dunn family photos

well, it's official! my parents made

the 22-hour flight and are currently

in johannesburg, SA! it's crazy but i

am so happy for them and can't wait

to follow their adventures + visit.

in the meantime, i'm so happy we took

these family pictures on our last trip

as a family in laguna beach. we will

cherish them extra because we may

not all be in one place again for 

the next 3 years, and by then our 

family will have changed a lot! 

thanks so much to cute stacy thiot of 

red poppy photography

for taking these and being so great.

she is based in LA and drove all the

way down to laguna with her husband

to take these. they were so cute with

the kids and helped make it easier

to shoot lots of pictures! it felt so

laid back and nice, and i will

now have these to look at 
when i'm missing everyone! 


the cutest grandparents + kiddos i ever did see...

^^ the original dunn fam

^^ in love with this one! already miss these cuties.

 ^^sibling love

 ^^ i love this one...it looks like a metaphor to me,

all of us sitting on the edge of something looking

out at the horizon // future... so cheesy but kind

of represents the big change to come and being in

it all together! (forgive me for the sap!! :)

thanks again to stacy of red poppy photography...

these are some pictures we will love forever,

and we can't recommend her enough.

it's all about family!

xo

couscous with chicken, broccoli, & sun-dried tomatoes

you know how things taste better when camping?

you're out in the wilderness, hiking all day and

roughing it, and an amazing meal is really

noticeable + memorable + appreciated. the

first time we had this dish was while camping

with our besties in yosemite last month, and

we've been craving it ever since. thanks to kendall

for introducing it to us and making it on our trip!

she just threw it together, but here is a recipe

based off of it. we made it this week and loved

it just as much! it's so perfect for summer...

so here you are! go enjoy it as much as we did!

chicken & parmesan couscous 

with broccoli + sundried tomatoes

ingredients:

--2 chicken breasts, baked and cubed

--2 cups broccoli, cooked

--1/3 cup chopped sundried tomatoes, drained from jar

--1 package (5.9 ounce) parmesan couscous mix // we used near east brand

--1 clove garlic, minced (optional)

directions:

// cook chicken and broccoli (with garlic) separately, set aside.

// cook couscous over stove according to package directions.

// mix chicken and broccoli into couscous, then add in sundried tomatoes.

// mix well and serve warm! you'll love the flavor combination.

enjoy! xo

bloomingsales 4th of july giveaway! {closed}

last year on the 4th of july we were

flying across the ocean to china...

which was amazing, but not so patriotic.

this year we're excited to celebrate in the

USA, and we want to do it in style -- so i

stopped into one of my favorite stores in 

salt lake city while visiting home last week

to stock up on cute festive decorations.

bloomingsales is the cutest shop because

it's a combination of a flower shop and a

darling boutique. it's a go-to place for not

only gorgeous flowers but darling gifts and

decorations as well! i always find a reason

to stop in when i'm in town, so i was excited

to collaborate on a fun 4th of july giveaway!

hopefully SLC residents already know about

bloomingsales, but this giveaway is open

to all U.S. residents because we will ship you

this patriotic package anywhere! and, they'll

be starting online sales soon... so everyone

can be a bloomingsales customer! here are
some highlights of the store, before you
enter the giveaway! trust me, you'll want it.

^^ these darling wreaths are one of my favorite
items at bloomingsales. so perfect for a front door!

^^ love this darling friend who works
here, and her aunt owns the place!
seeing morgan is worth visiting the shop
for alone. the cutest girls work at bloomingsales!

^^ of course i came in with my cute mom during

her last week before moving. bloomingsales

is always one of our favorite stops together.

(as we speak she's flying across the world to johannesburg, 

so i am even more glad we had this little outing together :)

^^ the store is always themed for the

next holiday, which i love. this 4th of july

display is everything perfect all in one. i 

loved everything, so that's why we decided

to do the giveaway themed from these things

for you! i can never get enough festive decs :)

///

and, more about the giveaway!

it's a good one because the winner will get not one,

not two, not three, not four, but five darling

festive items from bloomingsales. here they are:

the giveaway package includes:

• red & white striped scarf • 

• silver USA necklace • 

• america dishtowel •

• blue & white napkins • 

• vintage american flag •

all so cute and perfect for the holiday!

^^ the USA necklace is darling to wear anytime,

but especially over the 4th! i'd love to have

it to wear when traveling too..

carrying a piece of home with you!

^^ i'm a little bit in love with this

DARLING dishcloth of america.

how cute would it be in your kitchen?

^^ and here is the red & white striped scarf,

modeled by cute morgan :) it's a classic!

all those items along with the flag + napkins

will provide you with a perfect patriotic package!

bloomingsales is so good at pairing things 

together and this is a perfect combo that i

want you to win just in time for the 4th!

to enter:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
so, all you need to do is follow
@bloomingsales on instagram and tag
2 friends. that's it! if you want bonus entries
you can do some of the other things such as
like on facebook, follow on pinterest etc. simple!

best of luck, and the winner will be announced

monday, june 30th just in time to ship this before
the 4th! enter away and spread the love! 

^^ thanks to morgan, her cute aunt, and all of

bloomingsales for sponsoring this cute giveaway!

i'm excited for someone to win this patriotic package :)

now i can't WAIT for the 4th :)
god bless the USA!

xo

it feels good to be back in SF!

it's feeling good to be back in SF this week

for a few reasons... 1) coming back here

gets my mind off my parents moving and 

reminds me that we live away and have our

own adventure out here! 2) we have our darling

new apartment to come home to, and i am in

love with it. i can't wait to use these weeks in

between jobs to organize and put the place together!

3) i made it back just in time for the caitlin wilson

textiles trunk show and blog brunch, which i am

so happy about! i adore her work and i have a 

feeling i can pick a few things up for our new place :)

SF friends, come with me to the trunk show 

tomorrow, june 26th! details are below...as well

as a few pictures of pretty SF welcoming us home.

^^ i'll be there, hope to see some of you in SF!

so happy the date worked now that i'm

home after 18 days! lucky lucky!

and, here's why it's always nice to come 

back to san francisco: i mean...

love you SF, cheers to being back and
starting a new chapter in our new place!
xo

highlights from home

aside from saying goodbye to my parents,

helping them move and having their farewell, 

we had lots of other fun like always in SLC.

here are a few highlights to wrap up the trip!

^^ tried some new SLC food spots, including

taqueria 27. try their roasted guacamole por favor!

^^ i was so happy to catch a rainy day

in SLC while we were there so i had an 

excuse to go to einsteins with my mom 

for some broccoli-cheese soup + hot choc.

^^ love having these buddies to hang out with

when we come into town. we need a pup!

^^ i will never ever get over the view

of mount olympus from my street..

sorry, i just won't! favorite view.

^^ we got to celebrate chase's mom's birthday!

i'm so glad it was perfect timing that we were in town...

and we got the famous magelby's cake, world's best!

we love you shel and loved celebrating you!

 ^^ we also got to be in town for the baby blessing

of chase's nephew parker! such good timing! tay did

the best job and of course kenzie had a perfect spread

at her house complete with dodo sandwiches...

^^ can you STAND how darling their house is?

^^ wheeler farm outing with auntie em!

^^ lots of nephew time...parker, tagg, zach, and will too!

^^ shopping outings with my mama, i'll miss these!

next time we'll be having outings in johannesburg :)

^^ pedicures + snow cones. life's little delights!

^^ midnight showing of "the fault in our stars,"

tearjerker but so well done! i recommend both

the book and the movie...but you've probably seen it!

^^ baby zach is still as sweet as ever and only getting better.

can you handle this smile? we are all so in love with him!

also, walking to church with little tagg boy was one of

the highlights of my week...he held my hand the whole way!

^^ riding the train at the zoo!

i promise tagg loved it but he 

was too cool for the picture.. as

you can tell by his sideways hat :)

^^ hugs at the zoo. too cute! 

why is being an auntie the best ?

^^ i loved walking around the zoo with

the little ones and my parents. they really

are some cute grandparents and i'm glad

we don't have kids yet since they're leaving!!

^^ pool days and our favorite drink

^^ hiking grandeur with the family

^^ island flavor snow cones, some of the best!

(minus the hour long line)

^^ and, one last sunday night walk with

chase's family before flying home.

salt lake always treats us well!

until next time..

xo