holy smokes. this rug is amazing.

i would never want my kids to lay a finger on it though.

the colors are perfect. love.

i have a new favorite brand of shoes.

and i'm obsessed.

have you heard of seychelles?

i hadn't until my girl trip earlier this month.

we were shopping at nordstrom and i fell in love.

i'm kinda picky with my shoes. and i usually don't spend very much either.

but i'm a changed woman after seeing these and buying my first pair.

they are super comfy and so cute too.

6pm always has them on sale too which is nice.

and endless is one of my favorite shoe sites to shop through. i like that they have free shipping and returns, just in case they don't fit.

i love these wedge sandals. perfect for summer.

and these pumps are adorable too. kinda sad my birthday is over, now i can't buy myself presents and feel ok about it. i'll just drop some hints to the hub for our anniversary in a few months. size 7.5

blurb book

i was super excited to see the package from blurb on my doorstep.

i was so surprised when i opened it to see how thick it was.

it is at least double the size of my last one.

but i love it. i mean really love.

it is a lot of work to keep a blog and even more work to get it printed.

i have been doing them 12 x 12. and i think i'll stick with doing that size.

i love looking through them and remembering all the fun things that i would have otherwise forgotten. and reading all the funny things the kids say and do.

decisions

a rug can change the entire look of a room.

luckily jake's in the business so he can score us one for an insane deal.

i am dying to repaint my red wall something a little more soft and subtle.

but i'm waiting to get a new rug to make sure it matches well.

this is number one on my list, i just need to commit and it's mine.

what do ya think?

i think i'm in love.

and i'm definitely in love with the fact there is no fringe.

pretty sure it's a keeper.

love this lamp from pier one.

think i want one.

and this clock is amazing in real life.

just wish it was a different color.

McCall Getaway

at the end of the summer last year we took our little family up to McCall.

it was such a fun trip that we wanted to do it again this year.

the only thing we didn't like was the price. we stayed at the shore lodge.

it was amazing, but it was also $250 a night after fees and whatnot.

so this year we're going to stay here, at the hunt lodge.

there is a deal at livingsocial. it's less than half the price.

it includes a jacuzzi suite, breakfast, cookies, and bonus for my kids....an indoor pool.

woo-hoo! it has great reviews on tripadvisor, so hopefully it will be great.

too bad it's not on the lake like the shore lodge is, but for this price i couldn't pass it up.

it must be used by june 30.

randomness

i'm so sad. one of my kids' favorite places to play, rafiki, closed. and they aren't

opening a new one anytime soon.

holy moley! i am almost done with my blurb book for 2009-2010. i remember paying around $80 the first time i made one. i just checked prices after spending hours making this one, and it is going to be around $180. WOAH! i guess i have a ton more pages, and maybe their prices went up.

do you patch your kids' jeans? or buy them new when they got holes?

jake got me the cutest prints from etsy for christmas . now i just need an ikea so i can go get their ribba frames for them. i can't find any frames i like as much. i'm so excited cause i got a utah, brazil, idaho, and california print. love them!

we got our parents these family trees for christmas this year. i think they turned

out so pretty. i want one for myself someday. my favorite thing is that the green leaves show the country/state the person was born in. it's fun to see where our ancestors are from.

i wish that i would come home one day to find this in my master bath. it's so much better than a plain builder mirror. pretty sure jake would never do it for me though.

someday i want a house with a hidden room. preferably a book room full of books and comfy chairs with electric blankets to keep me warm. this one is pretty awesome.

toys

i love when we buy gifts for the kids that get played with over and over.

here's a few that are extra popular at our house.

automoblox

have you seen them? you can take them apart and switch parts with different cars.

kel loves them. he doesn't have a ton since they are a little pricey, but i think they are

something to buy a few every now and then for gifts cause they get used a lot. i just hate

when pieces go missing.

magformers

my mom got these for the boys for christmas and they have already been played with for so many hours. kel is still a little young to follow the directions, but he makes up his own ways of making things.

Fisher Price TRIO

kel is obsessed with these. he loves to make all sorts of things. the boys always

fight over the eyeballs so they got a couple new sets for christmas. the zoo set is pretty cool and includes a lot of pieces. kelan has played with these more hours than i would have ever thought.

any popular toys at your house?

bachelor talk

what did you think of michelle on the bachelor?

wow. i am convinced she is doing this just to get attention.

she totally wants to have the villain image.

and that's exactly what she is.

i'm thinking he ends up with chantal.

and emily will be the next bachelorette. she is too sweet for brad.

that's all my bachelor talk for the week.

i'm obsessed with the color yellow right now. i just can't seem to get enough.

i love my oilcloth tablecloth, because i can just wipe it so easily.

i bought one awhile back from modern june on etsy, and i have been so happy with it.

but this one has caught my eye at anthro. i keep waiting each week for it to go on sale, but i'm not sure i will really buy it when it does. i'm just afraid the kids will ruin it. because really, there is not a day that goes by that they aren't painting, coloring with all sorts of things, playing play-dough, stamps, and everything else messy. isn't it pretty though?