floral knits

there is still time to get my little girl all dressed up with the prettiest flowers this spring.
loving all these color + ruffles pieces. find them on sale here.

stripes are rad

i know, i know - the flynn skirts have been seen everywhere - but what better way to welcome summer and the long weekend than embellishing yourself up in pretty colorful stripes for long spring days in the sun?
on my holiday schedule I have lots of craft projects, sweet family time, gathering with girlfriends and gardening outside.
wishing you all a marvelous rest.

via anne m cramer website

girly surprise

i am completely addicted to baby shoes
specially if there are any flowers, sparkles or bows involved
my heart is extremely happy to announce -
we are having a little girl

the most beautiful tiny shoes from joyfolie

a special day

you fill my heart with love and light
may our days be always bright
my sweet little girl -
i love you more than life

perennial tote

loving these adorable flower totes from mar y sol
i could seriously own one of each

:: to a happy spring friday dears ::

clean heart

being finally back home has given me this powerful e refreshing feeling of cleaning up. spending the last two months away from people that I love makes me see life in a different light. I feel more grateful, motivated and alive. like a new beginning, where the cleaning has to start from inside. old feelings, habits and dreams all need to be freshened up. here's to a better and cleaner heart.

adorable set of felted soaps from here

to a sweet day

love does make it happy. sugar does make it sweet.
surround yourself in smiles and
go bake a beautiful treat

recipes here

feeling blue

good morning lovelies! tomorrow I head back home to seattle from brazil. after a long two months vacation in the sun, I feel excited to get back to life even though there are also sadness for living family behind. amongst the things I will miss the most is the constant blue sky up high. it's a pretty amazing feeling to open the window early in the morning for so many days straight and get to see no clouds. just deep blue and bright. may life keep on blessing me with so much love

shades of blue / bubbles / sky / dinnerware

neutral palette

so my last ultrasound went great. everything is normal and the baby is healthy. but now sitting down. which makes it hard to be 100% sure of bump's gender.

on my first pregnancy I always knew what it would be. I knew Olivia was coming and even how she looked like. I had no doubts and told everybody I'd seen a little girl running around. her presence came to my life before her tiny body was in mine.

this time around I know it too. but in a silent kind of way. I am quiet and in peace waiting to confirm what's in my heart. I don't think I actually needed the ultrasound - but olivia and her sibling will be sharing a room, so it's nice to be sure and get to play around with a nursery theme.

in the end, my wish is for health. a perfect human being. the most precious gift.

restoration hardware

sugar baby

and so it happens that I will be back home just few days before little one turns three. even though there is no big party planned or time to work on beautiful crafty ideas, my mind has been browsing around for treats that would make her happy. and believe me, sugar always makes her really happy.

sugar baby by Gesine Bullock-Prado

book details here / cotton candy recipe here

still in bloom

even though there are new summer collections popping everywhere, my heart wants to enjoy a spring that I haven't experienced yet. with one week left on brazilian warm fall weather, I look forward to go home and get to see my beautiful bloomed in white cherry tree.

spring outfits by boden

to the moon and back

never too late to show mom how much you care.
do it beautifully .
and have a precious weekend.
love, the mom in me.

queen of plastic

keeping up with the brazil fashion series and my love for flats, meet these adorable melissa sandals. with incredible colors and textures, they are perfect to complement any spring or summer outfit. see more of them here

revealing day

today I have an ultrasound scheduled. the doctor performing it will be my dad. it'll be the second time we try because baby was shy and had the legs crossed on first attempt. now I am going to find out the sex of my little one on screen, because in my heart I already know - mother's instinct. still thinking if I will keep it a secret on blog land.

for now, in complete awe after discovering fabulous children's clothier flora and henri.
being 23 weeks along and not knowing the gender of my new little one yet made me wish I was having them both. how spectacular is this new collection? it for sure translates my baby taste. the best part yet? their only location is back home in seattle - a shopping trip is for sure planned.

website here

hooray for may

isn't funny how some months just make you happy by arriving? may is definitely a month of flowers to me. my baby girl turns three in a few weeks and I couldn't be more thrilled to be sharing life with her - so i am celebrating with a new blog layout.

we still have couple of weeks vacation left in brazil and I feel quite excited to head back home and get ready for baby #02 to arrive. I can still not imagine all the love and happiness I feel for olivia multiplied. life is lovely. ♥

confetti/quote/rubber stamps