Oops, we did it again…with Vans slip ons :)

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So many times when I’m in the mood to wear something, I’m in the mood for Maya to wear something similar. I try really hard to make sure we don’t leave the house totally matching (sometimes I’m too braindead and it happens…) Most often it’s our shoes (like yesterday!). In my defense, Vans and Converse are so flipping cool and comfortable, that I don’t even think it should count 🙂

Basically, they should be a mom staple…

We had to go over to my parents to pick something up, and of course had to play on the one step that Maya loves…. Normally, I think Maya wins all of our “who wore it best”, but I really love these polka dot Vans! SO hard to beat the classic check ones that I scored for her at a thrift store though… She seriously has SO much fun just going round and round on this little stair entryway… My mom got these last ones of me with Maya. On me…

Sweater- Autumn Cashmere (old, but similar here, here, and less expensive here)

Scarf- thrifted $.99

Jeans– J Brand (sold out, but similar here and less expensive here)

Shoes- Vans (thrifted, but LOVE the original ones and these are fun too.)

On Maya…

Jeans- Gap (similar)

Top- Top- C&C California (thrifted)

Sweater- Genuine Kids Osh Kosh (thrifted, but love this one)

Jacket- Circo (similar here and here)

Shoes- Vans

It’s ok if our shoes kinda match, right?

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I am such a sucker for Converse. I snap them up every time I see them at a thrift store, and I may have screeched when I saw these silver glitter ones for Maya. And $4?!! How could I not??? A little scrubbing on the rubber part, and they look almost new! Mine are also thrifted. I think for $10? Not as good as $4, but I still love them 🙂

Blog Zara Polka Dot DL1961 Converse-1 This Zara shirt is one of my Black Friday scores. I love the swing tops. Hides everything and is flattering on just about every body type! Yes, this is what happens when you use a tripod + self timer + a toddler ha! I thought it would be funny to show an “out take” 🙂 On me…

Jacket- H & M

Top- Zara

Jeans- DL 1961“Kelly Slim Straight” (similar here)

Shoes- Converse (similar here)

On Maya…

Jacket- Gap (similar here)

Top- Old Navy (thrifted, love this one here)

Jeans- Old Navy (thrifted, similar here)

Shoes-Converse (thrifted, similar here)

Happy Holidays! (from Lauren & Family)

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This holiday card was such a comedy of errors…

Maya falls on a metal toy and gives herself a black eye the day before (thank you Photoshop!!) -> Our kitchen sink broke at 11pm the night before -> the Huz stayed up late trying to fix it -> was too tired to fix it -> He got up at 6am to try some more -> Kept trying for 6 HOURS, including multiple trips to the hardware store, thus blew through our original 10am shoot time. Huz FIXES THE SINK! -> Time for Maya’s nap so we decide to try when she wakes up -> Maya boycotts nap for almost 2 hours and finally falls asleep -> She wakes up at 5, cranky and hungry -> Light is fading fast, so we decide to just rally everyone up and go for it -> The outfit I had originally had in my head did NOT go well with the kids clothes (which was what I was most worried about) and the Huz hated his sweater… -> Maya is starving and wants a cracker every 30 seconds -> entire shoot lasts 15 minutes from first shutter click to the last shutter click (including cracker breaks).

All that said…(now that 2 months have gone by) I love our holiday card. It’s us 🙂

Happy Holidays to you and yours! 🙂 There wasn’t a lot of time for “outfit” shots, so I ran outside with the tripod once we got home and got a few more before the sun went completely down. Big thank you to my parents for riding the wave, feeding Maya, and getting some great shots!

On me…

Sweater- Unknown (ebay, but similar here)

Jeans- Genetic Denim (similar here and less expensive here)

Boots- Paul and Joe (From Shopbop old, but fun different color here here, similar here and less expensive here)

On Maya…

Dress- Gap (similar here)

Tights- H&M (sold out, but similar here)

Boots- (thrifted, similar here)

Getting back to the reason I wanted to do this blog…

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So, we’ve been blogging for 3 months-wow! I cannot believe how much fun I’m having and much I look forward to it. It’s both a time for me and Maya to play dress up, and a time for us to play together. That said, I’ve haven’t been blogging pics of me and Maya together, which is one if the reasons I (personally) wanted to start this blog. I always wanted to appeal to moms with their kids. To show that you can run around and play with your children and still look stylish. Obviously, I’m excited when people are following us that don’t have kids! Some of whom are 15+ years younger than I am (crazy!), but I want to stay true to what I am. An almost 40 yr old (ugh!) mom that loves to hang out with her child and also loves fashion. Plus, it just hit me that Maya won’t really remember any of this, so these pictures are important!

To us that is 🙂

ANYWAYS! We’ll start off with me, while Maya finished her lunch… And she’s done with lunch, so… Jumping! (all the above taken with self timer ;))

In my book, there isn’t anything cuter than Osh Kosh overalls and Converse! Airplane! On me…

Sweater- Lily McNeal (old, but similar here and less expensive here)

Jacket- Old, and in my search to find something similar I came up blank….out of style?? :{

Jeans- Hudson (similar here)

Boots-Bought these 20 years ago. 😐 Similar here and here.

On Maya…

Overalls- Osh Kosh

Top- Carter’s (thrifted, but similar in solid pink here)

Vest- Gap (thrifted, but similar look here)

Shoes- Converse

Cape and Boots! Hmmm, now I feel like a cartoon character…

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I’ve had these boots for…I don’t even know how long! I’ve only worn them 2-3 times, and never as over the knee. They have the option of folding them down “pirate boot” style, and that’s how I’ve always done it. I just feel too…I don’t know. Self conscious?? Ok, streetwalkerish :{

So, truthfully, this outfit only got as far as the alley haha. But, I had to photograph it to see what it looked like, because I’m loving all the over the knee boots I’m seeing others wear!

Thoughts? Windy much??? Sheesh… I was nervous the tripod would blow over!!I tried to sell these on eBay a few months ago (obviously didn’t sell :|). I accidentally left them in our sun room and the sun bleached them! I’m pretending they’re ombre… 🙂 Then folded down. Which is more my comfort zone… So, up or down? Which do you like better? Or should I just drop them off for donation and be done with them? Then for Maya’s picks. I took these a few days ago when it wasn’t so windy! She is such a funny kid. People often ask if she’s really that happy. 70% of the time…yes, she is 🙂 On me…

Cape belted as Sweater- Thrifted, but similar here and less expensive option here.

Belt- Linea Pelle (old, similar here and less expensive here)

Jeans- Goldsign “Mayhem” (Sold out, but similar here and less expensive here)

Boots- Corso Como

On Maya…

Skirt- Gap (thrifted, similar here)

Top- (thrifted, similar here)

Sweater- Old Navy (thrifted, similar here)

Boots- (thrifted, similar here)

Coconut-Sugar Butter Cookies

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Super yummy, crispy & light butter cookies made with coconut palm sugar and almond flour! Let the holiday season begin! Oh wait..

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups gluten free flour (I used half and half rice flour and almond flour)
extra almond flour or unsweetened coconut flakes for rolling cookies in
1 c coconut palm sugar
1/2 cup potato starch (or tapioca flour)
1 tsp cream of tartar
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
dash of salt
2 sticks of cold butter, cut into pieces
1 egg, beaten
1 Tbsp milk
1tsp vanilla

Directions

In your food processor, combine all dry ingredients and pulse until well blended
Add pieces of butter and pulse until dough becomes crumbly
Add egg, milk and vanilla and pulse until dough starts to resemble.. well, dough!
Refrigerate for 2 hours
When ready to bake, set oven at 350*
Shape dough into small balls (about the size of large marbles) rolling some in almond meal if desired
Bake for ~12 minutes or until they are golden brown
Serve warm or freeze (yummy as a crispy cold snack too!)

Back to Basics…

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I have more black sweaters than anyone in their right mind should have. I mean literally… Being black, they all blend together in my sweater shelf, so I forget what I have!

Anywho…I may have bought another one from Zara… It wasn’t on sale, but at $25.90, I couldn’t pass up the fun button up back!!I am not 100% sure about wearing cropped jeans with booties, but I thought I’d give it a try. Yay or nay?? Isn’t this fun? A reverse cardigan! I realized I hadn’t been doing as many me with Maya pics. That’s mostly because it’s been SO COLD! I have been running outside the minute she goes down for her nap, snapping a few pics with my tripod in 5-10 minutes, then run back inside. The ones I get of her alone are usually earlier in the day and she’s just running around the neighborhood. Too cold to sit still and pose with mom 🙂 Well, I figured I’d give it a go today. I think she forgot how fun the self timer was… Then it was back to balancing… On me…

Sweater- Zara

Top- Stylemint (Sold out, but similar here)

Jeans- Goldsign “Frontier” (similar here and less expensive here)

Boots-Ann Taylor (thrifted, but similar on sale here)

On Maya…

Jeans- Levi’s (thrifted, but similar here)

Top- Osh Kosh (thrifted, but similar here)

Vest- Gap (thrifted, but similar look here)

Shoes- Converse

Dinner with the Huz’s boss…

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The Huz’s boss came into town last night from Chicago, and took us out to a nice dinner. I was all excited to get a little dressed up, and even had some options picked out (duh)! Then…got a call a few hours before go time. “So, we got done with our meetings early. He wants to go back to the hotel and change into jeans.”

What?? Jeans? Conservative? BOSS??

So…nothing fancy, but here’s what I wore.And, earlier, this is what M wore.

{Eating a pretzel}

On me…

Sweater- Moth (old from Anthropolgie. Similar idea here)

Jeans- Community Denim (Old, but similar here, and less expensive here.)

Belt- Linea Pelle (old, but similar here)

Boots- Frye (similar here)

On Maya…

Jeans- Gap. (old, but similar on sale here ).

Top- Old Navy (similar here)

Sweater- Pumpkin Patch (thrifted, similar here)

Hat- H&M (Mine from last years, but similar in toddler version here)

Shoes- Zulily

Salmon, potato and spinach soup

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I’ve been making a lot of soups recently – especially since we are having this unusual cold spell with temps in the teens at night and barely above 32 in the day! Brrr…! Hot soup to the rescue – easy, yummy and quick!

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 leek (white and pale-green parts only) — halved, rinsed and thinly sliced (or 1 onion, chopped)
3 cloves garlic, minced
4-8 small red or gold potatoes, scrubbed and halved (some paleo purists don’t eat white potatoes, so cauliflower would be a great substitute)
Salt and pepper, to taste
5 cups vegetable or chicken stock
1 1/2 pounds salmon fillet — skinned, boned and cut into 1-inch cubes
1/2 cup half-and-half (or coconut milk for paleo)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill (I used 1 tsp dry)
5 ounces baby spinach

Directions

Melt butter in a heavy sauce pot over medium heat.
Add leek and garlic, stirring occasionally, until leek is soft, about 5 minutes.
Stir in potatoes and cauliflower; season with salt and pepper.
Pour in stock and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until vegetables are fork tender, 7 to 9 minutes.
Add salmon and simmer until just cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes.
Stir in half-and-half, dill and spinach and briefly cook until spinach wilts and soup is heated through.

You can make this paleo by substituting coconut milk for the dairy.

The jeans that can practially walk by themselves…

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These were one of the first pairs of 7 for All Mankind jeans that I bought. I think they are 11 years old! They just keep getting softer, and I think they are almost 25% patched up haha. I even wore these throughout my pregnancy!! Probably not the most flattering jeans I own right now, but I don’t care. Paired with a cashmere sweater and wrap-doesn’t get much more comfortable that this 🙂 Oh, you missed these boots? haha 🙂 On me…