The best part of a statement jacket, in my opinion is that you can usually keep everything else basic and let it stand on it’s own. I didn’t happen to do that in this case though, haha. We took my parents out for dinner to thank them for watching Maya while I went to Austin with the Huz, and I felt like getting a little festive. I mean, any reason to dress up, and I’m “GAME ON!!” 🙂
You can never go wrong with stripes! At least, I don’t think so. I wore a pair of faux leather leggings to keep me warm, and threw on a pair of Frye boots that I’ve had for 6-7 years.
Oh, and this jacket? Random eBay add on purchase last year to get combined shipping for….$2.80!!!
Say WHAT!??!
Btw, am I the only one that will always look to buy something else to save on shipping? I know that over the long haul I’m spending more, but I FEEL better about it haha. 😉
If there is one thing I will never get over being appreciative of, it’s all these SMILES I’ve captured of the two of us in this blogging journey…
Yes, that’s a granola bar in her hand. Ya do whatcha gotta do. I managed to hide it in a few…and then not in a few 🙂 
But really…if she’s happy, I’m happy. 
I absolutely LOVE her jacket!! I scored it for $4!!! It’s in mint condition! Probably because whoever owned it before wore it for a nano second for a fancy occasion, and was too scared to ruin it. One of the many reasons I love thrifting. Yeck yeah, I’ll throw that adorably WARM wool coat on her for no good reason 😉
Dying over that smile. It’s a little kooky because she has a mouthful of granola bar, but still….love. 
There are two trees that she loves to hide behind and then run to and from. It never gets old. For her or me 😉 So, yes. I’m feeling like I have these exact pictures in about 5 different posts, but whatever. That’s our life… 
And I so wish I had these boots in my size. The little lace up the back?!!! $4, yet they retailed for around $100. Every once in a while I totally score on shoes for her. At the thrift store they were covered in mud and looked like they were on their last leg. For $4 I took a chance. All I did was wipe them off with a wet wash cloth, and I swear they look brand new! SCORE!
On me…
Loooooove this next one!!! 
Yup. Every once in a while, I call to my daughter like she’s a dog 😉
And then…Because she needed a little warming up, and me being a monster seemed appropriate ha! THIS is what family pictures really consist of haha 🙂
In another post, I’ll show how cute these boots are! I found them for $4, and then later realized they retailed for over $100! SAY WHAT?!!
Seriously, DYING!!! Her dress….it’s the PERFECT twirl dress, which she happily did all around our house. In the cold with a bunch of layers…not so much. Thankfully, I bought it in a size 6 hahaha. SO…be prepared to see this dress and another one just like it a LOT! SO CUTE! 
And, because it’s rare to get the Huz in some pics…
Maya CANNOT handle people getting their pictures taken without her. I got 1 shot of my parents before she photobombed them! Yet, on the way there her exact words were
And then!!! Honestly, I always think “All I need is ONE!!”
But we got a couple of super cute ones!
THANKS MOM!!
And then, I had to get a few of the kids, because…are you kidding me??? 
I can’t even handle this… 
On me…
Maya most days wears a dress, but every once in a while I can talk her into jeans 🙂 I scored these adorable Hudson Jeans for $2 back when my favorite thrift store had 75% off all denim for Black Friday. They are so soft and comfy that she’s actually let me put them on her a couple of times since-SCORE! 
No, Huz….I have NO idea why we have so many dandelions out front… ;} 
Once Maya fully woke up, she had the best time just running around the trees. 
Playing hide and seek…nope, can’t see you! 😉 
Envision dozens of cars driving past me right now…AWKWARD 😉 
On me…
Yeah, right about now, one of my neighbors came home. Don’t mind me in shorts…while it’s 50 degrees. Oh and this tripod? Yeah…don’t ask. AWKWARD! ;} 
I’m thinking if I DO go with this outfit, I need to adjust the drawstring, because from the back???? NOT GOOD! Again…things I can’t really see when trying it on in my room. YAY blog! 
On me…
Trying to see if she’ll share her popcorn with me. I got a kernel 😉 
Maya said she wanted me to throw her.
She’ll have to settle for above my head haha. I swear it still surprises me when I capture these with the self timer. I actually caught a few this time!
“Mom, you chase me and try to tickle me!” Ok… 🙂 
And then….truth be told. I took these next ones over a month ago. We had tried to catch the sun before it went down, but since we can never leave the house without about 20 delays, we got down to the beach after the sun had set. At 4:30pm mind you 😦 So, I didn’t even bother trying to take picks of me or me with Maya, and let her just run around and have fun. I’ve been dying to blog them, but never got around to it! THEN the other day, Maya decided she wanted to wear this dress again, so I figured I merge the two posts!! 🙂 
LOVE her little smile!!!
And…she’s off!
Right after this one, she took off running again….into the water. Lovely. 😉
Didn’t quite catch this one in time 😉
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