So, one of my favorite things about thrifting is being able to try trends that you aren’t quite sure about. You aren’t throwing away a ton of money, and if you end up not liking it…no big deal! I’ve been randomly obsessed with denim pencil skirts lately….on other people.
I’m going to just mark this one down as “Tried it, but not meant for me!!””
I had hopes that maybe this skirt could be worn on a date night with the Huz, but I don’t see that happening!! The slit…SO high. And, I just felt totally uncomfortable the entire time I wore it! Yet, I know on someone else it would be totally sexy!
SO…truth be told, I took the shots above the morning after the ones below. As in no shower, no make up, puffy eyes…yet, when I had 10 free minutes (forgive me)!!!! BECAUSE…I attempted to take shots the night before, and no go. Honestly, I was just going to scrap the post, but I thought, NO! I thought this might work, and it didn’t. Someone else might think it does. SO…I’m posting anyways.
These next shots-the night before the ones above, Maya was in a mood, and didn’t want to take pictures. BUT…it was a gorgeous night! SO….I gave her my phone with the thought that I would just snap a few pictures of this outfit just to see. So many times I’m not really sure about an outfit until I take pictures of it. Then, I either wear it over and over, or think…
“OMG!!! I am NEVER wearing that again!!!”
Obviously, it’s clear which category this outfit fell into.
AND…in this case, SO not upset about Maya not letting me take pictures of it haha.
Then… She suddenly snapped out of her funk and wanted to play! Which…is great, but can you just imagine for a second me climbing down a rocky path to follow her in this outfit??!! With my camera??! The entire time, I thought I was only going to snap a few of just me!
But…totally glad to take pictures of Maya having fun!
We’ve been to/I’ve talked about this particular beach before. It’s ever changing. People bring things here and there, and it’s always a surprise as to what you will find. She found some dinosaurs this time, and was in heaven. She loooooves dinosaurs!!
Obviously, we leave everything right where it is for the next people to enjoy 🙂
And of course, I brought bubbles. Those are always my fall back 😉 
Because… 🙂
And then.
Watching the sun go down…. 
On me…
I’m kind of obsessed with cropped denim lately, and the more flare I can get the better. These…not as flared as I wanted, but since they are my favorite denim, I’ll wear them no matter what!
I was on the fence on the asymmetrical design of this top. I’m usually all for “out of the ordinary” when it comes to design, and…I’m glad I went for it. Love the sides of this top!
Soooooo, this was one of those days that Maya was NOT in the mood. AT FIRST. I asked her if she wanted to go play somewhere, and she had a most definitive “NO!”
And…. this is what she wore to gymnastics free play. I always let her pick what she wants to wear. At this point, that is the going rule always. But…for free play gymnastics, she has the option of her normal leotard (mandatory for actual class), or tights and a top. Today, she chose ALL PINK. I am really not much of a pink gal, but Maya….she’s ALL IN! I swear, she looks like a Pepto Bismol bottle some days, and…I just let it go. Because, if she’s happy, I’m happy. Which…took a while, and if I’m honest, isn’t completely true haha. 😉 
Her hair too. It was down for gymnastics, and then half way through, she was like…
Oh, and that stamp on her neck? Yeah…they get stamps at the end of class, and Maya always wants them on the back of her neck, forehead, feet, and now…neck. I feel like maybe the fact that I have tattoos might bite me in the ass… ;}
I can’t even tell you how much I love this next image. GAH! She is just too freaking sweet.
Like…this.
And, I’ll just file this look under “things to expect in the teenage years….” 
Classic Maya… 😉 
Riiiiiiight about now, it started raining. Maya’s in this stage where she does NOT like to get her hair wet. As long as she has a hood or an umbrella, she’s totally fine. But she was having NO MORE pictures after this….
So, we headed over to my parents. This is the only real picture I got of her adorable dress ;{
Because…hahaha. Clearly…not in the mood.
After we were leaving, she did her butt dance for them, which always makes her happy 🙂
On me…
We have a new game where Maya stands behind me, and then I spin around and catch her. It really isn’t a game, but she cracks up endlessly, so…there you go. It’s our game! 
I mean….that light shining down on her? LOVE!!!
We tried doing bubbles for a bit, but it was still pretty windy, and they all just flew away so fast! 
I wear them all the time now, because…duh, rain. 
I want to eat her up!!! 
I’ve been dying to get a shot of Maya and me jumping in a puddle! I wasn’t sure how it would work with the shutter release, but we went for it, and got these!! 
LOVE THEM!!! 
She soooooooo wanted to jump in before I let her 🙂
On me…
And, of course…totally out of focus, because…that’s how the day went, BUT…I’ve been dying for these shoes to finally fit her!!
No happy go lucky Maya. She got into my bag and found her snack the minute we got there. She’s trying to open it in the shot above, which is why the shot is blurry. I said she could have it a little later after we played for a bit, but of course…she tried to open it on her own, and…spilled everywhere. There is no 5 second rule here….
Of course crows and seagulls came!
And at first, she thought it was cool… 
On me…
On me…
(all pictures taken with a self timer/shutter release and tripod, except ones of Maya :))
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