Baby and Kids – Page 2

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

ALICE AND THE HOCKEY PLAYER

Happy Halloween! This year Dylan wanted to be a hockey player and Lexi chose to be Alice from Alice in Wonderland thanks to the cutest dress around. She chose her costume based on the dress and the tea cup ride at Disneyland, true story. I’ll admit that I wasn’t sold on Dylan dressing as a hockey player and wearing his actual hockey uniform until they were both dressed and as soon as they were; my mama heart exploded. They couldn’t have chosen more perfect costumes. Happy Halloween from Alice and the hockey player!

All photos were taken by Melissa Carlson.

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Monday, September 17, 2018

MINI STYLE: HALLOWEEN PAJAMAS

It’s hard to believe it’s time to think about Halloween again but it will be here before you know it and my kids are VERY excited for all things holiday and Halloween. Lexi’s told me about thirty five different things she wants to be for Halloween, I think a dog is the current front runner, but it changes multiple times a day. Dylan hasn’t said what he wants to be but I am sure he will also change his mind a million times before making a final decision.

We’re going to Mickey’s Halloween Party at Disneyland in a couple of weeks and Lexi and I were discussing costumes for Disneyland at Dylan’s hockey practice yesterday; I think she’s decided on Alice from Alice in Wonderland which is perfect since it will likely be pretty warm. I need to help Dylan come up with something. My matching loving heart would LOVE for him to be the Mad Hatter, but I highly doubt that will happen. One can dream…

What will happen though is matching, errr coordinating, Halloween pajamas! We LOVE matching pajamas. I not so secretly love that my kids like to match their pajamas. It makes me so happy that they still get excited when they have pajamas that match or coordinate. Now that Dylan has outgrown the toddler section of our favorite stores it’s made it a little harder to find cute pajamas in bigger sizes and pajamas that match or coordinate with Lexi but I’ve found a few and can’t wait to get them on the kids; more importantly, they can’t wait to wear them!

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MINI STYLE: HALLOWEEN PAJAMAS

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Friday, July 27, 2018

THE NEW GYMBOREE WILL MAKE YOU SMILE

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Have you seen the new Gymboree? They recently launched their brand new refresh line and it’s SO good! I was blown away with how many cute things they released and couldn’t wait to make a trip into our local store to check it out in person. Last weekend Lexi and I popped into Gymboree and were both very excited about what we saw. Her favorite thing may be the kitty ear headband that came home with us and makes us both smile every time she wears it.

So whats new? In short, everything! Gymboree asked modern moms what they were looking for in kids clothing and delivered big time. With changes like:

mix and match clothing – making it easy for kids to dress themselves
the best kids’ jeans – super comfortable, soft and durable
more cozy, high quality pieces for babies
a more modern sense of style
increased comfort, softness and attention to detail

Gymboree wants to be known for quality once again and I’d say they are on the right track!
THE NEW GYMBOREE WILL MAKE YOU SMILE

Watching Lexi develop her own personal style makes me smile. She’s only four but definitely has opinions on what she likes to wear and likes to come up with her outfits on her own. The days of me dressing her are quickly disappearing.

Luckily, we both agree that Gymboree has some really great pieces for her closet for back to school. A few of my favorites are this rainbow top, the camo culottes and this sweatshirt. She LOVES the kitty ear headband (ok, maybe I’ve been converted and love it now too), this skirt and this skirt. We both love the cherry graphic tee! This raincoat is adorable, I wish this jacket came in her size and this hoodie is a must because she’s always cold.

In addition to the kitty ear headband, we took advantage of the 2/$24 graphic tee promotion and brought this one and this one home with us! They are super soft and I know she will get a lot of wear out of them.

We decided to let Dylan choose a few new things himself (we want to make him smile too), when we go back to school shopping but I thought I would share a few of my favorites for boys with you. THE NEW GYMBOREE WILL MAKE YOU SMILE

For Dylan, I love this look and asked him what he thought of it and was surprised when he said he liked it and would wear everything, including the camo sneakers.image via Gymboree

His closet always makes me smile because it only has things he wears and loves and nothing else. I love this tee and am considering it for both of them….matching makes us smile over here!

Dylan’s closet is mostly graphic tee’s, long sleeve shirts like this one and the softest slim fit jeans I can find. I am excited for him to try these jeans and the camo slip on’s are a fun change from his regular sneakers. A light jacket is a closet staple and something he is in need of and this button up is perfect for layering, a dressier occasion or for some pictures on the beach; which ALWAYS make me smile.

Adding quality, versatile pieces to their closets is important to me and I am excited to add a few more of the new Gymboree pieces to each of their wardrobes for back to school and beyond. Follow us on Instagram to see how we’re living in and loving new pieces from the brand new Gymboree; it’s sure to make you smile.

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Friday, June 8, 2018

SUMMER BUCKET LIST

We’ve never been a bucket list kind of family but I thought it might be fun for the kids (and us) to do one this summer. And because it’s what all of the mom bloggers do, so why not? Let’s jump on the summer bucket list band wagon.

Summer in Arizona is HOT. Really hot. In addition to some of the more traditional summer activities, we also have to find fun ways to beat the heat indoors. Here’s our 2018 summer bucket list:

Some of these are things we will do a million times, like going swimming. Others are a little (okay a lot harder) like getting ice cream from an ice cream truck. This one is really a hail mary since we don’t have ice cream trucks here (such a shame). I’m really hoping there will be one while we are in Michigan this summer. I’ll be sure to have a few dollars ready just in case! Another one I will be really impressed if we can check off is the dive-in movie nights. I really think this would be so fun and memorable for the kids, but have to figure out how to safely project a movie outside by the pool. If you have any suggestions, let me know!

What’s on your summer bucket list? I’ve created a blank summer bucket list printable that you can get here in case you want to make one for your family as well.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

SPRING FOR CHARITY 2017

I just realized I never shared last year’s Spring for Charity pictures and thought I’d share them before posting our 2018 Spring for Charity pictures. One of our favorite local photographers, Marriott Photography, offers the cutest spring sessions ever as a charity event. 2017 was our second year doing it, you can see 2016’s session here, and the kids were SO excited to participate again. Dylan especially LOVES this event. The more chicks the better. Lexi, still isn’t so sure about animals but thanks to the magic of photoshop, we were able to get one of her too.