This past weekend, I ran the Color Run in San Jose. While it was fun, it wasn't my favorite race. It was poorly organized and the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds was the least scenic place I've ever run. If I do this run again, I'll want to do it in San Francisco for sure. Still, it was a nice break from the routine and it was great to get together with the girls!

I'm still trying to figure out what it is about the race that I didn't quite like and I think it's that it felt so synthetic. I felt like it was missing spontaneity and originality that I associate with a color festival. Maybe that's it? Or maybe it's because we had to rush home so Conor to get to work on a Saturday for his fourth day of endless work in a row. Who knows! Either way, I'd do it again (ideally in San Francisco) because at the end of the day, it was fun to run with the girls! (And PS: there were more of us, but needing to rush home, I only caught photos of the first four of us that finished)

Holly needed a jewelry box for all her necklaces she's been making. So I picked up a cheap wood one from Michaels, slap a layer of paint on it and then Holly "helped" me glue gun the gems on it. A little pro-tip for parents, the tackier the better when it comes to toddlers. They just seem to love gaudy things. Or at least my girl does. I'm happy to let her explore her sense of taste and find out what she really likes. I personally love expensive wooden toys and handmade items. Holly doesn't always crush on them like I do. She's her own little person.

It's hard to get these two to coordinate and look at me and smile at the same time for a picture. So when it all came together really naturally one morning, I couldn't help but take a ton of photos. Holly and Gigi are absolutely adorable together. They're so different and they love each other so much. I can't even put into words how much these sweet, sweet darlings mean to me and I'm incapable of expressing the joy they've brought to me. They are pure happiness. 

Greta's dark lashes are extra dark in the bathtub. She's beautiful. 

I've had the fabric (minus the sashing) to make this quilt for almost 2 years. I really love this fabric! I couldn't decide how to sew it up for a while, which is part of the delay, the other part is just being busy. But, I kept coming across flying geese quilts and each time I thought of this fabric. I love that flying geese quilts are classic yet modern all at once. I had almost enough extra blocks for a baby quilt, so I ended up ordering an extra few fat quarters and some more backing and I made a baby quilt for my friend's soon-to-be new baby girl. So in the end, the fabric got a little extra attention.