Work weekend wrap up

I had a mysterious illness the last 2 days, I'm chalking it up to dehydration, & am feeling better now :)

Anywho, here's a recap of the weekend. 

Ava and Hunter, Hunter, Finn, snippets from work, next week's dinners, herbs

I'll try to be more on top of posts for next week including some recipes I'm pretty amped for!

Outdoor space update

We have had some pretty nice weather! Last weekend was super sunny and beautiful, and Monday was the nicest day for sure. Tuesday the clouds rolled in and it's been partly cloudy with rain showers and patchy sun. So, needless to say, not consistent sun for 12-14 hours a day, therefore, my seedlings are growing, but very slowly.

I will transplant them when they get their second set of leaves.

We also have another box ready for some shade loving plants!! I'm excited to try some lettuces and Chinese cabbages as well as cilantro!

(Bad photo patch, sorry!!)

This is basically our back patio space. Valentine's Day flower still going strong!!

my favorite part of spring

So, let it be known, Summer is my favorite season up here in the stage left corner of the US. Spring is usually cold, rainy, windy and sometimes snowy.  However, my favorite part of spring is seeing all the new plant growth, especially flowers! Tulip trees are one of my faves, and I saw one just starting to bloom on my walk to work this morning

 so pretty!!
I also love gifts, I mean, who doesn't? Gifts of clothing can be tricky but when executed precisely, it can be wonderful, which brings me to my jacket today! Jared bought it for me when he was in Europe with Menomena a few years back, and I absolutely love it. It's 3/4 sleeve, burnt orange and has a sort of hippyish flowered trim complete with ties in the front and at the end of the sleeves at the elbow. since it has a unique color, I don't get to wear it much, but I try to work it in whenever I can, and the weather permits (lol)

 jacket: numph, dress and leggings: forever 21, belt: j crew, shoes: Calvin Klein

The boy definitely loves clapping now! It's his new favorite thing, although, he won't do it on command, yet, much to our chagrin ;) It's very serious business to him...

Now we're working on waving, need to get that one down!
I think he's starting to pick up on the fact that solids (baby food) will satiate his hunger as much as a bottle, so he's going along with it a lot more readily. Actual solids on the other hand.... not so much. here's a pic of him having just passed his teething biscuit off to Stella...

blustery and grey

That pretty much sums up the weather right now. perfect for layers, but my closet is bursting at the seams, and yet, I feel like I have nothing to wear! I seriously need to rein in the ebay shopping, and I'm so ready for a sunny day off so I can go through all my clothes in storage and edit back a little, but not just yet.
I wore one of my favorite blazers today! it's this great jewel tone blue, velveteen number. I have a few items that I love building outfits around, and this was the day for this piece.

 blouse: Alice Temperly for Target, blazer:  Erin Featherston for Target, Jeans: Hudson

The boy clapped for the first time today! He was napping when I arrived this morning, but his momma showed me a video she took of the big event! It's funny how once kids learn something, it's their new favorite thing, he's been clapping all day! Yay for everything! ;)

another (partly) sunny day... I'll take it!

TGIF! It's another sunny spring day! Gumby was on the bus this morning...

I also got some pictures of spring flowers on my walk to work...

As most people who know me know, I love vintage clothes. I've had this silly looking gold metallic chain maille-esque sweater that I've never really been able to pull into an outfit successfully.... until today! Here is what I wore...(sorry for the mirror pics, I still have an iphone3 for now...)

 jeans (habitual), sweater (n/t), moccasins (minnetonka): vintage; camisole: tommy jeans; hoodie (1st pic): american apparel; jacket (1st pic): exhiliration; belt: borrowed

I also was able to try another walk with the boy.

I'm not sure how many of them we will be able to get in, since the weather doesn't seem to hold up well enough to walk after the 2nd nap, and when we try to go before nap, the walk always seems to cut into it, leaving him over tired/under slept, so that's kind of a bummer.  I shall be spending the next hour or so trying (more than likely unsuccessfully) to get him to nap.... oh well.

We did go to a park and he took a ride on the swings!!

Spring has sprung

 And nothing makes that more apparent here in the Pacific Northwest like crazy weather!  I decided to take advantage of a major sunbreak and take the little boy for a walk, thinking that that would be soothing before nap time. Boy was I wrong! It would seem that he's NOT that kind of boy, and approximately 10 blocks away, he decides he's done and starts screaming as if I'm peeling his toenails off. So there I am, pushing an empty stroller and carrying said boy (all 25 lbs of him) back to the house.
All's quiet now, and although I'm still a bit sweaty, we made it home without any more drama. The house is cleanish, and I will never attempt a walk right before nap, especially without a bottle! ;)

oh, and here's a pic of my new hair cut. whaddya think?