Okay, I am seriously excited!

I have been stalking Oliver + S for days and days eagerly awaiting the release of the fall patterns! Time to do a happy dance...they are HERE!!! And just in the knick of time, my littlest ones have NOTHING and I mean nothing for fall, but my fabric stash could use some whittling down to say the least. I'm allover that Playdate Dress. As soon as my next batch of print orders come in, I will be snatching them all up! Hmmmmm, time to go rummage at the fabric store for some fine wale corduroy...

Summer days...

I cannot believe how FAST this summer has gone for us! As a photographer, this is my craziest time of year. I try not to schedule any work during the fall, winter, and early spring so that I can spend time with the kids, their activities, and academics (as well as all my crafty stuff!!), so the warm summer days (aka wedding season) is my working season. I always need to preschedule little breaks throughout the summer so that I know we'll get some great family time in. Our last hoorah of the summer was a week long stay camping at the beach.

It was so much fun! We had a spectacular time playing in the waves, feeling the warm sun on our face, and sand in our toes. We ate plenty of ice cream, lots of s'mores, and sat under the night sky around the fire and took turns naming the stars. The kids picked out such hilarious names for the stars...just a few that I can recall...Apple, Brad, Twinkie, and many many more. The weather is still warm and summery, with a few beach days left, and I hope to streeeeeeetch them as long as I can, and linger in the days left until September.