Bryan’s First Birthday

I can’t believe it’s right around the corner. Our little guy will be turning 1!  We’re planning an animal themed fete to ring in his first year.  Soyoung from Dogear Press helped us design this interactive invite (unfortunately the links don’t show up on blogger) and Kelly from Studio DIY is helping us with the concepting (craft paper pinwheels … Read more

Childstyle Shoot

Last week when I posted my Weekend Instagram I neglected to share one very important weekend event and that was the Saturday shoot of Bryan’s nursery for Childstyle.  Childstyle is a new HGTV web series starring blogger Rebecca Woolf of Girls Gone Child.  It was so much fun to have the whole crew here (and it didn’t hurt that they served … Read more

Guest Post: Because It’s Awesome

Thanks Tobe for the below post about fun kid’s stuff. I think I’m going to have to add those adorable sneakers to Bryan’s wish list.  And some of you may recognize some similarities between some of Tobe’s favorite nurseries and the sneak peek’s of Bryan’s rooms that I’ve shown: Hello, nesters! Tobe here from because it’s awesome, pretty … Read more

Baby Gallery Wall

Our friend Natasha sent us the cutest little embroidered namesake memento for Bryan’s nursery and it fit perfectly on the gallery wall over his changing table.  I had originally planned to put a baby footprint impression in that spot but said footprint didn’t turn out as planned.  The embroidered hoop from Abigail Wilder’s Etsy shop was the … Read more

Baby Essentials

I was reading Oh Joy’s guide to baby essentials the other day and decided to put together my own list of top 10 items.  Everyone has their favorites when it comes to baby items, and I’ve found that in motherhood people tend to get hyper opinionated.  Granted  a lot of the time, you end up liking and … Read more

Baby Shower

I’m so excited to share the photos of my baby shower with you.  Cori, Jess, and Katy really went above and beyond in the planning, decor, and nibbles for the party (do I see an event planning company in someone’s future?).  The food from Love Bites was delicious as were the desserts that everyone pitched in … Read more

Prenatal Preview

A little glimpse of the baby’s room thus far And the new guest room.  The perfect fit niche behind the door.  A little vignette with some found objects.