long time favorite pic around here!
It’s time for Sunday 6! On a Monday! Is that what day it even is!? Who knows in the summer. :) I hope you all had good Father’s Day weekend celebrating the amazing dads in your life! We had such a nice day spoiling this one. I asked him what he wanted to do for Father’s Day and he said “the same things I do most weekends.. Friday night dinner with friends, clean the fish tank (he keeps it immaculate), wash/get gas for the cars (he keeps those immaculate too – has his 3 girls’ cars on rotation every weekend), air fry some chicken, hit the gym, go on a walk with you, take a Sunday nap, and hang out with the family.” So that’s exactly what he did. :) We did take some time to all 5 sit down together and talk about all the things we love about him. El, Ad and I ended up in tears with our mascara running pretty quickly! The way he shows up for each one of us every single day.. and keeps us laughing while he does it! We just couldn’t be more grateful. Truly the best husband and dad and I don’t know how my girls will ever get married! The bar has been set SO HIGH. Actually our girls not getting married for quite a while is probably a bonus happy Father’s Day gift for Kenny so maybe that was the plan all along.. ;)
I feel like I have so many fun things to share and there is never enough time in the summer! Grab some popcorn because this is a lot of pics playing catch up!
1 – FRUIT FOR THE WIN
Strawberry Bowl, Lemon Bowl (similar)
Every summer I have that “I can’t keep up” feeling. I can’t keep up with all I want to share on the blog/IG, all I want to do around the house, all I want to do with the kids, all I want to do with friends and family. It’s so busy in the best way! I have perfectionist tendencies (in case you haven’t noticed that about me yet.. ha) so sometimes that “I can’t keep up” feeling is hard for me. But when you have 3 kids (really any amount of kids!) you get that feeling a lot and I’ve learned to be more ok with it. I let go of a lot and just try to do a few things that make me feel better.
Cleaning out my fridge out weekly in the summer makes me feel better! Every weekend I take everything out and wipe off the shelves. It’s never perfect and we are hit and miss with groceries because we use the air fryer or get take out a lot in the summer.
Then after I clean the fridge shelves I wash and cut up some fruit for the week ahead. It’s a little thing but it helps with that “I can’t keep up” feeling. Every time I open the fridge I feel better! Also it doesn’t take long to do at all if I’m doing it weekly. My house is a mess during the summer. But I’ve learned that if my fridge is clean and I’m mostly caught up on laundry I can let the rest go!
2 – JEANS ON REPEAT
Jeans, Tank, Flats (cyprus tan), Necklace
These jeans have quickly become such a favorite! They are supposed to be a bit cropped but fit full length on me (I’m 5’3 1/2 for reference). They are high waisted and work with lots of shorter/cropped summer tops. They also have a slight barrel shape which I love because it’s not so exaggerated like a lot of barrel jeans. The best part is that they were just marked down to a crazy good price for Paige jeans!
These pretty earrings in white gold have also been on repeat! I bought them for a wedding and then basically never took them off. :)
Baby Tee, (similar) Jeans, Flats (cyprus tan), Necklace
Same jeans with a different tee. They have been on repeat since I bought them a couple of months ago!
3 – NEW OUTDOOR RUG
We got a new outdoor rug! That looks almost identical to the previous outdoor rug. :)
The rug we had in this space was from Target (maybe 5 years old?) and it was showing a lot of wear and tear. I still loved the navy/stripe so I looked for something similar and fell hard for this stripe rug from West Elm. It’s so soft and beautiful in person!
I usually don’t use a rug pad in this space but decided to try it to see if it helps with drainage when the rug gets wet.
4 – OUTDOOR DECOR
Gingham Bucket, Potted Bouvardia Flowers
Then I added a few other touches to get ready for the 4th! I found this cute bucket on Amazon and added two pots of these beautiful bouvardia flowers. The flowers look so pretty and realistic on their own! I’m excited to take them out of the bucket and use them in my home after the 4th too.
I added a few other favorite plants. These topiaries look so real inside of a pot!
I put another topiary ball tree next to the grill in a basket. They added some life to this space!
5 – POOL PILLOWS
Late night phone pic while I was putting together pillows!
Side Table, Pillows, Pillow Covers
Pretty obsessed with these! I’ve truly never met a stripe, scallop or rattan item I didn’t love. These pillows have 2 out of 3 so a quick YES in my book.
Side Table, Pillows, Pillow Covers
Side Table, Pillows, Pillow Covers,
We aren’t traveling much this summer because of Ad’s knee surgery so this is where you can find us most afternoons!
You won’t hear a complaint out of me. :)
6 – SUMMER FAVORITES
Tote Bag, Side Table, Pillows, Pillow Covers
Ahhh! There’s the rattan item we needed! 3/3! Stripes, Scallop edge and the CUTEST rattan tote bag I’ve ever laid eyes on. SUMMER PERFECTION. I couldn’t order this bag quick enough when I saw it on-line and I love it even more in person.
Woven Tray, 12″ Vase, 16″ Vase, 9″ Vase
A few favorites that are back in stock! All 3 of these pretty vases!
This is another way to use the 12″ vase.
Also RUN! This black vase just came back in stock! Such a favorite with these pretty faux peonies.
Below are more favorites we all share! Have the best start to your week! And reminder! If you’re feeling overwhelmed for any reason clean out your fridge! It oddly helps. Trust me on this one. ;)
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