This past weekend, Conor and I went on a little trip south without the girls. It was awesome! I thought I'd miss the girls more than I did. I found it surprisingly easy to forget that I have children and just enjoy being with the man I love. California is so beautiful and I really liked the groomed beaches of southern California. I think one of the best things about the weekend was the lack of schedule. We could stay up late and sleep in. We didn't have to eat meals at specific times, nor did we have to work around bedtime. We could meander in and out of shops - I wasn't worried about efficiency. It was a lovely break. That said, the last couple hours of our drive home felt like forever because I was so excited to see my girls again. When Greta saw us, she looked shocked and then she was happy with every part of her body, kicking and flailing her arms. She was extremely lovey and it was a real treat. Holly was pretty chill about it, after all she was around her friends. But the next morning she wanted to chit chat and cuddle. And, she's thrown some pretty killer tantrums. I think it's safe to say that she missed us and doesn't want us to leave again anytime soon. Lucky for her, we're headed south again next month and the whole family is coming! I love living in California!

My Greta is so beautiful. She's really big into bathtime and she loves to splash and she's good at it! It's insane. I can't wait to get her into a pool. After seeing my dear friend, Esther's photos of her little guy in the tub, I realized I haven't taken any photos of Greta in the tub. The last shot is my favorite. 

Oh my word. I turned my back for a couple minutes and when I turned around this is what I found. Holly went straight into the tub! I'm still rolling my eyes over this.

I know this post may be shocking to those north of the border, but whatever, this is where we live. We ordered a USA map from These Are Things for the girls' room and put it in an Ikea frame which has been hand spray painted by yours truly. The metallic makes all the difference expecially since the mat matches up a little too closely to our "designer beige" walls. It's a big upgrade and I love it! We also have this world map from These Are Things (we custom framed that piece) and we love it. These prints come highly recommended by the Muirhead family!

PS: if anyone knows of any Canada or Alberta art that's equally gorgeous please let me know. I've had a really hard time finding some, although I think I recently found a perfect Alberta print. I would love to find an afforable painting of Alberta's farmlands and mountains.

I don't really care for Holly's comforter with the color of our walls. It's kind of harsh. (see reference photo here) To be truthful, I hate the color of our walls. Designer beige is still beige and it's still yucky. I miss our palladian blue like none other. But since I can't paint our walls, and since I wanted to make a zig-zag quilt anyways, I made Holly a quilt. Remember the stack of fabric? Well here it is all made up. And I love it. It brings a needed measure of modern and whimsy into the room. The quilt itself was a pain in the neck. I don't know why I kept making so many mistakes! So I'm extra glad it's done and on Holly's bed. And she loves it. The girls' room is slowly becoming everything I want it to be.