Fashion on the Fifteenth

I know, it's the seventeenth, but you know...LIFE...so the seventeenth it is. I am so happy that it is finally fall-ish weather around here. Really, that just means I can get away with wearing jeans/pants every day and not regretting the decision by the middle of the day. But, I will take what I can get!

Every time the season changes, I get excited to change my wardrobe as well. I was getting so tired of wearing the same ole shorts over and over. And I know, come spring, I will be so ready to get those shorts on again! But, at the moment, I am happy for our fall-ish temps and being able to change up the wardrobe a bit.

Top: Old Navy (thrifted)

Jeans: Gap

Boots: Old Navy

Besides getting to change up what I have have been wearing...because it feels like I have been wearing summer clothes for the past two years...my friends and I found this amazing thrift store that carries amazing women's clothes. I scored some great pieces for this fall and winter, the top I am wearing being one of them. Since I love a great deal, there is something exhilarating about finding clothes I love at really cheap prices...plus, then I don't have to feel as bad when my kids rub their spaghetti sauce hands on my shirt, because why would they use a napkin when they can use their ole mom's clothes?!?

So there you have it. Yea for fall and fall clothing. What are your favorite fall clothing pieces?

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Connor: Sometimes it's fun to take off your shirt, run around the backyard, squirt your sister with the hose and make funny faces.  

 Isla: These kids are kind of obsessed with my glasses. If only they knew that it's nicer to not have good eyes and not to wear glasses. But at least they still think I am cool, glasses and all ;)

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Connor is Five

At exactly 4:18 this morning, the boy who will always have the privilege of saying he made me a mom turned five. He makes life feel like it is passing far too quickly for my liking. Yet, at the same time, he makes me feel like a kid again...having tickle fights, chasing each other around the house and building legos. This boy of mine has an intricate mind that wants to know exactly how everything works. He would survive on a diet of junk food and milk if I let him. And, being the social guy that he is, he would spend all his waking hours with his friends playing bad guys...but, you know, this mama needs her mama cuddles still too.

Connor, I can't imagine my life, our family, without you. You bring such joy and adventure to my life. Keep on being you. And enjoy us loving and celebrating YOU today.

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The San Francisco Zoo

Three friends and I took our TEN kids, all five and under, to the San Francisco Zoo on Tuesday. Yeah, not all ten are in that above picture...which, notice Connor totally checking out the bear's nose. We managed to squish into two vehicles and hit the road. 

I asked the kids ahead of time what they wanted to see. Connor wanted to see the penguins and Isla wanted to see the giraffes. Thankfully, both kids got their wishes. Connor has been talking ever since about how these penguins "like the sun. They aren't snow penguins." I'm glad that he was so into them and that he enjoyed seeing them. Isla, in all honesty, was pretty into the map. At one point, she lost it and totally started bawling. Thankfully another mom handed over her map and all was right with the world again. The other big highlight for the kids was the petting zoo. I really didn't think Connor would be as into it as he was. He wanted to pet the animals over and over and would talk to them. It was really quite cute. As for Isla, I was just super concerned she was going to end up in the duck pond because she wanted to pet a duck. She didn't end up in the water and she never did get to pet a duck. 

It was a fun day at the zoo...because everything really is better with friends.

^^ I told you Isla really liked her map! 

^^ Connor watching his beloved penguins 

^^ You know, just chilling with a goat (is that what that thing is?)

The way home was a different story...filled with traffic, vomit and a car break down. But, we all survived, so you know. And one of the mom's ended up fixing the car...when a random guy that tried to help couldn't. Talk about #mompower!  

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Connor Got a Bike

Connor got a "big kid" bike this weekend. Also known as, a bike with pedals. My in-law's got it for him for his birthday...he is turning FIVE this weekend. I still can't believe I have been doing this whole mom gig for five years already.

We started Connor out with a balance bike and it has been great. We got it for him for his third birthday and as soon as he learned to use it, he rode it like a champ. His preschool class this year has tricycles. I felt like a total failure when I realized that my kid couldn't petal. He could ride a balance bike like a champ, but couldn't petal to save his life. Over the past two months he has gotten better, but it still took him a bit in the bike shop to get the hang of things. And really, we weren't planning on using training wheels, because that is supposed to be the magic of balance bikes. But, they had them on all the kid bikes at the store and he was having such a great time riding around...

I would like to say that we will get those training wheels off quickly, but who really knows. I am just happy that my kid has mastered turing without tipping the bike over every time. Oh, and I am totally proud of him for getting up and trying over and over again, even though he fell the first MANY turns he attempted.

Now to teach Isla the balance bike...

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Connor: This kid doesn't like haircuts, but at least he doesn't scream anymore. I decided to try a new hair style for him and keep the top long so we could style it. I tried spiking it and instantly Connor made it lay down and said "I like my hair flat."

Isla: The princess. She loves sparkly dresses, but is always most concerned about her crown.  

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Connor, the Bodybuilder

I was sitting in Isla's rocker yesterday, on a lazy Thursday morning...the type of mornings that don't happen enough anymore. They have just become too few and far between. Isla was on my lap. I was reading to her. Connor was supposed to be getting himself dressed for the day. He appeared in the doorway, shirtless, and started flexing his muscles and making the funniest of faces. I told him to hold on and ran for the camera. Then, I just let him do his thing and took pictures of it going down. I don't know where he learned these poses from. It's not like we have ever watched a body builder competition. Maybe it's just one of those things little boys know. Either way, it was hilarious.

This kid cracks me up. Like when we were at the doctor for his five year check up (WHAT?! FIVE YEARS!!!) and he declares that he wants to be a "shot doctor" when he grows up and "give kids really big shots". This kid, I tell ya, he certainly doesn't lack personality. And he always keeps me on my toes. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

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