Mother's Day Weekend

We had an amazing weekend! We took the boys to the park so they could ride their bikes. Once we got there Noah surprised us and asked if we could take his training wheels off. And off he went!

Since they don't have many opportunities to ride their bikes in our area, I'm sure his training wheels would have come off a lot earlier if we lived on a slower street.

So proud of that kid!

For Mother's Day, I got to pick our family activity and finally decided on the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I had a great time and the boys LOVED it! We've gone a few times before, but Elliot was only a few months old the last time we were there. He was in awe of all the "fishes".

We're now proud members of the aquarium so we'll hopefully make many more future trips there.

 

We didn't take many photos on Sunday, but I was able to capture 1 family pic of us before leaving the aquarium.

 

xoxo

Pottery, Museums & NKOTB

Just your regular random posting of fun family events that happened over the weekend.

On our way to the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito, we stopped by Heath Ceramics since we heard they were having an amazing sale. We pulled into the parking lot about 5 minutes prior to them opening and were about 20th in line. We scored the 2 bowls above and I'm in love with their new colors. The new owners that bought the company a few years back have done an amazing job rebranding and reinventing themselves. The new colors are so bight and fun. We bought a full set of dished years ago before we got married and still use them daily.

We had never been to the Bay Area Discovery Museum and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed our time there. The boys LOVED it, especially Elliot. It's really tailored to 2-3 year olds I think.  The small café they have onsite offers some pretty health options for you and your kiddos too.



Not sure this view ever gets old



After the museum, the boys still had a ton of energy, so we fed some baby Canadian geese with some bread scraps I'd brought and then walked over to the spot where a few years earlier we'd taken our holiday photos. Boy has Noah grown since then.

The same wall we took our first real holiday photo when Noah was 2.

Noah getting some camera tips from Daddy

At his request, I took this photo of him. Pretty handsome!

Such a great day!

 

On another note......this happened.

 

Please don't go girllllllll

 

Hey Joey

 

Such a great night with this girl! Thanks Cara for the invite!

xoxo

Recent Silliness

Just some random pix of the boys recently. Not sure if I could love them any more than I already do. I I mean, look at the cuteness just exuding from them.

 

Playing pirate dress up

 

Asparagus Festival | This is his "cheese" face.

 

Asparagus Festival | Ice Cream! He was so excited!

Our Target just got these in. I couldn't resist!

xoxo

Birthdays, Castles, Ice Cream & Silliness

7 months of no blogging, YIKES!. Work insanity = no blog time... I'm hoping things will be back to normal now.

(Blog warning: This post if heavily loaded with photos.)

We recently came back from a family vacation in Santa Barbara for my Dad's 60th birthday. It was also the hubby's birthday and I surprised him with tickets to the Dodgers opening day game. He's been a life long fan and had never attended a game at Dodger Stadium. I wish I would have gotten a photo of my Dad and B.I.L., Bart. They were dressed in head to toe Giants gear. (Giants weren't even playing)

We ate at McConnell's Ice Cream 3 times! It was that good! I highly recommend the Sea Salt Cream and Cookies. To.Die.For.

There was also lots of silliness going around...

 

Visited Hearst Castle which was so beautiful. We also stopped in Solvang on the way back to S.B.

 

Ice Cream in Solvang

The hubby and I took the kids to the zoo one day. Lots of fun animals to look at and the zoo is right on the water. Just beautiful.

Waiting for our food at the zoo

Some random Santa Barbara shots during our stay.

We found an amazing Gluten Free Patisserie on State Street.

Happy 60th Pops!

xoxo

HI-Kicks

I've been trying to nail down our outfits for our upcoming family holiday photo session with the amazing Tiffany from Adeline & Grace and as we all know I'm a visual person, aka mood board guru, so I've been working on our virtual little family powerpoint slide for weeks now. I couldn't, however, find any shoes thus far for Elliot that matched his outfit that I was in love with.

Cue the hi-tops. They're everywhere people! Hi-tops are the new cool shoe for all boys big and small. I found these on Zara's website and they're absolutely adorable. They're not the cheapest shoes around, but seem to be made well to outlast my ruffians feet.

So Elliot now owns 2 pair.

 

 

Cute!, No? We think they're adorbs!

 

xoxo

Friday Finds

 

Happy Friday all! Here are my weekly favorites!

 

 

1 | Loving the white jeans paired with a chambray shirt, navy vest and leather boots.

 

2 | Scallop shirk? YES!

 

3 | Loving this Stitch Fix stripped dress for summer and fall.

 

4 | I'm loving this outfit Caitlin Moran is wearing from Style Within Reach.

 

5 | Hello weekend breakfast! These red pepper and baked egg galettes look amazing!

 

6 | Need a jeweled sweater for fall.

 

7 | Must host a party soon to make one of these amazing cheeseboards.

 

Any fun weekend plans? We're car shopping. Womp womp....

 

xoxo

Friday Finds

 

Happy Friday! The weekend is finally here....almost here. Our dear friends are coming stopping through SJ before they head back to Seattle so I'm just so excited to see them.

 

Here are some of my late summer/early fall outfits I've been eyeing on Pinterest.

 

 

1 | Love fall outfits and this one is no exception!

 

2 | Gotta remember to pair an adorable blazer with jean shorts.

 

3 | Note to self: I need this vest and striped dress.

 

4 |  Love this feminine lace skirt.

 

5 | These patters just work.

 

6 | Camo and leopard, who knew?

 

7 | Chambray shirt with everything.

 

What are some of your favorite fall outfits?

 

Have a great weekend!!

 

xoxo