lil hoot

monday punday: sneak peek

hellooooooooo, old friends. i'm back.

and i'm everything one should be post-vacay.

tan. check.

five pounds heavier. check.

new laugh lines from having so. much. fun. CHECK.

rejuvenated. check.

a bit depressed to be back to reality. check.

realizing "reality" is not so bad?

check!

i missed you! i was going to give you the post-vacay wrap-up today but to be honest, i'm just not ready to talk about it. . . it was that good.

i must admit, i did enjoy the time away from it all and i was none too pleased to be greeted by a lovely "wintry mix" upon my arrival to logan on thursday night, but luckily i had the super mac party to look forward to.

super mac happens to be my nephew and godson, and for all intents and purposes, he is the closest thing to a super hero i know. . .

some very special peeps were busy bees all day friday and saturday preparing.

sugar on top (obvi) and supermom lc . . .

paiges of style had already put in her late nights and long hours creating THE most adorbs paper goods- swoon city, folks. . . get ready for some serious eye-candy. . .

and of course the fabulous meredith nelson was kind enough to capture the festivities. eternally grateful to this chick, i mean i just cannot say it enough.
AND the party was at you & me studio, my very fave place for a party!

are we talking dream team or what?

i'll gush more about these ladies more when i do the full party post.

for now, i have the ultimate pun for monday punday.

it happens to be a "sneak peek" of super mac's party.

it is my precious P peeking at the dessert table. i swear on all my future vacations this was unscripted. this silly lil rabbit pulled the flower pot seat right up to the table in the midst of the birthday party chaos to take a closer look at sugar on top's gorgeous confections.

{she managed to keep her paws off until super mac blew out the candles so i guess i'll keep her.}

for those of you questioning miss P's choice of outfit, i hear ya. first of all, wasn't she just wearing those polka-dotted leggings in the amazebalz hunter boot pic that fabulous meredith shot a few weeks ago? YES. we like to get our use out of the 4 dollar target legging. i worship target. plus, these leggings are the only things we own with purple (my least fave color) in them. and i know what you're thinking, why, in the name of Jesus, is she wearing a purple t-shirt to the birthday party anyway?

well, because it's super, and it rules, that's why.

available at old navy

oh, and there are a few clues in here as to this week's 'theme' - peeps, chicks, blessed, worship, rabbit, paws, Jesus. . . hmmmmm. . .

looks like some bunny is going to post Easter goodies this week!

buy-byyyyeeeee, blog. . .(as C would say)

just until next week!

i'll miss you (but not as much as my dogs)
hopefully will return with lots of goodies to share (and a sick tan).

stay awesome.

night owls: beach house

obsessed with this home featured in coastal living.

bunks + ocean view= swoooooon

throw in a porch swing and i'm a puddle. i've almost swooned to death.

these cute jammies (available here) scream beach vacay!

our first and fave blabla (shhhh. . .don't tell the others) is mermaid. i'm thinking she would dig the porch swing, too.

recap your fab day at the beach with this cute bedtime story.

available here

happy tuesday!

(extra happy for moi because vacation starts tomorrow)

naptime treat: clownin' around

we were lucky enough to attend a fantastical birthday bash on saturday. it was such big fun to be guests, and i was beyond humbled my mama n's brilliant execution of the 3 ring details!

unfortch, i can't carry meredith nelson around in my back pocket. i would love-love to have her in there, not only because she provides tons of smiles at all times, but because she captures every event a hundred million times better than i ever could. so please forgive these very amateur shots but i just had to share some of the fun. . .

joyfully greeted by the fabulous birthday gal, miss m!

who invited these little clowns who keep sticking their hands in the candy?

the awesome spread. . .

mmmm, sweet potato fries and hot pretzels. delish!

mama not only baked and decorated the cake- she also whipped up the precious bunting about 15 minutes before the guests arrived . . .

the clown noses were a hit!

super-cool circus favor bags with giant lollis, circus stickers and tattoos. . .

and the best CDS with miss m's fave tunes.

(and yes, i do keep finding myself jamming out to the this WITHOUT c & p in the car. 'free to be you and me'. . . swoon)

this cotton candy was legit!

mama n had about a bazillion other thoughtful details that i didn't capture.

i was too busy devouring the ten different yummy barefoot contessa recipes and admiring the adorbs pom poms- all lovingly created by mom!

we totes felt the love and no doubt the b-day gal did, too.

lucky duck.

and lucky us, getting to experience a real-life party with heart.

thanks, m & n.

you rock.

monday punday: pool-lease enjoy

mah.

headed on vacay this week so pools are on the mind. i hope you enjoy these images of some of my faves. . .

this might be my favorite pool ever.
we were lucky enough to honeymoon at las ventanas.

swoon much?

i vividly remember planning my return trip for my 35th. . .

guess what is this june? and guess what is TOTES not happening!

i''ll just have to eat a vat of guac and drink 17 margaritas and pretend i'm there.

another pretty pool is at the raleigh in miami. isn't it gorge? my likey.

one of my favorite places on the planet is the llao llao resort in patagonia. (bariloche, argentina)

how 'bout that view? glorious.

the wine and 'proveleta' {slabs of grilled cheese} aren't bad here either.

don't cry for me, argentina. i'll find my way back to you someday. . .

in the meantime. . .
next week i'll be dividing my time between mimi's and here:

pretty sure it might make the list of favorites.

and i'm just filing this baby away under dream home.

those twin beds would be perf for c & p.

or maybe my future grand-daughters is more realistic. . .

image via traditional home

love-love this image, too. that cute lil pooch looks a lot like mimi's pup, nugget. we're coming for ya, nug!

image via pinterest

can't wait to see you, mimi!

saturday smiles

we are very excited to attend a very special lil gal's birthday party today. c & p don't fill out their party dresses quite as well as this lovely lady does.

A-mazing.