Today was spent enjoying life. Having fun. I think we need to have more days just.like.this one.
LOVE,
Kate
Stocking Stuffers: Boys /
Clockwise from top left:
1. Jacks Set. || 2. Racing Cars. || 3. Striped Bowtie. || 4. Build a Robot. || 5. Orange Sunglasses. || 6. Wooden Plane. || Striped Socks.
I went a little crazy finding boy stocking stuffers. I think because I don't have a boy and everything looks so new and adorable and amazing to me! There wasn't room for more, but believe me- I could have added more. You parents of boys think it's the girls who make for fun shopping, but really it's just that the grass is always greener on the other side...
Best of luck with last minute shopping! We'll have one more day of gift guiding, then hang our holiday gift guiding hats for 2012. Gotta give some gifting love to our husbands and dads too... coming Thursday!
XO,
Kate
Stocking Stuffers: Girls /
1. Jess Brown Doll. || 2. Heart Sequin Purse. || 3. Patterned Socks. || 4. Neon Bow Headband. || 5. Olivia Book.
I was a total tomboy as a child, and I figured I'd have only baby boys... come to find out: nope! I got girls! Not only do I have girls; I have the girliest girls I know. They're the girls that love all dresses and purses and accessories. Here are the things that my girls would definitely have on their wish lists.
Stocking Stuffers: Baby /
1. Giraffe Push Toy. || 2. Fish Castanet. || 3. Fork & Spoon Set. 4. Orange Striped Booties. || 5. Polka Dot Bib. || 6. Oliver Mouse.
Stocking stuffers are my favorite! Confession: we only fill stockings for our kids. We refrain from purchasing big toys and wrapping them. We figure that family and friends give so many wonderful gifts and our kids don't really need more big toys. I remember as a kid tiptoeing downstairs to check whether our stockings were full yet... it was thrilling! A friend of our family was kind enough to knit beautiful stockings for us, and they're large enough to actually fit a good amount of mini toys and necessities for our little ones!
Bottom line is that I L-O-V-E stockings. These are the adorable picks I'd make for a little baby, and I'll have my picks for boys and girls up later in the day... you'll have to just keep checking back! :)
XO,
Kate
Peaceful Hearts /
There are some times where something hits so close to home that it stays with you for a long, long time.
Friday felt like that for me. I'm so far removed from anything in Connecticut. I've never been there. I don't know anyone who lives near the travesty.
BUT, it feels so close to home. It feels close to my heart. These darlings were children only slightly older than my own. What happened is the nightmare of any parent who ever existed. I spent Friday holding back tears every time I looked at my daughters who are so sweet, warm and full of life.
We sat that evening cuddling on the couch watching Rudolph, and I lost it. I couldn't stop the tears. How can I be sitting warm and cozy with my beautiful, sweet children while there are very real people spending the same evening with a gaping hole in their hearts that will never be completely healed... looking at their Christmas trees that they may have decorated together with their darlings in such joyful anticipation... canceling their plans to attend lighthearted holiday parties... looking at the gifts they've wrapped for their babies that won't be opened...
There are no words. We try. We try to give our condolences and gift donations and teddies and anything wonderful that we can think will help, but there remains the anguish for those dear people.
"Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep." Romans 12:15
It's what I've been doing. I've done my fair share of weeping with those who are weeping this weekend... my husband can vouch for that. Somehow, I feel like it's all I can do. It's not saying that I understand their pain. It's not saying I somehow relate because I cannot. I can only weep at the loss of sweet lives, and weep for the pain of the brokenhearted. And I pray. I pray for peaceful hearts for those families... that they would be able to move forward... that they would not live in fear. That God would grant them peaceful hearts.
Let's be kind to one another. Let's pay attention to cries for attention, rather than ignore those hurting around us. Problems do not dissipate by blame & discord... people who hurt are helped with attentive love and support. And lots and lots of prayers.
Love,
Kate
And the Winner is... /
We have a winner of our giveaway! Congratulations to Vera Lease!
Get in touch with me at stylesmaller{at}gmail{dot}com to let us know if you prefer to bake with the expert at The Sugar Studio, or if you prefer to have gorgeous macarons mailed to your home!
XO,
Kate
