secret message watercoloring.

after dinner and before baths, i broke out the watercolors to do a little painting. before i gave the boys their papers, i wrote a 'secret message' in white crayon.matty is just starting to see letters appear...


his secret message? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? answer=purple


David and I worked together. His message? DAVID IS SILLY. definitely!

alternating chaos...

i told steve a few months ago that my goal was to get every cupboard, drawer and closet organized. i should never speak words like that outloud. sure, set a goal and internalize it, but never SAY it. i am not an organized person in general. i know where everything is, but it might not look 'orderly'. things move from order to chaos and then back to order again. piles accumulate, then i attack them, but somehow they accumulate again. it's so wierd :) so the pantry is organized and we have flowers and candles on the front porch, but the laundry is in a state of despair (we might have to buy some clean underwear tonight if i don't get on it!!). alternating chaos...

oh my goodness...

Check out Dena's handmade tees for kiddos. So cute and so custom! Mine say 'trouble'. (Just so everyone is warned!) So fun, love 'em! and...


go over to lindsey's blog for a tutorial on how to make a child's apron. so, so cute! matty is using his new apron for cooking, painting and play dough. it's perfect!

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and winners for the freshwater pearl necklaces are...

Jen who likes to layer tanks with hoodies :) or on the babes... a onesie under whatever they are wearing!! love your blog!!

and Rebecca (kjht-tt) who layers vanilla bean ice cream, whipped cream, and juicy red strawberries.

Email me your addresses ladies and I'll get your necklaces out in the next week!
Yay for summer coming!!

two beautiful magazines.

I have a small ad in Central Coast Magazine this month. CCM is a beautiful magazine that is distributed between Ventura and Big Sur. I used this photo for the ad. I am so excited to be a part of this publication!

The necklace that I designed for Victoria Magazine also came out in their May/June issue this week. You can find the necklace in their 'private collection' (page 15). I used fine link chain and a rose quartz pearl. The disc is hammered so it has an organic feel. The photo they took is beautiful. Actually the whole magazine is beautiful and inspiring. Go out and buy one!  I just bought one at the grocery store yesterday. Surreal!!
I heard Fox News was going to use one of my necklace is a mother's day gift guide segment. Did anyone see it??

Ok, off to get some things done!  Hope your Monday is blessed.

serve day.

today was serve day with our church. there were many projects to participate in, but made cookies and took them to the local fire station. right after breakfast we go to work.

the boys were very helpful rolling the dough and 'painting' the egg whites on top. matty is counting the cookies in this picture.

david made sure to slam a few cupbaords just to keep things lively!

then we packaged them up and attached a thank you note.

we met friends at the fire station. when we knocked, nobody answered, so we had to wait a bit. we thought maybe they were out fighting a fire!? I love how lily is *carefully* holding her plate of brownies :)

matty fully expected the firemen to be in full gear with red hats and everything. he was very disappointed to hand the cookies over to some guy in navy chinos and a tee shirt. oh well! david had fun exploring the fire station. this is the back end of a very old fire truck. now I am ready to put the boys to bed early and watch a movie!

is there such a thing

as too silly?

new nighttime ritual...

reading 'owl moon', under the bed, by flashlight, with daddy.