It’s a heartbreaker! You did an amazing job lady!!!! <3. Such a soft and beautiful color palette. So when we moved into our last house. But I was like, oh, I might move. 4. I hope you both have wonderful holiday seasons and a fantastic 2021! Thanks! Holy shit. I love this room so much! And I feel like winter is especially big legging season for me because you can wear the long sweaters or like bigger…if it’s not a sweater, it’s like a kind of oversize sweatshirt…. I think I’m going to get a Halloween mug collection, too, so I could double up on the joy that these mugs bring me. So…and then he had to unhook it up and then he had to hook it up in our new house. It’s called Aquasana, and the water…I’ll just give you, like the full sell: it tastes amazing. Elsie: What was something that really upgraded your life this year? I love hearing your story and I would totally read your book! #thelarsonsadopt What colors should we…” I cry almost every time I read a new children’s book. So precious! You two just radiate so much light and positivity. I love the name you chose. Emma: Yeah. Elsie, this is so beautiful. This giant wicker giraffe was Nova’s first baby gift from “Aunt Laura.” It’s extremely special to me because what a CRAZY gift to buy someone. It doesn’t need to have like…. Upgraded to a Smeg coffee maker and this pink kettle. What an exciting post! And it’s so special because I remember all the shops and you know some of them like send thank you notes and become like your Instagram friends and it’s just very special. Emma: Right. This is perfect. (ABM account), What a wonderful room baby Winter is going to love every minute of growing up in there! Also- I might sound like an idiot but even if you don’t do a full diy- would you share a close up of that yarn hanging front/back so I can see how you tied it? I always cry when people are happy and I’m just so happy you’re happy. OK, so I bought — this is so silly. Your honesty and candor about your adoption process is really heartwarming to read, for all soon-to-be parents and families in their many unique configurations. 3,958 Likes, 44 Comments - elsie larson (@elsielarson) on Instagram: “Vintage inspiration for my next big project! I personally do not feel that it takes anything away from her Chinese heritage to give her two American names. Emma: Yeah. Born in 6 Jul 1894 and died in 3 Jan 1990 Crystal Falls, Michigan Elsie A Larson Peterson So much love for this & you guys! It comes in a 10 and 14 ounce size and a travel mug. Something that was a good distraction from 2020. I don’t know, but I think it was June or July. Emma: You know? your own Pins on Pinterest Best wishes to you on this journey! Emma: Yeah, it’s amazing. It was one of those like Crate and Barrel sales where it was like, spend more, get a bigger discount. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/285036142/vintage-60s-mid-century-swag-lamp-with?ga_search_query=swag&ref=shop_items_search_3 So but it’s really hard when your water tastes terrible. All of this is so beautiful! See inside the home of blogger Elsie Larson on domino. Love it. Such a great earthy vibe to the nursery. So I was looking at like frames and stuff. Like I can walk outside to get the mail if I want, but I don’t. I have been dying for this update! They run a lot of sales. Elsie: I’m going to add a roaring cheer sound effect right here because. Discover (and save!) Helen Larson in New York. Funny story—this mirror (which I love with all my heart and will pass down to my kids probably, I love it that much) has been broken not once but TWICE. I showed it to Emma this morning. We did find an adorable night light for now. So sweet that you’ve decided to bond your daughter and her cousin like that! Also my child shakes and tries to climb all standing lamps. xxoo. -Jacqueline Infant Room. xo. She is Jessica Jean, I’m Katrina Jean, and we were both named after our Grandma, Jean Katie it’s a special little connection! I think the shared middle name will be really special. I’m crying at her name. Oh Elsie this room is perfection. Words cannot express how excited we are! You will make a great mother to Winter!! On the side table we have a little camera toy from Etsy that I had customized with her name. Thank you Tracey. Emma: Yeah. But anyway, I recently finally just bought them because I definitely wear leggings all the time and I love to have leggings that are like, you can wear them out in the world and still feel kind of put together? I know some of you have been following our adoption from the first steps, but for the rest of you I’ll give a quick recap! Hmm, I need to just borrow all my sister’s stuff because she has the good stuff (laughs). I think I made some drumsticks that were really good. I’ve been really wanting to adopt from them too. Elsie: So I have amassed a homemade mug collection that’s like pretty epic. Hoping it’ll be perfect for story-time before bed. Emma: It pours too fast because of the way the spout is. xx! There are also tax credits for a lot of programs, some of them very significant. My mom is a first grade teacher and she got Gaston in a box of books parents bought for the classroom at the book fair a couple years ago. Leahlani, our partner from Hawaii, is offering two gorgeous sets this season. We chose this beautiful campaign dresser. This week’s show notes are very link heavy because we’re sharing our favorite purchases of 2020. You should call Land of Nod and see what they say! Emma: Well and your two year old really likes it, too! Congrats, it’s so nice to hear all your happy news , https://www.shadesoflight.com/products/pharmacy-style-adjustable-arm-wall-sconce?sku=WS15025+++AB&product_id=WS15025AB&adpos=1o30&creative=72522552152&device=m&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuq_Or6yq1QIVUi-BCh3qLAKTEAQYHiABEgLkc_D_BwE. Recently saw this lamp, would be perfect for reading. It was so much fun to decorate in tandem with one of my best friends and see how different our nurseries turned out! Thanks for sharing your beautiful journey it must be so hard to wait for her arrival but so lovely to be able to get things ready for her. It’s more of a it’s more of a challenge for her I think. And I love it! Winter has the most precious nursery that could ever be imagined, and is the luckiest girl in the world to be surrounded by such outstanding individuals! xx. So nice to “meet” you! xx. Why did you decide to choose the baby's sex and why a girl? 2. I can’t wait to meet Miko! Else-Britt Rosén Larson. My husband and I write in a the same line-a-day journal and it is one of my favorite things ever. Great! My Chinese niece’s middle name starts with Jia and so does her brother’s though they both have western first names. I want to know so much about this process and truly appreciate your opening up your story . So beautiful Elsie! Emma: Yeah, I haven’t done massage this year either. Elsie: Some people like to shop in this podcast. Like, I’ve been waiting to share my water filter all year long. Elsie. Winter Bloom. Winter Bloom will indeed be as lucky to have you both as parents as you both will be to have her as a daughter. We are already excited to take her back to China when she’s old enough to remember it. They do a beautiful job of making children’s pieces with a strong design backbone. Too soon to plan the wedding? It’s gorgeous, just like her name! Others With a Similar Name. March 7, 2019. I feel like my life’s too boring or something. CONGRATS! Is I’ll be able to see what I was doing this day and then a year from now and three years from now and I feel like something about that —, Emma: …so I’m going through kind of a tough season in my life at the moment, too. There are so many truly pretty books for kids! Elsie: It was a bit of a splurge, but yeah…, Elsie: It’s really special. I know families with Winter as a last name! -Emma’s robe upgrade. I almost picked the Jenny Lind style, but ultimately I chose the Carousel Crib in white. I absolutely love children’s books! My husband and his brothers all had babies in a year of each other and used the name James as a middle name after their late father. Is it bad that I don’t want my baby to ever throw up on it? Oh Elsie!!!! What a beautiful nursery and name! I know it may be a bigger ask, but I’m wondering if you could share some insight into the cost of adoption. Elsie: It’s beautiful. When it comes to building … Every classroom, preschool through elementary, is brimming with Montessori materials. So I don’t remember if I talked about on the podcast or on Instagram stories, but we had like a problem finding…so we wanted to stop using the box fan in our bedroom. Promise I’m not criticising just wanted to inform you, incase you didn’t know. Thank you for sharing with us and congratulations!! This type of rug is great for basically any room because it is so easy to clean. Emma: And I just have some books and one random honorable mention. I know that some people use these names as a middle name (or a translated version), which is so beautiful! This week’s episode is all about purchases we made in 2020. Cheers! I love seeing nurseries and yours is an absolute dream. So (laughs) anyway…, Elsie: So a couple little upgrades there and then I reorganized it and I also spent the year. As I adore this room. And I think it’s a really cool way to bond cousins together in name, especially if they don’t share a last name. Yeah. Ok. Teared up reading this post. When you first announced that you were adopting, I FREAKED OUT. So I’m like, oh, those are so cute. I’m so happy for y’all and thankful you have shared this journey. So you will probably notice a few practical things missing (I haven’t ordered a diaper pail yet, I closed the closet doors because we are waiting to fill up the closet until we have an exact age, and I have no idea what level the crib will need to be adjusted to). As the wife of a photographer and a lover of all things minimal, I adore the wooden camera toy! Thank you for sharing so much of your story. This is your pretty blanket.” (Don’t burst my bubble!). Elsie: Is that right when we moved to our house last March, I immediately was like, I’m going to finally do this. I’ve been a follower of your blog since the thrift store days! And I’m one of those people that I work from home, even before covid. Beautiful room, and beautiful name!! I’m so excited for you and Jeremy. So anyway! It is a beautiful but heartwrenching process and not everyone can go through it with as much grace and joy as you. So if I play with them in the pool, a lot of my swimsuits, I found it was basically like they would pull my top off. Xoxo. And I ordered and I, I did a lot of research. Like you can write two sentences. It’s ok- it’s so high up I can’t even reach it. Elsie: So, yeah, the gooseneck tea kettle and I’ll, I’ll link to it. Elsie: No, I’m shameless and in love with this thing. We just adopted a little girl (in canada from our local children’s aid society) and she is our world. I love it because the wooden lens and dials really turn. Find Helen Larson's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. 2020 purchases: I pretty much upgraded all of my sweatshirts and leggings — no more skinny jeans for me! Fun fact- my cousins, siblings and I all share a middle name. I was torn on whether or not to add a crib skirt (I think I will remove it when the crib is down to the lowest level), but for now I am loving the pop of pink. It’s like a pretty large collection of ornaments…. And then if you want something whimsical, I really loved The Starless Sea which is by the same author who did The Night Circus. I really like how you choose her middle name after her cousin. Emma: I didn’t know you got a pizza oven. If it’s not something you want to discuss publicly, I’d lot if you could email me ([email protected]). She announced she was doing a wallpaper line a week or two after we started our adoption, so it was just fate! And this is the ironic thing about it. I pretty much just made it so that the colors would tie together in these photos. I’m so happy you are getting closer to a referral. We’d love to hear. (laughs) Ok, before we get into our biggest splurge of twenty twenty, let’s take a break and listen to a word from our sponsor. . Well done! Well, thank you for coming on my tour! They seriously smell amazing, as if you needed any extra reason to check them out, they’re offering a promo code for ABM listeners for a limited time. The Montessori Notebook + Jacaranda Tree Montessori. I also bought two vintage bronze wall hangings from EBay. And if it makes you feel any better about not buying that cute mobile, a lot of people don’t think about the kiddo’s point of view, to us it’s adorable because we see flying elephants, but if you look at it from the underside as they would it’s probably no where near as fun. Is Elise really your sister? Emma: Like where you hear it stop and then start. The process has been a roller coaster, but we couldn’t be more excited. Emma: Yeah. Also, I’m really curious about the cowhide rug, do you think they could work in a dining room? You’re shining some incredible light on a much needed subject. Our motto is stay home and make something and we hope our site will inspire you to do just that. –Record display shelves. I love your nursery for WINTER! It is such a beautiful thing to share a name with someone! Emma: So anyway, my IKEA white robe got worn out over time and just like had some stains that I couldn’t bleach out. I immediately thought of one of my favorite books that I read to my daughter. Just a note- Miko has the same custom camera and it has lasted through many many teething nights! And that’s going to be like. I follow your blog from where I live in China, so I’m excited that you are adopting a child from this country. So I’m like, yeah. 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