One of the best parts of moving to Austin was already having some friends when I got here. Like Dana, who I had known forever online, met in real life at Alt, and then became …
My kids are obsessed with animals, and with dressing up. So it was only a matter of time before I found a way to marry the two in a more socially acceptable than full-costume-everyday sort …
Ever since I was little I remember loving laying in a hammock to relax. I mean, who doesn't, right? That feeling was magnified when I lived in Costa Rica for several months studying Spanish during …
Summer is fast approaching! It's the perfect time to bust out a couple skirts for the littles. I made this gathered skirt with attached bloomers as part of this "One Pattern, Four Ways" post last month, …
Today we went hiking and got sun-kissed. Being outside in the warmth made me excited all over again about the impending summer and all of the fun that we have in the outdoors. Texas is …
Plum is officially a walking baby as of two days ago! I made her all of these fun summer things banking on the idea that she'd be off her knees and able to comfortably wear them standing …
Austin has been gloomy for a week! It's way outside of our typical sunshine + cactus drill, and I'm feeling the winter blues. It was really nice to have the distraction of working on a …
Dave and I decided that when Milo entered Kindergarten would be a good time to begin having him learn how to manage a little bit of money. We initially planned to just give him a …
Around age three, my kids started coming home from preschool with holes in the knees of their pants. I have not idea how it happens, but almost every single pair of pants that the boys …
It's Halloween day and the only thing I have on my schedule this afternoon is doing laundry and preparing donut dough to fry for our first ever trick-or-treaters tonight!! The boys are at school and …
Ah, summer. It's arriving in slow, subtle awakenings here in the beautiful Texas hill country. First were the brilliant blossoms along every roadside, wildflowers as far as the eyes could see. Next came the buds …
I'm so excited to be participating today in this year's Vintage May hosted by Kristin from Skirt as Top and Jess from Craftiness is not Optional . I watched the series last year, loving the …