Grateful

I'm so grateful for my husband and children. They are my everything. So much more to lose when you have children.
My life has been lifted to another level because of them. To my family, I deeply love you so and on and on and ever after.

Consume, Consume, Consume!

Well, I just got back from a trip to the mall. I was there with the whole family and only there so that my husband could dedicate a piece of artwork to a client. Guess what happened? I accidentally went to Nordstrom and invested in a couple of beauty goodies. I'd love feedback if any of you have used these products, let me know how they work for you!

Creme de la Mer
I have been promised results and I have high hopes. Since baby Lils has been eating solids and thus nursing has lessened my hormones are driving my skin and hair wacky! I have been breaking out and growing weird patches of hair on on either side of my peak. We'll see if this works. Anyone else tried this product?

Additionally, I splurged on Jo Malone's version of Neroli and I love, love it! Reminds me of warm spring breezes.

And lastly, a product I have been using for years and love, Laura Mercier's tinted moisturizer. It's easy to wear, takes two shakes to put on and is lightweight. Every now and then I mix it with their illuminating tinted moisturizer for a glow-y effect.

There. I feel better now that I've confessed.

What A Trip!

This year for Christmas we went on an epic road trip. One that I have been craving before we had our 2nd child. Now that we have our 3rd lovely baby, a trip was in order. We drove across Arizona, New Mexico and up to Colorado with our three children and yes, new puppy in tow. We stayed with very generous and brave friends along the way and saw glorious sights. The colors of the land are a feast and might just inspire some majestic landscape paintings out of a very urban artist. I'll leave you with this. Sedona. The most beautiful place we've ever been. Ah, America, I love this country. Go see for yourself.

Thankful for

Thankful for my little princess.

Can't resist her

Three kids = random blogging

Here are two short but sweet photos of Evs for you:

Well, Hello Again

It has been quite some time, hasn't it? To be honest these past few months have been wildly overwhelming. We have had our baby girl (amazing, oh so in love) and two weeks later we sold our home, moved in with my in-laws and a month later closed on a gorgeous, I'll repeat it, GORGEOUS home in suburbia. I thought the withdrawal symptoms would be unbearable but I love our new home, yard, space, pool, vegetable garden, roses, gardenias, I just love it.

So now for the wake up call.

Having three children under age 5 is really tiring and challenging. Even more so than I'd envisioned. I just can't stay on top of everything I'd like. But oh well. What the hell. I'm having fun in my messy, box strewn house. Some day stuff will get put away and the house will get it's updates. Some day the wallpaper will come off and light fixtures will go in. In a couple of years after Baby Lil's has moved past crawling, we'll put wood floors in. Right now, we're all just taking it day by day.

Due Date Fast Approaching

Or, to reference one of my all time favorite 80's band
Europe's hit songs, "The Final Countdown".
Due to arrive one month from today is a baby...

Currently Working on...

1) Growing a baby (see previous post)

2) Knitting this adorable bonnet for said baby:



using this yarn in the same color:



I think it will be so soft and I'll add on an adorable flower-shaped pink button (per hub's request)

LAzy!

I apologize for being incredibly lazy in my posts. We are preparing for loads of changes around here and my attention has been directed toward them and mostly, taking care of my family before baby #3 arrives! We are thrilled to be expecting a baby girl and can't wait to meet her in just 2 months! For now, here is a sneak peek: