TURTLE BACK ZOO

a few weeks after we moved in, chris's mom and aunt came to stay with us for a long weekend. it was great to have our first house guests, and we took advantage of the great weather by spending one afternoon at our local zoo.

hazel also got to experience her first train ride.

she thought it was pretty awesome. 

turtle back zoo

august 2015

THE OLD ICEBOX

found this random pic of our old fridge on a roll of film i developed this summer.

funny how you piece together refrigerator collages over time without really thinking about it, but looking back each piece evokes a very specific memory or feeling.

BECK1 AND THE BALLOON

renegade craft fair

june 2015

MINIGOLF

i need more minigolf in my life

even though i'm crap at it

TALL TREE CAKES

i made my first wedding cake for nina and todd's nuptuals. it was a special request from the bride so i wanted to make it extra special.

after a LOT of planning, a couple technique trials, and a solid amount of fear it came together exactly how i was hoping! i packed the three layers individually for the drive and assembled it on site. (insert more fear here).

TA-DAAA a tree trunk wedding cake with fondant leaves!

THE TN EXPERIENCE

we were so lucky to be part of some of our best friends - nina and todd's - wedding last weekend. they held a camp themed wedding in the adirondacks and it was pure magic.

we arrived to the stunning location to find old log cabins spread out on the bank of a private lake surrounded by woods. nina had decked out each room with lots of goodies, including personalized patches, coozies, lanterns and banners for us to take home.

after the rehearsal there was a bbq feast with todd's dad on the grill. we chowed down at long tables listening to music in an edison bulb lit field.

on the day of the wedding the bridal party hunkered down in the boat house cabin, getting our makeup and hair done while drinking champagne and listening to dirty dancing (on cassette no less) over and over.

the wedding ceremony was everything. it was funny. it was romantic. and it most definitely had a few tear jerker moments. it was followed by a beautiful dinner, speeches, dancing, lots of photobooth pictures, glowsticks and debauchery. you know, exactly what you would expect from nina and todds wedding.

so many congrats to the newlyweds

can't wait to watch you grow old together. 

adirondacks

august 2015

THIS GIRL LOVES BUBBLES

adirondacks

august 2015

AKWISSASNE CAMP

last weekend we packed up the car and headed to the adirondacks for nina and todds camp wedding. i knew it was going to be beautiful but the location was above and beyond anything i could have imagined.

ONE MONTH OF BURBLIFE

somehow it's already been a month since we moved from brooklyn to the burbs and the transition has been WAY easier than i thought it would be. that probably has something to do with our weeks being jam packed with visitors, errands, and settling in, but it really does feel good.

it's nice after being so scared of such a big change to feel so comfortable this quickly. 

MORE ON WELLESLEY ROAD: THE SUNROOM

back to new home stuff, since it's consumed so much of my last three months.

the room that really fell into place first (and gets destroyed each day and put together again each night) is the sunroom. we're using the extra space as a play area for hazel so she can have toys downstairs but they don't have to be in the living room. this is a huge improvement from our apartment where our living room was transformed into hazels playspace every. single. day. 

this little room has quickly become one of our favorite areas in the house. sure the brown carpet is awful, but it can be replaced down the line. 

the room has such amazing light and it's so cozy to sit together curled up in the papasan reading. and the separation between kid stuff and the living room makes a huge difference. it's everything we wanted it to be!