I always dream of somewhat coordinating our outfits… NOT matching, but…at least complimenting each other. Well, most days Maya now pics out her own outfits. So…we have a whole lotta prints going on here haha 🙂
Starting with me. Because you can NEVER go wrong with stripes and leopard print, right?!!
I’ve been obsessing over crop flares lately, and decided to take matters into my own hands. I scored these boot cut jeans by my favorite denim maker, and chopped them off. The perfect crop flares…for $4.80!!!!! 
And…raw hems are all over the place now. SO easy to make your own, and WAY cheaper than paying to get original hems put on if you need them hemmed-SCORE!
Oh, and I thrifted my DREAM leopard Vans on the same shopping trip for $6!! Threw them in the wash, and they came out practically new! I’ve since worn them a handful of times, so they are dirty again. Such is life.
This was one of those nights where it had been 80 degrees earlier (what the what, Seattle?!!). The Huz was out of town, and I kept asking Maya about going somewhere after dinner. She vetoed all my suggestions, so we just went out in front of our house to play for a bit. I swear, those end up being some of my favorite moments…
And, she was ON FIRE!!! haha 🙂 
It totally looks like she’s cheesy posing for this next one. BUT, she was playing hide and seek behind this street sign, and I just happened to capture it. Gah…I know I’m biased, but she is so freaking beautiful. Thankfully, just as much inside as out!
And then, this happened.
LOVE!!!!
And then the Huz Facetimed us 🙂
On me…
Um….not sure what is going on here haha.
And a little snazzy belt never hurts! 🙂 
Maya was seriously in rare form off to the side 🙂 
So, clearly, it was time to bring her in! 
There are no words for how glad I am that I have these images…
Who remembers doing this as a kid??!! 
I almost considered this a blooper, but her face….LOVE!!!
Oh, and matching!! 🙂 
She literally picked a bouquet of dandelions and threw them up in the air. I felt like I needed to apologize to my neighbors!! Whoops.
Ummmm, some dandelion seeds fell on my shoulder….?! 😉 
On me…
And, sometimes, we spin out of control haha 🙂 
Yes, she’s sticking her tongue out at me ha!
This is her “flexing her muscles” haha.
Literally, NO dog can go past us without Maya wanting to pet them. And then the next question…”Do you have any treats I can give them?” She loves dogs! 
Gymnastics balancing in full force, but cannot let go of pine cone 😉 
Hmmmm, think she’s done? 😉
Maya was in RARE form!! Seriously, cracking us both up-as always.
Loooooove this next one. Her looking back up at me…dying.
And then…. a little dance off?
I totally love this one, except for the fact that my head looks GINORMOUS!??
I triiiiiiiiied to take that gum wrapper out of her hands. She’s obsessed with gum. I kid you not, she probably has 5-6 pieces a day (sugar free!). And she loves to hold onto the wrapper. So, she can spit it out after 10 minutes and give it back to me haha 😉
She loooooves her Meme!!
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… 😉 
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 🙂
I love this next one. It totally looks beautifully posed. Clearly…it wasn’t 😉 
Of course, she had requested temporary tattoos on her a few days before. I tried wiping them off, but is there anything more authentic on a 4 year old??! 
So her…jumping of anything and everything! 
I seriously love Seattle on days like this… 
Oddly, this next one is one of my favorites…
And that smile-DYING!! 
And then…whatever, I’ll just embrace the water. 
And…I knew this would happen eventually! I’m just glad it didn’t happen in the first 5 minutes, like it usually does ;} 
If you don’t already get it, go get the 
Um….or this 😉
Although…I do love this. Even if she’s rolling in a pile of weeds! We’ll just call them wildflowers 😉 Seriously, I’m pretty sure Seattle is the only beach that has patches of “wildflowers” here and there-love it!
I asked my mom if she wanted to come with us. A lot of times the minute Maya’s feet hit the sand, she’s OFF!! And…into the water. I wanted to try and get a few pictures before all that happened, so I brought my secret weapon-Meme!! She never runs away from Meme 🙂
Maya was totally cracking me up. I finally figured out how to use my remote shutter and have it take consecutive shots on it’s own. I have 10 shots of her showing her snacks to the camera 😉
YES!! I finally can take a bunch of these and not have to keep running back to the camera to push the self timer! It’s almost sad how excited I was when I finally figured it out! 
That little tongue… 
The tongue again 🙂
This is one of the many times I wish I’d actually washed my hair. I love this image, but the frizzy no shower top knot… ;{ Real life though!! 
On me…
And…I happened to actually look at her face. It was covered in crumbs haha. 
Kiss? I guess that’s a “No”? 
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