LOVE HURTS

I cannot wait to get this shirt for the fall!  It is the Ruby Fay Love Hurts tee from www.missfitzinc.com  and I think it is so funny and cool.  So I'm only 15 weeks along, but I feel like something has definitely started protruding in my tummy area. .. it has been pretty much the same as always until the last couple of days. .. and it makes me feel totally different!  I'm not there yet, but come the fall, I'll definitely be able to fill out this funky tee!!!

prints on ETSY make me so happy!

Look at these AMAZING prints from "artandphilanthropy" on ETSY.  These prints with their pattern within composition, colors, and movements make me soooooo happy.  I love these colors so much b/c, to me, they are not gender specific (since I have no idea what this bun in the oven is--), they are just imaginative and beautiful.    hmmmm, I see nursery ideas everywhere!  and momoFandango blankets too!

one punk posy. . . on the way?!?

So, most of you know that I love Etsy. . . I hope to put momoFandango on Etsy someday. . . someday when I have more time.  haha.  Well, the idea of more time continues to evade me. . . and the weeks keep slipping by.  I called Amy and Clay today b/c we looked up and a week had gone by without seeing Lola or Clay and Amy.  Mind you, we literally live 5 minutes from each other!  SO CLOSE--and generally we spend lots of time together, so when a whole week slips by I sort of freak out.  Especially with a birthday just passing by, and our 2nd wedding anniversary coming up tomorrow.  It seems like just yesterday we were rocking out at Perini Ranch for our wedding celebration. What a great party that was!

Anyway, time is slipping by, and these days that is, at once, a good and a scary thing. . . you may have heard on the Hola Lola blog that Ben and I are expecting our first baby!!!!!  December is my due date, and as time slips by, I'm both excited and freaked out.  We still don't know the sex of the baby, and struggle with whether we will find out or not. . . so as of right now I'm searching for items and see the coolest things for boys and girls. . . hence the groovy cards in the pictures above.  Whether we will need the princess or the lamb card remains to be seen, but I sure love everything One Punk Posy (found on Etsy) is doing.  Check out the take on Victorian children coupled with oversized, realistic insects.  How Groove-a-lish! 

So, there you go--who knows if little Miss Lola will have a boy or a girl cousin in December.  No matter the case, our baby is sure lucky to have such a cool chick as a not only and cousin but a neighbor and a friend.  They are going to be such good friends!

Now I would be remiss if I didn't mention that I'm not the only one on the Magill side of the family expecting--Matt and Megan my brother and sister-in-law in NYC are expecting a baby girl in September, and Erin, Ben's first cousin, and Steve Babcock, who also live SO close to us, and who we get to spend lots of great time with, are expecting a little boy in October (who will be big brother to little Callie Ruth, another precious little one that we love and have such a good time with).  So there is lots of fun going on in Big D, and to come for the Magill fam, too, especially with our other nephew, Charlie Magill (Wes and Karen's little boy), who lives in Oklahoma and will be the eldest of the Magill cousins.

We feel so lucky to have all the family we have and to have the precious cousins and aunts and uncles and grandparents who will all play a role in raising our child too.  We even think Lola and the baby will hopefully go to the same day care, and potentially the same school someday--wouldn't that be amazing?  They will just miss being in the same class. . . but when I grew up, my best friend was my cousin who was in one grade ahead of me.  I hope that can be the case for my baby, and Lola too.  We plan on keeping the family ties strong and important, so that there is a family loyalty and stability to draw strength from, no matter what. . . boy or girl, hard times, and good times, come what may--we love our family and hope for the same for generations to come.

HolaLola

So my sister-in-law, Amy, (the sassy one in the top photo-uh-matching her momo blanket!) has started an amazingly insightful and achingly hilarious blog called "Hola Lola".  Check it out by clicking on the title of this post.  She is sharing her experience as a new mom (see her daughter, sweet Lola in the bottom photo, chilling at Ben's birthday party--what a fab baby!), and as a new working mom.  She is tackling her feelings, struggles, joys, and learnings with a sincere, and  loving irreverence that will make you laugh and cry at once.  I have been out of inspiration. . .or back in the mode of running the fast race, that my blog took a back seat. . . but as when I started this thing, Amy has once again spurred me onward!  A double dose of good luck for me!

Etsy Find of the Week

Look at these amazing toys I found on Etsy!  They have stunning fabric combinations, the expressions that the artist has been able to achieve with these animals is precious!  And, even more important, they are unique, they leave your child time to use imagination, and they'll look fabulous in momoFandango nurseries and rooms!!

Inspiring Spring

A tree in our backyard is blooming these beautiful, delicate, purply pink flowers that make me so happy!  I took a photo of them against this clear blue sky and realized that my newest blankets for momoFandango are akin to the palette of these spring blooms.  Don't you just love spring?!?

check out my new splash page at www.momofandango.com

downtown photo shoot

Ben and I visited my hometown of Baird, TX for Easter last weekend. . . Baird is a small town in West Texas, and as I drove through town I realized how perfect the lonesome, but beautiful buildings downtown would be to showcase the momoFandango blankets.  Take a look at these examples from the shoot--don't you just love the old brick,  the weeds growing through the sidewalk, and "closed" sign on the abandoned building?!?  They will soon be shown on the relaunch of the momoFandango website.  Soon Soon!!!