remember sunshine?

and water? and suntans? and taquitos?  

yes. 

taquitos. 

we're off to mexico folks. be back in a week. 

it's max's first [sniff sniff] official two year old flight, which means WE PAY. 

do you think they would let him on in one of these instead?

i think he'd like it.....

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me and max, we can't even wait.

coming october 14th!

we might even have to bust out our wild things costume for the occasion.

"let the wild rumpus start" we say (and we say it every night during story time). 

come on in...

to max's little abode. i realize now that there are way too many pictures (sorry) but you know what? it took me a really long time to get everything right in here- all of the little details feel special but have accumulated slowly and it's finally almost done. it was a labor of love and i guess  i'm ok with being proud of it for a second. =) also, i am really proud that this thing got done on a serious budget. we invested in the basics- crib, rug (well, even that was pretty cheap) dresser, and the rest was cheap, cheap cheap.  hence the bargain info. =)


paint: cypress by ralph lauren

bedding- bumper and skirt- pottery barn. Sheet by nana. QUILT by Mari!

tissue puffs- martha stewart crafts.

animal hooks from the beehive bazar. max likes to make them growl and eat each other. 

where i want to hang a canvas- probably and 18x24...

max's little bookshelf- two gunpowder crates stacked on top of eachother. one side says HERCULES, the other side has an indian on it. 

Lamp: Urban OUtfitters $9 (because it was an ugly maroon color. nothing some spray paint couldn't fix). Lamp Shade: Urban Outfitters $1 on sale. sawweeeet. Camera: vintage from Value Village- $12. 

art of all kinds on the cheap-  [top L] wood postcard from frosty darling mounted on scrapbook paper- $5, target frame.  [top R] painted canvas and scrapbook paper modge podge owls made by me! about $10.  [bottom L] Max's first original acrylic painting, $5 [bottom R] red balloon print from beehive bazar - $20 (woa, spendy!), target frame. 

cows make good stepping stools, especially when you need to get into your crib so that you can put curious george down for a nap.

sweet little details...

adorable merry go round from my sweet friend celeste for max's birthday- it was supposed to go with the birthday theme (circus/carnival) that didn't quite happen. i may just have an un-birthday this summer for fun! I had so many cute things planned...

sock monkeys from me and nana!

wild things from nana BEFORE max was even born! it was part of the original inspiration for his room AND name. It's one of my favorite books.

Paper mache fabric balls by me! 

the last thing I really want to do is paint a tree on the wall to tie in the rug/owls/wild things. 

who has a projector I can borrow? =) be your best friend...?

oh, and thanks for the reminder j... the rug was from the crate and barrel outlet in cali when max was first born. 

ide!

this boy loves [looooves!] to "ide." he ides in the closet, he ides behind the couch cushions, he ides in the clothing racks at stores... he will ide just about anywhere. the best is that after he hides, he announces that he is doing just that. "ide! ide!" a little counter productive but hey. whatever. then he usually invites me to " 'min "[come in].

in rare form i decided to do some laundry last week and stumbled upon max iding here.

naturally he wanted to close (and then open and close and then open) the door, which is difficult when you are also laying on it. of course he was a little bitter toward me when i had to explain that we would not be closing him in the dryer.

see that whiney mad face? maybe someday he will thank me for not tumble drying him...

only come on. really i would have put it on delicate.

this one goes out to you brit

LISTEN HERE.

so wishing you were here to hang out tomorrow while danny is golfing. 

my life sucks withooooooooout yoooooooooou!

monsieur & mademoiselle pepper

also known as pepper and the misses. yes. these are my salt and pepper shakers. and i love them. these two frenchies sit oh so proudly on my kitchen table and sometimes,  max barks at them. or makes them bark at each other.  i found these babies at an antique store in sand point (my favorite!) and at first i looked them over (because really, they are pretty rediculous). but i happened upon them again and just couldn't leave them behind! you should hear the comments i get on these guys- i'm starting to think no one understands me. sigh. but i love them anyway. 

also, i am pretty sure they go on double dates with these guys.

also, they remind me a lot of HER dog. remember when we died her PINK??!

hehehe...

today he woke up from his nap...

soooo sweetly.

[btw this is my new absolute favorite picture of max]

see?

also, a few friends have been bugging me to post pictures of max's new yellow room. 

i am aiming to blog them tomorrow night! promise.

By a show of hands....

Who wants to see Jessica like this again? I do.. I do.. I do!!!!! Lets Talk Jessica into having another one. Come on Jess, I want another baby Kettle!!!!!!!!

Love your BFF and only friend

Britt

P.S. This is what happens when you share your password, I told you I would get you back.

have you heard? i'm boring.

busy week. sorry for such a blah blog lately! my sister called me today and said, "i have an idea, why don't you actually post something cool on your blog" to which i said that i did post a few things lately. she then said "yea, but it's all boring stuff."

sad but true. 

kenzie, please accept this cute pic of Max as an apologie for the boringness. 

here's to better updating. 

ahhhhhhh.....

... that was me letting out a BIG sigh of relief. Danny made it home from his golf trip with the boys. He had a great time and I'm so glad he got to have a little break from work with all his friends. 

we , on the other hand, just tried to survive. Max got a really yucky cold right before we sent Danny off, and idiot mommy scheduled three shoots in four days. poor little guy was so sick of babysitters and missing parents that I had to stay the whole time in nursery with him (normally he has no problem in nursery). Clearly the kid has abandonment issues. But after a delayed flight and EVERYTHING, we are all at home under one roof. 

Today I could not be more thankful for my boys and our eternal family. 

LUCKY ME.