May 1

Happy May Day from me and my yard!

 

6th annual crew girl (+kids) valentine party

Kourtany, Katherine and Tuesday enjoying the hanging chair—can we fit in another?

Yes! But brother (Brody) isn’t a fan.

Crawling Brody.

Crawling Bennet.

Cookie decorating was a success as always. Click on image above for the sugar cookie recipe.

Kathy and Cody seeking down time.

Thanks to everyone who was able to come and we missed those of you who couldn’t. Next year can we please take a group shot?!

For a special treat I made this punch—yum, yum, yum:

one year ago to the day

…Ethan and I got the keys to our house and walked through the threshold as homeowners. Here we are October 3, 2011:

To say this past year has been full of nonstop projects is putting it lightly and to say I’ve been good about documenting it, would be a lie. This first house anniversary is putting a stop to that. May I re-introduce you to our dining room:

You might remember my cork board project from March, now full of photos of friends and our adventures with them.

You might also remember this little sneak peek into a project I started in May. Finally finished and I could not be happier with the color, Surfer. It took 15 custom satin spray paint cans. The table is from West Elm and the vase is from Anthropologie (orig. $295 and I got it for $19.99—seriously!)

Four of the chairs have cushions upholstered in charcoal and white home dec fabric I found at Fabric Depot. The text is all NYC neighborhoods, a nod to my parent’s roots.

I love this room. Now all it needs is a fantastic rug and art.