This happened recently. Em’s first sail with her sail-loving-daddy. The wind died down as they were coming in but Em loved it all so, so much!

Hope you have a happy weekend!

How was your Fourth of July? Ours was great! We spent the weekend at the lake house with lots of friends + family. There was sailing, kayaking, swimming, lounging, great talks, lots of music and late night games. So much fun! Oh, and Em played her first game of Cooties, which she loved.

In addition to printing + house sketching, this weekend is Em’s first dance recital. I’m really looking forward to it. Here’s a pic from her dress rehearsal yesterday. Little three year olds in fluffy, sparkly, matching dresses? Love.

I never planned on putting her in dancing so early. I thought I’d enroll her around age 4 or 5, the same age I was when I enrolled as a little girl. But, thanks to Angelina Ballerina, Em started doing dance moves around the house and knew some dance lingo. So, at 2.5 years old, we placed her in a combo ballet + tap class. I’m so happy we did. She really loves it and has made a few friends!

Yesterday, Kacey used this recipe to make bubbles for Em when we ran out of solution. I was skeptical, but they were amazing! Truly. Big, long-lasting + colorful bubbles. We used both a big wand and an automatic bubble blower. Both worked great. I was most impressed with the bubble blower. With regular solution, we’ve only been able to get it to produce consistently small bubbles. With the homemade recipe, it made big monstrous, stacking bubbles. Em had a blast popping them!

This weekend, we went to the Kite Festival in Austin. It was breezy + sunny. Perfect kite flying weather! We had a wonderful time and Em got to fly her first kite – a Tinkerbell one [of course]! I think my favorite kite out there was one shaped like a paper airplane. Such a brilliant idea!

How was your weekend? Did you have lovely weather, too?

Wishing you a Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope your day is full of love, happiness + sweet things.

It’s carnival time! Here are some iPhone pics from this weekend that I shared on Instagram + Facebook. At the top, Em’s first Mardi Gras parade. At the bottom, a float from the Mardi Gras ball we went to Saturday night + king cake!

To those that celebrate,  have a happy + safe Mardi Gras!

How was your Thanksgiving? Ours was very nice! We drove out to the lake house and enjoyed time with family + friends. Em really loved being out there. She played in the leaves, threw sticks in the lake, went out on the canoe, and swung in the swings. This swing [the horsey swing] was her favorite!