Sam is definitely changing from baby to boy.  And when I mean boy, I mean boy.

Like scream for no reason boy,

Make car noises boy,

Rev up your body and scream boy,

Scream *again* for no reason boy, {noticing a pattern?}

And completely forget all of that when your dad walks in to the room boy.

{I kind of love how they’re twinners}

My client introduced me to local artist Hillary Williams.  We’re looking at a few potential pieces for a wall…looking for a statement. :)

I think she does a great job combining textures, patterns, and colors.  Maybe I just have a sweet spot for San Francisco, but I LOVE her city pieces…

Since I know you all come here for fabulous recipes, I thought I’d spill my favorite summertime recipe: Pina Water.

You ready for this:  Pineapple + Water= great flavored water

Our water dispenser sits nicely in our kitchen corner, right by the backdoor and is always ready to serve us when we get in from the (mild, mild) SF heat.  And since we have bright orange walls outside (still trying to fall in love them), I bring a little of the orange inside with art and flowers.  What do you think of my $8 Goodwill cross-stitched art?

I love gladioli and the height and volume they give to a space.  And I love my pina water.  When you’re itching for a challenge in the kitchen, I recommend you try it.

I love seeing Sam go into his own little world and explore.

Since Pixi is quicker on the rough terrain, she often finds something and Sam will follow.

They both dig around and try to catch whatever it is that first caught their eye.  Pixi is persistent, Sam moves on to something new…

The flowing fountain is always appealing to him.  But today he was attracted to its stillness.

He gets so focused and blocks everything out around him…and then something breaks his concentration.  {That darn trigger-happy mom!}

And he wants to be held again.  And his magical moment is gone.

One day I will own these beauties.

I’m pretty certain I’ve blogged about them before, and I just recently pinned them, but sometimes I need a refresher on how beautiful they are.  Okay, I have had my want moment.  Thanks for that.

We had a nice, relaxing weekend together as a family.  Hung out on Filmore St, and gardened all afternoon.  Cheers to family time!

I walked through one of my favorite showrooms the other day.  I’ll admit, I have yet to buy something here for a client, but I would love to!  I think it’s great to add an unexpected art or furniture piece to the mix.  You know, keep people on their toes! :)  While the showroom is packed with loud, quirky pieces, I think an entire space with these might be a little too much.  One here and there would be the perfect dose.

I like the contrast in texture and size here:  The big, smooth, shinny sumo paired with a pile of rice.

Animal head with lady body.  Maybe a little too crazy for a family house…more for the bachelor pad.  Don’t want to be scaring the kiddos! 

Love the swing with fur seat, and love the rope suspending it.  Adds great texture.

Looove this vignette.  Love the chandelier, love the leather sofas (and I usually hate leather sofas), and love the (hidden) rustic rocking horse.  Comfortable and quirky.

Cool chandelier, and rounded bench.  The bench sort of has a Klisomos vibe to it… And I’m a sucker for classic design of the Klimsos Chair.  I think it’s a great example that anything classic is always in style.

I know I’m a little late, but I’m still recuperating from the fourth weekend!  I played way too much, and worked way too little… and now I’m paying the consequences and having to stay home while everyone else is out partying at the HP premiere.  Hopefully these past two weeks have gotten me all caught up on things and we can start balancing life out a bit more…Anyway, thanks for letting me indulge myself with family pics of us at the beach.

The weather was uncharacteristically nice for this time of year and we were able to enjoy a perfect day of beach, BBQ, and fireworks.  So thankful for family, friends, and freedom.  God bless America!!

We’re  slooowly getting Sam warmed up to sand…

For some reason I always imagined my kids rolling in the sand, putting fistfuls in their mouth, and having a complete mess.  But we all know things are never how we imagine them…

We started the holiday weekend off with a birthday party for Sam’s friend, Benjamin.  It was a pleasant afternoon with bouncy towers, delicious BBQ, bird chasing and playing-in-the-cooler’s-ice-storage.  I think Sam and his friend Chloe would have played all afternoon in the freezing ice had their mom’s not taken them away…their poor hands were frozen numb!  And check out the birthday boy, just chillin’ in his stroller for pretty much the entire time.  It’d be a miracle if Sam sat for one minute while parked!!

His store never gets old.  Glad we have one our city, cause I get so much inspiration walking through it.

I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July weekend filled with family, friends, fireworks, and food!  God Bless America!