodness I'm a headband snob for someone who doesn't even have a girl!}

amazon flower
vintage birdcage

a midsummer night's dream

is the inspiration for the bridal hairpiece. I've been playing with some whimsical bridal lace that Stacy brought over. I have a good idea of where I'm going, but I wanted to see what came to other people's minds when they think, MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DEAM.
and what better place to look for creative inspiration than etsy?

bracelet

choker

headband

earings

hard to see, but this is a headband