Spooky Scary

Hope you have a wonderful, candy filled Halloween weekend!

it's autumn soup time, y'all

We made chicken with rice tonight (see this recipe here).
But tonight we weren't satisfied with the basics.
Tonight we wanted to kick it up to eleven.

As the veggies, chicken and 1 bag of cooked trader joe's frozen brown rice (microwavable rice packet=awesomeness!) simmered together in their broth, I mixed 1 cup of warm broth with 1 can of tomato paste and 1 tablespoon of sriracha.  I mixed that back into the soup allowing the flavors to mingle for another 10-15ish minutes.  Then we ladled ourselves a couple of bowl fulls of DELISH!

Miller, however, saw vegetables and immediately clenched his jaw.  Sucks to be him.

"What mess?"

Rising

the sun drip
drip
drips in.

it's slow
this leak,
but steady.

i'm reacting.
i'm letting it pour in.

Well, Color Me Happy!

Who needs coloring books (or drawing abilities) when you have computer paper, a black marker and a wild imagination.

{Crayon hoarding}

{Crayon tasting}

There's a whole lot of world out there...

 

And someone's watching its every move.

Bonding time and casual "Bah-bye, Mam"s while I work...

Going, Going, Gone!

P.S. I'm cutting off 10 inches of hair today...

Until tomorrow's updated hair post, please enjoy a little post nap face.  :)

Christmas 2015, here I come!!

I have no clue how to knit.
The instructions in this book look like hieroglyphics.
But strategically place some painfully adorable kids in some painfully adorable hand knitted sweaters, and not only will I immediately buy it, I'll learn to decipher anything.

{THE BIG BOOK OF KIDS' KNITS by Zoe Mellor}

Don't judge me because cartoons have been on all day

So what if we can't go outside because it's so sad and rainy

So what if we're surrounded by piles of dishes that may or may not be more than two days old

So what if Miller only ate blueberries and not his turkey sandwich for lunch

So what if we've been watching the same three episodes of "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" snuggled up on the couch all day

We're still smiling.

What have you defied lately?  :)

Sweet new kicks

If Miller is anything like his Mom (and let's be honest, his Dad too), he'll have a closet filled with shoes in no time.  Yet another reason why walking is sooo much fun.

Just how long can you lounge around eating ice cream before it's time to hang your clothes, wash dishes and clean your bathroom?

After a rather indulgent weekend (Oktoberfest, Jack in the Box tacos, new record player needles?) I'm pretending that today is not "Get your butt in gear and be productive Monday."

I'm continuing to give myself a few more moments to (pretend) to indulge in pretty [cool] things.

{CUTEST. BUSINESS CARDS. EVER. Personalized illustrated notecards and calling cards from Rifle Paper Co.}

{CUTEST. EARRINGS. EVER. Kate Spade "All Wrapped Up Studs"}

{CUTEST. WREATH. EVER. From ItzFitz etsy shop}

FYI, a tiny Ikea igloo tent can comfortably hold 4 kids, 2 little dogs, a pile of wood blocks and 8 blankets

{All the best kinds of chaos- friends and family in town and over for lunch.}

{International sign for "Well, since my cousins and friends are no longer here, it's your job to push me, Mommy!"}