summer nights

These 3 little kids were up very late last night... Dancing in the bright colored lights & giggling on every ride! Oh to be young again... My heart & soul were filled up with so much love watching their every move!  And yes Ryan is in his Lighting McQueen Pajama Top. He insisted to wear it to the fair {gotta love him}. Summer nights are here! 

spring break

Hi everyone... I'm on Spring Break right now with my kiddos! Kind of feel like a girl in College... But, with juice boxes & pretzels mixed in with a few meltdowns. A girl can dream when her head hits the pillow at night! Ahhh to be young again partying it up poolside! {smile} Be back next week with some great new posts!

pj party with a smile

I did a post on this very touching organization, Pajama Program, a little while ago {here}... Every time I think of donating, something comes up in my schedule. Well, last night I realized how extremely selfish I've been... I can take 10 minutes out of my daily life to search through my children's PJ's & books & donate them to less fortunate children who don't have any {key word: ANY}. I can't even imagine my kids not having pajamas or reading a book before bed. My heart just aches thinking about that. I know that you all have tons of PJ's that you can donate to help little kids sleep better at night. Here's their web-site... Pajama Program!

October & November

rustic rooster will be collecting

PJ's & Children's books...

*Please donate *

I'll have a box ready for easy drop off!

I know we're all so busy... But just stop for 10 minutes... Purchase as many as you can afford at a store or rummage through your children's clothes & books at home. Just think of all the smiles you will be putting on little kids faces. I can't wait!

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summer nights

I've been super busy having fun with my kids & friends this last week! Taylor has had 2 weeks off from pre-school so I've decided to play, play, play.... & we've been playing HARD! Last Thursday night we rented a camp site & had s'mores. So much FUN! I've been wanting to do this for ages. I should have done this long ago... If you've never gone to a camp sight & roasted marshmallows & made s'mores... JUST DO IT!

i'm all done splashing around

What do you get when you have 3 kids {2 boys & 1 girl} that share 1 bathroom?

COASTAL SIMPLICITY

I decided to go very simple in this bathroom... The homeowners are temporarily keeping the existing shower & floor tile {which they dislike VERY much} due to other changes in the house that took priority. They will get to it... I'm sure pretty soon!

I added white towels... 2 natural waste baskets & a matching hamper to make their moms life so much easier. Big chunky glass jars of cotton balls & Q-Tips... Beach house hand soap & fun shell prints in vintage frames.

Now my splish splashing is complete in this room... When I come back to splash around again I'll let you know. Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend...

i've been splashing around...

in this bathroom... More photos to come!
{look here for begining photos}

heads up {mommies}

Everyone has been asking me where to get this yogurt because they can't find it at Henry's or Trader Joe's... Ralph's has it! I got mine at the Ralph's in Encinitas off El Camino Real next to Trader Joe's. {old post here}

blast from the past...

These two wild thing are what I LIVE for... So when I'm not working at the rooster or designing homes I'm playing with my kiddos. I was cracking up over this picture... WOW... What a blast from the past!

{look at Taylor's watch... It's my old swatch watch... Nice! Grandma thanks for saving it! lol!}

good morning little ones {mommies}

Good morning mommies... I have a little secret to tell you!

Go & get Little Blends yogurt... You will be very happy! My little ones LOVE this yogurt. Thank you, Thank you, Thank You, Horizon! I feel great knowing that they're getting veggies in the morning... Secretly! My son resisted for a little while, but I refused to feed him anything else. Once I walked out of the room & 1/2 an hour later he realized mommy was serious... So I had better eat up! {I'm not a short order cook... & my kids know that. Don't mess with mom!} He sat & ate the entire thing & loved it! Who's number 1... ? Ahhh ya I am! Sorry, I got a little carried away. ha ha ha

No joke... This yogurt is amazing. Go & get it! We just got, banana with sweet potatoes & Strawberry with carrots! Yummy!

children inspirations

:: cottage living ::

:: Canadian house & home ::

:: source unknown ::

I could stare at these pictures for hours. The precious pine dresser for a little girls room, kids bathroom {love the bench, sink, color turquoise & high wains coating} & vintage table & chair for the train enthusiast... Ahhh to be a kid again! OK... That's it, I'm declaring today kids day {only for an hour}! Hope you enjoy these photos as much as I do!

A perfect end to a perfect day!

Yesterday, I had the best time after work with my kids and a dear old friend and her little one. The kids played in the sand and got wet in the water. A perfect end to a perfect day!