Spring Favorites

Happy weekend! I hope you are all having a wonderful Spring! Life has been so busy and we have been going outside as much as we can. Walks, parks, more walks, more parks, everything. We are so happy to hang up our sweaters and break out our t shirts, skirts, shorts, and Summer dresses.

I am so excited to share some of my Spring favorites with all of you! I’ll start off with some adorable Spring books. I decided to do a garden/grow/planting theme for the girls bookshelf this month. I ordered a couple from Shannon’s Scholastic flyers and the rest on Amazon.  

These books make me so happy because it means the snow is finally gone, the nice weather is here to stay and we can finally garden! 

Over the past few weeks, I have found my Spring and early Summer must haves: 

1. Chic Pipsqueak Bow Subscription - At the beginning of every month we get our pretty pink package from Chic Pipsqueak and we are never disappointed. I signed up for two nylon two clip, but recently changed our bows to have all clips. I think it is wonderful she gives you that option. If you are a subscriber, there is even a page on her website just for monthly subscribers where you can pick 'add ons.' Go check her out!

2. Opalhouse Kitchen Towels - I literally laughed out loud when I stumbled upon these in Target. Cutest little prints, puns, details! 

3. Alice and Ames Summer Dresses - Every year (around now) I buy the girls one or two dresses from Alice and Ames for Summer. The twirl dresses are our personal favorite and the color options this year are perfection. 

4. Opalhouse Pom Garland - This pom garland has beautiful summer colors and in my opinion, you can never have too many garlands to hang around your house. Its boho look sold me immediately. 

5. Opalhouse Stemless Wine Glasses  - I thought I lost it when I saw the Opalhouse kitchen towels, but when I saw stemless wine glasses with the same cute puns, they became just one of those things I never knew I needed until that moment.  

6. Hen & Co Summer Tops and Tanks - I follow her on Instagram and she is one of my favorite follows. How she raises four kid and  runs her own business is beyond me. Total mom goals! Her Etsy shop is releasing the CUTEST summer tees and tanks. Take all my money!

7. Hunter Ankle Rain Boots - Pink Hunter rain boots...need I say more? They are basically a Spring staple in my front hall. 

8. Melon Ball Sprinkler - I was torn between this one and the giant unicorn sprinkler but it ultimately came down to which one is more reasonable for the yard.  I cannot wait to break this thing out for the girls!

9. Butterfly Garden Habitat with Caterpillars - I have been wanting to do this with Shannon and Savannah last Spring but never got around to ordering it. This year I had to order it! I got the deluxe version that comes with the caterpillars and the habitat. All under $30!

Lastly, on my instagram story highlights under “shopping,” I shared my Hannah Andersson haul for Spring/early Summer. I’ll probably go back and grab some summer stuff too! I know everyone is obsessed with their pajamas but I am obsessed with their dresses and swimwear! The girls are going to look adorbs in these.....especially with their little preschool / toddler belly’s, and chubby legs hanging out!

I hope you are all having a nice Spring! Summer is just around the corner!

Life as of Late

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and are enjoying the week thus far. We have been so busy doing all things Spring, and putting away our winter clothes. It seems like the nice weather is finally here to stay! 

What is new? 

• First off, I’m so excited to announce that we got a NEW CAR! We decided to go back to leasing (I mean who doesn’t like getting a new car every three years?) and we did it because it just made the most sense for us. We got a 2018 black RAV4, with some super amazing features. I feel like a badass when I drive it, and a super cool mom in the pick up/drop off line at preschool. 

The trunk space is just one of my favorite things. Night and day compared to a car trunk! 

• Second, our hallway renovations are finally almost finished. I am on the hunt for a new cute hall light. I actually think I’m in love with this one. As soon as I finish the details I will post hall way makeover pictures. Painting, fixing, and all the things that come with fixing up a house is hard work!

• The only other thing that’s new this moment is the beautiful weather! Finally we are getting out there and getting some vitamin D and taking our indoorsy hats OFF for good! 

 Chris and I make it a point to  take the girls outside for a walk almost everyday. Whether it’s to the nearby playground, or for a run in the park, or around the block, fresh air and sun is our savior!  The other day we decided to walk over to the park down the street from our house. It still amazes me that we live around the block from this place. 

Savannah is becoming more and more of a little girl and less of my baby by the second. She wants to do everything and I mean everything her sister does. Even if her sister falls nd gets a boo boo...she has to fall and get a boo boo because she did....

They had a blast. It’s more than a blessing watching my own kids take in all of the outdoor beauty.

• Lastly, Cinco de Mayo came and went! I got the girls dressed all cute and we headed to a party my mom was having. Strawberry margaritas, enchiladas and loaded nachos were on the menu so we came home that night more than full.  

They KILL me with their cuteness. Their relationship is the best. 

I did not take  pictures of the drinks, guac, salsa, and enchiladas because we all just dove in! When it comes to Mexican food we do not mess around! 

Walks, parties, drives to new places...we are finally just starting to enjoy being outside and the nice weather!

How cute are these dresses? We are obsessed with Hanna Andersson clothes! 

I hope you’re all having a wonderful week! 

Dad’s Retirement Party in Pictures

Happy Monday! I hope your week is going well. My dad’s retirement party was a huge success and he was so surprised. The days leading up to the party he thought that we were just going to take him out to dinner. He had no idea that we were going to throw him something a little bit on the bigger side. 

We called The Eagle House in Williamsville to make reservations and they told us since we were going to be X amount of people, we could have our own party room. So that is when the planning commenced. Pinterest and Amazon were quite the help when it came to finding cute retirement puns and getting creative. The sucker tree was definitely a guest favorite. I’m still finding suckers and wrappers throughout my house because the girls secretly hoarded a bunch of them out of the restaurant.  

I ordered the personalized  “Happy Trails” trail mix bags from Etsy, along with all of the stickers. The chalkboard signs I found for $3 in the Target dollar spot. Win win win win win!

The personalized “Retire-Mint” stickers that stuck over the Tic Tacs were personalized from Amazon too. When my Dad walked up to the dessert table and saw the whole set up you could just see it in his face how touched he was that we did all of this for him. 

Cutest pun ever. 

I spent the night before stenciling the chalkboards with a chalk pen and had my Dad take everything home to keep as a keepsake. The advice cards were my favorite. On the back of each card it said, “Don’t forget to.....” and you had to fill in the rest. Every guest had to fill in the card and drop it in the jar. People have both funny and touching advice. 

I googled retirement cakes and quickly fell in love with the personalized clock. The bakery put different hobbies and activities my dad loved at each hour. It was not too over the top, and perfect for him. 

He had nothing but pure joy on his face the entire time....

And I would not have been able to put all of the details of this party together if it wasn’t for the love and support of these guys above....I am one lucky mama!