september is here and i’m excited about what it promises to bring. cooler temperatures. autumn. it’s the gateway to all of our celebrations [except for em's birthday]. soon, we’ll be celebrating my birthday. halloween [a halloween bash sounds fun!]. thanksgiving. our anniversary. kacey’s birthday. christmas. oh my!

one fun addition is having em with us experiencing these things for the first time. it’s my first birthday with her. it will be her first halloween. her first thanksgiving. our first anniversary with her in our lives. the first time kacey turns a year older as a father. her first christmas. i’m excited. we both are.

ps – aren’t these butterflies pretty? i found them frolicking in the green, green grass.

now that we have a little one, it seems i’ve been gravitating towards party planning blogs, especially ones for kids. above are three that i’ve bookmarked. i thought i’d share them with you, too. click on the headers above to be linked to the corresponding blog.

do you have any other favorites? do tell!

hello there! hope you are having a good week. em and i are away visiting family, so as you’ve noticed, posting will be light this week. her baptism [and a little celebration to follow] will be this weekend, so we’re scooting around town getting everything ready for it. above is what she will be wearing [aka, the handmade gown + bonnet that i wore for my own christening as a baby].

when we get back, i’ll have lots of fun stuff to post. her baptismal invitations, her baby announcements + more!

the other day i was watching destination design on hgtv. the show sends the homeowners on vacation. the homeowners take pictures of things that they discover while away. then, the host uses those pictures as inspiration for their room which gets a makeover.

during the show i caught, the homeowners went to austin, texas, and one of their experiences was glassblowing. the glassblowing just so happened to be at the same place that i took kacey for our glassversary. that’s when i also realized that i never blogged about our glassblowing experience! so, i thought i’d share the pictures with you guys now.

top picture – the tools  // second picture – tubes of glass // third picture – kacey working with the glass + the glass in the furnace // last picture – what we produced!

doesn’t this look so peaceful + dreamy?  |  via  we heart it

happy first day of summer! can you believe it’s already here?

we went to houston + the lake house to celebrate father’s day this weekend. it was e’s first road trip! she did so well. like her momma, she likes to sleep in the car :]

i hope you had a wonderful weekend. did you do anything special or fun? do tell!

wow, i can’t believe it’s been so long since i’ve blogged. i’ve missed it so, but have been busy. here’s a snippet of what we’ve been doing.

we’ve been soaking up lots of newborn moments with sweet e. i’m not even sure i can call her a newborn anymore since she already turned a month old! my how the days sneak on by.

i had a wonderful mother’s day. kacey gave me sweet smelling peonies along with this camera which i’ve been loving and using daily – mostly on little e. i also spent the weekend with my family who came to town to visit and see e in person for the first time.

speaking of visitors, we’ve had lots thanks to e and moving into a new home. ah, who am i kidding? it’s all thanks to e. it’s been really nice to be surrounded by friends and family during this wonderful time.

and finally, my mac got sick a couple of days ago. we brought it in to get it checked out and found out the logic board needs to be replaced. i hoping to get it back in few days.

so, readers, what’s been going on with you? i’d love to read a little snippet from your lives.

photo via it’s mary ruffle

we’re off a bit early today to get a jump start on the weekend. lots of celebrating and excitement all around. a baby-to-be, mardi gras + valentine’s day.

hope you have a lovely + heart-filled weekend!  |  image via ffffound