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I LOVE John Wooden and always think of the following poem I found years ago in his book Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations on and Off the Court whenever a new sports season starts for my little guy. By the way, that is a must read book if you have kids involved in sports. My husband, who is a … [Read more...] about Poetry in Motion

I think it’s amazing the things that kids can articulate about art. Just the other day we were in an eclectic antique store near my in-laws and K came over to me rather distraught and said “Mommy, I don’t like that painting.” Without even looking up, I told him that wasn’t a nice thing to say … [Read more...] about Art and Kids

In light of The Lego Movie hoopla around our house lately (and rightly so, we ALL loved it – very family friendly with a great message), I thought I would share our favorite lego project other than making things from actual legos. We found these lego brownies on Pinterest last year and have been … [Read more...] about Make: Lego Brownies

We had the best time reviewing the new book, Totally Awesome Rubber Band Jewelry … AKA we had a fun “crafter-noon”together last weekend. A very creative and artistic friend came over to help us. She happens to be the perfect target audience and at 8 years old, she was able to thumb through the … [Read more...] about Book Review: Totally Awesome Rubber Band Jewelry

I have been a busy little bee in my home art studio lately. I have been very motivated and inspired to work on illustrating some children’s books I have written. But it’s hard. Very hard. And harder than it sounds – harder than I thought. I have big visions and plans for them (like any creative … [Read more...] about Work In Progress

A few months ago I discovered the most adorable line of baby and children’s accessories called Ivey Handcrafted. And as if I needed a reason to love the bright and cheery style any more, it turns out that the story behind the business makes the company even better. It was started by a beautiful … [Read more...] about FOUND: Ivey Handcrafted

We had the most fun a photo shoot by our sweet friend Hill of Capturing Motherhood. She was kind enough to give us a list of her favorite locations to shoot (all were gorgeous) but as soon as she suggested Malibu Lagacy Park, we knew that was the place. B and I met in Malibu as Pepperdine students … [Read more...] about Malibu: Where Our Love Story Began…

I quickly found out about Hope & Stay soon after moving here to Riverside – everyone here seems to know of this adorable company. So naturally when I was invited to go to a sign making party hosted by a friend and taught by the sweet and talented Hope & Stay founder, Sonya, I jumped at the chance. … [Read more...] about FOUND: Hope & Stay

Today on this holiday set aside to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr it seems fitting to also honor a very special person who went to heaven last month after a long and brave battle with cancer. Pastor Ken Hutcherson (AKA Hutch) was our pastor during the brief time we lived up in Seattle and it was … [Read more...] about Hutch