halloween recap

I’m a little late to the ballgame here but I still wanted to document our Halloween 2019 shenanigans. It was such a fun year with the boys dressing up; Bear loves costumes and for weeks, requested he be Mario and Boone be Luigi. We decided to do this for our neighborhood “Trick or Treat Trails” the Saturday before Halloween, and both boys had so much fun. Boone wasn’t really into his costume, but he wore it (including the hat!) and ran laps the whole time.

A couple days before Halloween, Bear decided to mix things up and picked out a new costume at Walmart: Slenderman. I had also forgotten that I’d bought Boone a baby shark costume at TJ Maxx weeks prior to any of this, so both boys switched direction for the big day and were very happy with their attire.

My lifeguard costume was a last minute addition; I ordered the shirt off Amazon 2 days before Halloween (Prime FTW always) and ran to Walmart day of for the whistle and visor. Bear was the only one who actually trick or treated, since Boone wasn’t interested in it this year. I’m sure next year he will be right in the middle of it!

Hope you all had a fun, safe Halloween! Can you believe the holiday season is already upon us?! We’ll be putting up the Christmas tree this weekend and I can’t wait! I know it’s early but the Christmas season is so short, I feel like if we wait until December to bust out all the decorations, it’s just not long enough to enjoy them. So we’re decking the halls in 2 days and Michael Buble is about to be in full force for the next 7 weeks. Have you started decorating yet or do you wait until after Thanksgiving?
xo, Britt

pink plaid

top | skirt (similar here too) | booties | sunnies

photos by Ban Avenue Photography


Happy Monday, friends! Hope you all had a great weekend! Ours was pretty busy between birthday parties, baseball, our neighborhood “trick or treat trails”, and family photos. It was a fun one though and I’m almost as excited as Bear is for this Thursday. I LOVE seeing the boys in costumes; something about it just makes my mama heart so happy. Bear chose their costumes this year (I’ll share pictures Friday!) and for the Trick or Treat Trails Saturday night, Bear was Mario and Boone was Luigi. Bear loved every minute of it the evening and had so much fun with his friends. Boone, on the other hand, was okay with being Luigi but saying he was “thrilled” would be a stretch. He was just happy to run around freely and didn’t care about any of the festivities. Thursday, Bear will still be Mario and Boonester will have a change of costume that I’ll show y’all Friday as well! I have a feeling he may not love this one so wish us luck :).

About the outfit…I got this plaid skirt at Forever 21 last year but never wore it on the blog, I actually only wore it to the Taylor Swift concert last September. It’s one of my favorites so it needed another chance to leave the closet! I also think it would be cute with taller boots, but I’ll take any excuse to wear these fun white booties. The weather has finally decided to cool off in Houston, for now anyway, so we’re busting out all our sweaters, plaid, and boots. I love this time of year!

xo, Britt

a holiday dress

dress here

photos by Ban Avenue Photography


There’s a familiar face on the Julie Brown NYC website wearing this gorgeous holiday dress. If you’re not one for shopping online (looking at you, Mom), you can find this dress and lots more in store at Dillard’s. I know it seems early to be shopping for anything “holiday” related, but what I love about this long black number is that it’s a timeless piece that will never go out of style. I can see this worn for a formal wedding or any black tie affair, and would be perfect for a Christmas party paired with faux fur. It’s giving me all the Christmas feels- I can hear Michael Buble singing “White Christmas” in my head already.

I know, I know, it’s not even Halloween. I will pump the breaks at least until November 1st when I deck the halls. But, I wanted to mention that I have the “Holiday” tab back up on the blog as of today! So those of you who start your Christmas shopping early will have a place to reference for everything I find from our holiday home decor, to gifts, sales, and much more. I’m going to try and make more gift guides this year in the hopes that they will be helpful for your shopping. If there’s anything in particular you’d like to see in the way of those guides, please let me know! It’s my goal to be a resource for you when it comes to finding a great deal.

The boys are both at school so it’s time for mama to clean, run errands, and enjoy drinking hot coffee without reheating it 3 times :). Hope your week is off to a great start!
xo, Britt