Sunny Days

Ah, Friday! Another week gone by and the weekend is upon us. Nothing really too exciting here, the usual day to day fun with a heavy dose of hot humid weather. We have been spending a lot of time at the beach, zoo, park, and library. All in all, a great time!!

One of my favorite parts of summer are all the cute swim suits, sunglasses, and floppy hats. Here are some of my favorite summer style picks for Mama and Baby:

1. Bow Tie Bikini from Old Navy   2. Retro Red Bandeau Suit by J. Crew

3. Baby Banz Sunglasses    4. Vogue Sunglasses

5. Sand Ice Cream Cone beach toys   6. Intermix Floppy Hat for women

7. Baby Tiered Sunhat by Gymboree    8. So Cool Picnic Tote by Vera Bradley

9. Baby Strappy Sandals by Gymboree

The beach is definitely one of our family’s favorite places to be and it is pretty easy to find cute picks for me and the girls to wear and bring. Hope you have a great day and get out there to enjoy the wonderful weather!!

My Life’s A Beach

These last two weeks have been amazingly warm.

Considering that it is March and we live in Cleveland, anything above 60 is considered unnatural. You mention 70′s and 80′s and the whole city is jumping into the lake.

Well, maybe not the whole city- but my girls and my friend Lili’s kids sure as heck did yesterday.

FYI- 80+ degrees out does not mean a warm lake yet… it was COLD!!

These little ones didn’t care though. They hooted and hollered, dove under, and generally had a blast.

Me? I was content to watch my baby discover sand and sit stiller than I have ever seen her.

She sat in one spot (of her own volition), examined the sand in front of her, digging, playing with her toes, and was so quiet… very unlike her.

But she loved it.

I could see her happiness at this new place, her wonder at this fine stuff that she could dig in.

It was so wonderful to see… discovery and curiosity.

My girls and Lili’s three wonderful children- Jack, Milo, and Esme played so great together (they are all pretty mellow kids),

giving Lili and I a chance to breathe and chat.

Nice doesn’t begin to describe it.

It may dump a boat load of snow on us tomorrow or next week, who knows?

But I am going to treasure this first beach day of 2012!

My Happy Place

{My happy place  is}

watching the sun dance in my daughter’s hair,

taking a bite out of a home cooked bacon cheddar burger,

smelling sand and water,

wearing a well-loved tee, jeans, and flip flops;

chatting with a good friend while we listen to our children laugh,

a feel of a good dog by my side,

planting jelly beans that turn into suckers with the help of pixie dust,

babies giggling in Home Depot buckets,

a stolen kiss in the kitchen while chaos ensues,

green glittery nail polish,

 77 degree weather in MARCH!!!

chilling on the couch watching a favorite TV show,

finally catching up on all my computer stuff and enjoying the quiet.

{where is your happy place?}