• Luke 23/52

    a photograph of luke, once a week, every week in 2014. week 23: this little 10 week old is all smiles, all the time. i don’t know who taught him how to bat his eyelashes but it’s trouble i tell you! stealing our hearts, little boy. every single day!  

  • New Mother Essentials

    There are a couple things that really got me through the first months that I have been wanting to share because seriously, with our first it was SUCH cold spash-a water on my face! We just had no idea what to expect (yes.. even though there’s a book) and you read so much about pregnancy…

  • Luke 21/52

      luke at two months: +still smiling all the time (yay!) +now cooing, gurgling and early signs of his laugh 🙂 +sleeping from his 10pm feeding all the way til 6-7am depending on day! fist bump baby boy. +likes to sleep unswaddled from time to time but still prefers being all smooshed to sleep +happily…

  • Essay

    There are so many things people told me, shared, implored with me about parenthood before it all went down (it being birth). Some of those things, I can honestly say you guys, in hindsight, just noooot helpful. But then there are a few that I’ve hung onto, that have girded me up as a mother and made me feel…

  • Luke 20/52

    a photograph of luke, once a week, every week in 2014.   week 20: captured this after waking him up from a morning nap. there are about fifty in the same series. he stares straight at the camera because it’s so huge and foreign (at this point) so i can get some pretty fun, straight…

  • Currently

    ^^ DO you guys see this eyebrow raise?! Kills me. Happy Friday guys! Hope you have fun plans for the weekend. We’re hoping the weather cools a little! Consistent high 80’s in this town is enough to make us all melt—I’d do anyyyyyything for A/C right about now! Or maybe it’s just me.. Can I blame this…

  • 3rd Anniversary

    Our third! A few thoughts on today.. well, marriage is the hardest commitment I ever made. All the worst parts have had a chance to rear their ugly head towards the one I love the most wayyy more than I’d like to admit. God’s grace, James patience and our collective willingness to push through, gain understanding,…

  • Bits and Pieces

    I can’t believe how gorgeous Mother’s Day was this year! We started the day being woken up by an unhappy but adorable little boy and taking our time getting up. On days where we’re relaxing, we take waking up slowly to a new level (at least I did!) and I stayed in there as long…

  • Luke 19/52

    A PHOTOGRAPH OF LUKE, ONCE A WEEK, EVERY WEEK IN 2014.   Week 19: Our Sunday Mother’s Day walk and a cozy little baby enjoying being nestled in his stroller. Thanks for being a dream baby on my special day little man.

  • Mother’s Day

    Happy Mother’s Day mamas!! It’s funny but I am still [daily] coming to the realization that I am a mama.. I even looked at myself in the mirror today, while holding little boy and told myself: “I’m someone’s mommy..I’m your mama!!” On the other hand though, it’s all just been so natural. It’s felt like…

  • Changes

    I changed our blog name friends! It’s been a longtime coming (in my mind) but it’s been awhile since I had a chance to play with all the details. Just simplifying a little by using (duh duh duh).. my name! Fancy that.. Meanwhile, my old domain will be redirectin’ ya here to: mrscaseyann.com Happy spring…

  • Bits and Pieces

    It’s the moment in between it all. The trash is out, some of the dishes have been put away, yesterday’s mail (bills) have been thumbed through and everyone’s needs are momentarily met. I can lean in close and hear his little breaths ever so quietly and the hum of the fan in the background as I…

  • Bits and Pieces

    So many things about our life are new right now, all of which are extremely exciting to us! For starters, we have a newborn (if ya haven’t noticed, he’s kind of overtaken the little that I blog!). We’ve also taken on new areas of ministry in our church, and really we’ve just entered a new…

  • Luke 18/52

    I decided to do the 52 project! The goal is that everyone takes a photograph of their child/children once a week, every week, for a whole year. I’m pretty sure I couldn’t ever have enough pictures of our little man! Just capturing the memories and firsts alone is a job itself because something new happens…

  • Luke, one month

    This is all a big smattering of thoughts because I never fully understood what you all meant when you said you had “baby brain.” If I’d only understood, I would’ve bought you breakfast and cleaned your house and not asked you any questions about anything except if you want fries with the burger I will…

  • Luke!

    on march 24, 2014, we welcomed our little baby boy luke mastrianna into our family! he was born here in santa cruz and weighed in at 6 lbs, 9 oz, 20 1/2 inches long. we are so in love! i didn’t realize how quickly that love rushes in! ..i also didn’t realize how quickly those…

  • Pregnancy Beauty

    I truly have loved being pregnant, and in the practice of not complaining about it, i thought i’d share some of the lifesavers that have made it a little easier on us all (yes, us!). And, I was totally inspired by miss Katie! In general, I’m a very au naturale sort of person, I do not…

  • Nursery

    i’ve posted a few pics of luke’s room on instagram but thought i’d some of it all here too. there are many finishing touches i’m still hoping to make, but heck if i’m making another ikea run at this point 🙂 i’ve been drawn to blues, greens, greys, neutrals and natural fibers for the room.. i’m…

  • 40 weeks

    i’ve been calling these last many weeks of pregnancy the “home stretch” for quite awhile now, and little did i know i should have been reserving it for this last few days we’ve had! << this was 38 weeks and yes, i’m still wearing the same outfit 🙂 we are now one week overdue and i’m…

  • Little Boys

    wouldn’t ya say little boys need a full time wrangler? most little boys i know at least! well i am pleased to say that as of valentine’s day, i will cease + desist my 9-5 (for good!) and have the pleasure of taking up a career in being a maja, or mother as they call…

  • Nursery Inspiration

    This week we’ve had some fun things arrive from our registries and it’s gotten me excited to finish our nursery up! There is still quite a bit to do for us, but we’ve painted and the crib has arrived (just needs to be put together, oh boy), so some of the necessities are in place,…

  • 32 weeks

    hello! so i haven’t really done a whole lotta baby bump updates on here..at all in fact! besides personally jotting things down here and there or sharing with friends who’ve ask or the occasional instagram photo (here, here). so little boy, thirty-two weeks old in my tummy, let’s share 🙂 here i am we are right…

  • Happy New Year

    2014 hit me like a ton of bricks.. albeit a big pile of those fun, soft, float in the bathtub sort of bricks. the new year has felt so far away from me, but here we are six days in. this means that our baby is coming in just about two months!? i don’t even…

  • Hand Dyed Towels

    For a few of this year’s christmas gifts, i used a clever little idea from Martha and dyed simple kitchen towels from IKEA to package up and give out in little bunches to the family (i stuck a fresh baked loaf of chocolate chip banana bread in there too, mmm.. ps best recipe i ever…

  • San Francisco

    last weekend, we—along with a huge group of friends—took a double-decker tour bus through san francisco as a ‘christmas outing’ of sorts. how fun to see the city this way! it was also an easy way to be together and in the midst of a busy month, that’s pretty much the top of my priority…

  • Bits and Pieces

    these wintry sunsets have been stunning! i snapped these before i left work yesterday. it’s incredible how quickly wintertime has snuck up on me! i feel like i’m barely just soaking in the christmas season and christmas is less than a week away (how thankful are we all for amazon prime, people!!). in the midst…

  • San Francisco

    on wednesday we took a special trip to the city to soak in everything christmas, shop and just hang out. we took a little bit different route than usual and decided to put off shopping too much and may i just say, best decision ever! it’s so much less stressful to simply browse around and…

  • Christmas

    nope! not too early 🙂 one of my favorite traditions is spending our friday after thanksgiving putting up the christmas decorations (you too?)! that’s one way we like to try and work off all the pumpkin pie calories from the day before (and by ‘try’ i mean that in between the decorating, we eat pumpkin…

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    the best family photo we can manage thus far. you’re welcome son 🙂 around these parts, we have two thanksgiving dinners. one yesterday and one tomorrow and we started the shopping on sunday to boot, so really it’s like a full week of thanksgiving mindset, which consists of family/friends, laughter and stuffing our faces.. err, our turkeys. thus,…

  • The Sierras

    we saw the snow and boy was it wonderful! these are a few snapshots from the weekend before halloween. i must mention the fact that there’s snow in october in certain places is just shocking to my california coast dwelling self. i don’t know if i could ever live in the snow, but it sure is…