Wyatt, enraptured expression & lunch on his face.  He got himself dressed, layering a tank over his tee.  His main objective in life is to give me as many sloppy kisses as possible and embarrass me to death with his public speaking. We met the landlady on our walk to the ocean and he excitedly tells her that he found his favorite movie in the house.  She tells him that was also her son’s favorite when he was little.  Wyatt twists his face up into a ghastly expression and dramatically exclaims that HIS mom took his and BURNT it.  Making me look like a madwoman who burns unwanted movies at the stake.  I actually threw it in the trash because it was too scary for him and he couldn’t sleep after watching it.  When Levi brought him fishing at the docks the next day he answered “two” to every question a stranger would ask.  How many fish did you catch. “TWO”. Think you will catch more? “TWO”.  On and on and on.

Photography by Vera & Rosie

It’s September! Let’s celebrate with a drawing…

Win a $300 eden’s bouquet Gift Certificate 

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Photography by Gina Maxine Photography

outfit in photo: Hazel Knit Set

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The Sea of Sunset

This is the land the sunset washes,
These are the banks of the Yellow Sea;
Where it rose, or whither it rushes,
These are the western mystery!

Night after night her purple traffic
Strews the landing with opal bales;
Merchantmen poise upon horizons,
Dip, and vanish with fairy sails.

-Emily Dickinson

An impromptu getaway with all 9 children, the last hurrah before school starts.  We couldn’t let summer get away without a trip to the ocean. The weather was an unexpected gift and we had a wonderful time. We are back. With loads of photos to share.

Outfit in photo: The Saturday Market Collection

-Edgar Albert Guest

The birthday babies eating cake in eden’s bouquet

The girls kept us in stitches the entire time.  Saige and her funny expressions a hilarious contrast to Hazel’s somber ones. The girls are opposites in every way. I will need to do a whole other post on this.

Let’s start with the party dresses.  Hazel wore the Ciel Bleu Gown and Saige wore the Sonnet Gown. Both are Violet’s hand me downs.  Violet wore the Ciel Bleu Gown at her first birthday party and she trashed it.  Lest ye think these gowns are high maintenance, think again.  We wear ours for party & play, throw them in the washer and pass them down to siblings & cousins.

As usual, my plans were grander than the actual event.  I had twigs and lights that lay abandoned. The girls didn’t seem to mind a bit. We did hang our vintage lace curtains and sweet eco-friendly bird garland that I purchased here. Thank you, Renée, for going the extra mile to get them to us in time!

I kept it simple with the food, white heart lollipops and old fashioned gumballs bought in bulk at Candy Warehouse. I have enough left over for 10 more parties. The cupcakes simply a box mix with whipped cream frosting and pearl sprinkles. As you can see they were a last minute act of desperation.

My gift to the girls, monogrammed silver sippy cups purchased here. A perfect keepsake and they looked elegant on the table.

I have many more photos to share in another post. It was a crazy happy day and this here seems like only yesterday. Happy birthday sweet babies, may God bless you with many many more.

I hope it makes you smile

Saige is wearing the eden’s bouquet Sonnet Gown and Silk Bonnet

A new style in the Saturday Market Collection with big girl sizes.  My pretty niece Aubrey modeled them for me. 

PURCHASE HERE

A photoshoot around here involves donkey, cat, dog and siblings in various sizes.

Hazel in the background chasing the cat

I snapped a few of Matilda while we were at it

Sophia, caught red handed, stealing soil from the planters

Hazel was feeling left out so I snapped a photo of her and her dirty little feet

(Hazel is wearing the Organic Bloomer and White Rose Tee)