1.24.12. Izzy has crazy hair.

Happy Halloween!

11.12.11. Nico kept hitting the pumpkin with his hands and threatening to roll right out and bonk his head. Izzy just stood there frozen. Would have liked to change or take off their clothes, but it was right before dinner/bedtime, the night before a transcontinental flight, and literally 5 minutes from meltdowns. Snap, snap, snap. And it had to be over.

I want: storage carts

No way that I'd be able to justify paying so much for these underbed storage carts from Serena&Lily (via Remodelista), especially when they seem so easy to make! But still... they would be really cute for our bedroom. 

Project: Quick Winter Hats

12.18.11. It got cold, cold, cold. I used fleece and cotton twill tape from my stash. The kids got a kick out of these super-easy-and-quick hats!

I Want... Vintage Swiss Army Blanket!

I unconsciously scour flea markets and vendor stalls abroad for woolen textiles. I never mean to buy them, but somehow, the fuzzy wool always pulls me in. So now I'm finally admitting it. I'm a blanket addict. The most coveted of them all: the vintage Swiss Army blanket! How I wish I had one of these!

Happy New Year!

A busy day making baby food. Banana, peas, zucchini and spinach. All organic! Really loving the new hand blender!

Project: Sleepsacks

Fleece has been on sale for a while now. Bought a whole bunch for various projects around the house, including two more sleepsacks for the babies. I was surprised that each one took almost a yard of fabric. The babies are getting tall!

The new rug

I keep calling it the new rug. We've had it for 3 months and I'm only now getting around to posting a photo. It's a beautiful felt rug from Peace Industry. It's the Norooz, in nutmeg, with camel, ochre, peach, and plum. I LOVE it. It's scratchier than I remembered. I thought maybe due to Peace Industry's change from Iranian rugs to Turkish rugs, but it's probably just my own faulty memory. That is my cute daughter, wondering why I plopped her down on the ground.

Downward dog

Nico's favorite antic lately.

He would stand on his head if he could.

A Christmas Story

It got really cold last week so I bundled them up to stroll outside with the dog. I thought they would protest, but they didn't seem to mind. I didn't push my luck with the booties or mittens though. The snowsuits are still big on them, but we have many cold months ahead of us!