now that em is getting bigger, i want to get a growth chart to hang in her room so that i can track + record her height. i don’t really want to get a decal since i want to be able to save it as a keepsake. here are a few that i’ve spotted and like. i absolutely love the wooden rulers, especially the center one, but i think they would be too cumbersome to store long term. have you seen any others that you love?

1 animals + numbers // 2 heirloom growth chart // 3 jumbo ruler // 4 zig zag // 5 personalized ruler

along with cooler temperatures, september also means we’re in the midst of holiday orders. we’ll be taking on fewer custom projects this holiday season. if you’re interested in custom cards, gift tags, party invitations, etc. please send us an email so we can discuss your project » hello [at] duetletterpress.com. thanks + happy thursday!

september is here and i’m excited about what it promises to bring. cooler temperatures. autumn. it’s the gateway to all of our celebrations [except for em's birthday]. soon, we’ll be celebrating my birthday. halloween [a halloween bash sounds fun!]. thanksgiving. our anniversary. kacey’s birthday. christmas. oh my!

one fun addition is having em with us experiencing these things for the first time. it’s my first birthday with her. it will be her first halloween. her first thanksgiving. our first anniversary with her in our lives. the first time kacey turns a year older as a father. her first christmas. i’m excited. we both are.

ps - aren’t these butterflies pretty? i found them frolicking in the green, green grass.

wouldn’t these look lovely filled with colored pencils? i know they’d pretty up my desk for sure. and they are affordable, too!

gingham picnic plates? yes, please!

have you seen this toadstool twine set from wee waldorf? cute!

this is my favorite picture from em’s baptism. it was taken by kacey’s father. notice all the hands? mine is there. so is kacey’s. plus the priest’s. and little em’s, too. love.

the soft gray design on the cards was adapted from the delicate lace and pintuck design of the feltman brothers dress that she wore after the ceremony.

the design was also carried through to the fondant cake that was served at the celebration that followed.

[once again, i edited the invitation photos for privacy sake. her full name was printed on the cards we sent out.]

adorable hand knit baby booties from etsy seller pleasantly plump knits.

kacey grew up in tulsa. i had never been, so he showed me around. we went to the center of the universe -

it’s a spot downtown where you stand in the center of a circle on the ground to hear your voice echo. it’s pretty cool -

chandler park,

turkey mountain,

drove down riverside and passed by his childhood home. the top window is where his bedroom was. and those trees? he use to spend his afternoons climbing them.

his street was a dead end. they use to throw block parties here and light fireworks for the fourth of july.

all these memories got us talking about our little em. what will her memories be? what will she look back on and smile about?