Wanderlust: Rio de janeiro

Having a newborn has given me a bit of cabin fever, since its easier to stay at home then navigate outside while changing and feeding him every 2 hours! And since traveling abroad will be out of the question for at least this year, we'll travel virtually, whose game? I'm kicking off a new series called Wanderlust and will pick a different country, city, state you name it and off we will go! Let me know if you have any suggestions!

Rio de janeiro has never been on the radar for me until I saw the kids movie Rio and man am I convinced! On our trip we make stops at Christ the redeemer statue (one of the new seven wonders of the world), ride the skyride to Sugar Loaf mountain, soak up sun on the beaches of Copacabana, shop the boutiques in Ipanema, and watch the samba parade at Carnaval!

Seriously, best party ever.

Gideon's 5th birthday party was such a hit! I may have slightly underestimated how challenging it would be to host a party while feeding a newborn every 2 hours, but my dear friends picked up my camera and captured those special moments so nothing was missed! So grateful.

The boys spent the entire time on the pier fishing catching actual fish! I actually teared up when Gideon caught his very first fish, such a moment. It truly was one of my favorite days with my favorite people!

Rebecca designed custom invitations, thank you cards as well as cupcake toppers, a banner, and the owl pinata. She's such a rockstar! Be sure to check out her etsy shop where she features this party package! 

Smores on a stick and mediterrean salad

Our photobooth!

 I love this one even though its not a perfect picture, it really captures his personality!

I made fabric fish and attached magnets to the end for "dry dock fishing!"
The adults got a kick out of the game!

This was the fish Gideon caught with the help of Keith (Thank God for him!) Love how he's got his eye on it!

Leopard love

Its safe to say I'm already ahead of the curve on Fall's leopard trend! Animal prints are becoming the new classics!!

Leopard skirt from target, a whooping $12!

Note the leopard throw on the couch!

A leopard throw rug in the nursery, naturally!

Favorites Friday: Brave as a lion {1 month}

Bo's onesie reads "Brave as a lion" but should say "Strong as a lion" with his attempts to hold his head up and stand on our laps....craziness! 

Happy to greet the weekend with G's fishing party on Saturday and our couples Bible study on Sunday!

{1 month}

Lots of link love this week:

I might make fried pickles this weekend

Maxi skirts for the winter

Such a lovely guest room

What a pinata!

My husband calls this God's phone number

Can't wait to share Gideon's fishing party and our back to school photo session next week! Have a happy one!

Milk madness plus a recipe

We've made vast improvements in our milk troubles with honeybee because I've cut out all dairy, coffee, and chocolate (ok, not all chocolate!) Then I wasn't sure what was left to eat, until I remembered my trusty easy Paella recipe, a spanish dish I love! Please feel free to pass on any other recipes without dairy, I'm all ears!

More than I can imagine

One of the main reasons I blog is to record the way God moves and answers prayer in my life. The amazing factor is I got to bring all of you along with me on this last prayer in my life. Ready for this....Remember the scare about Boaz's "short femurs" upon ultrasound, well they measured him last week and his length is the 75% percentile! God doesn't just answer he gives more than we can ask or imagine (Eph 3:20) I'm speechless yet again at his goodness. Thank you for all your prayers, especially to those I've never met and yet you prayed.

p.s His weight was the 50% and head 95%, looks like Gideon is gonna have a little big brother!

The birth announcement{s}

So I couldn't decide on a single picture to use for the birth announcement so I went with three!! One of my best friends, Rebecca of Pedaling Designs is a graphic designer and happily obliged! She knows my taste so well, I barely give her an idea of what I want and within minutes she's done a masterpiece. Check out the proofs:

She also made the "Love is kind" sign for my house, hand drew our Christmas card, made our kiki & mimi photography logo, and designed Gideon's birth announcement too! Thanks Rebecca, your the best, be sure to check out her etsy shop!

P.S If you'd like to see more honeybee goodness, head over here!