Wishful Wednesday

So I know that Wishful Wednesday hasn't been as regular lately on this ol' blog as it once was, but this week I am wishing for something far better than clothing items (my usual).

I am wishing for more time hanging out with this little dude...

...my nephew Hazen!! He is the sweetest and most adorable little guy and we can't wait to be his coolest Aunt and Uncle. Remember when my mom and I hosted this baby shower over the summer? Well, it was all for him..and his awesome parents.

What are you wishing for this week?

xo

Lizzie

Life Lately

Soooo, titling this post Life Lately is a bit of a stretch.

It is more like, "Life Lately-ish"...or "Life During the Past Month or So".

Neither had the same ring to it, so Lately it is.

I had been meaning to do one of these posts for awhile now, but you know...life...it happens and the blog doesn't always get the time devoted to it that you wish it could.

Anyways, hope you enjoy these little snapshots of whats been going on in my world :)

Left to Right-

1&2: On a beach of the Puget Sound while camping.

3&4: Creepy empty carousel late one night on Seattle's waterfront. Favorite ice cream ever. Mint Chocolate Chip. MMMM.

5&6: With friends on Seattle's new Ferris Wheel. So fun and sorta scary at first. 

7&8: Roasting marshmallows with the hubs and him playing guitar while camping.

9&10: Watching the Blue Angels show over Lake Washington. So cool!

11&12: Strawberries and jelly bean tomatoes that I grew in my patio garden!

13&14: Cute little random abandoned shack and the hubs and I taking a break while on a hike.

15&16: Starbucks iced coffee with sweetener and cream...sooo good. Obsessed with those drinks this 

summer! Delish Thai and fake Chicken naan pizza. Mmmm. Peanut sauce, red peppers, basil and mozzarella.

17&18: Pretty butterfly I spotted while on a walk and Yummy wild berries from that same walk.

I hope you all had a great weekend!

xo

Lizzie

Oh, Baby!

For the past few months my mother and I had been busy bees, getting ready to host a baby shower for my brother and his wife! All the planning, gathering of ideas and items, resulted in our little vision coming true. It was a co-ed celebration, sans the cheesy games.

We had a wishing tree.....Wishes for Baby, which was super adorable. Everyone seemed to enjoy coming up with heartfelt and fun little bits for baby boy.

The theme was loosely based around the woodland feel of the shower invite.

As I was looking through all the photos, I realized that I had none of my sister-in-law and I together, as well as none of my brother and I together. Well, except for us playing badminton..but that doesn't count.I think that I got so caught up making sure everything was perfect before the guests arrived and I didn't even think about it during the shower. Lame. 

At least I got this photo of my mother and I together before everyone showed up :)

Mom and I spent a great amount of time making all of these delish cupcakes and lots of yummy sandwiches. My favs. were definitely the dark chocolate with peanut butter frosting cupcake and the mango chutney, cheddar and roast beef baguette sandwich. YUM. 

We had sweet treats throughout the house in cute little mason jars.

 The happy parents-to-be opening up their gifts.

For party favors, we went with fun little flowers and bunches of freshly picked lavender that guests could take home with them.

The grandmothers :)

I can't wait for the little guy to arrive and to be an auntie to my brother's child. Eeeeepp!

Congrats, Kam & Bren!

xo

Lizzie

Green Thumb

Thought I would finally share some photos of the things I planted for our little patio garden a few weeks ago! African Daisies, Strawberries, Sweet Peas and various other flowers. I especially can not wait till the summer when I can pick some of the fresh strawberries....yummy!

We hope to slowly add some more plants and patio items, so it doesn't look so bare and looks a bit more colorful, but this is a good start, that definitely makes me happy!

Someday my dream is to have a house (totally am not meant to be a lifetime apartment dweller) with a big back yard where I can have a huge garden that a large portion of our fruits and veggies will come from. Also, to have a little chicken coop for yummy eggs and a pygmy goat for fresh milk....ohhh and because they are so darn cute and wonderful pets :)

Hope everyones week is off to a good start!

xo

Lizzie