The children had big plans when we made our annual pilgrimage to the pumpkin patch last month. They all declared that they want large pumpkins, not small ones.

My kids love skulls. They once saw a neon pink one in a trendy decor catalog, and they've been obsessed ever since.

Designed by Noah Or and Mark Segal, Cardboard Time is the first in a line of products that use 70% recycled cardboard to create everyday objects.

It all started with the little guy wanting to jazz up his sax. Then came the leg warmers. And tube top. And might as well add the headband at this point. Let's get physical!

Halloween has always seemed like a funny holiday to me. An adult walking around in costume would surely raise eyebrows. Yet, on this one day each year, anything goes. But I digress. Shadow Magnets don't have boring grown-up social norms to adhere to. 

It's officially autumn, and it's barely a month till our first major holiday of the season. Time to put on our festive garbs!

We love minted for its amazing collection of unique prints, stationary, and home decor, so we jumped at the opportunity to submit to its Child's Play Fabric Challenge.

We've been a little busy around these parts working on a project that I've dreamed about for the last year or so.

Back in my younger days, I used to look through old family albums and ask, "Hey Mom! What happened during my first 6 months of life?" Being the second born, the parents apparently forgot to take pictures in the madness of everyday living. 

Maybe it's the fact that we're in the midst of California's historic drought. Or perhaps it's just the long hours of golden sun. Nothing screams of summer like cool, chilling refreshment.

Here in the Elements2 Deign studio, we're constantly making things. Only a rare few every actually make it into production.

At 27 months, the husband and I find ourselves frequently repeating the refrain, "They grow so fast!" Since we have neither space nor inclination to hoard, photos are our principle means of collecting memories. And we have TONS of them.