Don't you love Polaroids?

Amusez-vous avec this stock footage until I get the Polaroids scanned!

Let me start by saying that I haven't scanned the Polaroid photos I took yesterday so I can't show them here yet, but I can't wait to do so. I got a great idea from Forever is Today's blog where she had a bunch of Polaroids grouped together in one picture frame and decided I wanted to try and do something like that. Only, I wanted all the pictures to be of similar topic.

So, off Kendall, Chris, and I went to La Jolla Cove to play in the sun and take some Polaroids! I have to tell you, I felt quite odd walking around looking through my gigantic Polaroids viewfinder! But I just love the fun of holding a piece of the film and waiting for the picture to materialize-it's always such a surprise for some reason!

Kendall is beginning to take some steps now. We walk around with her holding onto our hands, and sometimes she will let go and take a few steps. But she is very cautious...lots of times she will just drop to the floor instead of trying to walk. I think any day now she is going to figure out that she actually can do this and then it will be all over!

BEST corned beef EVER!!! (From someone who doesn't even really like it all that much)

This woman (pictured here with her trusty sidekick, Phelps) made the BEST corned beef EVER last night!! Thank you, Gammy! Let me tell you, when I can get a night off from cooking, I take it! And to have a wonderful meal complete with hors d'ouevres, wine, and cupcakes for dessert...well...


Here is the little maitre'd now. "Cheese? Crackers?"


Our little nuclear, minus the maitre'd...(And yes, I know I look frumpalicious.)

What a great St. Patty's Day!

On another note, here is Kendall in an outfit her Auntie Katja got for her. I had to take pics as she looks so cute. Check out the matching headband!










My gosh I do love that girl!

Happy St. Patty's!

Hope everyone had a wonderful St. Patty's Day! We are heading over to Gammy's house tonight for some traditional Irish fare (corned beef and cabbage) and I am bringing some green cupcakes. Any excuse to bake cupcakes! They were supposed to be dark green but ended up being more of a mint color...I had to make sure they tasted ok...they do.

Anyhow, Kendall is having a lot of fun practicing her standing and walking skills...


In a really good mood today!


She's obsessed with the straps on her highchair...


"What the heck is this thing? Some sort of a white leather toy? And why was it on my foot? Crazy mom..."


And yesterday I tried giving her real people mac and cheese because she eschews baby food these days. I let her try it on a fork and she went to town!





Enjoy your day!

Amaze-ing (balls).

LOVE this blog:
http://myfavoriteandmybest.blogspot.com/

Someone with some Craigslist skills! Someone that tells is straight...You've just gotta check it out!

Do it.

Here's a little sample of her skills...(and that is exactly the exact table and chairs I got off Craigslist here in SD for $60. Oh yeah.)

"oak breakfast set- $150. the table is fine- the stain is hideous. but my money is on those windsor chairs. classic chairs. paint them.
the majority of this was on the valdosta/albany georgia craigslist. i am telling you when you have super duper fairy glitter running through your veins you can find anything on craigslist."

image via MFMB

Best of the Design/Home Decor Web

One of my new favorite blogs is called Forever Is Today. The writer is a 22 year old graphic designer/photographer from Sweden. In particular I love her picture wall (some of the frames are empty), and the framed Polaroid photos.

I just love the framed Polaroids. Makes me want to get my Polaroid camera out and take some pictures!

The way she composes each picture is amazing. Hilda, can you come decorate my house?

Other things I like about this girl are: she loves Reese's, chai lattes, and thrifting. If you love great photography and design, visit her blog. I am completely inspired.

Yeah, Toast!

Kendall's new favorite food.

Simple Toys

Strange eskimo baby with her favorite video game: Gears of War. Veeeerrrry appropriate for children. Don't worry.


Kendall and her favorite spice. Cumin, of course!


The requisite "hair" picture. It's finally starting to grow on the sides! Too bad, I kinda liked the curly faux-hawk.


Side view.


Kids always seem to love the simplest toys the best, don't they? Stacking rings from the resale shop (a classic toy), blocks, books...Kendall's favorites. Add to that list: spoons mama hands her while she's cooking, bowls, empty cardboard boxes...basically anything that isn't a traditional "toy."


I just love this shirt on her..so hippy-chick!


Playing with a spork and circle shape. Look at the shoes!! Target, baby!


I had to throw in this picture of some gorgeous hydrangeas form Trader Joe's. I told Brandon that if he ever wants to impress a girl, just get her some flowers. He said, "Or take her out to dinner, right?" This boy's on the right track! Speaking of...


This one and I went to mother-son night at his school on Friday. There was a spaghetti dinner complete with mile-long dessert bar (nobody could have possibly eaten all that sugar in one night. Not even 1,000 boys. Seriously, there were a lot of cupcakes. I may have sampled one. Or two), a magician (The Amazing Dana), a photo booth (long line, we didn't get a picture), and lots of running around the play structures screaming at the top of their lungs in the dark. The miracle was that nobody got hurt. It's like they all had night-vision goggles on.


They had goodie bags for the boys with magic tricks. Remember this "Fortune-telling Fish?" According to the fish Brandon is jealous and I am passionate.


Simple toys...

And then I baked...cupcakes.

And they were sooooooooo good.


So light and airy. With fluffy frosting- not too much. A few sugar pearls that lightly crunch in your mouth...


It's really all about presentation, isn't it?

Hope you all had a great weekend, too!