*let’s just ignore that I got the focusing off a little on these next ones 😦
Can you tell it was a little windy?? At least it wasn’t raining :)!!
I love this sweater! It’s the same one I wore here. I LOVE the back, and for $15!!? I had to get both colors!
I’m thinking about trying to do a DIY destroyed look to these, so I wanted to make sure I got a “before” pic 🙂
The Huz and I went out later, so I just swapped out some suede skinnies and green booties.
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Tag Archives: Mother and daughter fashion
Hints of Gold…
Ok, seriously? She just cracks me up.
Hands down favorite thing Maya does. I usually squat down to take her picture, and she’ll just run towards me for a hug. Not usually conducive to actually taking her picture, but I’ll take a big bear hug over a picture any day.
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Layering + Combat Boots
I was kind of on the fence when I got this jacket from StyleMint. I got it during their Black Friday Sale, so it was 50% off (point in it’s favor). When it came, it was kind of stiff and boxy. I threw it in the dryer (it says hand wash cold, but THAT is not happening!) That softened it up a bit, and now I really like it. I love that it shows the layers of what you are wearing underneath!
Um….”big hair don’t care”?? Ok, I kind of care, wow :}
I’ve ordered a bunch of stuff off StyleMint (of course when they have big sales!), but I hadn’t ever bought any shoes from ShoeMint. Well…another sale came up, so I snagged these boots for $44! They are real leather and SO soft and comfortable. I was very pleasantly surprised! Even walked around the neighborhood with Maya first time wearing them and still comfy! They still have some left, and I agree with the reviewers, size down a half size. Love the studded details and the zippers up the back!
Yeah, her coat lasted all of 2.3 seconds. NW girl at heart…who needs a coat??
Coated baby pants??!!! Died when I saw these on Zulily’s close out sale! May have gotten a few pairs…they were $5.50 and I had grandparent Christmas $$ to spend!
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Masculine and Feminine
These mens 7FAM jeans are really becoming one of my favorite happy accidents. I thought it would be fun to pair them with something a little more feminine this time and dare I say it…sexy?? :}
LOVE these chevron earrings from Gorjana Griffin
She is such a goof….love her 🙂
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Skulls and Polka Dots?
So glad there are two of us that made up that title… 🙂
I actually wore this on a shoot. I’m not sure if it said “professional”, but it was for a 3 year old’s birthday party, so I was going for both fun and professional… What little boy doesn’t like skulls? Like he noticed 🙂
“Where’s Maya?” Her favorite game… 🙂
OMG, I have no words for how much I love these next two images!!
I know I’m biased, but she is so freakin cute, I can hardly stand it!

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Comfy Sweaters…shocking, I know.
I was so proud that we were in no way matching today, and then it hit me. Hmmm, we kind of still are. Both wearing comfy sweaters and zipper jeans! Ugh. Oh, well. We don’t care 🙂
I got this Levi’s button down last Sunday too. I’ve been a little obsessed with plaid lately, and it was only $5. Yay for that 🙂
And Minnetonka’s for $2?!! Don’t mind if I do…
Someone is a liiiiittle obsessed with dinosaurs.
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Fringe + Distressed Jeans + Thrift Store Score Shoes
I had an almost embarrassingly large haul at the thrift store on Sunday. It was an additional 50% off everything, and there was so much good stuff!! I mainly loaded Maya up, but snagged a few things for me too. One of which was these shoes. LOVE THEM. And the best part? They were $4, but when I googled them for this post, I found out they retailed for over $300!! SCORE!
I bought these jeans for Maya with the thought that I would make them into cut offs for the summer. They are a capri length, and I didn’t think I’d like them. Then…I kind of did. Plus, they show off the perfectly worn in Converse that I scored for $.99! 🙂
I love how her shadow looks like it’s touching her face 🙂

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Color Blocking + my DIY Destroyed Skinny Jeans!
I showed a sneak peek of these over the weekend in the tutorial for how I made some DIY destroyed jeans for me and Maya. I love how they turned out, and can’t wait to do some more 🙂
One of the MANY things I love about Maya? She is freaking hysterical! Cracks me up all the time!!
And then turns around and is the sweetest thing ever…


I should add that I did not distress these jeans. They came this way 🙂
Doing her part to keep the dandy lion population alive :{ Don’t tell my neighbors… She loves them though. “LIONS!!”
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Leather Pants… The new Mom Jeans? :)
I would have scoffed at the title too, but hear me out. This week I tried to work in pants that have been sitting in my closet gathering dust. I tend to “save things for a special occasion”, and then…never wear them!! Leather pants for day? Playing in a park?? YES! Maya got mud ALL OVER ME when I kept picking her up. Since I had wet wipes handy, I just wiped it right off. TADA! Leather Pants… The new mom jeans! 😉 Granted, leather pants can be SPENDY, but I scored these off eBay for $50-whoop whoop!
Took the tripod and ventured out of the hood again. Looking for ducks…that I may have told her would be there and weren’t :{
See? No dirt!


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White + Black & a pop of Red
I’ve mentioned before my love of white jeans. They really aren’t practical when you have a toddler, but I can’t help myself. They make me think of summer, which is a nice thing to think about right now 🙂
Can I just say how much I love these shoes?? I got them off eBay for a steal, and wasn’t sure how cool they really would be until I got them. LOVE THEM!!
Pretty sure my neighbors thought I was even more crazy that usual while I was trying to get this shot. Balancing the camera on the ground, while kneeling on a towel to focus/get the exposure (had to protect the jeans!!) As a photographer, I always have these shots in mind, and I love trying to figure out how to do them myself 🙂
AND THEN….Maya went traipsing through the mole hills that have attacked our neighborhood. She looks quite pleased with herself, doesn’t she? There went my nice clean white jeans…but hey, that’s what stain remover is for!
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Shoes- Converse (thrifted, but similar here)





