BLEUBIRD BLOG

my lovely friend amie, which you may know as the brilliant designer behind thief & bandit just launched her new children's line thief & bandit kids. we love her clothes and gemma wears them often. she and i collaborated a bit over her headband designs this summer and gemma bird modeled a few for her new shop.

thief & bandit kids launched just a few days ago and to kick it off amie is offering 30% off to bleubird readers! that's pretty sweet dontcha think?! just use discount code: BLEU2011 at checkout.

if you think these are cute just wait until you see the new leggings designs and the most amazing crib quilt i have ever laid eyes on. i know you will love them!

footnote: the past couple of days have been a little strange around here so my blogging schedule is a tad off at the moment. bits + pieces will be posted tomorrow along with a big giveaway on sunday night.

SWEET SWEET DAY.

a few peeks from my birthday.

breakfast in bed. handmade gifts from the sweet mister and kiddos, including framed artwork, cute homemade cards and a hand stitched stuffed heart made out of papa's t-shirt (that took him two hours to sew). i also received a coupon good for one free pug (eeeek!!!) and got to go pick her out. some of you might remember that i used to have a black pug named moose about four and a half years ago that passed away right before moving to texas. i have been anxiously awaiting the day when we could get another one. aubrey has a strong dislike for breeders and prefers to adopt animals, so we played the waiting game in hopes of finding one up for adoption. i can't believe he found one just in time for my birthday! i'm still giddy. we went to look at her and her fawn sister yesterday and i fell in love. she's under a year old and just as sweet as can be. i named her frances, after the lovely frances farmer. she has adjusted really well. it feels as though she's been apart of the family for ages. the rest of the day was spent relaxing at home with my sweet family. there was an assortment of cupcakes & cannolis after dinner and then a night out with my best friends to close the evening. i'll share some of those photos soon.

it was one of my very favorite birthdays ever. 

SWEET PILGRIM.

my sweet friend pilgrim lee sent the most adorable care package our way from melbourne australia. inside were a few lovely goodies for the kids and myself. a sweet handmade dress for birdie made from vintage kitten fabric, the cutest play date invitations made from recycled little golden books, a pretty bird hair pin that milla plum quickly snagged and two kinder eggs that the kids quickly unwrapped and shoved in their mouths before i had a chance to photograph them. we don't have kinder eggs here in america, but i sure wish we did. the kids loved them, especially the little prize that comes inside.

my very favorite thing inside this care package from miss pilgrim were these... and let it be known that these are ALL MINE. i'm not sharing.

pilgrim and i got into a conversation months and months ago over twitter and some how the subject of crispy m&m's came up. crispy m&m's are my all time favorite candy and sadly i have not seen them on the market shelves in years. totally devastating for someone who would eat them at least one a week. well, my sweet australian pal found some over in her part of the world and sent me two big bags. what a doll! it's funny because as soon as i opened the package the kids said "oooh, m&m's!!! one for each of us." (as in one for julian and one for milla...) "nope, these are mommy's. now shoo!" just kidding, i didn't say shoo, but i wanted to. 

thank you pilgrim! you made my day. big hugs and smiles from texas!!

footnote: pilgrim has a blog too and it's mighty fine. take a peek if you get a chance, i'm sure you will love it.

WE WATCHED.

the birdie and i watched the royal wedding this morning. we both agree that kates dress is just breath taking. as i mentioned on twitter earlier... since the US doesn't have a royal family, we'd be thrilled to step in. our royal wedding is in september. at the bleubird palace. ::winks::