savoring the details

And the winner is...

Thanks to my random number generator...aka this silly dude, we have a winner!

Sean chose the number 14 so that means that Erin Drago is the winner!  Woohoo, Erin!

polkadotandplaid...I didn't even know you have a blog!! I just added it to my favorites. Thanks so much for doing a giveaway...so nice and fun!!:) My daughter's bedroom has a bird theme...I never really paid much attention to birds until I started decorating her room. I think my favorite assesory has to be the pictures I took to hang on her wall. We decorated around Easter, so I took marshmallow peeps (pink, yellow, purple, and blue)outside and placed them in locations you would find real birds (birdhouse, bush, etc.). Then I framed the pictures with some brightly colored mattes and ended up with some very inexpensive wall art. I really had fun with that project, so I definitely think those are my faves!!:) Thanks again for doing this!!:)

Posted by: Erin Drago | September 25, 2009 at 12:41 PM

I must say that I loved reading everyone's comments on their favorite accessory.  I wanted to see photos of all of them.  Thanks so much for participating and I hope we can do another giveaway real soon!

Have a great Monday!

It's Giveaway Time!

Hello!

The kind folks at All Modern.com are sponsoring a fabulous giveaway here on my blog.  One of my favorite parts of decorating my home and in particular, my children's rooms is the accessories.  Accessories add unique touches and details to a home.  In that spirit, one person will be able to choose a pillow for a baby/child's room up to a $65.00 value from the All Modern Baby.com site.

There are so many to choose from, but I am sharing a few that caught my eye.

 

 

Aren't they fun?

So, if you would love to win a pillow of your choosing from All Modern Baby.com, please leave a comment telling me your favorite accessory in your child's nursery/bedroom.  I will draw a winner on Sunday and post the winner on Monday!

 

 

Too funny not to share...

Each Monday on Flickr, I participate in a group photo sharing called Bench Monday.  Essentially, the term 'bench' can be interpreted in numerous ways.  It really stretches one's creativity and is just lots of fun.  So for this week, I decided to do a 'faux mustache edition'.  I found these faux mustaches online one day and knew they would be so funny on the kids.  So, I now present to you bench monday, {faux mustache edition}.

We think Jackson looks like Luigi from Super Mario!!!!!

Back from Learnfest...

AMAZING.

INCREDIBLE.

INSPIRING.

FABULOUS.

I had such an incredible time at Learnfest.  The four instructors were so inspiring and it was just such an amazing experience to watch them in action.  Here is the one and only fabulous, Audrey talking to some of her subjects.

And Tamara shared a great deal with us about shooting in 'less than perfect' light. 

This little 'model' was gorgeous beyond words...look at those eyes.

And these cuties were waiting for me at the airport...doesn't get much better than that!

And to whet your appetite even further about the upcoming giveaway, start thinking about baby/children's room decor and bunk beds...more details coming later this week.

I'm off...

I'm off to Learnfest in the morning and I can hardly contain my excitement!  I will be a student again, learning from four of the most amazing photographers in the country!  My mom will be here holding down the fort for me.  While I am so excited about this trip, I know I am going to miss the kids so much.  That is the hard part, but I am leaving treats for them each day I am gone and taking lots of photos of them with me.

 

Be on the lookout for a really cool giveaway from an awesome company when I return.  Check this out for a little tease.

Here, there, everywhere...

Oh yeah, this little guy is totally on the move.  He does the 'army crawl' and gets all around the house.  He pulls himself up onto steps, chair legs (as is evidenced by the photo below), anything and everything.  This wasn't supposed to happen so quickly.  Happy 8-month birthday, Mr. J!  You're perfect!

Thursday's thought...

 

Digital paper by the fabulously amazing, now mother to five Karla Dudley.

Seven...

It is hard for me to believe, but this guy just turned seven and we were able to celebrate with his friends this weekend.

The party was at a bowling alley, but there wasn't a theme per say.

This is the little brother bowling, so thrilled to finally be big enough to celebrate and attend the 'big kid party'!

I always struggle with goodie bags and now that Sean is getting older, it seems that the 'little' things from the dollar store, just aren't cutting it any more.  And now, that we are in 'baby proofing' mode again, I am trying to steer clear of small items that would be hazardous to Jackson.  For that reason, I did some online searching and found these adorable gumball machines.  I thought the boys would love them.

I purchased the red and turquoise ones and packaged up some extra gumballs for refilling later.

And the thank you notes (that still need to be printed and written) will have this photo on the front!

Happy 7th birthday sweet Sean! We love you so much!

Thursday's thought...

Today is Sean's first day of first grade, so this thought is dedicated to him and all the other students and teachers heading off to school today!

Goodbye, August...

Hello, September.  I wish summer could have lasted longer, but alas fall is on the horizon!