Easter 2014

Matilda Jane Wonderful Parade Collection - A Review and Giveaway!!

The lovely gals at Matilda Jane Clothing were nice enough once again to send Ms. Jules some clothes to try on and review. They also are giving me another $50 giftcard for one lucky reader to try their fabulous clothes! Just perfect for the final release of Wonderful Parade on May 1st! If you would like to read the previous reviews I have done of Matilda Jane, you can read them here and here.

We ADORE Matilda Jane Clothing around here. I bought my very first knot dress for Jules for our 18 months portraits and kept collecting piece by piece since then. The older Jules gets (she is now four) the more this clothing speaks about her and her personality. She is a free spirit. A girl with wild curly hair full of fun, cheerfulness and giggles. Matilda Jane Clothing was made for her. As the older she gets the more I see these clothes were meant for her. She now wears it 95% of the time, and I love it! It's perfect for pictures, and just for everyday wear as well. We wear to school all the time!

Matilda Jane Clothing is made to mix and match. Its also made to mix and match from older lines. The colors are bright and beautiful. They do two lines per year, a spring and fall line. If you are interested in ordering any of these beautiful clothes, you do so though a trunkkeeper. Please let me know if you are looking for one! Mine is fabulous :)

As founder Denise DeMarchis herself says about Matilda Jane:  "It's all about keeping a little girl...a little girl. Keeping her youthful. Keeping her spinning and twirling and carefree. And most importantly, bringing her happiness." 

Matilda Jane sent us a fantastic outfit for Jules to keep and review, but I ADORE this new line and have already bought several pieces, so I couldn't help but to allow you guys to see how fabulous this new line is and show you a few of the pieces we own!

Jules was sent this outfit for review. Isn't it precious? And the Cloudy Puffer and Sweetheart leggings are STAPLES. What does that mean? You literally can wear them with eeeerrrvvvrything. In fact, I decided to pair the sweetheart leggings with other tops we've bought from this line. 

Pretty much one of my FAVORITE tops from this line. And also paired with the sweetheart leggings!

This top is so fun, comfy and twirly!

All a Flutter Peasant - Simply precious. 

Josh wanted to be in this one!! The Love Letter Shabby is one of those classic tops that will easily be able to be a fall top as well - I paired the Cloudy Puffer under this one as well!

Oh how I love, LOVE this dress. Probably my favorite out of the entire line. This one will be a life-longer :)

Hope you've enjoyed our little fashion show! Do you want to win a fun $50 Matilda Jane giftcard to buy your own fabulousness? It's Easy. Just enter the rafflecopter below. There are numerous ways to enter. You can follow on twitter, tweet about the giveaway, follow on Pinterest, or Pin the giveaway. Easy Peasy! Giveaway ends on Wednesday, April 23. Good Luck!



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My Tiny Dancer

Jules had parent day at ballet today. And pretty much all that means is Jules gets to come in her super poufy tutu costume and twirl around in her class. What that means for me is snapping my camera incessantly. What that also means is Jules crying and refusing to dance the first half of the class. Why? No clue! Shy? Scared? No clue. I will say she is a beautiful little ballerina though :)

And this one was just taken on my iPhone. Similar to the one above, but it's still super cute of course :) and with my phone! 

Jules at Four

Jules at 4.

My sweet little funny curly haired princess. The girl that carries 10 dolls with her everywhere she goes. The girl that constantly has knots in her hair and dirt on her socks. The girl that is sassy and smart and going on 16 like, tomorrow. The girl that loves to wear pretty dresses and sleeps in princess dresses. The girl that kicks her shoes and socks off the moment she comes in the door. The girl that pretty much only eats breakfast and lunch and hardly ever touches her dinner, and is the pickiest person you will ever meet. The girl who hates to get in trouble as as soon as our raise your voice or giver her a disappointed look bursts into tears. The girl that loves to sing and dance. The girl that loves books and is very smart, but her favorite thing to do is "watch TV". Oy. The girl who knows everything about every single kid in her class. The girl who says "Ill be her" and picks out the prettiest girl in every book we read and movie we watch. The girl who is so much like me its scary. My mini-me.

Weekly Project - The Many Faces of Josh

Sometimes you are taking some pictures at your sweet niece's first birthday party. And sometimes you look over and notice your breathtakingly handsome son sitting in a chair right in front of a huge picture window, and you say "Hey Josh, can I take some pictures?" "Sure, Mommy". And then this happens and you realize how unbelievably lucky you are so have produced such a beautiful human being. I love this little guy. And his heart is the biggest you could ever imagine. He is so compassionate and all he talks about is love.

"Mommy, can you make my oatmeal with extra love today?"
"Mommy, I'm going to reach into my heart and give you love"
"I dreamed last night about you and Daddy and God and love"
"My favorite shape is a heart because a heart is for love!"


I have very different kids. Jules isn't like this. Shes a sweetheart too, but doesn't have a heart like Josh's. I'm a lucky Mommy.

And the boy LOVES his Gingy. 

6 Reasons Why Disney's Frozen is so Good

I think Disney's Frozen is one of the best movie musicals in many many years. Starring Idina Menzel, Josh Gad and Kristen Bell and directed by Chris Buck, the film follows Anna, the future Queen of Arendelle, as she races against time to prevent her sister from unwittingly turning the kingdom into an eternally icy realm, meeting some new friends and learning some important lessons on the way.

I think it is one of the most wonderful movies ever for many reasons. I'm going to list them.

1. Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel. Seriously?? For one, I am OBSESSED with Veronica Mars. Yes, I was one of those that watched this show religiously. She rocks my socks. And hello Logan? Swoon. So, let's make a movie and pair her with Broadway darling Idina Menzel. You know how I'm Broadway obsessed: She was Mimi in Rent and Elphaba in Wicked. Um, well just go ahead and consider me obsessed.

2. Since we're already talking about Broadway - the music in this movie is fantastic. It's is Broadway ready - the duets, the writing, the drama, it's so unlike watching a cartoon. This needs to be in live theater stat. Aside from the obvious show stopper songs (Let it Go, For the First Time in Forever - they even do a reprise! Hello!) I can already see Summer on stage, and Fixer Upper being a huge crowd number.

3. The story. Empowerment. Girl power. Love. I come from being the middle of three sisters. And I cannot TELL YOU what a giddy blubbery mess I became when Anna was saved by true love from HER SISTER than some boy. The movie was making you think that. But nope - Sister Love. Awesome.

4. The fact that this movie made fun of instant love. Getting engaged to someone you just met? Oh the utter silliness of it!! Love it.

5. It's one of those fabulous Disney movies that is fun for everyone that watches. I love it, Jake loves it, and both my daughter AND son love it. Thats hard to do nowadays.

5. The villain. I love that the villain is someone you didn't expect right off the bat. Kind of a surprise in the end.

6. Olaf :Precious. Sweet. Funny.