Superheroes In Pajamas

"Let's go saaaaaaave the world, Eliza."

Seasonal Decor

I've seen lots of cute fall decorations floating around the Internet lately, but I think I'm going to take a break from copying other people's ideas and hang an original piece by Liam in my front room this month.

He calls it The Pumpkinator Robot:

Gotta Have It

Have you walked by this display at Target recently?


They weren’t kidding when they told me I “gotta have it.” I’m pretty sure the creators had my kitchen in mind when they designed this stuff. And luckily, my sponsor agreed with their slogan, because my kitchen just became way cuter.


Thanks, Mom!

Bike Brigade Wedding

My friend Rebecca got married last weekend in the same place as Ben and me, and then had her reception at the same place as Ben and me. And yet, her wedding day was at least a million times cooler than mine. Probably more like a billion.

I can’t believe I didn’t think of getting 80 of my friends to ride beach cruisers around Santa Monica after my wedding.

Birthday Boy

Liam turned 5 years old yesterday, and it's totally blowing my mind. Wasn't he just born like a day or two ago?


First birthday:


Second birthday:


Third birthday:


Fourth birthday:


FIFTH BIRTHDAY!


Liam told me when he woke up yesterday, "But I don't feel like I'm five." Funny how that works...I suddenly feel really old.

Overcoming My Mould Allergy

I know I said I wasn't a big fan of moulding, but now I'm kind of addicted.

This time it started with the piece of Ikea furniture that holds our TV:


Black was getting boring, so I painted it white:


But that wasn't enough, so I had to try this new board and batten trick I'd been seeing all over the Internet.

My basement last week:


My basement this week:


Next up: master bedroom. But don't tell Ben!

Still Twinners

Or maybe it's just the glasses...

Hitched

My youngest brother, Devin, got married last month, which means I finally got the baby sister I always dreamed of.

It also means Liam got to do all kinds of fun stuff with his cousin, Jacob.


We’ve been back from the wedding events for a few weeks now, and last night we spent the night at a hotel nearby. We passed a wedding reception on the way from our room to the pool, and as we walked by Liam looked over, saw the bride and groom, and said, "Hey, there's Devin and Lyndee. I wonder if Jacob is over there."

It's the Little Things...

Today I love life because my silverware drawer went from pretty chaotic:


To less chaotic:


There's just something refreshing about knowing exactly where to reach for a plastic kid spoon, and not even getting stabbed by a steak knife or chopstick when I grab it.

Wherein I Fire My Television For Being a Horrible Babysitter

I had a 30-minute meeting in my kitchen tonight, and afterward I came downstairs to find none other than Spiderman himself in my basement.


Luckily I kept Eliza upstairs with me during the meeting. The last thing I need is Spiderman and Batman together in my family room.