The holiday season is my absolute favorite time of the year. Nothing beats the excitement and joy in my children's eyes when they see the holiday lights, decorations, gifts, Santa, Christmas cookies and so much more. Celebrating all of the holiday seasons's happy moments, big and small. On the flip side of that, sometimes all the excitement of the holiday season can cause them to get completely ...
Kids Fashion
Fresh Picks: Halloween Shirts for Kids
It's Friday!! The kids have officially finished three weeks of the new school year and they are still happy. We have been practicing the parenting split and taking each kid to their different activity each night. Fall is here and it means tall boots, hot apple cider, vests, scarves and soccer games. It also means Halloween is coming. I LOVE Halloween!! I also love how much my kids love ...
Rock Back to School in Style PLUS a $50 Crazy 8 Giveaway #Crazy8Kid
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own As the second week of August is starting it seems as if summer is almost over and Back to School is the new theme. Though I still have a vacation coming up and plan on getting in a lot of swimming hours before September peeks it's head in; Back to School shopping is totally on my mind. My youngest Hayley is starting Kindergarten! ...
Fresh Picks: Nordstrom Anniversary Sale for Girls #NSale
It's Friday and all week I have been browsing (and buying) my favorites from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale!! I am a cardholder so, lucky me, I get to have early access to shop the sale. I showed restraint but I also shopped a bit for some irresistible items! Mostly I got my daughter clothes because then I don't get the "mom guilt" of buying myself too many things. Can one really have too many ...
Summer Styles for Girls That Love RAINBOWS
Disclosure: I was provided with product to facilitate this post. All images, ideas and opinions are my own My 5 year old Hayley is VERY into fashion. It may not always be my choice of fashion that she is into at the moment, like her "I want cheetah pants and shoes" phase, but I do really try hard to be accepting of what she enjoys. I really feel like if she is comfortable and confident in how ...
Kid Approved Holiday Styles
Disclosure: I was provided with product to facilitate this post. All opinions are my own. The kids had a blast "on location" shooting photos for this post. Wednesday, It's Wednesday!!....Last night we decorated the Christmas Tree. The kids had a blast...well Hayley did. She sang Christmas Carols and put every single decoration on the tree while Derek hid in the playroom playing Wii. Some ...
Friday’s Fresh Picks: Back to School Favorites
Disclosure: I was provided with product for this post. The post may contain affiliate links. All opinions are my own Hello Friday!! Well we survived our first week of public school, the first bus ride and we even (after a month of stress and 3 days into school) found out that my 7-year-old finally got into full-time aftercare at his school. The possibility of him not getting in had never ...
Back to School with Hanna Andersson (plus a coupon)
Disclosure: I was provided with a gift card to facilitate this post. All opinions are my own. Well I promised you all that I was spending the week sharing our favorite picks for Back to School and I wasn't kidding. Today brings us to one of my favorite children's stores ever...Hanna Andersson. I first fell in love with Hanna Andersson when I discovered their pajamas for my son Derek when he ...
Back to School with Kids Foot Locker
Disclosure: I was provided with product in order to facilitate this post. All opinions are my own All the sudden it is the middle of August and my kids are starting school in two weeks. Is it just me or do the summers away seem like they fly by too quickly? Even Derek, my 7 year old, just said yesterday "How is the summer almost over already?" I told him, "I don't know" but what I was ...
Mini Fashionistas: Kids Swimwear From Hanna Andersson
And so it has begun, we spent our long weekend at home with the kids running through the sprinkler on Sunday. I just love sitting on the back deck and watching them run, giggle and enjoy their youth. We recently got some new swimwear from Hanna Andersson so I asked them to "model" their new suits for my blog. These two sure know how to work it for a camera. Since I got my new Sigma lens I have ...
Mini Fashionistas LOVE Under Armour
Disclosure: We were provided with some of the products for this post. All opinions are OURS!!!! When it comes to dressing both Derek and Hayley they sure seem to have A LOT of opinions. I want this, I DON'T want that, NO jeans, NO button waists, NO dresses, I WANT pink, I WANT sweatpants and ONLY sweatpants. It's all a battle that I am not willing to fight because I need to get to work in the ...
Friday’s Fresh Picks: Girly Girl Picks for Little Girls
There are times when I just get caught up in the day to day and dress accordingly but there is nothing like having little reminders of fluff and frill to make me smile. I have always loved pink, purple, lace, ribbons, fluff and frill. Today I am bringing to you some of my favorite Girly Girl Picks for Little Girls Recently I discovered Just Pretend Kids and their tutus are the absolute ...
