Exploring the City

^^A’s first monorail ride… she got to honk the horn TWICE on our last day!
^^I just love that face!
^^She was either not impressed or disgusted. I snapped this quickly before she decided she didn’t want to stand next to the gum wall
^^I’ve been deathly afraid of heights my entire life, but somehow this girl got me to go on the gondola… and I wasn’t even a little scared!
We had the most amazing view of the needle from our room, so the bug and I had a dance party New Year’s Eve… poor girl made it till 1115pm and then passed out; missing the fireworks completely 😦
^^vvI can’t stand her cuteness. On top of the needle for lunch
The park near our hotel had the most amazing zipline… yes, I tried it out ;P
^^Little ham at the EMP
^^I just love these two!
^^Her poses! Killer!
MY OUTFIT: leather jacket {similar here} // tee h&m {similar} // denim // scarf SALE! // gloves // rainboots // bag
AMÉLIA’S OUTFITS: jacket // denim // tennies // fleece // tee {similar} // leggings // sweater {similar} // leggings // rainbows {similar} // pullover fleece // denim gap {similar}
CHRISTOPHER’S OUTFIT: henley // denim SALE! // tennies // scarf // watch
Happy New Year, loves!
This is my first post of 2015 as we’ve been quite busy with the holidays and travel. We kicked off the new year perfectly with an amazing fireworks show on the Needle in Seattle, and though it’s mostly work for the hubs, A and I are fortunate for the travel opps.
We spent our days exploring, playing in the Children’s Museum, doing a little shopping, and just being silly around the city. Seattle is one of my favorite places… it’s not NYC, but I love big cities and being able to walk just about everywhere or catch public transportation to get around… 
I hope you all had a fabulous new year and I’m excited for what 2015 will bring!
Thanks for your constant support ;x.
Style Note: Stay warm, comfy, and cute with a great blanket scarf. These oversized scarfs are one of my favorite winter staples, and I love them so much for adding warmth to my face and neck while staying cute! I literally used it as a blanket for the plane, too! I’ve included a few below and brinabox has some of my favorites on sale here… If you haven’t joined this bandwagon, I highly recommend grabbing one, two, or five!
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Insta Day in the Life

Last Wednesday, I had the pleasure of participating in the #OneDayHH with @hollywoodhwife on Instagram. It’s one day to capture all the little moments in life.
It was also a chance to see other’s feed and meet new friends. 
Without over-gramming anyone too much, I posted some of the snaps of my day… I realized that one day is pretty full… full with dishes, 
full with activities, 
full with cooking, 
full with work,
but most of all full with love!
Happy Saturday, dolls!

Our Camping Trip…

It seems like we’ve been on the go for some time now, but we took a break and headed to the high Sierra’s for some camping. We just relaxed, fished a little {even A got a pole with a hook and learned to cast!}, hiked, and just enjoyed nature. I’ve compiled some photos from some of my favorite moments…

road trip to the mountains. truck and trailer loaded, tunes on, starbucks and my family!

a fishing stop on a short hike to the meadow.


my beautiful girl in the gorgeous meadow.


her first hike not in the backpack!


learning to cast with a real hook! didn’t catch anything, but she tried.


another hike to the meadow.

painting with daddy.

fooling around with some yoga in this gorgeous, inspirational place.


my favorite part 😉

It’s always nice to get away and recharge. Hope you lovelies had a great weekend and found some time to recharge before the week.
Happy Monday!

Disneyland Birthday Date

We finally made it to Disneyland last week for Amélia’s 3rd birthday. It also happened to be the hubs birthday! I actually wound up wearing A’s birthday button and got a ton of ‘Happy Birthday’ wishes from the employees. Ha! I guess you could say it technically kicked off my birthday month since it was exactly 1 month until my birthday!
We had a blast… Amélia got to visit with one of her favorite princesses, Cinderella, and a few others, and the hubs and I took as many pictures as we could when we weren’t all riding a ride together. 
It was a long day, but super fun and I can’t wait to do it again!
melt my heart!
driving is her favorite!
we were like a giant hockey puck trying to glide ourselves across this huge air field!
a quick break with our own princess.
her face is so funny… not sure what she was thinking of the zephyr, but she wound up having a blast!

Disneyland Birthday Date

We finally made it to Disneyland last week for Amélia’s 3rd birthday. It also happened to be the hubs birthday! I actually wound up wearing A’s birthday button and got a ton of ‘Happy Birthday’ wishes from the employees. Ha! I guess you could say it technically kicked off my birthday month since it was exactly 1 month until my birthday!
We had a blast… Amélia got to visit with one of her favorite princesses, Cinderella, and a few others, and the hubs and I took as many pictures as we could when we weren’t all riding a ride together. 
It was a long day, but super fun and I can’t wait to do it again!
melt my heart!
driving is her favorite!
we were like a giant hockey puck trying to glide ourselves across this huge air field!
a quick break with our own princess.
her face is so funny… not sure what she was thinking of the zephyr, but she wound up having a blast!

Getting in the Mood…

…with the Nutcracker.

my outfit

dress: old Express {similar, love this}
sweater: CAbi {similar}
necklace: similar
earrings: similar, {love these}
the hubs’ outfit
shirt: Alfani {similar}
pants: Haggar
hat: similar
Amélia’s outfit
dress: GapKids {sold out, but loving this}

Wide Legged Beach Chic

Over the weekend we spent some time with family down at the beautiful Pelican Bay in Newport. Being that it’s the beach and October, I opted for sophisticated chic style with a wide leg trouser and a structured, fitted top to balance the wide leg, creating sort of an architectural figure. We were celebrating several October anniversaries/birthdays (our 5th anniversary included!) and the hubs’ nana’s birthday and she and his papa’s 63!!! anniversary, so you can imagine it was the soiree to talk about. Not to mention, spending time with family. We’re all super busy, so it’s nice to take time to unwind.

wide leg trouser: Paige // tank: Ann Taylor // sweater: olllllllllld Express {similar} // bangles: J.Crew // belt: Express // bag: Target // heels: Zara

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