Queen Bee Market

This time next week I will be heading to San Diego to set up for my very favorite show of the year, The Queen Bee Market! If you live in or around Del Mar or if you will be in the area, you should come check it out. Really, even if you won't be around, you should make a trip. There are some amazing vendors with lots of fun stuff (vendors listed below).

The admittance fee to the market is only $6 and that includes parking. It is a nice big area so there will even bring your strollers. Kids under 12 are free by the way. So convenient you can bring the whole family. If you are like this mommy though, you will want to leave the kids at home so you can shop freely. Girls day! That's just me though...

Just take a look at all of these amazing vendors who will be there, including yours truly!

Spring Show Vendors

42nd and Orange Allora Handmade Ami Amour Art by Erin Leigh Babies in Green Baby J Shop Bliss Blvd Designs blue corduroy Bumbles Cinnamon Sticks Creme de la Gems Cry Baby Cupcake Crystal B d-i-y shoppe Domestic Nest Dot Thoughts Elise Joy Evy's Tree Flawed Perfection Jewelry Flippin' Out frannymade Fresh Batch Soap Funky Vintage Lovely just.lovely.things lexi kate designs Little Penelope Lane Little Wellies lollipops lovely junque Maggie Marsek Misfit Menagerie Nenavon No. 17 Cherry Tree Lane Olive Blue Parkside Harmony Pillow Factory the Pleated Poppy Pumpkin Pie Originals REDSTAR ink Rock-A-Bow Spiffing Jewelry Stacy Lynn Studio 16 Designs Sweet and Sour Sweet Funky Vintage Tiny Pumpkin Whippy Cake YeLLoWMeDaiSY

I hope to see you there. If you would like to meet me in person, e-mail me. We can set up a time to connect!

What We Wore Wednesday - Easter Edition

I am linking up to The Pleated Poppy's What I Wore Wednesday to show off what we all looked like on Easter. You should go link up too.

Unfortunately, we took the pictures at the end of the day after we had played and cooked all day so this mommy/chef of the day is lookin' a little ragged.

For Easter we of course went to church and then came back home and had Easter dinner at our home. Pardon the shy little girl hiding behind mommy, it was a long day.

Dress- Urban Outfitters
Boots- Ross
Necklace and Bangles- Premier Designs Jewelry

Now... let's be a little more honest about what I really looked like for the majority of the day.

Even this is a bit of a lie. I put my shoes back on for the picture.

Apron- Trendy Housewife

Isn't my boy a little stud-muffin! He was pretty much a hit in his Easter outfit.

Levi's- Gift at baby shower
Shirt and Tie- Crazy 8
Matching shoes that are not in the picture- Target

Now, Rhi, she would not let us get a picture so this is the best I could do for you. Little stinker!

Dress- Crazy8
Jean Jacket- Hand me down from my boss' boys. Yup it's a boys jacket, she pulls it off though.

Easter morn and a New Tradition

Since yesterday was Easter, I will not be doing an I {Heart} Mondays post. However, I do think you will seriously L-O-V-E our new Easter tradition.

This is the first year that Rhi was old enough to kind of grasp the concept of Easter. We of course put the emphasis on Jesus and the resurrection. She understood it to an extent but really we couldn’t expect much from a 2.5 year old.

I started really teaching her about it all on Friday. We explained Good Friday and how Jesus died for our sins and how because of His blood we are washed clean. She screamed “sins gone” That was music to this mommas heart. Later that night we covered it all again. After a long talk, we sat outside looking at the beautiful sunset. Steven told Rhi that God had painted the sky pink just for her. She cupped her little hands and yelled “Thank you Jesus”. Ah! She is understanding.

Sunday morning came and I refreshed her little memory, asking a couple questions about Easter and what it meant. Our Conversation went something like this.

Me: happy Easter
Rhi:Easter?
Me: ya, remember mommy told you how Jesus died and rose again?
Rhi: Jesus died, rose again!
Me: cool, huh?
...Rhi: sure.
Me: Sure? It's really cool! He did it all so we could live Forever with Him in heaven.
Rhi: oh ya. Silly me!

After church we came home to our new tradition. I was gonna tell you all about it but how much more fun is it to actually watch it going on. This is how we will be finding our baskets every year. Of course it will get more complex as the kids grow.

What WE Wore Wednesday

I'm linking up to ThePleatedPoppy's What I Wore Wednesday. You should too!
After a long weekend away at Creative Estates, there was lots of family time this week. Most of it was spent in our swimsuits and although I love you all, I just don't want to get that real with you. Ha! So here are the days we actually put some appropriate for the blog clothing on.

Tuesday Night was a long overdue date night. Dinner and a movie.

Shirt and Cardi- Target
Skinny Jeans- Old Navy
Boots- Ross
Purse- Local Boutique
Necklace and Bracelet- Premier Designs Jewelry
Hairclip- WhippyCake
Rhi wasn't quite ready to let mommy go so she jumped into the photoshoot...alond with her babies. Sorry you can't see her outfit too well, whenever I would squat, she would too.

T-shirt dress- Crazy8
Leggings-Target
Messy hair- park play

On Thursday, we went to Disneyland. Oh and the mess in their room? I can only crop so much. Remember I was gone all weekend at Creative Estates. Talk to my husband!

Tank-Target
Shirt- Forever 21
Jeans- Target
Shoes- Payless
Camera Strap- SheyB
Necklace- Swag from Creative Estates, generously given by The Vintage Pearl

Baby Brynn's Quilt

Remember the baby shower I showed you last month? What I didn't show you was the gift I made for the baby. Because well...I wasn't finished with it yet. I gave it to the mommy to be yesterday after I had hubby snap a picture for you all to see it.

(Please ignore how wrinkly it is, I had it rolled up in a bag all morning before realizing I had no picture of it)

What do you think? I will be starting on a semi-matching one for the big sister to be this week and will share that one with you as soon as I am done.

I'm linking up with...

I {Heart} Mondays #8

I have been so busy that I have not been able to play around on Etsy or BigCartel much this week, so let's make today's I Heart Mondays short and to the point.

I have been dropping hints to the hubby like crazy this week on what I want for mothers day. My computer screen started off looking something like this:

He didn't catch on. His response, "Babe, your desktop is getting really cluttered". Hmm. So I thought I should just narrow it down to my favorite and just hint around that. My favorite right now? What I really want for Mothers Day is this.
The Love Much Heirloom necklace by Amy Cornwell.
I have dropped so many hints it is sickening. I even said something along the lines of "It really pays off being friends with other Handmade Business owners, Amy told me that if I ever wanted the Love Much necklace she could make it work for our kids names" (our kids are 14 letters and it only fits 13).

I really don't think he caught on. I'm hoping that he is just messing with me because I love this necklace.

Enough with my rant, back to the necklace. The reason it is my fav? Well, it is adorable but that is obvious. I love the separate charm for mine and his initials. So often our husbands get left out when they should be remaining our #1. I know that I'm asking for the necklace for mothers day so it should be about my kids and I but is something I plan to wear daily. So...that is why this is THE necklace I chose above the others. The reason I love it so much, other than the adorable birdcage.

Hopefully soon I can show you a picture of what it looks like on, say May 8th?

Saturday Snapshot {pool play}

This weekend has been so much fun. Friday we went to the pool with friends. Today we got daddy in on the action. Little Mr. Talon is quite the swimmer. Okay, so he doesn't actually swim but he does LOVE the water. This weeks snapshot is of my boy all worn out from the sun. I thought for sure he was gonna pass out right then and there but I guess there was just to much fun to be had.