The Perfect Summer Dress

There's nothing like a pretty, flowing maxi dress in the summer. 

Last Minute Father's Day Gift Ideas

Father's day is tomorrow and in case you need some last minute ideas, here are some quick and easy gifts!

A nice pair of sunglasses. Kyle and I bought Ray-Bans for each other for mother's and father's day since we love them so much. His all black ones are so nice!

A "Dads" gift basket filled with some of dads favorite things. Favorite barbecue sauce, some Dad's soda, beard oil, favorite candies, a nice new coffee mug, a bottle opener, some golf accessories, any little things dad loves.

A new phone case.

A new tie or belt.

A sweet book for dad to read to the baby :).I bought "The best daddy in the world". It's so cute!

A personalized fridge magnet, calendar or another personalized item from Shutterfly. That's not really last minute appropriate but definitely good for future gift ideas! I buy so much stuff from here for gifts and myself! I love it! Also, if you sign up for their emails, they send you free gifts all the time!

Make something with the baby or kids. I bought a little canvas and let Carter play with the paint. Then I put his painted feet on it. It's so cute and very sweet.

Hopefully these helped! Happy Father's Day :)! 

Flower Power!

There is nothing prettier than when all the flowers are in full bloom. We have a huge rhododendron bush in the front of our house that I have been cutting and trimming for the last year. It's such a beautiful plant but it is HUGE! I'm debating on cutting the whole thing and just landscaping with some little hostas and mulch but the flowers are just so pretty, I'm afraid I might miss them!

Carter is 8 months old today! I can't believe in just 4 months I have to go back to work :(. I'm absolutely heartbroken! I wish I could stay home with him everyday! It's just insane how much has changed since last month! He is now just crawling (I guess more like dragging himself lol) all over the place! He somewhat feeds himself with his spoon and eats little Baby Mum Mum cookies. And does he ever love Bentley! Lol he must think she's a fluffy little lion. He just goes crazy for her! He likes the Precious our Chihuahua too but he just adores our little crazy Pom.

I went and picked up some more beautiful peonies the florist ordered in for me :). They're are seriously the most beautiful flower! And I love the smell! Kyle thinks they smell kind of minty. I'm not sure what they smell like lol, just fresh I guess! I think I'm going to get some bulbs and try to plant some.... not that I will have any luck with it anyway. My 3 rhodos I tried to plant in the back yard bloomed for a couple days and now they look completely dead....I don't know what I did wrong!

My outfit for the day was perfect for today's whole "floral theme"! It was so bright and fun, and super girly!

 

Outfit Details:  Floral Top- Garage Clothing

                         Pink Denim- Parisian (Winners I think)

                         Wedges- Payless Shoes

                         Sunglasses- Ray-Ban

                         Purse- Kate Spade 

                         Purple Bangles- Kate Spade 

                         Other Bracelets- Ardene

                     

A Stroll Through The Gardens

The hunt is over! I finally found some peonies! They're so gorgeous, they just make our home feel so much more glam lol!

Today was a pretty awesome day! Carter had his pediatrician visit and she did say he is still pretty under weight and we need to fatten him up (not awesome news). But... he crawled for the first time today! I was in tears! It was so cute. He also had his first baby "mum mum". It was so funny to watch him sucking away on this weird little rice cookie/cracker and mushing it everywhere in his little fists and all over his high chair tray (which was also super disgusting to clean lol, like a wet soggy cheesy, yummm)!

(Lol I think he likes it!)

The doctor wants us to give him butter in his food which actually sounds pretty crazy to me and beef stew with gravy. Doesn't it seem super weird to be giving an 8 month old butter and gravy??? I need to do some research on this before giving it to him. I don't want to give him any salt yet!

After Carters appointment we went for a little stroll through the public gardens. I love this place so much, but really, who doesn't?! It's so beautiful. We didn't get a chance to see the swans or the ducks (my favorite part) so we'll have to go back soon when we have more time.

Apparently tomorrow is going to rain, fingers crossed we get some sun :)

 Outfit Details: Pink Plaid Shirt- Aeropostal
                         White Denim- Bianco
                         Sneakers- Payless
                         Purse- Louis Vuitton Speedy
                         Sunglasses- Ray-Ban

Denim Days

Finally no rain when I woke up :)! It wasn't very warm so I figured it was a good day for this long-sleeved denim shirt (actually my old maternity shirt lol)!

Carter has been in a better mood and pretty happy the last few days so it was perfect for some family photos!

Outfit Details: Denim Shirt- Thyme Maternity (not pregnant lol)
                        Lace Skirt- Suzy Shier
                        Bracelets and Watch- Michael Kors
                        Sandals- Ardene
                        Sunglasses- Ray-Ban
                        Clutch/Makeup bag- Bath and Bodyworks

Sweater Weather

Today kind of ruined our plans for going to the gun range. It rained all morning and afternoon but ended up pretty nice in the evening.It was a little bit windy and chilly down by the water, definitely sweater weather.

Still searching for peonies. No one has any! I ended up buying some bright daisies for now. The pink ones are so pretty!

Carter is getting even more irritable lately. It seems like he just wants to crawl around and get into everything. Only problem...he can't crawl yet lol. He sees things he wants when I'm holding him and starts freaking out pushing away from me,so I'll put him down but he's not going anywhere lol. Poor guy! Changing his diaper has turned into a real nightmare! He will not sit still and just wiggles all over the place. He's just ready to explore this great big world!

We were going to go to Pitch Perfect 2 but we had so much to do around the house we didn't get a chance to go. Hopefully next week. I really want to see it. I hear it's hilarious. Not that I'm surprised. I watch the first one all the time!

Here's hoping tomorrow is warmer. And the hunt for peonies continues...

Outfit Details: Grey Lace Sweater- Target
                        Black Leggings- Garage
                        Boots- Hunter
                        Sunglasses- Chanel
                        Necklace & Charm Bracelet- Tiffany's 

Monday Night Softball

Outfit Details: Sweater and Tank top-Walmart

                        Jeans- Ardene

                        Purse- Louis Vuitton Montorgueil

                        High top sneakers- Michael Kors

Last night was finally the first game of the season for my babes softball team! They didn't end up winning, but it was the first game! It was absolutely freezing! I swear it's just that damn field. Everywhere and anywhere else it was nice and warm, but once you step into the dugout...freezing!

Carter had THE cutest little baseball outfit but no one could see it because I had to have him bundled in 80 blankets! Hopefully next week will be warmer and I can get some cute pictures of it!

Carter, my mom, and I ended up spending half of the game watching from the car so he wouldn't freeze. He's been even crankier than usual lately. So sad. His sleep is way off too unfortunately. He decided Sunday night at 1:30 a.m. he was up and ready to party. Last night I had put him back to sleep 3 times by midnight...Ugh, I hope this phase passes soon!

Any advice from other parents on the "psycho" phase would be great :)!

I swear, my outfits always look way better in my mirror at home. And then when I get my photos uploaded... I'm like "I'm not sure how I really feel about this ensemble!" But Kyle told me he liked it and it was a nice "casual" look, perfect for the game! Lol, how sweet is that?! He sure knows how to make me feel better :)!