what i wore wednesday

hi and welcome to another week of what i wore wednesday! i'm linking up with the pleated poppy...go there for more fashion inspiration!

dress-201 collective

leggings-loft

necklace-compass trading

flips-gap

blouse-dillards?

tank-target

necklace-plum boutique

jeans-7 for all mankind

shoes-kohl's

tank-target

sweater/cardi-loft

necklace-planet jill

skinnies-kohl's (lc brand)

sandals-target

thanks for looking! i just ordered some chino shorts from j.crew factory online...so excited to get them for spring and summer. what's your new favorite piece for spring?

inspiration rooms!!

i have been loving looking at some beautiful inspiration rooms on different blogs this week! i'm ready to change up my living room and kitchen a little bit...not anything major. but i do want to change out pillows and some accessories and give it a fresh look. nicole at meohmy has great taste and a gorgeous house. love her living room...i want those pillows and that rug!

and her kitchen is so bright and airy...this photo inspired me to paint my pantry door!

and sadie (great name, by the way ;) at simply delicious is just inspiring. period. a labor and delivery nurse/new mom/runner/crafty crafter! wow! this photo is of her newly redone master bedroom, but this is the inspiration for my guest room. my mom gave us a beautiful dresser that she had when she was a little girl, so we're repainting it aqua. plus the guest room walls are already this color, so i'm hoping to take some great ideas from this photo and use in the guest room.
and finally, what's a post without a picture of sweet sadie belle?! i love this one of her playing at the park.
happy sunday!

play date

last friday morning, we had a girl's play date! it was so cute to see the girls together. stella brought mikayla and melena (a little girl she babysits), and linda brought abi. at first the girls all acted really shy, but then they started playing and did really well!

abi stayed pretty close to her sugar (that's what they call linda...isn't that a precious name for a grandma?) she's adorable!

mikayla liked sadie's blocks and her new baby stroller. she strolled her baby around the living room in it.

it's really hard to get three toddlers to sit still and smile for a picture, so this is the best we got!!

we're looking forward to many more fun playdates!

what i wore wednesday

i haven't done what i wore wednesday in a long time, but i decided to go for it this week! these are some random outfits i've worn over the last few weeks. i'm linking up with the pleated poppy...check it out for lots more fashion inspiration!

dress: anthropologie

shoes: jc penney

earrings: compass?

on miss sadie

dress: dillard's

sweater: old navy

shoes: target
white tissue tee: target

striped tank: f21

skinnies (cuffed): kohl's

flops: gap
grey tank: target

blouse: 201 collective

jeans: 7 for all mankind

shoes: kohl's
mom and sis are in this one!

dress: target

shoes: dillard's

happy wednesday!

toddler time

we have toddler time at our library every wednesday morning, so yesterday danna and i took the kids! it was so fun and interactive. we read books and sang songs and they have this huge parachute that the kids get to crawl under (the parents too). the first week we went sadie was not too sure about it, but she had more fun yesterday and got a little braver walking away from mama.

here we are

this is a total sadie pose. she always gesturing like this and saying "go?" for "where did something go?"

phillip was so sweet to her. she would throw the plastic ball and he would go get and bring it back to her. here he is riding on the fire truck.

i love doing these little learning activities with her. i wish we had more of them here!

new loves for spring

i've made a few purchases lately...i have a little bit of an online shopping addiction ;) blouse, loft

pencil skirt, j.crew

blouse, loft

skirt, j.crew

scarf, the pleated poppy

have you found any new springy looks?

random monday

sadie and daddy at toys r us


well i am still without a new computer....BUT this week i will the proud new owner of a imac desktop!!!! (thanks danna for the suggestion) the desktop mac is going to work for us because we don't take our laptop on the go and it stays in our office all the time. i am beyond excited!!

so a few random tidbits for a monday:

• mike's parents came to visit this weekend and took miss sadie to toys r' us and completely spoiled her with a doll, book, stroller for her babies, and a dora purse. she loves all her new stuff. thanks nama and grandpa!
• sadie is teething the worst she ever has over the last few days and nights. i am running on very little sleep, and i'm just not used to a fussy baby. hopefully tonight will be better. i've been using motrin and oragel but i just don't want to give her motrin every night, so tonight i'm going to use homeopathic colic calm and see how that works. any suggestions would be helpful!!
• today starts our healthy eating plan (again) so i bought all kinds of great healthy stuff at the grocery store today. my snacks will include carrots, strawberries, and sugar snap peas (thanks to erin at sunny side up). i'm trying to include more fish and lean meat for our dinners. and when i need my chocolate fix, i got the 100 cal choc. granola bits. try them, they are delish!
• susanne and i have embarked upon a 3 month shopping challenge. we will call it "90 days of quality"- i just made that up susanne ;)- for the months of march, april, and may, we are ONLY buying quality clothing from stores like anthro, jcrew, banana republic, and the loft. we both have this habit of impulse buying cheap things at target or old navy instead of asking ourselves if we really NEED the item, or did we buy just cause it's $10. now you all know my absolute love of target, so this is definitely a challenge people. at the end of 3 months, we're going to see how many things we actually bought and how much we spent compared to our normal shopping habits. feel free to join in our challenge and let us know your results in may!

happy monday!