trip to the zoo with the cousins

yesterday morning, i took sadie to our local zoo with les' grandkids who were visiting for a few days...it was FREEZING but we just bundled up and had so much fun!

here is sadie with her big cousins, brock, cole, and lauren

 her little mouse hat kept her head super warm

 in the inside aquarium (we stayed in here a long time because it was so nice and warm)

 brock staring down the turtles ;)

 lauren on the lizard statue

 the kids playing with the rope and gong in the asian forest

 sadie dancing on the floor chimes

such a nice little outing! after that, sadie and i went to mcalister's for lunch. i was craving some potato soup and iced tea...we had so much fun!

assembly weekend

this weekend was our assembly in denton..the theme was "let god's name be sanctified" and it was SO encouraging and full of good talks/interviews and just getting to associate with friends was fun!  sadie did so good throughout both days, she colored and was really quiet, but when mike got on stage to give his talk she said "yeah daddy!" really loud...it was cute!  this first picture she was obviously not wanting her picture taken, but i wanted you to see her adorable leopard dress that nana made her. i got it monogrammed and it just turned out so cute.

 here she is with nana

 here we are after the saturday session. isn't that fabric mural gorgeous?  throughout the auditorium, there are 4 or 5 murals like this depicting different locations like the mountain, the beach, etc. they are sooo beautiful!

we stayed at the nicest holiday inn with a huge waterfall in the lobby which was a hit with sadie belle.

she tossed and turned for quite a while but once she went to sleep, she slept all night which was wonderful...i, on the other hand, woke up every hour and had to go potty like 15 times (no joke!)

 mike and i on sunday at lunch

 a family pic

 susanne and mckinlee came on sunday! it was so good to have them there!

 love this one of sadie and her zizi

a wonderful weekend, but man were we tired last night! i kept falling asleep on the way home and sadie went to bed quickly she was so tired...

happy monday!

family pictures 2011

hi! how are you? it's been for.ev.er since i posted but i wanted to show you our fall family pictures! my friend, lorrie dunford, took the pictures for us...she was fantastic and i'm so excited that we got some really good ones. enjoy!

wiww and the CUTEST OUTFIT EVER!

i copied this outfit from my sister's blog last week...which is so funny because she copied an outfit from my blog. aren't we cute?!

top: kohl's

leggings: loft

shoes: target

necklace: planet jill

 sadie wanted to be in the picture too!

on sadie: dress maggie & zoe, given by a friend

shoes: see kai run

top: banana republic

skirt: downeast basics

shoes: target (LOVE!)

earrings and necklace: silpada

 dress: dress barn

shoes: michael kors at marshall's

 top: f21

pants: gap

shoes: steve madden

 dress: 201 collective boutique

leggings: loft

shoes: target

necklace: nordstroms

 on sadie belle: sailor outfit from babygap

 and now for the cutest outfit ever...my mom MADE this! like SEWED it!! she has decided to start sewing again and this was her first project. the ruffle pants are SO adorable and the apron top can be worn as a dress or as a top over the pants...can you tell i'm excited?!

i told her she needs to start an etsy shop because this would sell quick! don't you think?

i'm linking up at the pleated poppy! happy wednesday!

monday off

mike had yesterday off because of columbus day-only bankers and postal workers and schools have off on columbus day, so we made the most of it.  we began our day by having a breakfast picnic in our room while watching disney princess singalong (exciting!)

then we went to the park and played for awhile.  sadie loves to cover my shoes with the bark from the playground!

it was so cute to watch mike (trying) to slide down the tiny kid slides with sadie!

  our playground does not have those swings with the buckets on them so toddlers can swing alone, so i  swing with sadie trying to keep her on my lap and swing in a straight line...

 in the little house with daddy

 after coming back from the park, mike and i went to lunch at panera while mom watched sadie.  i had the chicken artichoke panini-the new one- the first time i ate i was blown away at how yummy it was, but this time it wasn't fantastic.  the potato soup was awesome as always.  then we went to the vitamin shoppe to get some natural stress relief...mike and i decided we both needed something to help us calm down. ha!

 after that, we made our way to the movie theater to see dolphin tale, but apparently every single kid out of school also went to see it, because it was sold out!! so instead we saw the help (2nd time for me) and i still loved it and cried.

sadie was so happy to see us when we got home-i love that she gets so excited to see us-after dinner, we played outside until bedtime.  then i finished the book i was reading...sophie kinsella's mini shopaholic.  i can so relate-is that bad?!

wiww

i'm linking up with the pleated poppy for another what i wore wednesday!

outfit above

top: anthropologie

jeans: gap boyfriend

flats: target

outfit below

tank and cardi: old navy

skirt: j.crew

necklace: bp nordstroms

belt: f21

shoes: dsw i think, they're old!

 shirt and shorts: j.crew

necklace: same, bp nordstroms

shoes: chinese laundry at dsw

bracelet: not sure, but i wear it all.the.time

 blouse: lc for kohl's

jeans: seven skinnies at nordstrom rack

sandals: target

 tank and cardi: j.crew

jeans: seven skinnies

belt: f21

flats: target

 yay! i finally got a full length mirror in sadie's bathroom with *decent* light, but now my face looks a little distorted! oh well :) and don't mind the potty chair!

top: loft

earrings: f21

jeans: gap boyfriend

 excuse the no mascara, sleepy morning eyes look!

top: gap

jeans: marshall's

necklace: again, not sure, but i wear it all the time

flats: target

am i making good use of those red target flats or what?! and the leopard belt from f21? the best $3 i've spent...

updated dining area, a quick lunch, and a festival

i'm finally getting around to showing you our dining area...i mentioned that i had ordered some chairs from pier one, well they came in weeks ago but i didn't have my table decorated yet, so i'm just now posting pics of it!  the chairs are very similar to a chair i found in the ballard designs catalog (do you get that catalog? i looove it)

they are creamy with gray french writing on them and look really good with our dark wood farm table.  then i had some rewards bucks at pier 1, so i got these placemats and napkins and napkin rings...if you are looking for napkins/napkin rings pier 1 is the place to go, there are so many choices!

 sadie got in the pic. she loves these chairs and tries to climb up on them all the time.

 the orange pumpkins were a gift from susanne years ago, i still love them! the big white one and the little sparkly one i probably got at hobby lobby on sale.

 saturday at lunch we met susanne and mckinlee at jason's deli for a quick lunch...they were in town because of a wedding the night before, so we had a fun little visit with them.  when i was getting ready to leave, sadie was trying to climb in their car and kept saying "sadie just go in zizi's car." ha! 

 saturday afternoon, mike and i went to an event here called the wine & food festival. we had never been but it was really fun.  there were sooo many vendors sampling different wines and local restaurants with tons of food to eat.

it was super crowded...you can see it from the pictures..

 my little plate of yummies.  my favorites were the chicken spaghetti and the spinach dip. oh and they had a dessert and champagne tent with wonderful pumpkin spice cake!

 mike after taking a bite (he's going to love me for posting this one :)

we finished our weekend right by watching pan am last night! do you love that show? i do.

now if i could get rid of the cold i've been battling for 7 days now, i would be much happier!!

have a great monday.