Black & White

Roxy Marj Bear Blanket

Sass & Bide Shoulder to Shoulder Dress

Roland Mouret Pavo Gown

Rayon Floral Dress

Hand Carved Owl pen

Blue & White

Mira Duma at Fashion's Night Out via Forum.purseblog.com

Linen Table Cloth by Designer Paola Navone

Marbelized Scoop Back Chair

Paperwolf Unicorn

Dream Kitchen

Architectural Digest photo

I am thankful for my kitchen, no complaints. But if I could build my own, as Gisele and Tom did, I would love to add a similar antique tile backsplash. The oak island also brings extra charm to the room.

First Words

Indikidual Banana Pants

Bobo Choses Guitar Hoodie

Two words J loves to say are "banana" ("anana") and "guitar"...which is why I bought him these Indikidual pants and am eyeing bobo choses guitar clothes.
I know I'll forget J's first words unless I document them somewhere. At 16 months his vocabulary includes around 9 words. In addition to his favorite two, he also says umma, papa, up, cracker, ball, bowl. And the most impressive, "crocodile", which sounds more like "cra cra ah". So you'd never know what he's talking about, but his mama sure does.

Kale Smoothie

When J was sick a couple weeks ago with a viral infection, he had a high fever and didn't want to eat anything. Food - especially solids - made him gag. But I had to force calories into him somehow. The only thing he'd take was smoothie. I blended orange juice, strawberries, banana, kale and greek yogurt. I'd also mix his medicine into the smoothie when the doctor put him on antibiotics.
Dealt with some minor weight loss and sleep training regression for a few days afterward, but we're back on track again.

Bucket List

Jerome Dreyfuss Alain Bag

Building Block Pail Bag

Bottega Veneta Shoulder Bag

Spooning

In all my life, I've always been the spoonee, not the spooner. But today, in an effort to get my baby to sleep, I laid on the floor and brought J in close to me. He fit in my nook and I finally felt what it was like to be on the other side...and it feels just as marvelous.

These prints by Petek Design are adorable. The one below now reflects our family of three.

And a chick chick here...

These boxwood giant chickens were part of a real, whimsical wedding featured on MarthaStewartWeddings.com. If I ever get a bigger back yard, I want a pair of chickens just like these guys next to my vegetable garden.

Where you left it

One of the best pieces of advice my father gave me was to put something back in its place after using it. Seems simple. It's coming in more handy now that all of Jackson's things are teeny tiny and sometimes I just need to put that little nail clipper down anywhere at the moment and then days later I'm looking under sofa cushions because I can't find it. Or I throw the small bottle of sunscreen in my huge bag and then it takes forever to find. Dad, I'm trying to take the extra time to put things back in their rightful place. It will save my sanity. Thank you. 

I saw some cute hooks to help me...

Paper Clip Wall hook

Jackalope Wall Hook

Flowers On my Wish List

Zimmermann Celestial Floral Sweimsuit

Periwinkle Salad Servers

Black and White

Neil Barrett Sweater and Skirt from Net-a-Porter

Rochas Multi Check Loafers

Matthew Williamson Godet Skirt

Spring Birthday

Bunnies greeted guests for Jackson's Spring themed 1st birthday party

A Jackson tree at the entrance table

I told my husband that this paper rosette backdrop was the stupidest idea I'd ever had.  All it is is a bunch of fans, how hard could it be. But it just eats up your hours. So after I invested weeks making 10, I couldn't stop there. I had to finish at 46. The last week, my family kept telling me to give up. Instead, I made them form an assembly line around my kitchen island, folding, taping, folding, taping, cursing. Nobody better tell me it was pretty or else I might have another stupid idea. And guess what...everyone told me it was pretty. 

These colorful vases are my mother's touch. A modern take on the traditional Korean Dohl table. 

These are the first cake toppers I'd ever bought. They are from etsy shop Star House. The cake looked so bare without these little guys, they were definitely a detail worth including. The two chickies represent little J and N, cousins and BFFs, born 2 weeks apart. 

And of course I was crazed setting up, so I didn't think to push the tree all the way down. It is a levitating, magical tree. 

Their cute little behinds. 

Centerpieces to take home for the person at the table with the birthday closest to J's. And each couple gets a cute little succulent bird as a memento. 

Touch of Gold

Vintage Brass and Ceramic Owl

Jonathan Adler Zebra Dish

K/ller Collection Brass Knot Bangle

Everly Lane Design Champagne Tassel Garland

The great outdoors

Arches Nation Park, Utah via BuzzFeed

Tree camping in Germany

Anthropologie Florabunda Sleeping Bag

BuzzFeed published 20 places to go camping before you die. I've done #6, Joshua Tree, while rock climbing. I thought I was going to freeze to death in my sleeping bag...ended up layering every piece of clothing I had brought. That was back in my college, more adventurous days. Now I've turned into a not-so-roughing-it type of person. But when I do go again with J, I'd like to be decked out in this anthropologie bedazzled floral sleeping bag. Might as well look good since I won't smell good.
On my list, tree camping in Germany and Arches National Park in Utah.

And more summer stripes

Ace & Jig Shimmy dress, similar one here

Brandy Melville Guiliana skirt

I was in a different decade than the other shoppers at Brandy Melville, but I saw this cute striped skirt in the store window and had to have it for summer. I will keep dressing like a teenager until Jackson gets embarrassed and asks, mom, what are you wearing?!

Summer Stripes

Chiarastella Cattana linens

SunnyLife Ukulele Bribie

Splendid Stripe Set

Acid Yellow

Dining Room from 2013 Kips Bay Decorator Show House

Anna & Boy Acid Yellow Maxi

Yellow for my home and body. Would love to drape acid yellow in my dining room with blue lacquered walls.

Self Portraits

Self portraits from Demilked.com

Self portraits from Demilked.com

These amazing self portraits were created by 14-year-old photographer Zev, according to Demilked.com. I love his imagination. Who doesn't dream about flying...