goodbye to another tooth

i made isaiah a tooth pillow a long time ago... and i was excited that we finally got to use it! i had found some cuuuute ones here and decided to make a similar one.

June part 3

road trip!

headed to Taos, NM for a weekend of fun and another wedding...

we found a super cool toy store in Taos... it's called TWIRL.

my brother, spencer and his lovely bride sophia got married here. not too shabby, eh?

i didn't take very many pictures, but here at least you can see the bride & groom!

and isaiah lost his first tooth!!

Where did June go?

i can't believe it's july... already! i knew going in to june that it would be crazy, that it would fly by and i was completely right. here's part 2 of our june (part 1 was sarah's dance recital, btw) 

swim lessons!

we've done swim lessons at Texas Tech for the last 6 years. this year was different because #1: i didn't get in the water with anyone (we've outgrown the "parent & me" class!) and #2: the lessons were relocated to a brand-spankin-new pool... a pool so fantastic that i'm really bummed i didn't get to participate other than acting as the observing parent. but the kids loved it, learned new things, and on the last day they got to take a ride on the lazy river. 

jerrie's wedding! 

michael's sister, jerrie got married. this was the first of two weddings our family experienced in june. this one was fun because, well, jerrie is just so stinkin fun to be around. i participated as a bridesmaid... sarah was the flower girl... and isaiah was a ring-bearer. 

sarah LOVED dressing up 

and isaiah, well... after my dad helped him get dressed up in his tux he refused to come out of the bathroom. it took much coaxing and a bit of force to get him out. notice the look on his face in the family picture above. good thing we had lots of time before the ceremony for him to warm up. in situations such as this, i have learned "no talk, no touch, no eye contact" is about the best policy. i learned that from the dog whisperer... but it worked and isaiah handled his job like a pro. 

here he is with scooter. scooter's been in michael's family for a very long time. 

at the reception, sarah discovered the microphone and proceeded to sing. she sang 3 songs. i couldn't break her away.

but dancing with this man... well i'd put down anything for such an opportunity :)

ps...  the photographer jerrie hired was amazing. visit her blog so see some fantastic images of this wedding! 

cutie patootie

happy happy happy am i that sarah got to be in her dance recital :) this little girly-girl emerged from within her. the make-up, the costume... performing on a real stage... she really enjoyed the spotlight. my amazingly talented photographer friend melanie agreed to be there with camera in hand to get good shots of the moment. after the show, we took sarah off to get some more pictures. 

that's sarah... the tiny one on the end. :D

thank you so much, melanie... i love them!!! 

ps... i did do a little editing on the ones that have that vintage look. not the last one, though... that one's all melanie-goodness! i think i will use it for my new blog banner! 

some custom work...

my olive & everette partner, allison did these burp rags for a girl who lives in ft. worth... they're so cute, i had to share!! if you are interested in custom burp rags, bibs, onesies, blankets, kitchen towels, lingerie bags... feel free to shoot us an email! olive.everette (at) rocketmail (dot) com. the diaper cakes pictured here are also available!!

i did some custom bachelorette party invites for a co-worker of michael. a girls-only weekend in vegas deserves a glam-ed up invitation!! the little organza bags contained little cards with the weekend itenerary. 

i hope your summer has been a great one so far! we've been busy busy with swim lessons, dance recitals, and wedding preparations (the kids and i are in one on the 13th and then we go to taos for my brother's wedding on the 21st... the kids will be in that one too!)

after all the craziness, i promise i'll share pictures. i've already got some good stuff to share, just need the time to get it post-ready :) 

best friend

... it was 9 years ago today that I married my best friend. i still feel like the luckiest girl alive.

a few weeks ago we took a trip to San Antonio. we went to see michael's brother austin graduate from law school. however, we took the opportunity to revisit the location where michael proposed. the parking garage of the rivercenter mall, downtown San Antonio. 

he had planned to propose out on a jetty in South Padre Island, but hurricane brett set us back a bit on that trip, forcing us to spend a night in San Antonio. we spent the day walking around the Alamo and the Rivercenter Mall. he carried the ring in a camera case inside his backpack. we walked back to the car and he just decided right then and there... that it was time to ask me. as we approached the car (a red ford explorer) he opened the back end and as he placed the backpack inside the car i noticed that his shirt was shaking... he was nervous. michael never gets nervous. so i knew it was coming... and sure enough... he got down on one knee right there in the parking garage. i was completely surprised. it was perfect.

so our recent trip to San Antonio was a fun way to walk our family through that day... the day that started it all. 

it's really amazing what has happened in the last 9 years. what a fantastic journey we're on!

SpringFling!

the first craft fair for olive & everette was a success!! here are some images of our inventory. 

and here are a few custom orders I finished this week... 

if you're interested in custom baby/children's apparel, dish towels, cloth napkins, etc... visit our etsy and convo us. a few of the items shown here are available. all of the diaper cakes are available too! 

ps... we'll be updating our shop very sooooon with lots and lots of fantastic hand embroidered and appliqued goods!