Three

What???!!!

Baby Girl, how did you go from this...

to this?

Tomorrow she turns 3 and I know this is so cliche but the youngest seems to get older the fastest.

She is independent, happy, determined, loving, and stubborn.
She loves clothes and refuses to let me get her dressed in the morning.
She cannot get enough of her brothers and absolutely loves to be with with them.  
She is as tall as a 5 year old and tells people that is how old she is turning.
She walks around in my heels and carries as many dolls as she can.
She brings the spunk to this family and we all love her to pieces.

Happy 3rd Birthday Baby Girl!
XOXO

C. Wonder Sale

I love a sale.

I love a sale even more when they give you up to an additional 75% off items.

That's right.

Until midnight tonight, C.Wonder is hosting a Flash Sale and offering major discounts on their already discounted merchandise.  

It is sale overload.

Here are some of my favorite items but you would be silly not to peruse for yourself.

Remember, you only have until midnight!

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Merritt Charles

On Monday I made a visit to one of my favorite boutiques, Bardot, to peruse their new merchandise and talk shop with Dana, the uber cool owner.  One line that continued to catch my eye throughout the store was Merritt Charles.  The LA based company prides itself in creating high end closet staples and it is apparent they are successful at it.  Each piece I picked up was beautiful, simple and are items that would be in your closet forever.

If you are in the Orange County area, make a visit to Bardot to check out the available collection.  Not in Orange County?  No problem, you can shop online here.

all images via Merritt Charles

American Girls

On Saturday I headed up to the American Girl Store at The Grove with Baby Girl, my mom, my sister and her daughter.  Baby Girl turns 3 on Saturday and my niece (and Goddaughter) turns 4 on June 1st so it made perfect sense to celebrate both birthdays at once!  We shopped, visited the "doll salon", ate lunch and enjoyed some girl time.  I love that three generations of women were represented and look forward to making this a tradition.  Now I am responsible for changing Baby Girl's doll's outfit a couple times a day.  Apparently the doll likes to change her clothes as much as Baby Girl does.  

Dots

Happy Monday!

Indeed, it is a Happy Monday because, for the first time in 11 days, I am starting to feel human again.  The meds are working and I am hoping this psycho cold is FINALLY getting pushed out.  I have never had a cold/sinus infection take me out like this.  It was brutal.

Mother's Day was incredible around here with breakfast from the hubby and kids, brunch with my entire family and then a quiet walk all by myself.  I feel so blessed to have the people in my life that I do.  I hope all you mommies out there also had a fabulous day.

The weather here in Orange County was also showing some gratitude with delivering heat in the 90's for the first time in SO long.  It felt nice to sit outside and really feel like summer is approaching.

Dare I say we can pack away the sweaters and pull out our shorts?

I sure hope so.

Tank: Splendid / Denim Shirt: Madewell / Necklace: Stella & Dot / Shorts: J. Crew / Sandals: ASOS / Bag: C. Wonder

Friday...

Well, what I thought was going to be a day or two of not feeling "that great" turned into an entire week of feeling "TERRIBLE".  By Wednesday I was at the Doctor's getting medication and today I think it is starting to work.  The hard part is that I know if I were to stay in bed for a day, drink a ton of fluids and get rest, I would probably feel better faster.  Unfortunately, life as a mother doesn't work that way and I have been spending the week trying to balance rest with all the events going on for the kids.  Yes they have watched more TV and played more video games than normal but you gotta do what you gotta do.  It is what I like to call "survival mode".

Regardless of how I am feeling, this weekend brings baseball games, Baby Girl's Birthday Party and Mother's Day....YEA!  I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and all you fabulous moms out there have a wonderful Mother's Day.

And will I be back to my regular scheduled programming on Monday?  I SURE HOPE SO!

Happy weekend Everyone.

Gatsby

Though I am still feeling horrible (and perhaps completely drugged on cold and sinus medicine), I had to share my look from our event Saturday night.  I have always been a huge fan of The Great Gatsby and am enamored with 1920's fashion.  With all the Gatsby-inspired dresses that have recently been seen on the runway, I was itching for a reason to "dress up".  This fundraiser was perfect.  And even though the ocean weather was not accommodating to the curls in my hair, it was still so much fun to put the look together.

Dress: All Saints / Shoes: Pour La Victoire / Acceessories: CEEK / Headpiece: Nordstrom / Makeup:  Sarah at Nordstrom

And here is another with our little pre-party group

Remember them from last year?
I am laughing at how different my looks are.

And now back to laying down, drinking tea and getting better!