for henry...

we gathered again

on the 10th of august

for an evening at our happy place-

the beach.

with our people.

dinner and wine (with the most perfect name).

cake.
decorated with love, for the boy we celebrated.
...

wishes and prayers

we wrote
and sent-

happy birthday 

we sang

up to heaven

for our boy

henry patrick waldo jagger

smiles

and kisses

and tears
love and gratitude
...

two. xo

(last year)

celebrating henry

throughout this past pregnancy

i kept peaking ahead

to this month-

august

with a scramble of emotions-

love, fear, anxiety, pain, excitement

the birthday of our boy

the due date of our daughter

the anniversary of losing henry

i needed to find a way

to remember our sweet son

and the excitement i felt

on the day he was born-

the day i became a mom

in a way
that wasn't totally 

sad

or 

scary

i needed a celebration.

to find a way to honor 

what a joy he was

in our lives

even

if it was only for just 

11 days

.

something to share 

with our family

who felt the loss of henry

almost as completely as we did

a new tradition

that our future children

would love 

so...

we planned a birthday beach night-

our favorite kind of easy summer celebration

a sand-side picnic

our favorite people

mama-decorated birthday cake

taps at sunset

...

and then

after the sun had gone down

we sent paper lanterns

into the night sky

decorated with our 

wishes + prayers

for henry patrick

on his first birthday

and it was

a celebration

...

with love and thanks

xo

happy list

a collection

of the little things that have made my week

(started here)

...

1. obama.

 need i say more?!

2. cheers

to my guy, on his birthday

3. goggles

 back in the pool. ooooh, baby.

4. vermont sunrises

on a weekend spent with great girlfriends
...

welcome, november!
lots to be thankful for, indeed...

birthday beanie

yesterday was my husband's 31st birthday

we celebrated first with my 'rents on cape

with breakfast at a favorite joint

and then

dinner in providence

with his fam

topped off with cake, a cozy fire and presents at home

...

his big surprise has yet to arrive

but i also knitted him a cozy beanie

to add to his collection

...

this was a great

back-at-it-knit

for my first project of the fall

and the yarn

uber-soft-like-cashmere

yum.

happy birthday, my love!

xoxo

ahoy matey!

this little pirate

turned three

this week

...

so i offered to make the cupcakes

for the jake and the neverland pirates lover

yo ho ho!

skully the parrot

a little lass

and gentleman of fortune

...

a few sketches

while they baked

and a quick iphone pic

before dropping them off

happy birthday, benny!

xoxo

happy birthday daddio!

it's a BIG one this year for my daddio

appropriately, he and my mum are celebrating somewhere sunny

...

i hope your day is extra special, sk!

looking forward to yard-work-weekend (his gift from all us kids) when you get back...

xoxo

photo: orchardcove

cake

"For her birthday she wanted two things: a raspberry cake and a string of pearls."

ooooh, golly!

paul ferney's let them eat cake paintings

are now available as prints!

"Her vision of heaven involved copious amounts of buttercream frosting."

...

"The other guests had long since left but there they were, slowly savoring another piece of cake until the last crumb was gone."

love love love!

29 wishes

i cannot believe my 29th birthday is a little more than a week away...

i little scary to be entering my last year of my twenties, i have to say.

here is my list of wishes, needs and dreams.

many, not so glamourous, but as a new homeowner

with a to-do list a mile long

this is what is on my mind!

others are truly "in my dreams"

but that's allowed, right!?!

...

canon 5d * my signature nude: sandy beach * kate's favorites * a couch!

organic king size mattress * gold toms * polka dot love * letterpress for 2011

a pantry full of glass jars * a perfect collection of classics * nellie for my charm bracelet * stylish hoodie

new contessa * no, not glamourous but needed! * king cases * riding boots

running shorts * livingroom rug * glam china * i'm over my ever-cracked screen

wallpaper for our entryway (3 rolls) * two sconces * yoga tank * first home charm

roller shades for the kitchen * easy eco ambiance * garbage disposal, installed

cashmere leggings * eyelash curler

the big 3-0

i know, i know...

a very pathetic blogging-start to november

but, i promise, it was for good reason!

reid turned 30!

last weekend

and i had been busy busy planning

a surprise party...

i was pretty proud of the invite

seeing it had been quite a few years

since i truly tested my illustrator and photoshop skills!

...

i finally made pennant flags

i did each word individually so that over the years (and when we have kids)

we can add new names or holidays ("easter" etc...)

guests big

and small

a peek at the dessert table

and trumpet cake

(excuse the yet-to-be re-done granny wallpaper)

...

and the next night

we spent in boston

seeing AfroCubism

live

my very handsome and happy

THIRTY year old husband.