Tag: Holidays

Ah, stripes. No matter what’s trending, I just love ’em. Here’s what I wore last Saturday when we went to breakfast and then to pick out our Christmas tree. The weather was mild enough to forgo tights, but this outfit looks equally good with thigh-high fleece stockings or tights for the upcoming freezing days. As … Continue reading “Dress That Mama”

This weekend we kicked off the Christmas season by celebrating with friends, picking out our tree, and attending Andrew’s faculty holiday party. Fun times! The boys were so shy around Santa and Mrs. Claus, though you wouldn’t know it looking at the silly faces above! P.s. — Right before taking this picture, I tried unsuccessfully … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”

The day before Thanksgiving, while Andrew took the boys to their school for a few hours (it was an open house type of situation where family was welcome to drop in), I struggled through the motions of getting ready for a big dinner and party. It still didn’t feel like a happy time of year … Continue reading “Thanksgiving Weekend Shenanigans”

*I hesitated to publish this post today — it feels in poor taste to write about things as trivial as Thanksgiving day outfits when such larger things are happening in Ferguson. Frankly, it’s hard to even be excited about Thanksgiving tomorrow when we have such heavy hearts all over the country. But this is what … Continue reading “Dress That Mama: 3 Thanksgiving Day Outfits*”

Hoping to do a whole lot of nothing this weekend before the holidays hit us full force! Milo was pretty sick on Wednesday afternoon and night, so he stayed home from school on Thursday and I really enjoyed his company. Nicest, most pleasant sick person ever. Hands-down. Here are some links from around the web… … Continue reading “Happy Friday!”