bootie perfection

I want these, maybe even need them!

wedding

cutest cousins ever!

handsome son

my boys

my brother and family minus James, Ia m not sure how he dodged this picture!

my sweet cousin Katie

Trevor and Kendra

crazy brother!

I got a new job...

so that means I am going private in a week or two. I am rarely on this blog anyways. FB and instagram have won me over (especially instagram, love it, carissalayla, find me!)  I am so excited about this new adventure and can't wait to share it with you all!

feeling the love

my friend wrote a book, Cancer Slam (Ansley Dauenhauer) and I was super touched that I was added to the back in the "Thank You" section. 

Sometimes it's just really nice to know that you are appreciated, Thanks Ansley!

hair

I am growing it out, but in the mean time I am keeping it super straight with my trademark bangs. 

and on a different note...I need your thoughts. Keep growing my hair out or bob it again?

thrifty

I'm not much of a shopper, seriously.  Jeremy bought almost all my clothes when we lived in NYC (it helped that he had a huge discount at Bergdorf Goodman and I often got sample size stuff).  I would rather do anything else than go to the mall, especially take a nap.  My side of the closet is small, yet I consider myself fashionable (thanks to 11 years in Manhattan) but since I hate to shop my wardrobe suffers a bit.  So, last month when we were bridesmaid shopping I saw this little number,

I loved it instantly!  The best part is it was marked down to $42.00 at Macy's . The shoes were $15.99 at Ross.  The way I feel in it...priceless!


Then the other day I bought a crazy yellow shirt at the Goodwill for $3.  My sister in law was more than a bit frightened by it, but I had the vision and luckily it was good! Those are my $.50 skinny jeans and my $15.99 shoes again, voila, I heart yellow!

The point of this post, both outfits combined were less than $100 bucks but I feel way better in them than some of my more expensive items, it's great to be thrifty!

picture update

in the last month or so we have...

had a school spring concert

made a pie

bought new shades

went camping

taken amazing pictures

caught a snake

thank God for this wonderful view

went to a going away party

and had a ridiculously good time!

saw zoo animals

climbed monkey bars

and climbed a huge rock

went to a petting farm

enjoyed nature

and all it's glory!

it goes without saying that

1. Our family has fun
2, God's earth is beautiful
3. I love my family

baby boy turns 5!

and we had an Angry Birds party to celebrate!

I am still here,   I have been looking and reading about all of you but I have lost my blogging motivation, blame it on Instagram.

11

11 years of marriage, whoot!

where am I?

I am on instagram, bloggers, it's my new love!  find me: carissalayla

I post, often, like way too much often, love love love it!

I love Seattle!

I am not sure when the shift happened but we are 3.5 years into being back here and I can finally say that I really love it!  I love our neighborhood, I love my kids school (Theo will be heading there in the fall) I love the library being so close (I even let Carter walk there to return and check out books on her own!), I love the mountains, sometimes blue skies, green everywhere, and fresh rain smell, the Space Needle is pretty lovely too!

this guy isn't so sure, he still has NYC on his mind (me too, a little bit)

pre-K graduation!

Theo painted my scarf  and gave it to me for mother's day, I love it!

Theo graduated from pre-k last Wednesday, I can't believe my baby will be in kindergarte in the fall but then again...he is so ready!