2/14/10

I Love My Family

We started the day with sunshine and ended with snow so by the time we were all ready for the photos, it had turned overcast and chilly. Except you wouldn't know that because Sebastian never wears his socks in the house. Two of us were sick and two of us were worn out from a long stretch without any down time. Nevertheless, we had the best Valentine weekend together and apart.

We took our kids out on dates, took each other out on dates, spent time with old friends, spent time resting and recovering, discussed the future over creme brulee, watched movies on our new TV, ate pink pancakes, set up obstacle courses, took lots of Tylenol, and avoided the laundry until it could be avoided no more.


Brett and I exchanged gifts over our pink pancakes. Brett got me this sweet necklace from Grigio on Etsy and the promise of one of these when they finally hit stores this spring (fingers crossed). I can't tell you what I got him but it was written inside this card from Nouveau Designs. ;)



I purchased these natural wooden toys from Little Sapling Toys on Etsy and gave them to the kids a little early. The little bird is a teething ring for Ruby and the blocks are for Sebastian. They are finely sanded and finished with local beeswax and organic jojoba oil so they feel really soft.


I still owe you guys a story so I'll be back later with that. Right now I'm off to soak in our last day of family time. I hope your weekend was lovely. Did anyone do anything fun for the Chinese New Year? Any Presidents Day parties? Ha!

xoxo,
Rachel

25 comments:

miss james said...

such a pretty little family! <3

Nicole Underwood Gonzalez said...

you guys are adorable!!!!

Jamie said...

Love these pictures so much!!! Such a beautiful family! I love in the one of all of you how it looks like Ruby is keeping her eye on Sebastian! Sooo precious!
Hope to see you in a couple weeks when we're all there the first weekend of March!!! xo

Anonymous said...

cute cute cute!

With Love, Jamie said...

Such a cute family! :)

Alli (One Pearl Button) said...

Aw, sounds lovely!!

Riah said...

your fammy is so pretty

Vera said...

sooo sweeeeet :) love your pictures! XO

Alexandra said...

gorgeous photos :) xx

Unknown said...

Such great pictures. You guys are too cute.

Elizabeth said...

ha! actually yes... i had chinese food with a group of friends last night to celebrate the chinese new year!

katrina said...

such a lovely little family! :)

margot said...

your family is the sweetest!!! xo! happy happy happy happy (one happy for each of you) valentine's day!

Elsie Larson said...

looovely family photo!!!

anne said...

what a lovely valentines day :)
where do you get such adorable clothes for ruby? my poor little daughter has been living for two months in pajamas and i would love to put her into some real clothes...or at least something with pants and a shirt!

robin said...

these pics are all so wonderful rachel..so glad you shared them!

Krysten @ Why Girls Are Weird said...

Such a sweet family and great pictures!

Mrs Anne said...

such lovelies :)

Anonymous said...

Aw that's so sweet! What kind of camera do you use? I like the way the shots looks.

Sophie.J said...

This sweet family photo is the sweetest..I love the heart background..

Melissa Mann said...

wonderful pictures!

Anonymous said...

those are the sweetest family photographs! i love the simple and subtle background. precious. you've got one good looking family there!
:)

Hena Tayeb said...

great pictures.. adorable family

OpaqueSkies said...

Cuties. I too have been looking up the myriad wooden toys on Etsy. Nice options there.

Unknown said...

ohhh my gosh the you have the cutest family....that baby is a sweetie pie with a huge cherry on top!