Maternity style: Wearing regular clothes throughout your 2nd trimester

A couple weeks ago I did a post on babble about my maternity style and how I wore regular clothes throughout my 2nd trimester. It was really fun to see how long I could stretch my regular wardrobe into my pregnancy. I do have some maternity clothes now because everything was getting super uncomfortable and contrary to popular belief, maternity clothes aren't from the devil. They are actually comfortable and amazing! I'll be posting about some of them soon :)









Go here to see 10 ways I wore regular clothes throughout the 2nd trimester!


You can see more of my posts for babble in August:

10 trends that I used to hate but now can't live without
8 beautiful and feminine undergarments you'll actually want to wear
Peter pan collar round up for kids and babies
5 pairs of patterned leggings to wear this fall
Ikea hack: Easy shoe storage

the best apple crisp

A couple weeks ago I got a mad craving for apple crisp and it was one of those times I actually had all the ingredients on hand. Fruit desserts aren't usually my favorite (Confession: I loathe pie) but there's something about the butter/brown sugar/flour/oat crumble that I love, probably too much. I actually made this twice in one week and it was a really hot week so you know it's good if I was willing to turn the oven on in our already sweltering apartment. It's quick, simple, SO delicious and perfect for fall (countdown is on!)

The Best Apple Crisp

10 cups thinly sliced apples - I used granny smith apples
3/4 cup raw sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
a little over 1/4 cup water

1 cup oats
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into little chunks

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put the sliced apples in a 9x13 pan (or similar dish) and sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon over them and pour the water on top.
Combine the oats, brown sugar and flour. Mix in cold butter with a pastry cutter—or your hands—until the mixture is crumbly and there are no large bits of butter. Sprinkle the mixture over the top of the apples. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes, until golden brown on top and apples are soft.

Sauvie island summer

We've spent many days off on Sauvie island this summer and man, it just doesn't get old. Depending on the day/time you go it can feel like a private beach. We usually perch under a tree and eat and read and nap and get in the water when we get a little too warm. We'll probably be back there at least a few more times before summer is officially over, we just can't quit you sauvie.










and a few more photos from when we picked some peaches:






Love soaking up the last summer it'll just be the two of us (can't wait to take a chubby babe here next year though!)

24 weeks

We stopped by a farm to pick peaches on the way home from Sauvie Island last friday evening and I figured why not do some 24 week photos in this gorgeous setting?! I kinda have that disheveled I've-been-on-the-beach-all-day look but its better than nothing I suppose! It was really fun and it smelled heavenly in that little peach orchard.


Some thoughts on 24 weeks:

--Baby boy doubled in size from last month (or so the app says) and I sort of feel like I have to.
--We're buying a crib this weekend and I'm looking forward to getting that little room all set-up and organized.
--Josh says I already have the pregnant lady walk. What can I say? I have like 10 pounds sticking out in front of me I didn't have before!
--He gets really active early in the morning (my own personal alarm clock!) and I lay in bed for far too long just feeling him kick around with a huge smile on my face.

Time sure is flying right by!

Make this! DIY tote bag

As promised I'm back with the tutorial for how to make one of these little carry-all tote bags! You just need a few things and you'll be on your way to whipping these guys out left and right. I use these all the time for a million different things so its definitely a worthwhile project, so don't let it sit in your pinterest board for years (I never do this... yeah right)

For the full tutorial and step-by-step instructions go here!

Also! A totally unpaid shout-out to my favorite fabric to use for these totes: Premier prints. You can get it pretty cheap from fabric.com and they make tons of prints. Stripes. Chevron. Polkadots. Elephants. And lots more.

And if you're not the sewing type or you'd rather just buy one, I sell them in my shop too! You can buy one here.

this week

Pictured above:
1-3: Decaf coffee and lavender chocolate for a mid-morning snack
4: Sending out orders galore. So thankful for our shipping scale and printer and the fact that there is a drop box in our front yard.
5: Lunch: Dave's killer bread, cream cheese, cucumber. With a side of vitamins and lemonade of course
6: Failed self mirror shot haha. p.s. the bump got huge in the last couple weeks... bebe is growing!
7: The yummiest apple crisp. Wishing I had more right this second
8. A sleeping kitty and a tote bag that I shot a tutorial for (I'll be sharing it this weekend)

This week was busy and hot and tiring and good. Looking forward to having less busy weeks in the near future. I'm ready to send the summer off with a few more fun summery things then jump straight into fall and just bake things until my clothes don't fit (well, I guess they mostly already don't fit).

Other posts from me this week:
10 Gorgeous Peter Pan Collars
The Most Ingenious DIY for the Backless Dress Dilemma
Bobo Choses Fall/Winter Collection Is Amazing 
My Favorite Jewelry shop: Whiskey & Wine

New job and a DIY knotted turban!

I recently got the opportunity to start blogging for Babble in their style department and I'm super excited about it! I'll be over there a few days a week posting tutorials, talking about style on a budget, my favorite trends and whatever else! I'll be linking to most of my posts from here so you can keep up if you so desire.
I'll still be around here doing all my normal life posts, recipes, diy's, maternity series, ect. Ever since I started this blog there hasn't been much focus in the fashion/style department so I'm excited to share that with you now too.

For one of my first posts I did a tutorial on how to make a knotted turban style headband. These are one of my favorite things to wear right now (maybe it has something to do with dirty hair) and they are so simple to make its kind of ridiculous. No sewing involved and they cost less than $2, can't beat that.






For the full tutorial, check out the post over on babble! 

new home sweet home, again...

Yep, we moved again! This is the seventh place we've lived in over a period of 5 years, which I think makes us crazy! But it's the best one yet so that counts for something right?
Our last house we moved into was a pretty sudden move, it was a cool opportunity to live in a huge craftsman house that we shared with another couple (and for really cheap!). It was definitely spacious and a cool place but with some changing circumstances and more importantly, a baby on the way, we decided we needed our own place. After all, there are only a few more months that it'll just be Josh and I in a home!
I found this place over a month ago, fell in love with it and by the end of the day signed some papers to make it ours at the beginning of August. It's a little 2 bedroom apartment in our favorite area of Portland and it already feels like home. Plus, now we're less than a mile away from some of our closest friends... can't beat that!

All in all we're feeling extremely blessed and thankful.