This looks like Pea. It really does. Bright, whimsical, a little bit of a devil-may-care manner. So I am using it as inspiration while we make her room her own. I really wanted to stay with a monochromatic look. But that’s me. Not my little Pea. And so, in an effort to let her be [...]

As we’re working on Pea’s room, I’ve been scouring shops for artwork that will grow with her. And I think I’ve written about this Etsy shop before, but briefly and in passing. But it deserves more. Mummy Sam is just about my favorite place for kid’s artwork. Sophisticated but still childish subjects. Gorgeous colors that [...]

My absolute favorite hat for kids is this one…

It’s by La Folie. Called “Babe in the Woods.” Both of my girls wear this hat. It’s soft (no itchies here!), it’s warm, and it’s good-looking. It’s also on sale.
I’m glad that it’s cold and snowy now. The girls will be wearing their hats. A lot.

So I mentioned yesterday that it’s now winter here. Pretty much. Cold. Snowing on and off. It’s definitely putting me in the holiday mood. I love this time of the year, Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we’re on the cusp of Christmas and Hanukkah. It’s perfect. Add in the snow, and it’s even [...]

I entered an Old Navy today, on a mission, in search of some new undergarmets for Pea. Girl is growing like a weed, and while I’ve been looking the other way while she’s out and about in bottoms that would make a plumber blush, it occurred to me the other day that I needed to [...]

About two years ago, my mother gave Pea a Frida Kahlo doll. Frida has long been a favorite of my mother’s. In fact, one of the first things that my mother ever bought for Pea was a tee-shirt with a silkscreen of Frida on the front. I guess if you knew my mother, this would [...]

Now that the weather here is starting to cool off (we had snow on September 1st at our house!), we’re gradually breaking out the cold-weather wardrobes. My favorite. I love it when school begins, and it feels like autumn. I love the changing of the seasons, something I missed back in Fort Worth. And it’s [...]

Not that long ago, I wrote about a bird mobile that I was dying to make for Coco’s room. And while I am still planning on making my own, particularly after finding some to-die-for fabrics at a little shop on Etsy, I also stumbled onto the Etsy shop of the creative genius who originally came [...]

Pea announced a few days ago that she doesn’t like her bedroom because it’s “not pretty.” Strong statement coming from a 3-year old. So I’ve decided it’s time to do something about that. Her room should be pretty and luxurious and cozy. And you know what? So should Coco’s! Why did I forget that? A [...]

Yesterday was the first day of school for Pea. She’s been in school before, but never like this. Seriously. Until I had a kid in a school with a dress code, a uniform dress code, I was clueless. “Oh, uniforms are great. The answer to a parent’s prayers. Homogeneous toddlers? Super-awesome.”
Slap me now. What did [...]

Okay, I am in trouble here. Serious trouble. With a capital ‘T.’
When we moved here in mid-February, we were coming from a climate that was already quite warm. Like in the 80s kind of warm. And it only gets hotter from there. Summers in Fort Worth are brutal. The only time to take your kid [...]

It’s that time of the year. School starts soon. Pea has less than two weeks left of summer camp, and then she begins preschool the following Monday. Just one weekend to make the transition from summer fun to school uniforms.
Just as I did last year when she started pre-preschool, I ordered Pea a new backpack [...]

With summer in full swing, and Pea in day camp all week long, she’s looking so fresh and healthy and… tan. Interesting, since I lube her up with a very high SPF every morning before she leaves the house, and I know they continue to apply sunblock at camp to the campers, throughout the day. [...]

Back in 2005, when Pea was just a couple of months old, I opened up the latest issue of “D” magazine and became instantly hooked. Hooked on what, you might ask? Baby Bean Vintage Daywear. It was late summer of 2005, I believe. And Pea was barely two months old. She was living in onesies [...]

I’ve been on a real handmade kick lately. I don’t know, there’s just something so timeless and elegant about sitting down and crafting something with your own two hands. Especially in this age, when any and everything you could ever desire is so readily available. Without even leaving your home you can order whatever suits [...]