craft minute!

l-o-v-e this! adding it to my weekend to-do's.. find the tutorial here!

poolday!

pic o the week.

oh yes. look closer. she so has on vintage clip-on earrings.

my weekend purchases..

included this garland i snagged off etsy. handmade out of vintage sheets..dont ask me what i'll do with it but im sure i'll rock it out in liv's "big girl room" somehow.

second..i was finally able to score my lil stinker some tiny toms. we kept it simple with the gray..but the pink sequins are quite the goodies too.. doesn't that toms commercial make you tear up everytime?

and last but not least.. i may or may not have treated myself to a sequined mini dress. really? mid-life crisis perhaps? i mean i DID have a bachelorette party to attend and i kinda don't get out much. whatever, momma needs some love sometime too, right? oops. sorry no pic of that purchase.

hope your weekend was a happy one!

4th!

hint, hint.

um.. have you seen nienie's birthday cake? well, all i'm saying is it could quite possibly be the most amazing thing i've ever seen and someone i know has a big birthday coming up and well since i was the bride who simply had soapillias at her wedding instead of cake... i deserve a cake as gorgeous as this one, right? 5 weeks people, 5 weeks.. love, your friend still in her twenties...

sidekick.

the dutchman worked a "double" yesterday and today which means it was just me and my sidekick. i know all parents have those certain ages and stages they mark as their favorite...but this weekend was truly one of my favorites. yes my darling daughter is ONE STRONG WILLED gal but i wouldn't change her for the world. i officially feel like i can have a full blown conversation with my child. I LOVE IT. she understands what im telling her, and i understand her {90% of the time.} i love teaching her new things and i love how she teaches me to see every little amazing thing around us. it blows my mind how she notices so many things i tune out. a bird tweet, a airplane fly over, a baby cry.. she dances to every tune played, and i love how proud she gets when she accomplishes things. "momma! i did it!"

i had one of my proudest parent moments yesterday & i must share. i'm a stickler for manners. call it old school, but am determined that my child is polite and respectful especially to adults. i feel like im harping on liv constantly about manners..so here's how it went down.

yesterday afternoon we're at the gap. (side note, they are currently having additional 40% off sale and i snagged the softest pair of boyfriend jeans for $12. score!) so my accessory queen spots a couple bracelets she'd love to call her own. i let her try them on..don't ask me why because i KNOW once they're around that little wrist, someone's not going to want them to come off. the good news however is that they were marked down to $3 (plus 40% off! ha!) so.. momma spoiled her with new gold bracelets. fast forward to check-out...

liv to the gap check-out gal: "look! look!" while holding her arm out for the gap gal to dote on her new items. "look! look!"

gap check out gal: "ooohh..are you getting some new bracelets?"

liv: "look! look!"

me: "liv, when you just say "look!" it sounds kinda bossy and not very nice. how about you use your manners?"

pause 5 seconds. shes thinking hard.

liv (in the sweetest voice): "ma'am, peeasse look ma'am peease."

gap gal: "did she just call me "ma'am?"

when those sweet words came out of my daughters mouth, my eyes seriously filled with tears. honestly folks, i cant describe how proud. bracelets well deserved in my book.

today my goodie of a mom came over to have cake and champagne for her birthday. here's a pic of her yummy caramel ganache cake and yes those hydrangeas are real. love them! have a good week and remember..use your manners. xoxo.