April Pin-spired

It's April 1st (or April 3) and that means it's Pin-spired outfit day! I'm linking up with Shay over at Mix & Match Family. She's adorable and if you haven't read her blog yet, you need to. Ok, onto the outfits.

Two things I'm loving right now are anything mint and yellow (neon)/gray combo. I went through a yellow and gray phase a few years ago and I'm happy to re-wear several items in my closet.

First Outfit

My version..

And..

Yes, it has been warm enough to wear shorts here in SD. I scored both of these pairs on sale at J-Crew a few weeks ago. 

The next outfits combine a few pins...

 

I love this color combo and how versatile these pieces are!

Between now and next month I'll work on my photographing skills. What outfits inspire you?

Happy Easter!

I'm not going to lie, I was stoked for Easter this year. Mainly because I was so excited to get matching outfits for me and Little Miss. I am also very thankful for the true meaning of this season. Jesus Rocks!

David and I have been church hunting since we arrived here, but weren't having much luck finding a place we felt comfortable. Two weeks ago, we visited a church and really enjoyed it and I was so happy that we would have a place to worship at on Easter. Charlotte being the flirt that she is, made friends both weeks. We are planning to continue visiting the church in the coming weeks.

After church we headed home for a family photo shoot and lunch. The weather was beautiful and are pics turned out beautiful. After watching b-ball and taking a nap we went out for frozen yogurt.

Here is a photo dump of the day.

Our traditional holiday photo op.

The Easter goodies.

The outfits. 

The Girl!

Me and my girl!

The fam.

Exploring her Easter basket. 

I am in love with this picture. 

Pinterest Thursday

Last night I made a Tortellini Soup my sister told me she found through Pinterest. I had seen a different tortellini soup recipe, but before I embarked on making the crockpot version I decided to check out my sister recommendation to see if they were the same. They weren't and her's looked better so I tried it. I had everything in my pantry already. It was so delicious. I highly recommend giving it a try and it's super easy to make. Click on the link above to access the recipe.

Whatever Wednesday

I'm starting a new post series called whatever Wednesdays. My blog is already a mish-mash of topics transitioning into a mommy blog. To organize my thoughts I'm giving this series a try.

Meet Up
I was introduced to Meet Up through my hairdresser. She has a daughter several months older than Charlotte. She's newer to the SD area and mentioned that she found a mommy group, as a way to meet other moms, through Meet Up. After she explained to me what the app/website was she invited me to join the mommy group she's a apart of. I was surprised to say the least since I had just meet her through a recommendation of a friend.

Anyhow when I got home I downloaded the app and started checking out the groups. If you are unfamiliar with Meet Up, like I was, it's a way to meet people with like interests in your area.
I found the group I was told about but haven't joined it yet. I'm still deciding if it's a commitment I want to make. I did find a mommy running group that I have joined. For my first group it seemed less intense. I would recommend the app/website to anyone who is new to an area. It's giving me the motivation I need to start working out.

St. Patrick's Day!

Ok, get ready for cuteness overload. It's not a holiday around here without a photo shoot. I only do the major holiday's and I can hardly keep up with them. Here are some pics from our latest session. 

For those interested I did make C's onesie appliqués. There are the same flowers I use for her hair bows, but smaller. I think it turned out cute. 

I posted several other pics from St. Patrick's Day when my family was here on this post. I still miss them. I made up goodie bags for the girls and gave everyone else smaller presents to celebrate. I can still remember when I was younger and we would come home and my mom or dad would leave Leprechaun footprints all over the house leading each of us to our rooms where a treat was waiting for us. I want to continue this tradition with my own kids. She also made cornbeef and cabbage, but I haven't decided if I want to continue that tradition or not. I never looked forward to dinner on St. Pattty's Day. The candy bags were of course Pinterest inspired. 

Below is our decor table dressed up for the holiday. To download the FREE subway art, click here. 

There is one other reason St. Patrick's Day is special to me. 10 years ago David and I went on our first date to Chipotle on St. Patrick's Day. We have tried to continue this tradition every year that we can. The past 2 years David has been out of the country on St. Patrick's Day so we haven't been able to celebrate. This year we were planning to take my family to the "Chip", but it didn't work out. So, we went on our date last week for dinner. I looked for a picture from that day, but it's in one of the scrapbooks at my in-laws house.