I’ve been a silent admirer of Whitney Lundeen and her California-based dress company, Sonnet James, for some time now. I remember watching her Kickstarter video a few years back, and admiring the fun styling of the first lookbook (that image above, for example, stands out), but most of all I recall feeling inspired by the concept: “durable, machine-washable dresses for mothers who want to be playful with their kids and feel beautiful.”
“Each day, when I put the dress on, it helps me remember who I want to be,” Whitney has said of the clothes she makes.
I love that! Isn’t that the best one hopes for when picking out something to wear? In her case, that happens to be “a playful mother who can be engaged with her kids.”
Some photos from Monday night, when Aron and I snuck off to the Yuba River for some scrambling over boulders and dips in the cool water without the kids! I first wrote about day-tripping here when I was pregnant with Skyler. We also went to dinner at a Roadhouse called The Willo, famous for its New York Steaks. Such a classic spot! You cook or they cook on the open grill in the dining room, or you can go get some $3 draft at the bar! (More photos below.)
Tomorrow we’ll be headed up that way again: My sister-in-law and her family are visiting from Germany for the month of August and we’re headed to Tahoe this weekend to celebrate her birthday. We’re so excited to show them the cabin (which we are renting, now!)—we’re all staying there together and Hudson can’t stop talking about it. He’s obsessed with his older nephews.
I’m hoping we can sneak out to the lake when it’s dark and watch for signs of the Perseid meteor shower! What are your plans this weekend?
Hudson starts Kindergarten very soon—I still can’t believe it!—and it only seems fitting to send him off with a brave face (me) and new backpack (him). So I did some searching last night and I’m going to present him with some of these options tomorrow.
I don’t think he’ll need to put much in it—his day is only about three hours long, and doesn’t even include lunch! So the sizes tend to be most appropriate for the younger set.
Here are 20 that I think may make your little one smile—and hopefully you as well, even as they are walking away. Sniff. Keep Reading >
