The Perfect Match

Gimme all the hugs, bracelets and watches. Anna tries to steal my jewelry every time I turn around and I'm pretty sure half of what I do have is hiding somewhere in her room. Right now, her go-to accessory is hair ties - the more the merrier... And if she can create an entire rainbow on her arm, then that's even better. Apparently, it's how second graders accessorize these days. Me, I prefer pretty bracelets and watches! You guys know I'm on this watch kick, right??  

And it's started you guys, and I just don't know if I'm ready for this. 

She said "nah, I want to stay with my friends" when I asked her if I could take her out for lunch last week at school. Nah???  What? What do you mean you want to stay with your friends?! I about died inside. No lie. 

She's my sweet girl. And my sidekick...and she's ALWAYS been up for some one-on-one time with mama, but oh man. She's growing up too fast.  When we're home, though, I can still see that little girl in her and I'm trying to soak up every last minute of these fleeting days. Her very favorite thing to do is just hang out. My fingers are crossed that she turns out to be a homebody and her teenage years are a breeze (fat chance, right)? We shall see. She's the peanut butter to my jelly; the storm to my calm....and as she says "the milk to my cereal". ;). How cute is that?? I love her and I love spending some good Q-T with her!

And if you're over the age of 7 and prefer to accessorize with pretty watches and bracelets rather than hair ties of all colors, then you'll be super happy to hear that Daniel Wellington has just launched their beautiful new bracelet cuff (in both silver or rose gold) to accompany their watches. It's the perfect match!! You can use the code STEPHANIEMAKES to get 15% off when you place an order over at Daniel Wellington!

Happy Friday, friends! Make it a good one! xo

Eye Candy

Apparently glasses are the hottest new accessory in second grade. Anna has been straight up begging for glasses for a good year now, so when the doctor asked her to do the eye exam at her seven year old check up, I saw the twinkle in her eye. She was SO flipping excited to read out those letters and I could have sworn that she was flubbing it just to TRY to get glasses. A full eye exam later (without any tears), and yep, her wish came true. The girl always gets what she wants....sigh...her teenage years are going to be a hot mess.

Anyway. So the shopping for a cute, but fun pair of glasses began! And shopping should ALWAYS be fun and done in your pajamas, so we ordered a free home try-on kit from Jonas Paul Eyewear and counted down the days until our kit arrived! I fell in love with the Jonas Paul Eyewear company not only because I knew we could find an affordable, but stylish pair of glasses for Anna, but because of their steadfast mission to help others.  For every pair of glasses purchased, another child is given the gift of corrective glasses, medical treatments to prevent blindness and needed medications. It was a no-brainer, win-win for us.

Anna didn't waste one single second opening her box of glasses and pretty much picked out which pair she liked the best as soon as she saw them! I still made her try on each one and really see how she liked the look and fit! I mean, how fun is it to try the glasses on as many times at you want, at home?!? 

She was pretty particular about how they sat on the bridge of her nose and how they looked around her eyes. She tried on every pair, chatted herself up in the mirror and analyzed the look of each one! I tell ya...these seven year old gals are something else.

And you bet that we had to grab out the camera and get silly snapping pictures of her in the glasses! Of course the ones I liked the best, she didn't, but oh well... She's super excited to have a fun and stylish pair of glasses and can't wait for the prescription pair to come so she can pop them in her mermaid glasses case (of course it's mermaid) and take them to school to show off!  

So what do you think?? Which pair is your favorite??

Life Is A Beautiful Ride

There are so many rewarding things about being a momma.  Seeing your child accomplish something so awesome and watching them stare at you with pride is one of the best things ever.  Anna was beaming with pride as she learned to ride her bike in about 10 minutes flat and I was about three seconds away from tears.  She needed a little bit of help with balancing initially, but she was off and running after a few tries.  We've had her training wheels off for months, but she just wasn't ready.  We would ask her every so often if she wanted to go practice, but she was always a little too scared.  That's her personality, though.  She's not going to do something until she's able to do it 100%.  I love that about her.  I love her determination and drive when she wants to do something.  And I love that I got to help her and watch her accomplish this awesome milestone.  I'm so proud of you, baby girl. 

And if you want to join in on this magical milestone, just watch the quick video below!

a girls day...

my sweet girl and i had a nice girls afternoon this weekend.  it isn't often that i get good quality time with her out of the house so it was so nice to wander around just the two of us.  we ended up finding this fun little park over behind our house that had a lake and a playground.  she sang and talked and talked and talked.  the girl loves to talk.

the weather was beautiful and the company was even better.  hoping to plan more girls adventures this fall!!