Lil Bit O RetrO

My favorite Wichita store is Legacy Antiques, because it has one vendor offering 50s/60s (and some 70s but I'm not a fan), well, everything. No, I don't love all of it, but, yes, I like a lot of it. The other booths are worth combing through, too, but it will take you awhile (the store takes up half of a city block, it seems!)

We have to leave our wallets in the glove compartment, or we will get in trouble! (ok, maybe this visit we bought a little something to hang over the fireplace)

I would love to shadow Dixie (she has business cards strewn about) as she scouts out estate and garage sales, auctions and flea markets. She has an eye for what Shawn and I like! And every time we go into Legacy, there's something new.

She's good.

My, does Wilder look like Shawn. How did I get so lucky?

Us at Cafe Moderne on our HDD (no, not bra sizes! Hot Double Date)

What's your decorating style? Not everyone "gets" our style, and that's ok! My younger sister loves antiques (Bolivar, MO is overloaded with antique stores) and my older sister loves shabby-chic...and they both pull it off well; I love their homes.

What a privilege to have cozy rooms to decorate!

Wilder at 9 months!

It seems unreal that in a few short months Wilder will be mushing his dimple-clad hands into his first birthday cake!

Here are some highlights. I hope you've enjoyed watching our little boy grow. Thank you for making this be a place where I can brag all I want!

Where to start?

~sleeps through the night, but is waking earlier
~takes two great a.m./p.m. naps
~recognizes the song, "Itsy Bitsy Spider" if we say the name of it
~will turn the page in a book if you ask him to
~eats Gerber or Mommy's homemade food without much distaste for either
~gets up into the crawling position but doesn't go forward
~scoots backwards; rolls all over
~claps his hands together
~likes to bang his hands on my shoulder, the coffee table, toys...
~getting the hang of the sippy cup
~getting the hang of dissolvable Cheeri-o snacks
~cracks up when we tickle him
~makes grunting noise when he's excited
~sucks thumb, but only when really tired
~has said "da-da-da"
~loves the swings at the park
~engages in stroller rides as opposed to falling asleep during them
~wears hats/sunglasses without protesting
~splashes in the tub and sucks on the washcloth
~makes his own order at restaurants (see above)
~sits in grocery cart seat
~his hair is starting to curl on the ends (just a little)
~will walk forward with assistance
~will lean on furniture with assistance
~can pull himself half-way up
~no teeth!





I'm pretty much his biggest fan.

Here's to...

...a day filled with love, laughter, baked goods,

and Aqua Net (Ultimate Hold).

I am home

Our love was the right balance of give and take
Conversation flowed like water over well-washed pebbles
He was home to me
So I decided I'd stay for a good, long while.

Forever, actually.

-mh

This is by Maya Angelou (I love it because it speaks of love in old age)

I have come to speak of love
of its valleys and its hills
its tremors, chills and thrills
I have come to say I love love
and I love loving love
and I, surely, love
the brave and sturdy hearts
who dare to love.
Today, these lovers
have broken the bonds of timidity
and stepped out
before the entire world to say,
"See us, family and friends
denying none of the years
which have branded our bodies
and none of the past broken vows
which have seared our souls.
You may think this undertaking
Should be left to younger hearts
But love has given us the courage to venture
boldly into the sacred country of
marriage, admitting our wrinkles,
we allow them to
show themselves bravely
and our bones know the weight
of the years.
Yet we dare
face down loneliness
and embrace the
uplifting communion
found in a good marriage.
We dare and we hope."

Happy Monday...yes, it is a happy one.