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The Larson House

Elsie + Jeremy Larson

Halloween items from Etsy!

So I am personally waiting until September to go full-on Halloween, but I did go ahead and order a few things ahead this year. It’s especially smart to order seasonal things early from Etsy since shipping sometimes takes longer (nothing wrong with that- as long as you plan ahead!).

I picked up these sweatshirts for both our girls and this shirt for myself (which I forgot to add to the collage- oops- it’s so cute I can’t wait to wear it). I also ordered this mask (and a couple other colors) because I realized I really prefer masks made with knit fabric… they’re the most comfy to me and they don’t gap around my nose.

1. hey boo sweatshirt for kids or adults 2. haunted house door mat 3. classic pumpkin sweater 4. cute mask 5. Sanderson sweatshirt 6. I love these cute felt garlands 7. candy corn garland 8. skull throw blanket 9. ghost tee for kiddos 

I’m also really excited to make halloween decor with our little girls this year. It’s going to be so much fun! Ok… I’ll be back soon with something that is not halloween… just regular summer stuff! Hope your week is off to a great start!

PS. While I’m on the subject of shopping early, these are the halloween/fall family pjs I picked up for us this season.

Dreambox Jewelry

Hi there! I thought it would be fun to share kind of a “small biz Sunday” here. I have been shopping small a LOT this year so I should have no problem coming up with a new artisan to share with you nearly every week. In a year that has been so shitty in so many ways, supporting small businesses is a small thing that I can do that brings me great joy. If they bring you joy too- please support them!

I’m so excited to introduce you to Dreambox Jewelry! It’s owned by Katherine Hayes in Nashville, Tennessee.

My favorite pieces are the ILY necklace, the initial necklace (mine says “hi”) and the confetti necklace, which is so great for layering!

Congratulations, Kat, on the launch of Dreambox Jewelry!

Ps- here’s my yellow dress and the collage in this post is made with Template App.

Our new weekend routines.

In the before times we spent our weekends bopping around Nashville hitting up farmer’s markets, local shops, strolling through the malls or Target and eating at all our favorite restaurants during the not-too-busy hours with our kiddos. It was a wonderful time. But times have changed. Haven’t they?

As soon as COVID hit last March and we began staying home we began to struggle with our weekends. Eventually, though, we hit a flow. And now we’re sailing through our weekends just like we used to, but in a new and different way!

We made Fridays officially pizza night, which rings in the weekend very nicely! We also made Sunday night family movie night. Our first family movie was The Parent Trap and since then we’ve watched so many 90s gems. Matilda was so cute too. Our kids are young, so we begin with popcorn and movie time at about 4pm. We typically do not make it through a whole movie, we usually have to finish on Monday, but that’s ok. I’ve learned that it takes a LONG time to work up to watching a whole movie for little kids. We’re still working on that. I’m really excited to watch kids Halloween and Christmas movies with them in a few more months. Nova’s never seen Home Alone!

Our current favorite activities to fill our weekends are cooking at home (we recently learned to make homemade corn and flour tortillas), taking walks around our neighborhood (it’s the first home we’ve lived in since having kids with a super walkable neighborhood), swimming and then a bubble bath (we have one of those hilarious 1990s jacuzzi tubs, which the girls love), organizing and decorating (as long we pick the right projects the girls like to help with this) and driving around. Is driving around the new eating out? It maybe is for us. We sometimes just need to get out of the house so we get the girls slushees and drive around aimlessly.

My dress is from Target. I found a bunch of cute things there recently. I didn’t realize that the dressing rooms are closed now due to COVID so I pulled up with a bunch of clothes and they were like- go away. haha. I almost put them all back because I was scared nothing would fit and I’d love to come back just for returns, but I ended up buying some clothes and every single thing fit.

Here’s what all I got: floral dress, matching pjs for the girls and me, Johnny Cash tee, plaid skirt, cozy pjs in yellow, cozy long dress and cute white pants. I normally just look at the kids clothes when I’m at Target, so this was kind of fun! I wore the floral dress on our walk this morning and it was so nice to wear something besides yoga pants for a change.

I’ve been trying different essential oils and looking for something with a fall vibe. This blend is so nice– it’s a mix of citrus and peppermint so it’s really nice for our kitchen. Fresh! (My pink diffuser is from here)

I’m going to begin sharing small business finds on Sundays, so check back tomorrow for some small biz features. Other than that I’m going to unplug this weekend and try to make some art with the kids.

Be safe!

ps. The paint strokes on these photos were added with A Design Kit app. I feel like ADK is the most underrated of all our apps. It can do SO much. I’ll use it on more pics soon and show you!