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! 

new favs

i've got some new daily reads... amazing blogs: fresh inspiration, sweet creativity, and beautiful families. stuff good enough to share with you. here we go...

"whatever"

"messy canvas"

"hello my name is heather"

btw, check out her trash ties!

the funkyfinds springfling was so much fun!! i've got photos... i'll share them soon.

ps... don't forget about my

giveaway! 

details in the post below...

welcome to the planet

I can't believe he's turning 6 years old today! Wow, time has flown by.

In honor of Isaiah's 6th Birthday... and the fact that olive & everette will be doing our first craft fair this weekend, I'm doing my first giveaway!!!

Here's the deal: I'm in desperate need of a new blog banner. So, to enter my giveaway, create a blog banner for me! The banner I choose will win a set of two custom dish towels! You can either include a link to your banner in the comments of this post, or email it to revsanford@gmail.com ... I can't wait to see all the creativity!!! 

PS... if you're in the Dallas/Ft Worth area this weekend, come see me on Saturday!!! 

lovelove, evan

we went on a cruise!

... and it was amazing, to say the very least. Here's a bit of evidence:

We spent the night in downtown Miami, where we went to Bayside Marketplace. My goal was to find a photobooth (because Bono says... ;) And we did! I don't have a scanner, so I can't show the pics to you... well I guess I could take a picture of them, but I'm feeling lazy. Oh well. We came across this tree and thought it looked like an Ent (Lord of the Rings).

Tuesday in Nassau was a chilly, windy day. Good thing we didn't plan to go to the beach that day. We did, however roam the town in the morning and in the afternoon we took a ferry to Paradise Island, where we explored Atlantis, a massive hotel/casino/beach/seaquarium. We spotted some huge manna rays, posh yachts (like the Casino Royal pictured below). We even saw a group of local school children dressed in uniform who were on a field trip at the Atlantis.

We spent our Wednesday at Half Moon Cay, and absolutely beautiful island. We jet skied (my first time to do it) and relaxed on the beach. They (Carnival) even had a barbecue lunch prepared for us right there on the island. It was fun eating the fresh pineapple and seeing roosters roam around. If we would have had our kids with us, we might not have come back home :)

Thursday we were in Grand Turk. A very interesting island that was devastated by Hurricane Ike. A cab driver told us that the entire island was covered in 3 ft of water and that all the roofs were destroyed. Every building we saw had a new roof. The town is virtually untouched by commercialism... a lady riding in the Taxi Van with us asked "Where is the downtown? Don't you have a WalMart or something??" I didn't say this, but I was thinking... you came on a Caribbean Cruise so you could go to WalMart?? Anyway, there are wild horses, donkeys, and pigs roaming the island. They get the run of the land, apparently. We spotted this little boat in a place called Cockburn Town: their "downtown shopping" experience. The downtown included 5 tiny little shops and a snack bar. It was our taste of native culture for the week.

Our last night at sea... here's to a great vacation! 

The day we disembarked we got to go to Miami Beach and explore the Art Deco District on South Beach. It was incredible. I loved the architecture of all the buildings. We saw the home of Versace and a hotel called Casablanca where some inside scenes of the movie were shot. Such a cool place.