Ciao Bella

[...] The highlight of day 3 was walking down the beach to the local surf shop. For Brody any day that involves a shoulder ride is a good day. The whole gang. (minus mom and [...]

[...] NICE. The town we stayed in is SUPER small so everyone knows everyone - the lady who owned the surf shop was also our excursion arranger, tour guide, masseuse, and emergency medical contact (which we [...]

[...] of winter. I packed a bunch of swim trunks for Brody but when we saw this little wet suit at the surf shop we knew it was the perfect thing! I mean, putting sunscreen on Jared is an ordeal in itself, [...]

[...] I glued some of the scrap pieces in the hole to give some support, and filled in the rest with wood putty. After the wood putty dried I used a grinding bit on the Dremel and carved out the wood putty [...]

[...] to take matters into my own I've-never-built-anything-ever hands, smiled really nicely at the Home Depot lumber guys, and attempted to just make a table that wasn't hideous. Oh boy. And you know, it [...]

[...] a putty knife and pried off the the bottom pieces. I thought I could take the pieces to Home Depot or Lowe's, match it to existing molding, and just buy new pieces to tack on. Could things [...]

[...] and print out of the frame and tossed them, painted the wooden backing of the frame with chalkboard paint, and made slipcovers for the little stools. Super easy and super durable space that we use [...]

[...] ... I didn't want it to look like a plain old sideboard, or for it to be too formal either. Chalkboard paint was the perfect solution to add some fun and quirky-ness, it just makes it more US. It will [...]

[...] for this.  If only I could hire her as a surrogate. That might be weird. Exhibit B: my sister Kellye. Also tall, gorgeous, very zen. Very at one with her pregnancy, and not sick one day. She [...]

[...] on my back the rest of the day. Well, not all day. And not on my back (thanks to my sister Kellye), but if I had to I totally would have! Now what to do with it? Polish it up and stare [...]

[...] campaign style dressers from Craigslist in the garage to be painted before Emerson arrives - Brody spelling his name and counting to ten, melts my heart - Discovering an extreme love for my new food [...]

[...] So there's this little corner in our kitchen area that is the perfect size/location for a Brody coloring, playdough, snack time nook. I go to thrift stores every couple of weeks just to see if [...]

So there's this little corner in our kitchen area that is the perfect size/location for a Brody coloring, playdough, snack time nook. I go to thrift s [...]