sunny day for a sunny occasion!

I had my baby shower on the weekend, that my sister Marlis graciously hosted at her gorgeous home. It was a bright sunny day for a December day. She decorated the living room in simple yellow, green and white flowers. A table flourished with delicious afternoon snacks, surrounded by cute little rubber duckies, an adorable watermelon carriage, and of course a diaper cake! My beautiful nieces were ready for the party too as they tried to help themselves to the fruit punch.

In attendance was a dozen of the loveliest people, missing was my little sister Santana and my sister in-law Karin, but they sent our little bean a little something too!

We started out with a game of  "Fill in the Nursery Rhyme". I was embarrased that I didn't know most of them, I am definetely the queen of making up my own lyrics. My mother in law Nicki, an elementary school teacher won the game and a bottle of wine (she knew she had it in the bag!). The funnest part of the game was the lyrics everyone made up... one of best ones was Anna's " Peter peter pumpkin eater, had a wife and couldn't please her."

The next game was "Guess mommy's tummy's size", and most everyone had their ribbons way too long! I guess my tummy looks bigger than it is, in the end there was a winner, my friend Kristy nailed it, almost perfect.

And then it was time for presents!!! I was overjoyed with the beautiful gifts I received for baby and me. I felt so lucky. Marlis also had a blank frame with bordering around it for everyone to write a little message to the baby. So wonderful!

We ended the shower with Marlis' delicious strawberry shortcake dessert, served elegantly in wine glasses, just in time as the sun went down. So we packed up all the goodies in my car to take home, as I imagined all the lovely items to put in the nursery, the cute outfits to hang in the closet, that soon enough I'll be putting on my precious little baby. 

Thank you Marlis for the perfect day to start off this amazing journey.
Love you,  Lora, Daddy Brett, and Baby "Bean"

Brett and Belly

Nursery Fever

I remember when we first got pregnant I thought it was gonna be a long while until it was appropriate for me to start creating and decorating our baby nursery, but all of a sudden it's time, and I'm so excited!
The one thing we knew for sure is that we didn't want our nursery to look like a circus, an overload of colors and uncessary things. Since the beach is our most favorite place, we think it's the perfect theme and inspriration for a blissful space for our little one. Using calm colors with a hint of bright accents, decorations from corals and shells to beach buckets and shovels, including nautical items like a mini ship-wheel, birds, and all the fun little creatures of the ocean. Another idea I'm also playing with is of course asian themed, with decors such as paper lanterns, umbrellas, and pretty bamboo items.

Something in between these gorgeous nurseries is probably what we'll end up with!



xx

Simply The Best

Today is my husband's birthday! So I want to share not only why he is special today but everyday. If you knew Brett, and got to spend time with him you'd become addicted. A good addiction, like high quality chocolate. His smile, goes all the way to his gorgeous blue eyes, sparkly like the the ocean. His actions in life, motivated by love. His intensity, passion, perception and determination.
His sharp and logical mind. His ability to dig deep and come up with treasures. His warmth and affection. His value for “down time” and privacy. His voice, words and lyrics carefully thought out and inspiring. His humour, clever, sarcastic, real, unlike anybody else I know. His love and hope for life. His adoration for children. His contentedness with our life together. His big appetite and joy for food. His loyalty to his good friends. His hair (always a topic of conversation), blonde and stylish. His style, unmistakenly his own.   His sweet tooth! and on that note, here's to another piece of delicious birthday cake to you Brett. All my love, your biggest fan, your wife, and best friend for life. xx Lora

So fresh and So clean

I've always had a thing for soap bars. I find them romantic and somewhat nostalgic. They remind me of nature's beauty, luxurious hotels, Victorian homes and old fashion cleanliness. And they make great gifts too!

I love having a collection of them for display and of course for the shower and bath...as I go through my soaps I discover all the different ones I've collected over the past few months, from bath & body shops, boutiques, arts & crafts markets, galleries and local shops & fairs.

Fall Fairs are especially a good time to check out what's available, for those lovely bath times to warm up from the chilly weather! The Sunshine Coast in particular is home to many wonderful artists that hand make beautiful all natural soaps that are available to the locals all year round. With a variety of scents, shapes, sizes, ingredients, and quality.

Here are just a few of my favorites. Tried and Tested!

My current obsession. Leaves my skin feeling milky & smooth.

Local handmade bars. Delicious fruit scents!

Pretty Packaging

Luxurious Mini Soap Samples. Perfect for the Guest Bathroom.

Classic all time favorite.  Reminds me of home.