High Five For Friday

Yay! So glad the weekend is here and Tolar is back home!

1.) A picture of Tolar, myself and Baby K is very rare - so when it happens it must be documented. This is from our day at the park. I need to be more diligent about having photos of the three of us.

2.) I started using my Rodan and Fields Macro Exfoliator (to sweep away dead skin cells and leave my skin glowing!) and I'm so excited to see the results. Used just once a week in the comfort of my own home instead of paying thousands to go to a dermatologist's office.

3.) Erica came over for some girl talk and brought me some yummy dinner! And Baby K let her hold her without crying...mostly. :) Thanks for a great evening girl.

4.) Look who is standing all on her own! Well, standing by holding onto something, but still! She stayed there for several minutes.

5.) Tolar was traveling this week, but thanks to facetime on our iphones we still get to see him. Baby K loved it!

Linking up my High Five For Friday post with Lauren Elizabeth.

Last Things...

The Last...

Netflix show I watched: How I Met Your Mother. I really love Netflix and the fact that I can get totally obsessed with a tv series. When I watch episode after episode, I really start to relate to the characters and feel connected to them. How I Met Your Mother is so good! I watched a few episodes when it first came on tv, but I never stayed with it. And I'm smacking myself for not doing so. I love how clever it is - Slap Bet anyone?

Restaurant I went to: Southside 815 in Old Town Alexandria. While my family was in town over the weekend, we went out to dinner to celebrate Baby K's dedication. Although we went out the night before her actual dedication, and when I say the night before, I really mean the afternoon. Because when you have two kiddos under the age of 2 in your house, your dinner time quickly becomes 4:45 p.m. Yep, we were enjoying dinner with the blue hairs.

These two partners in crime just make me smile all. the. time.

Thing I bought for myself: Little baggies and stickers to create mini facials with Rodan and Fields products to hand out to people. Want one? Comment below with your e-mail address.

Song I listened to: Boyce Avenue's cover of Titanium. Tolar introduced me to Boyce Avenue and I'm totally hooked!!! They have tons of covers of popular songs and I just love dancing around the house to them. Such great voices! (PS - Smels, if you are reading this, I know I'm not in the Winterguard world anymore, but you have got to check out their cover of Teenage Dream. It could be an awesome warm up song. Just sayin'.)

 

Time I cried: Yesterday. Tolar has been out of town for the past couple of days (by the time many of you read this, he will be home!!!) and I realized that this is the first time since Baby K was born that I have slept in our house alone. Which made me think of our precious JoJo and how much I miss him. He was always with me whenever Tolar was out of town, offering me so much comfort. He would snuggle up against me in the bed, when he wasn't patiently waiting at the end of the bed for Tolar to arrive. And he would always follow me from room to room. And it hit me today that Tolar is out of town and there is no JoJo around. Losing a dog is so tough. Plain and simple.

Person I texted: My sister. She sent me a picture of her iphone wallpaper that has a photo of my nephew and Baby K on the slide together. So adorable!

Picture I took: Baby K starting early by reaching out for things in the check out line at the store. Oh man, I will have my hands full with this one for sure!

Squeezing Every Single Penny Out Of These Boots

When something fantastic makes its way into my wardrobe, I'm known to wear the heck out of it! And these boots are no exception. These have been my favorite boots for two years now and I'm so sad that this is going to be the last season that I am able to wear them. These boots go with tons of stuff and are amazingly comfortable, so I have worn them with A LOT of things. With as much snow as we have had, its so easy to just throw them on, knowing that they will keep my feet and legs both dry and warm. But if you look closely, you will see that I really have worn them a lot. Which is why this is the last season that I will be rocking them!

I was so excited because I found a very similar pair online and mistakenly ordered them in a size too small. When I went to return the boots to the store about a month later, they didn't have a size 9. The store manager called around to every store in town and NO ONE had a size 9. Plus the website goes from an 8.5 (too small) to a 9.5, so I can't even order the correct size online. I'm so bummed, because they are pretty much the same style as my beloved and very well worn boots. And with the spring months coming up, everyone is getting rid of their boots. :( Huge bummer.

So I need to look into finding another style that I love just as much. I really want the cognac color, and a flat boot that doesn't look too military. Plus, I would prefer they not zip, but just be slip on boots. I'm not asking too much am I? :) So while boots are going on sale, I'm going to desperately try to find a replacement pair that I love just as much. Here's hoping!

Jeans: Old Navy.

Tank: LOFT.

Black Chiffon Shirt: Genesis.

Scarf: Target (gift from my Dad!).

Boots: Target.

Earrings: Stella & Dot.

I'm linking up this post with The Pleated Poppy for What I Wore Wednesday, Because Shanna Said So for Random Wednesday, Style Elixir for Style Sessions and Plane Pretty for Sunday Style.

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Weekend recap!

Hi everyone - who is REALLY over this snow? We got yet another snow storm here in the D.C. area and I am completely over it!!! My family was visiting over the weekend for Baby K's dedication and luckily everyone was able to get home before the snow came.

We had a great weekend! My mom, dad, aunt, sister and nephew all came to visit to help us celebrate Baby K's dedication to God at our church. Prior to going to church, we had lots of play time with the kiddos! My nephew and Baby K really love each other, it is so cute to see them interact. So we played around the house lots and then took them to the park before the weather decided to turn cold.

I'm thrilled to report that Baby K didn't suffer from too much separation anxiety over the weekend. She let everyone hold her and play with her and didn't cry if Tolar and I weren't around! This is such a huge win! She let my aunt feed her some food in her high chair and several people took turns giving her a bottle (which she can hold all on her own now).

And during her dedication, she was awesome! We got to go up on stage and have one of our Pastors pray over Baby K as we publicly declared that we will be raising our child a Christian - following God's word and God's ways. Baby K was so good while we were on stage. She look around and smiled and even touched Pastor Jeremy's hand while he was praying for her. It was so cute.

Here are a ton of pictures from our weekend with family. I seriously wish time would stand still longer during family visits - the visits always go by way too fast. And I'm so sad to report that the only picture my aunt made it into was the family photo of us all at church. Candy, you better get in more photos next time!

Someone had their first plane ride this weekend!

Special thanks to my sweet friend Shannon from Luv Bean Photography for the Baby Dedication photos!

High Five For Friday

Happy Friday and Happy Weekend everyone!

Let's jump right into it - here are my top five moments from the week.

1.) It was so warm and sunny last weekend, so we took Baby K to the park. She loved the swing! I, of course, am a paranoid mother and didn't want to push her too high because I was scared she would tip out. But our little dare devil smiled and squealed with delight when Tolar pushed her.

2.) As I said earlier this week, we got some snow. Although the snow didn't really last longer than a few hours, it sure was pretty when it was first coming down. It started snowing around 7 a.m. and by 3 p.m. it was all pretty much gone! So crazy.

3.) Our awesome friends Dane and Courtney celebrated their son's first birthday with quite the fun party. And Miss Baby K decided that his birthday party was the perfect time to make the moves on him. Uh oh, Tolar better get prepared for his little flirtatious daughter!

4.) After we put Baby K to bed on Wednesday night, Tolar decided to serenade me on the guitar. I just love the way this man sings! He is so talented. He amazes me because he can just listen to a song and then play it; jealous party of one your table is now ready!

5.) It's no secret I love playing dress up with Baby K. My sweet friend Jennifer bought her this adorable and colorful tutu and I decided it was time to put her in it. She loved it! Too much fun!

I'm linking up this High Five For Friday post with Lauren Elizabeth.

A Little Glitter and Some Lashes

One of my favorite things to do is try out new beauty products, especially makeup, so when Beauty Box 5 contacted me and asked me about sampling some of their products of course I agreed! February's BB5 rocked, you can read more about that here.

I was sent Bellapierre's Cosmetic Glitter in Light Pink, Elizabeth Mott It's So Big Mascara and H.Wood.Lips Lip Shine in Rose.

For your viewing pleasure, I tried out the cosmetic glitter and the mascara. One day soon I hope to share with you the rose colored lipstick, but it's more of a spring color so we will wait on the weather to warm up.

I can seriously use all the help I can get when it comes to my lashes, I mean just look at the below before picture. There really isn't much length there at all. so when I see a mascara called It's So Big, I'm all about checking it out.

In order to really achieve the super results that I prefer when it comes to mascara, I applied three coats. My trick is to "saw" the mascara brush on your lashes to be sure you really get coverage on each individual lash. While I do wish my lashes were covered more with just one coat, I do appreciate that even after three coats of It's So Big mascara that I didn't look like tarantula eyes (who remembers that commercial - that was high school for me!). The after picture is below.

In both my before and after pictures, you can see that I applied the Bellapierre Cosmetic Glitter to my eyes. What I really liked about this product is that it wasn't overpowering. While I did kind of feel like a teenager getting ready for my first Britney Spears concert, I actually liked adding a little sparkle to my normal eye shadow routine. (To see my eye shadow tutorial, check out this link) Because of the color of the glitter in the packaging, I fully expected to have a very hot pink eye shadow look. I was pleasantly surprised to not! One thing I realized when using the glitter, is that it actually kind of toned down my brown eye shadow. That's a great trick if you think you applied too much color, just add the Bellapierre Cosmetic Glitter to tone down your color and glam up your eyes.

Have you ever used either of these products? How do you feel about glitter? What do you look for in a mascara? I'd love to know your answers so leave me a comment below.

Wore: Snow Gear

We had a random snow storm hit our area yesterday, I didn't even know it was supposed to snow.

While Baby K and I were playing in the early morning hours, we looked outside and saw the snow starting to fall. It got heavier throughout the day and about one inch flakes were falling like crazy around 11 a.m. It was so pretty to watch! And apparently that's all it was - just pretty. The snow didn't stick to the roads or the sidewalks at all, only on the grass and trees. Leaving me with a very pretty view and the peace of mind that Tolar would make it home from work just fine. I kept peeking outside our front door just to be sure nothing was accumulating on the roads.

And then by about 4 p.m. practically everything that was on the grass was completely gone. What a crazy snow storm! Although I'm really glad it wasn't bad because I am totally over this winter! I'm ready for sandals and skirts without tights. Who's with me?!?!

Before the snow completely melted, I ran outside to try and snap a few pictures in the pretty snow. Because after all, a snowfall that still makes it easy for me to walk outside without having to dodge big piles of slush should be documented. I think its the first time all winter this has happened.

Coat: Burlington Coat Factory.

Jeans and Boots: Old Navy.

Shirt: LOFT.

Hat: Wet Seal (old).

Necklace: Frock Candy.

I'm linking up with The Pleated Poppy for What I Wore Wednesday, Because Shanna Said So for Random Wednesday, Style Elixir for Style Sessions and Plane Pretty for Sunday Style.