Well not anymore, but she was this weekend. Along with her main man Jeremy and their adorable bambino Will. And if you don’t know who the heck I’m talking about, you can read up on the Bowers over at their blog: Bower Power.
We had tons of fun feeding them, showing them around and just generally having a grand old time from Friday all the way through Sunday.
We even squeezed in a little video (as is the tradition whenever we’re together- check out this original one along with these three shot during our rendezvous in Nashville last summer: hotel inspiration part 1, hotel inspiration part 2 and shopping for DIY inspiration). We went back to our table setting roots this time and took some basic items that everyone should have (white plates, glass cups, regular old silverware, etc). Then we added five things to create three different looks for your table. Granted these aren’t the types of tablesettings where there’s tons of room for giant cassarole dishes in the middle of the table, so they’ll work better for people who entertain like we do (we serve food in the kitchen and people then bring their plates back to the table to eat it). Or you can just take some color and item ideas from the set ups and adapt them to work for the way you serve food (by leaving room in the middle of the table for platters, etc).
And for those at work who can’t watch a video, if you mute it you can see the set ups and read each of the five items without sound so it’ll still make sense. Hooray for no-sound work video options, eh? Oh, and you can watch it here on YouTube too.
Baby & family pics by Katie (come on, you know we’re not that good).
katie says
miss you guys :)
xo – kb
YoungHouseLove says
Miss you too Katie B! Come back soon!
xo,
s
Rachel says
Okay, I have four kids of my own who are all in grade school, so I’m no stranger to babies. So is it weird that I totally sat there and watched your babies cooing and loved every minute? They are truly adorable.
Ashley says
So adorable. They’re going to have the cutest babies. Wait…
mike @ the lil house that could says
Those kids are insanely cute!
Tina says
ok, that’s officially too much cuteness in one blog post.
Mike @HA says
Two favorite blogs at the same time. I need to lie down.
Meagan @ The Happiest Mom says
Oh my goodness–I don’t say this often but I think your Clara is just as cute as my Clara. But not CUTER, mind you. This mama couldn’t say that even if it were true!
Fantastic place setting video. Do you mind my asking what software you use to edit videos?
Meagan @ The Happiest Mom says
PS…I especially love Katie’s headband.
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Meagan,
We shot the video with a Flip MinoHD and edited it on the iMovie 09 software that came on my MacBook.
-John
Linda says
OMG beyond adorable!
Lisa says
I just spit my tea all over my keyboard at “rehearsing/performing a baby wedding” That’s too funny!
Alycia Crowley says
so adorable :) haha
Lindsay@Tell'er All About It says
Way to keep it real, Sherry! I like the new ‘tude ;-). You go, girl!
xoxo,
Lindsay
Jessica @ How Sweet says
Oh my gosh – so freaking adorable!
Jules says
Just gettin ginto Bower Power, you guys are always funny and give the best ideas.
katie @ k+b says
soooooooo cute
Jenny says
Would you mind telling me where you purchased your silverware, it’s really pretty!
Thanks!
YoungHouseLove says
Jenny – The silverware is from Crate + Barrel and was an early wedding gift back in 2006, so can’t promise it’s still available. Sorry I can’t remember the name of the style!
Katie – We were able to get on to Bower Power just now, so maybe try again? Could be that if a bunch of us are trying to get there all at once it could clog up the pipes and slow things down. Hope you make it through soon!
Meredith – We’re working on getting the baby videos up on YouTube and will post a link soon.
-John
Christine says
Aww, you guys (and babies!) are too cute!! I can just imagine the giddyness that ensued after eating those chocolates!
I can’t wait for the wedding ;)
Emily @ The Happy Home says
please don’t take this as insensitive, but clara is such a cute baldie baby!
Katie says
Too cute!!!
For some reason, that Bower Power blog isn’t working. What’s up with that? It says “database error” or something.
Meredith says
Can you post the YouTube link for the baby footage? My work computer isn’t playing along with the embedded videos. :( Thanks!
mp says
I assume Burger will be in the wedding party? Perhaps as Man of Honor?
Kelly says
So cute!
Carla says
I love that you were all able to catch-up again!! Love both of your blogs!!
Sandra says
Yeah she’s crashed for me too. Maybe John should educate her on the major drawbacks of using oversized uncompressed images resized by the browser and how that affects your traffic.
- Sarah :-) says
Oh how fun! They’re too stinking fun, and the two of them together mean I can barely stand all the cuteness. :-P
Meredith says
Thanks so much! My afternoon totally needed that. :)
Kathy C. says
That first picture of Will and Clara is gorgeous! They look so cute together! Glad your families had a nice weekend together! I follow Bower Power too!
Kate @ Twenty-Six To Life says
Absolutely adorable babies!
andrea p says
Eeee I love this!
Y’all are my 2 favorite bloggers!
Can we get a little “behind the scenes” post with what your weekend itinerary was like (ie – did John cook for everyone from the Jamie Oliver book, did they help you house hunt, funny stories, etc)?
Thanks for the great post & cute videos!!
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Andrea P,
Here’s the rundown for ya. Friday night they arrived and we ordered chinese food and stayed up til 1am chatting (while the babies were peacefully sleeping). Saturday we walked around a park/zoo, got lunch at a pizza joint here called Bottom’s Up, took pictures of the babies, made our tablesetting video, ate leftover chinese food for dinner again, and stayed up til 1am again chatting. On Sunday morning we got up early and hung out a bit before they sadly hit the road for home. Miss them already!
xo,
s
Beth @ bethcooks says
Those frist two pics are amazing! They are the cutest babies!
Dana E. says
I’ve been following you Youngsters for a few months now (maybe 6-8 months?) so this was the first I’d seen of Katie. Wow do I love you two! I went back and watched all the videos of Katie & Sherry – and I wish there were more!
Also great idea on the covered tufted headboard! I’ve seen tutorial after tutorial on those button boards and none of them are as simple as Katie’s idea. Love it! Thanks for the awesome videos – and I kept cracking up at all the one-liners! :)
Redlilocks {Swoon Worthy} says
I love these videos of the two of you together :)
And oh my god, cuteness overload (you & Katie AND Clara & Will)!!
I nearly wet myself when you said ‘he loves her lady lumps’! hahahaha!!
Oh and the table settings were lovely as well ;)
Natalie says
I hear the wedding bells already… :)
precious.
~nat
Kristen says
Love the videos! Will and Clara are too cute together! Good table setting ideas too!
Beth says
Ugh. I could’ve done without this one. Two things wrong with that girl. One, she uses such crude/foul language (at the same time claiming to follow Jesus, go figure). Two, it always seems like her posts are copies of yours, just a few days/weeks later. I stopped reading her many, many months ago and haven’t missed her at all. Yes, I know, to each his (or her) own, but I, for one, am not appreciating the memory jog here.
YoungHouseLove says
Ouch Beth, that’s our friend you’re talking about. Of course everyone’s entitled to their own opinions, and we’re sorry her blog’s not your cup of tea- but we just had to stick up for the Bowers since we know and love them. They’re phenomenal, kind, and creative folks and we love getting together with them!
xo,
s
Sugar Cookie says
I love Bower Power! Katie’s sense of humor cracks me up :) I also really enjoy the table setting videos that you guys make. Keep ’em coming!
Begoña says
Clara’s face on the family picture is just too much!!And the video was fun and inspiring!
Jennifer says
LOVE the song on the table setting video (and the table settings, it goes without saying…) so I checked out the band, but what is the song title?! Thanks!
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Jennifer – the song is called “Look at that rabbit go!” No kidding. I didn’t even make up the exclamation point.
-John
Lauren says
The videos of the babies are so adorable! I love to see two of my favorite home decor bloggers (and their cutie pie kiddos) together. Katie spilled the beans a few days ago so I was wondering when you guys were going to post about your visit :-) It’s also cool that the Bowers got the see the first Casa Petersik in person before you move to the new place!
Jenny says
O.M.G! They are so cute together! Seriously, I think they were made for each other!
Tiffany says
what a cute family
XOXO,
http://outfitidentifier.com/
Felicita says
I love both of you guys blogs!! I loved the videos and Will/Clara are too adorable!
What is up with everyone being so rude to Katie B.?!
Michelle Kersey says
Better tell Clara to watch out! My lil girl (3months old) watched it with me and she was all smiles for Will!!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh no she di’int.
-Clara
Wehaf says
bambino Will (who happens to be betrothed to Clara so back off all you other baby ladies)
How heteronormative!
Kelly says
Love the post!! That is so nice you guys were able to get together. I love Katies Blog, she is so funny. They are at the top of my must reads for the day along with you guys.
Thanks for sharing your fun weekend!!
Cat@BudgetBlonde says
Oh my gosh! Katie is hysterical!!! I literally laugh out loud every day I read her blog. Love that she is herself 100% of the time! Could the babies be any more adorable? I think not. Glad yall had a great weekend!
Kirsten says
Were those multi-grain Cheerios on the twine in the table-setting video?? LOL
YoungHouseLove says
Affirmative. Katie Bower is one crazy creative gal.
xo,
s
dana says
yay — my two fav bloggers!
elissa v. says
a d o r a b l e! my 6 month old noel was giggling like crazy watching the videos of will & clara. what is the difference in age of will & clara?
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Elissa,
Will is 5 weeks older than Clara (but much bigger). Good thing because Clara likes older and bigger men.
xo,
s
Nik says
Both Will and Clara are cuties, but Miss Clara sure knows how to focus in on the camera. It’s like she is looking right at you through the lens. Pretty, photogenic girl. :)