Friday Favorites

Ahh, we made it through another week! Happy Friday! And equally as important, Happy National Donut Day! Miss Eloise has been flashing all sorts of smiles this week, I love seeing her happy little face & still can't believe how much she looks like Harper. She also slept six hours straight two nights in a row, which makes us all (mostly me) very happy!!

Harper has amazed me once again with her imagination & I think I'll be laughing about this one forever. I bought her a broom set on sale at Target because she always wants to help out in the kitchen when I sweep. As soon as I gave it to her to play with, she went to the cupboard where I keep party supplies & kept asking me to open it. She picked out one of these party hats & wanted to wear it while she swept. I didn't really think anything of it until bedtime when she pulled out her favorite book (that we read almost every single night, even though it isn't Halloween), Room on the Broom. She pointed right to the witches hat & broom, and said "like me sweeping, mama!"
Genius. A festive little genius.

We have had the best end-of-Spring weather this week, still cool enough to take Eloise outside & she loves it so much. Brandon blows bubbles for Harper, then Harper blows bubbles for Eloise. The circle of life.

Fruit Headband \\ Purple Romper c/o Little Hip Squeaks \\ Fedora from Target

Some of my favorite finds this week include this baseball tee (that I wore while pregnant & still wear all the time now) & this floral onesie that Eloise wears, that are both on sale!! I couldn't resist grabbing the onesie in a bigger size so she can wear it all summer long. I am also obsessed with these camo pants, they are boys but would be so cute paired with pink or coral for girls!

I discovered this week that there is apparently such a thing as grilled angel food cake, which you can bet will be on our weekend menu. It would be perfect for a summery strawberry shortcake! And because no summer is complete without some homemade lemonade, I have been looking for a juicer & am loving this wood painted handle, definitely the prettiest kitchen utensil of all time & will be left out on the counter all summer long! :)

AND last but not least, Orange is the New Black season 2 starts tonight! Yes yes double yes!! If you aren't already obsessed, do yourself a favor & rent season one on Netflix, pop some popcorn & waste your entire weekend glued to the tv.
Happy trails! XO

28 Things

I turned 28 this year, just a few days before Eloise was born. I had started this post before my birthday & thought it would be fun to finally share, since I usually post about the girls & not so much about myself. So here we go, 28 things about me for my 28th birthday!

Gotta love this 38 week pregnant photo of myself, I look like I'm about to just inhale that cake all at once instead of blowing out the candles!  

1. The house that I grew up in was at one time a grocery market/candy store & was shut down for making moonshine in the basement.

2. I am the oldest of five kids (all brothers). I loved having brothers, they are the best uncles to my girls. I sometimes think I could write a book about some of our hilarious childhood adventures, including the time I was in the treehouse on my grandparent's farm, talking while looking down into my cup of rolly-pollys I had just collected from underneath a bunch of rocks, when my oldest brother smacked the bottom of the cup & they all went into my mouth. Such an a-hole move. But I've forgiven him. :)

3. I have irrational fears of bears, flying & hand mixers.

4. My favorite show ever is (was) Dexter, even though normally anything with a lot of violence is a huge no for me. I am also obsessed with Orange is the New Black, the Bachelor/Bachelorette & Parenthood.

5. I have never been out of the country, but recently got my passport because we are planning a couples trip to Mexico early next year with my best friend & her husband. 

6. I am strangely good at math & stats, but would fail a middle school history test.

7. I baked cupcakes for a local coffee & pastry shop when I lived in Florida (on the side while I still worked at my full time job, so it was more of a hobby). It was so much fun!

8. I have always wanted four kids, but I'm almost embarrassed to admit that I'm not sure I could handle it!

9. I am an optimist & I can usually always see the positive in every situation. Except for situations involving flying or bears.

10. Food & drinks on the patio, with music & good company, is one of my favorite things ever.

11. I kind of hate hashtags.

12. I lose sleep at night over the number of unread/unanswered emails that I have. I wish so badly that I had more hours in the day to respond to every single one, but I just haven't quite figured out how yet.

13. I can speak really fast in pig-latin. An-cay ou-yay?

14. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day.

15. I am a huge procrastinator, wildly unorganized & extremely forgetful.

16. I can quote Hocus Pocus and Romy & Michele's High School Reunion from start to finish.

17. One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone is coughing & still trying to talk or tell a story. I literally can't, I have to leave the room.

18. I hate running. In high school, I thought I joined the soccer team. On the first day they told us we were going to do a three mile warm up run. Hell to the nope. I ran to my house instead & never looked back. The only sport I could hold my own in would be basketball.

19. I like for all of my coffee cups & bath towels to be mismatched, it makes it more fun to pick the one you want to use each morning rather than have them all be a matching set.

20. I hate texting, but love texting with emojis.

21. I love going to concerts, I would go every weekend over & over again, doesn't matter the genre, although my favorite is country. Especially when seats are on the lawn! We are seeing ZBB, Ray Lamontagne, Luke Bryan & Eric Church all this year.

22. I took four years of art classes in both high school & college. The artsy side of me can be both good & bad. I like things to match & look pretty, which may give the impression that I have it all together. I totally do not.

23. The beach holds a special place in my heart after living there for a few years, there is nothing like the sounds of the ocean or the feeling of sand beneath your feet. Or drinking cocktails at a beach bar.

24. Grey is my favorite color. And there is such a thing as the perfect shade of it, especially when it comes to paint, sweatpants or nailpolish!

25. I went to college with a chemistry major, but turns out, I hate chemistry.

26. Halloween is my favorite holiday. Until Christmas rolls around, then Christmas is my favorite holiday.

27. I only drink iced coffee. I used to love it hot & love flavored coffees (Dunkin' Hazelnut was my jam) but ever since I got pregnant with Harper, I can't stand the taste. I also never drank coffee until the first day of my real job after college.

28. My babies, my husband & all the rest of the people we love mean the world to me. Creating a fun & happy life for my family is my number one priority.

So there you have it, a little more about me! Now I want to know what we have in common! :)

Mama + Mini

It's been a while since I've done a mama + mini post, and now with two minis, it's even more fun to pick out matching outfits! :) Bonus, when I feel like just wearing sweatpants (almost always) I can just match Harper & Ellie with each other.

Black & white summer style is just about as cute as it comes, you can't go wrong with polka dot rompers & striped maxi dresses. This black floral top has quickly become my favorite shirt, flowy enough to hide what's left of my baby belly but has just enough shape to still look cute with shorts or jeans. And if you haven't slipped your feet into a pair of Yosi Samra flats, trust me, you'll never look back! They're the cutest, most comfortable flats I have ever worn, & I have super wide, small feet, sorta like a duck, so I never like the way flats fit or look. They're perfect to dress up or down & still be able to chase a toddler! :)

Floral Top \\ Linen Tee (sold out, similar here) \\ Stripe Maxi \\ Black Flats

Dot Romper \\ Swiss Dot Dress \\ White Eyelet Shoes \\ Palm Tee \\ Ruffle Swimsuit

Eloise & I wore our black & white out to dinner this weekend, do you see her almost smile!? We got first smiles already a few times in the last few days, such a fun milestone! :)

 Knot Headband

 

Hope you all had a fun weekend! May your Monday be short & your coffee be strong! ;)