priest point park in photos.

simply inspiring!

Nikki McClure by Dicky Dahl from PatCastaldo on Vimeo.

equation of the week.

magnetic primer + chalkboard paint = creative fun for everyone!!

maximus is helping me with the alphabet.

and here is our special message to daddy.
you might notice on the map that we've been keeping track of his travels.

:)

boy style.

i thought it would be cute for maximus to sport nothin' but cowboy boots, after i found a cute pair at the thrift store.
he was obviously offended.

instead, he prefers sandals and socks.

clearly, he's a product of the northwest.

:)

big girl

here's my biggest goofball with her new big girl haircut. i think it aged her about two full years, but now she's ready for spring and happy as a clam! she'd been begging for a haircut for nearly a year before i gave in to the idea of parting with her curls.

:)

baby knitting!

i have a few more projects in the works. both of these will be going to the same tiny recipient, baby g, who will be here in late july/early august. the darker colored one on top will hopefully transform into a pair of EZ's nether garments, and the light green project is a sweet overall with feet! i'm hoping i have started early enough to have them done in time for baby g's arrival!!

we heart w.e.p.

the kiddos and i decided to show w.e.p. a little love while they're on tour by donning some sweet panic-wear that i embellished a little.


inspired by two new books i recently collected-- seams to me, and embroidered effects--i decided to do some hand stitching on a sweet shirt that adam barr designed for wide eye panic's tour. i love how it turned out!

then i turned one of my girly style tee's into a cute flutter sleeve tunic/dress for madelynn.

and finally, this is the feat i am most proud of. dana, over at made, has a couple of fool-proof tutorials. i used the one for the 90 minute shirt to make one of karl's shirts into a shirt for maximus. if i can do it, anyone can!!
xoxo!
:)

what we've been up to...

madelynn and i are learning to embroider.

i learned to use power tools and built a bookcase for my bedroom.

i painted the wall above our bed, inspired by some wall stickers i saw a long time ago.
i used my new-found skills to also make a toy-shelf-unit for the playroom.
my favorite part is the puzzle section.
oh, and check out the sweet ball i made from anna maria horner's book. instead of filling it with fiberfill, i left a hole in the cover so a balloon can be slipped inside and then inflated. it makes for an indoors-safe bouncy ball.
i put some stylish organization in my life.
karl helped me set up my sewing corner...

...which inspired me to get my paintings out.
i did the black and white one before we were married.
it has a ladybug on it.

this one was inspired by madelynn being in my belly.
hope all is well elsewhere!!
:)

perks!

i'm beginning to feel the perks of being married to a near rockstar. wide eye panic was on the radio last week as in-studio guests, and got to meet all the radio personalities from the bj shea's morning show, as well as kyle cease. it was so wonderful for them to get to promote their new album live to seattle. all the members of the band who were there received two tickets apiece to see kyle cease and louie anderson at a fancy shmancy ballroom in bellevue. it was by far the fanciest place we've been as a married couple. i almost even took a picture. but forgot my camera. while we were waiting in line for the bar--since we got free tickets, we figured we could cough up the money for a glass of wine, which was by the way, more expensive than any bottle of wine i've bought--karl introduced me to bj shea from the radio, which was so exciting that i stumbled over all my words and turned red. clearly, i need more practice meeting people. and being in public. i'm a little out of my element when i have to ditch the bathrobe and pretend to be fancy. at least it was a comedy show and not an opera or ballet. i'm not against opera or ballet, but i'll definitely have to class it up a few notches before i'll be ready to be taken to one of those. anyway, it was great fun. a fantastic show. and i'm so glad karl and i go to have a date. here's a sweet photo mama rhondi took while madee helped me get ready.

out to lunch.

we went out to lunch today (which we pretty much never do) and found out that kids get to make their own pizza at the pizza place we went to. it was a super fun time. too bad karl's cell phone doesn't take better pictures though.

:)