My Personal Life

We're back in Washington, after over a month on the road! We've had the best time road tripping around the U.S., but it's good to be home(ish--we're actually still at my parents' house in Spokane). I'm excited to go through our travel photos and share them with you soon, but first I wanted to share some photos of our little family that my friend Corlana snapped the last time we […]

Ben has been on paternity leave for the last couple weeks, and I have to say...it's absolutely amazing. We have never ever had three months off together, so we decided to take advantage of this time to go on a vacation! We thought we'd regret it if we missed the opportunity to travel. So starting on Monday, we are heading out on a five week road trip...with a baby. What, […]

The other day, Ben and I were looking through our baby pictures, trying to decide who Ian most resembles...which led to a fun afternoon of looking through a bunch of old photos from our childhoods and the early days of our relationship. One thing we were both struck by is how much simpler life used to be...not just way back when we were little kids, but even a few years ago […]

I'm super excited to share Ian's nursery with you all today! I was looking back at the inspiration board that I posted back in April, and I think we stayed pretty true to it. We partnered with Hayneedle.com for most of the big items, choosing classic, neutral pieces that will last for many years and future kids. Then we brought in color and whimsy with toys, textiles and art. We wanted Ian's […]