i am that desperate.

alright peoples.

this is a desperate plea. i am almost sure it is hopeless, but i am still going for it.

i entered jude in this sort of ridiculous contest. that would be nice to win. $10,000 toward college.

so might as well try, right?

look at this little face with this half bald head.

i have to admit i did not choose the best photo of him, but i was too lazy to upload a new one. but if you are so inclined. vote here.

felt like fall

this is a punny post, peeps.

i have felt like embracing fall lately. so i made a trip to michaels for some felt sheets.

i traced small circles on the felt and cut them out - then stacked them in a pattern so colors didn't repeat too quickly. then i stitched them together with my handy dandy sewing machine. i left a little gap between each circle.

and voila!

ignore the painting above the fall bunting. temporary housing, what can you do?

 i made have to make this little gem for every season - it was fun & cheap & easy!

prepare your hearts.

for some cuteness.

our new and dear friend jon zander snapped some photos of us and jude a few weeks ago at saranac. we are so grateful for jon taking some time with us and for his friendship. 

enjoy! 

this face is so him...

i like this one because it looks like, ugh, mom and dad...

we were the stripe family...didn't plan ahead to well...

mr. almost-walking-baby

now every staff family is going to be on you to get photos of them at saranac...sorry jon... :)

happy saturday!

11 months.

where did the time go?!

jude is eleven months and a week or so.

some things about him now...

+  super active boy! if he gets fussy, it's usually because he is being restricted. if he bumps his head, he wants to be consoled then he wants to get back down to keep playing.

+ weighs 24lbs and is a little over 30" tall  - in 75th percentile for everything

+  standing on his own. occasionally taking a step or too, but not yet walking

+  loves cabinets, doors, drawers, strollers...anything he can play with that doesn't look like a baby toy

+  can stick out his tongue and blow bubbles, wiggle his fingers across his lips to make funny noises

+  is sleeping much better...about 11 hours solid

+  loves to flip through books, but does not really want to be read to

+  loves cheerios, blueberries, sweet potatoes and cheddar cheese

+ loves to laugh (builds my self-confidence daily by laughing at me when)

his first birthday will be here before i know it...

four years

the length of a presidency term...

the time between olympics...

february 29th...

total solar eclipse...

...all things that occur every four years. and now philip have been through all those things together, married. that's right. four year anniversary today, peeps - august 30th. it's hard to believe that four years ago we were getting married on this day. yes. four isn't that much time in the scope of eternity, but a lot has happened in those four years. and i am so grateful for it.

i'm so grateful that i met Nikki Dooley in 4th grade and that friendship grew in high school so much that i was a bridesmaid in her wedding in november of 2006 and met philip there.

then that i was placed to do Young Life in Virginia Beach and very soon after fell in love with philip.

and 5ish crazy months later he asked me to marry him. one of the craziest things i've ever done. besides kayaking to girl scout island...but that's another story for another time.

and seven crazy months later we got married. sorry, mom. i know that was quick.

and now we're here. four years later. 

thanks for being my boo, philip. i love you and could not have asked for a better teammate in life. thank for who you are and how you call who i really am out of me.

food for thought.

some food for thought on this monday morning. 

this makes me happy. 

hope your monday is off to a great start. 

jude and i are going to the laundry mat, library and post office. 

xo. 

new shop + new items

If you haven't seen on instagr.am, I just have a new item hot off the presses that I am really excited about. I have been starting to expand to more than just button jewelry and have really enjoyed sewing lately.

This item, I also enjoy because it is personally helpful to me to have a wristlet for my keys. I always find myself shoving my keys in my pockets because I am holding groceries or a baby or something else. Having the wristlet keychain, has been a big help me.

So there's my shameless plug. And here's the cute keychains with four adorable options!

find them here on my site + soon at b.original in virginia

In other exciting news, One Delightful Button is in our first Massachusetts shop. We are still in Virginia Beach in B. Original and a few last things still in Kitsch in Norfolk. Plum is a new adorable consignment shop in Beverly that opened this summer. Pictured is the outside of the shop. I was initially drawn to the awesome logo. It does not look like a typical consignment shop - it is stunning. 

If you are local, please check out Plum Consignment. So cute.

Anyways...it's Saturday morning. The boys are sleeping (thank you Lord!) and I have business work to do this weekend, so back to my coffee and my projects.

xo.