well i guess our birthday was technically yesterday seeing as its 1:20am! we are officially thirty-three. i think i feel more comfortable in my skin than i ever have–but its a constant process!! here’s some pics from our day..

chrissie and i

matty helps me eat my chocolate cake

after dinner with our friends Michelle and her sweet kiddos, we took all the kids to the park to play because they were running around like maniacs!

david had a blast on the sit & spin!

here he is giving daddy a big squeeze

we stayed until past dusk and made the walk back to the car

Then steve put the boys to bed & chrissie and i went out for frozen yogurt, a walk around walmart (which was the only thing open!) and a late movie–stardust. so fun, i highly recommend seeing it! it’s good to be 33!

Lose 10 pounds

OR

Get an amazing haircut?

we spent some time with the cheney’s last night. lindsey & i took the kids for a walk around the elfin forest. then we all had dinner. the kids had a blast and then all melted down at the end. except for david and baby silas! it was sooo good to be together!

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I have been inspired by handmade brass lately. Here are some playful earrings with a key, coin and bronze freshwater pearl hanging from a hammered ring. They hang about 1 1/2″ below the ear. I am trying to figure out how to display all my various wares online, keep my boutiques stocked, make enough jewelry to show at my open houses–and keep my sanity! The hand-stamped sterling jewelry has done so well (thank you!!) and I don’t want to overwhelm you all–or myself. So I’ll post the brass pieces every now & then until I get in a good groove managing everything! These are $24 if anyone is interested. Happy Wednesday!!

I got to hang out with my good friend Katie last weekend. Steve had a seminar all weekend so we played with the boys and also got some girl time. She was a huge help and a great companion. It was nice to be together and talk and be real. Check out her fun blog on the side bar!

They are handmade polymer clay pendants. So unique and one of a kind!

brown on sky blue with bronze freshwater pearls & czech glass. about 18″ $48

black on cream with jet black beads. about 18″ SOLD

black on sky blue with grey and black czech beads. about 18″ SOLD

mommy pushing david on the swing.

david having a BALL on the swing (in his tiny converse–kills me!!)

david & daddy on the see saw.

matty and some headless woman on the see saw

david cruising

steve and matty went down the slide quite a few times like this–they are crazy!

I am so excited that my blog is featured in delightfulblogs.com. Go check out this great site with all kinds of creative blogs. Click on Fashion + Designers and you’ll see my blog featured at the top, right corner of the page! Feel free to rate me, too!

he’s got to build tall towers

and knock them down.

volunteer with the jr. fire department

help mommy vaccuum

and have a jam session with daddy

he’s got to help daddy send this email…

do some crunches…

and read a lot of books.

This kid has been cracking us up lately! Despite a cold, he is energetic and into EVERYTHING. So fun!