baby shower

good news...all went well for the baby shower on sunday. the weather was super hot on saturday and we were a bit worried that the plan to eat outdoors would have to be changed. sunday turned out to be a perfect day for sitting outside. the weather was great, the food was yummy and most importantly my cousin got to spend time with friends and relax for a bit. i picked up amazing flowers at the farmers' market plus trader joe's had peonies which is my new favorite flower. we used lanterns and paper flowers to dress up the tents. the menu:
scones with lemon curd, jam or cinnamon honey
a greek style frittata
spinach and artichoke dip with sliced baguette
fruit salad
a cheese plate with nuts and dried fruit
for dessert we served my husband's amazing chocolate chip cookies as well as homemade peanut butter chocolate bars and a super yummy chocolate graham cracker treat.

friday favorites

the end of the week is here...hooray! plus, it feels like summer with the warm weather. love it! love it! love it! my sister and i are hosting a shower on sunday for my cousin and her beautiful new baby. we are going to be cooking up a storm tomorrow. i promise to share pictures next week.
have a fantastic weekend!
friday favorites in my former life (before photography and kids), i worked in the advertising biz. the ad world is still fascinating to me and i love keeping tabs on new ads and designs. these ads were found on a lovely blog that i read daily, black eiffel. wouldn't it be fun to see these out in the neighborhood? if i had an unlimited budget i would definitely like to hire miles redd to decorate my house. i love how his style is elegant yet livable.

la petite chaise is a wonderful vintage store in mountain view. they are only open once a month because they spend the rest of the month shopping for items for the store. as much as i like pottery barn and crate and barrel, i love the idea of giving new life to old furniture.

i am really looking forward to the renegade fair. plus, my friend paula is coming with me and she has such a good eye! this is going to be a fun field trip!

look at this! method has a line of baby products! sign me up!

last day of school

today is sam's last day of school and he is so excited about summer.
i can't believe the little guy has finished another year of pre-school! where does the time go?
these photos are from his very first day of pre-school in 2006. what a cutie pie!

sneak peek

the shakespeare garden in golden gate park was the background for this lovely ceremony on saturday. stay tuned for more pictures very soon! so much to do, so little time!
on a different note, i am sending a big thank you to eleanor over at 2inspire for posting a nice note about my photography. eleanor does absolutely beautiful calligraphy and you can find her work on her etsy site : 2inspire.etsy.com

baby shower

i am so excited to host a shower this weekend for my cousin and her new baby. we are planning on serving yummy food and setting everything up for an outdoor garden party. i am still trying to figure out how to create shade because my backyard has only a tiny bit of shade at noon. the design of the invitation will tie in to the decorations for the shower...i will share some pictures after the shower!

friday favorites

friday! yipee! to all the daddies out there - happy father's day!
here are five new favorite things. enjoy.

i love this! you can send artwork from your child to this company and they will create a beautiful one of a kind piece of art!

purl carries a hand picked collection of materials, tools, notions and accessories for knitting, sewing and quilting. their blog, the purl bee, makes me drool. now i just need to learn how to sew, knit and quilt!


michael sowa is an artist from germany and i have been a fan for years. he has been described as a cross between magritte and the far side. you can find more of his work at www.art.com.

i saw this beautiful store last weekend while shooting a wedding in mill valley. i have a feeling i would want a whole bunch of things so it is probably best for my credit card that i didn't get a chance to go in! i love the idea of an 'urban farmhouse'. even the name sounds appealing! next time i am in mill valley, maison reve is going to be top on my list!

can i get one now?

strange

something strange happened yesterday and i can't stop thinking about it.....here is the story:
sam, ryan and i were walking down the street in a shopping area of palo alto in the afternoon when sam stopped to show me a big pile of quarters lying against the side of a building. the pile must have had about $10 worth of quarters and some other random change. the coins were in plain sight on a semi busy street where a lot of people had walked by to go to restaurants and shops. so, here are some thoughts that ran through my mind: - where is the hidden camera? - finders keepers, losers weepers - should we take the money and give it to a homeless person down the street? - should we leave the money because someone might come back to get it?
what would you have done?