The Story Of Us

Every two weeks we hit the library.. bring home a stack of books to read through before bedtime. A few weeks ago we read The Dancing Clock a story based on the Delacorte Musical Clock in Central Park near the Central Park Zoo. I told D that the clock was near by, we had seen it before.. walked by it a few times. He didn't remember.. nor did he believe me. So obviously this called for a field trip! And while we were making the trip to Central Park I decided D was also old enough for a visit to the Museum of Natural History..  after the museum we took a stroll through Central Park.. it was actually less of a stroll and more of a dragging D through the park with the promise of ice cream.. the poor child was tired and the promise of ice cream was the only thing keeping him going.. at one point he walked shoe less and I even had to carry him for some of the stretch.. it was quiet an adventure. Once we found ice cream we found a nice shady spot to sit and took a sweet break.

        Elegantly Gold - When you go the the Versailles just outside of Paris gold will be found in abundance. Gold wallpaper, gold architecture accents, gold tassels, gold statues, gold is to be found everywhere. It all begins by greeting you at its grand golden gates. You can buy this print here  Get Free Shipping with code BLOGGER Prints also available in larger sizes. Contact for more information and special requests. Love this print but don't think your wall is ready just yet.. how about this print on other things?! Check these beauties out.                    Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   

We are hoping to make the zoo and annual thing.. D had a wonderful time last year. You can read all about last years trip here . This year H was old enough to join in on the fun and oh what fun he had.. he seemed almost high on the excitement.. instead of sharing the pictures we took... I thought instead I'd share a couple D took with his camera.. you can learn more about his camera here .                          Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   

Egyptian Green Door - An old Egyptian sea foam green door. Weathered paint peeling rustic door in the streets of Cairo. You can buy this print  here   Get Free Shipping with code BLOGGER Prints also available in larger sizes.  Contact  for more information and special requests. Love this print but don't think your wall is ready just yet.. how about this print on other things?! Check  these  beauties out.                            Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   

1. What is your favorite color? Pink  Purple as of last month 2. What is your favorite toy? Bubble Maker 3. What is your favorite fruit? Blackberries 4. What is your favorite food? Quesadilla 5. What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Vanilla with Rainbow Sprinkles on a Cone 7a. What is your favorite tv show? Backyardagins 7b. Favorite Movie Frozen question added at his own request 8. What is your favorite animal? Elephant 9. What is your favorite song? All About that Bass 10. What is your favorite book? All the Library Books 11. Who is your best friend? Maria K and Me :) 12. What is your favorite game? Busy Town 13. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Water Table 14. What do you want to be when you grow up? Fire Man 15. What is your favorite thing to do with mummy? Sleeping 16. What is your favorite thing to do with baba? Going in the forest out backyard transitions into a forest 17. What is your favorite thing to do with H? Bath Time 18. What makes you feel sad?   When I lo

Eee - On our bedside table we have these transparent glass lamps, lamps that have no bottom. So when we came across these ping pong sized balls with alphabets on them we took them as an opportunity to be cutesy we filled each of our lamps with the others name. These are those alphabet balls. You can buy this print  here  Get Free Shipping with code BLOGGER Prints also available in larger sizes.  Contact  for more information and special requests. Love this print but don't think your wall is ready just yet.. how about this print on other things?! Check  these  beauties out.                            Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   

This June D turned the big number FIVE! He had the theme all picked out months in advance and he could hardly contain his excitement.. all the more incentive for me to step up my birthday planning.. thank you Pinterest I do not know how we ever lived or planned parties without you! His theme of choice.. Jake and the Neverland Pirates. The Invites: I found this super cute printable online here The Party: We stared with having the kids dress like a pirate.. I bought foam hats and stickers from Oriental Trading Company for the kids to decorate. Interestingly enough.. kids found it not so interesting.. many simply refused to decorate a hat.. some came back to it later and just a handful actually wore them. What was even less interesting to the kids were the eye patches I had handmade :( but the foam swords I had scored after repeated visits to the Dollar Store were a huge hit.. Next we had two ring toss games.. this was meant as an activity to kill time until everyone had a