Fake Tulips

Happy May! I can’t believe we are here. Does anyone else feel like they JUST got Christmas put away? Maybe just me since it took me until mid February to finish. Ha. Time for all things SUMMER. I’m sharing your April favorites today! These are the items you bought/loved the most last month. These faux tulips are definitely a favorite around here so no surprise on this one. :)

{Vase, Fake Tulips, Glass Bunny,Woven Tray}

{Flower Holder, Fake Tulips}

This set up makes me happy every time I walk through this door. I’m surprised the flower holder is still in stock!

{Artificial Flowers, Concrete Planter, Accent Rug}

These white flowers have been a favorite every month since I started sharing them! We clearly all love a good faux flower outside that is realistic looking and zero maintenance.

{Concrete Planter, Artificial Flowers, Accent Rug, Flower Holder, Fake Tulips}

{Modern Rustic Planters, Artificial Camellia Trees, Artificial Flowers, Faux Hydrangeas, Spanish Moss, Similar Gold Lanterns}

I have them sprinkled in several places on my spring porch! Love these camellia trees too.

Washing Machine Cleaner

I heard from so many of you that you are excited to try these.. let me know what you think and if you love them too!

Hair Brush

Nothing like a good hair brush for blow drying. I’ve used and loved this brush for years and don’t know why I didn’t think to share it before this month. I’m happy so many of you are enjoying it too!

mini clear bags

I’m also happy so many of you are trying these clear bags for swim suits! I hope this system works for you as well as it has for me this past year.

Hello singing angels. Happy you could join us to kick off summer. :)

Travel Jewelry Organizer

Another favorite I’m happy you all love! This is a new find for me and I’m excited to take it on our next trip.

Travel Jewelry Organizer

It was perfect to hold all of my jewelry and made it so easy to find what I needed quickly.

Travel Jewelry Organizer

Outdoor Patio Set

I have had this outdoor set for years and I’m so happy it’s back in stock and you’re loving it! This is an older picture.. I’m currently looking for a new rug for this space. I would definitely recommend this set if you need new outdoor furniture.  It looks like Serena & Lily without the S & L price tag and has held up great!

A view from the back. And a view of the swan because clearly I’m obsessed with it.

{Muscle Tee, Anessa High Waist Jeans, Rag & Bone Sneakers, Butterfly Necklace/Phone Case}

My Anessa high waist jeans hit the best seller list again! Honestly I don’t think I’ve ever worn a pair of jeans so much in my life. I really need to mix it up more often but they just work with EVERYTHING.

{V-Neck Top, Butterfly Necklace, PAIGE Jeans here & here, Raffia Sandals, Phone Case}

This cute white top and my raffia sandals also made the favorites list for April! I bought these sandals last year and they came out with them again in different colors/shades. So cute for summer! I’m debating ordering a second pair because just like my jeans they are on repeat this time of year.

{Cates T-Shirt, Leggings, Sneakers, Phone Case}

You loved the New Balance sneakers too! I’m so happy they are back in stock at Nordstrom with lots of different color options to choose from. I have 3 slightly different pairs of this same shoe I love them so much.

{Bikini Top, Bikini Bottoms, Necklace, Bracelet}

And last but not least was my bikini top! A popular item in March and still hitting your favorites list for April too. I’d say it’s time to bust it out again. Who wants to meet me at the beach!?

May we are ready for you! :)

Happy Sunday! Ok today’s round up is so fun! I loved seeing your favorites from last week!

Hair Brush

I’m happy so many of you are trying my brush! It’s my favorite for blow drying. If you ordered it let me know if you love it too! I’m also sharing some favorites that were on sale last week, beach essentials (summer is right around the corner!), and spring/summer decor for inside and outside. Enjoy and have the best weekend! :)

{Raffia Sandals, White Top, Green Dress, Blue Dress, Raffia Slide Sandals, Table Runner, Sunglasses, Striped Tee, Rustic Pot, Cherry Blossom Stem}PlannerTaper Candles

Hand Vacuum

1 – ORGANIZED HOME DECOR CLOSET

Happy Saturday! Kicking off today’s Saturday 6 with a blast from the past! Who remembers this? *If you do.. thank you for hanging with me so long. ;) When we built our home I designed this closet in the playroom to hold ALL the kids’ toys. It worked so well for us for years! As our kids grew older it became a catch all closet for lots of random things until I finally decided at the beginning of this year to make better use of this precious space.

This is what it’s looking like today! A happy place for all of my extra home decor. I shared these baskets at the beginning of the year and have loved them. I still need to get labels for them but they are perfect to hold smaller seasonal items. The 3 large woven baskets on my bottom shelf hold extra throws. (I’m using the large braided crate baskets and the 12 inch woven baskets.) I used to have most of this in our coat closet and other places around the house, but I did a major clean out at the beginning of the year and donated everything I wasn’t using and then consolidated everything else upstairs. It’s working so well to have all of my extra home decor in one place! (Seasonal decor like Christmas lives in my attic.)

I put large baskets and vases on the tall top shelf and extra pillows on the left.

2 – SPRING WREATHS

Mini Wreaths, Jute Runner (similar)

CUTEST spring wreaths! I’ve had these on my mudroom lockers for a couple of months. I was going to share them earlier but they sold out right after they came in. They were just re-stocked!

Mini Wreaths

I love the olive leaves and the ribbons. They come in a set of 3 and would look cute on chairs or cabinets or doors – so many fun options!

Mini Wreaths

I love hanging Christmas wreaths on our lockers and now I have something I love just as much for the months in-between. :)

3 – WASHER CLEANER

4 – TARGET FINDS

Straw Bracelet Bag

So I’m having a love affair with Target purses. I do not need one more but just CAN’T STOP buying them. This is so cute for summer! I shared so many cute Target purses and beach bags in this post if you are looking for something fun for spring/summer!

{Tobie Pleated Dress Shirt, Bamboo Top Handle Bag, Concrete Planter, Artificial Flowers, Accent Rug, Flower Holder, Fake Tulips}

I just took this cute Target purse to dinner Friday. Nothing like a date night with friends to kick off the weekend!

Our photographer. :) Kole is taller than me now but my heeled boots create an even playing field.

Initial Keychain

I also love these initial bag charms. So fun to attach to a purse or beach bag. It’s a great way to personalize a bag for a gift too!

Rattan Lamp

Also speaking of Target finds my cute rattan lamp is back in stock!

Rechargeable Lights

Love it with this rechargeable light bulb so I can hide the cord!

5 – SWIMSUIT ORGANIZATION

BEFORE 

Sharing an oldie but a goodie in case anyone is ready to get swimsuits organized before summer hits!

{mini clear bag small bags – I bought this same bag in the 2 sizes listed above}

{similar slightly smaller bags here}

These bags actually come in a set of 3 sizes now which would have been perfect for this little makeover!

It took no time to fold my suits and cover-ups..

and place them each in these little bags.

AFTER

It has been over a year since I did this and I have absolutely loved it! This drawer is always clean and it’s so easy to find what I need! Plus when we’re traveling or heading to the beach I can just toss these bags in my beach/travel bag and I’m set. Some makeovers just keep bringing joy and this is one of them for me!

6 – YARD

Signing off with a few pics from the yard! This climbing rose bush is taking off.. another favorite I planted years ago.

Inflatable Swan

Swany (my kids lovingly named him – we’re pretty creative around here) and I are wishing you a beautiful weekend!

Happy mid week! Sharing where my cute rattan vases landed that I picked up when we visited Magnolia in Texas. LOVE them and aren’t these eucalyptus leaf stems pretty for spring/summer!? I’m so excited about them too! They came in a set of 14 stems (exactly what I’m showing here) and they were easy to style because they bend any way you want them to go. A fun mix of eucalyptus leaves and different white flowers.

I hope you all had a nice Easter weekend! Ellie has been dog sitting our friend’s dogs so we’ve been joining her for lots of walks.

So fun spending more time with her this week!

We love soaking up time with the dogs too. We’ve never been able to get a dog because of Ad’s allergies/asthma (destined for a life full of reptiles!) so we’ve semi adopted this crew. :)

Ad was home for a few days over Easter too! We had such a nice weekend with all 5 of us together. Lots of time outside walking and swimming, take out for dinner and movie nights. Monday hit and the girls went back to school and I had one of my not so fun transition days. I always struggle the day after the girls head back to college or the day after we leave them. I just feel bummed and in such a funk all day. Then the next day I get back in my routine and I’m fine! But the transition days.. they have been hard for me this year. I’ve learned to plan on a sad day and give myself some grace. I let myself not be as productive as I usually am. I let myself feel sad and I always go on a walk. I turn on Harry Potter a lot when I’m home. Random I know but the sounds/music from that series is comforting to me for some reason. Just having it on in the background is nice so the house doesn’t feel as quiet! I usually organize a drawer or something and just spend a day sorting out the feelings that come with change and missing my kids.

I mentioned my not so fun transition days on IG stories Monday and so many of you reached out who have older kids and also struggle with the transition of them coming and going. It was so nice hearing from so many of you! At least we aren’t alone in these feelings. There is always comfort in that! It reminded me of an older blog post I wrote years ago talking about this very thing with kids growing up. (Kaui and Thoughts on Parenting) A good post to read if you’re in the thick of the busy and often hard years of raising kids! Have a tissue close. :) And if you’re in a season of change or anything hard know that you aren’t alone and I’m sending a hug.

Also try turning on Harry Potter. Just trust me on this! Number 4 is my personal favorite but they all work.

Also don’t tell Kenny I told you to do that. He is SO tired of coming home to that series.. ha.

My roses are blooming and along with hearing from so many of you on IG they really cheered me up.

I love this time of year when they start showing off!

More pics I snapped Monday of the backyard. I’m a huge fan of white, yellow and purple flowers in case you haven’t noticed. :)

They make me happy.

So does chatting about life and flowers on the blog with all of you.

Thanks for being here.

:)

Happy Easter! Below are some fun SPRING favorites. Wishing you a beautiful day with loved ones!! :)

{Raffia Sandals, Hand Painted Candles, Floral Dress, Farm Rio Dress, Sunglasses, Shark Flexstyle, PAIGE Jeans, Hobo Bag}

{Blue Floral Dress, Ankle Strap Heels, Drop Earrings, Tennis Bracelet, Green Dress, Flower Earrings, Beaded Clutch, Leather Crossbody}

Spanish Moss

I filled all of my pots with packaging paper (I’ve been saving it from Amazon orders for months!) and then I added Spanish moss at the very top.

Spanish Moss

Sharing pics of the wedding shower I hosted last Saturday! I spent a lot of time in the yard the week before getting my patio furniture and yard clean. It was such a dirty mess from winter and it feels amazing to have it all clean now. I added flowers to a couple of pots and planted a few new things in the yard. Happy we can be outside more and enjoy it now!

We went with a garden vibe for the shower and used whites, greens and yellow for the flowers. Two of my cute friends made all of the flower arrangements using my favorite acrylic vases and I love how they turned out!

Everything is blooming! I love white flowers. Hard to tell I know. Ha.

Dress (similar)

Some of the party planning crew!

{Green Table Runners, Glass Candle Holders,  Floating Candles, Woven Chargers, Acrylic Flower Holders, Flower Napkin Rings, Disposable Glasses, Scalloped Plates}

We lucked out with beautiful weather the day of the shower. Kole and I were up early Saturday morning getting pillows on the lounge chairs and starting to set the tables! We rented these gorgeous wood tables (same set we used at the last shower we hosted) and they were perfect. I love that the tables are so pretty we can get away with just a simple runner vs. a tablecloth.

{Green Table Runners, Glass Candle Holders,  Floating Candles, Large Floating Candles, Gold Picture Frame, Woven Chargers, Acrylic Flower Holders, Flower Napkin Rings, Disposable Glasses, Scalloped Plates}

I used beautiful glass candle holders and had some LED floating candles that worked so well in the house but when I set them in the water in the candle holders outside you couldn’t even tell they were lit! Luckily we had some actual floating candles on hand to use instead. The LED sets I bought will be perfect for inside or evening dining!

{Green Table Runners, Glass Candle Holders,  Floating Candles, Gold Picture Frame, Woven Chargers, Acrylic Flower Holders, Flower Napkin Rings, Disposable Glasses, Scalloped Plates}

{Green Table Runners, Glass Candle Holders,  Floating Candles, Gold Picture Frame, Woven Chargers, Acrylic Flower Holders, Flower Napkin Rings, Disposable Glasses, Scalloped Plates}

We had Mexican food (the bride’s favorite!) and they set up a black tent on the lawn where they cooked everything. It was so delicious! We’re still eating some of the leftovers. :)

Inflatable Swan

I ordered this swan for our pool and knew I would be cutting it close because it was supposed to be delivered the day of the shower. It came 20 minutes before the party started! Kenny had been up all morning helping me in the yard and moving tables and things around. When the swan came I said ok.. LAST thing I need your help with.. we HAVE to have the swan in the pool. Ha! I don’t think he really agreed the swan was a must have but he pulled out our electric air pump and brought out the swan right before guests arrived. Shaking his head the whole time! But he did it.

Now that’s love. ;)

Inflatable Swan, Floating Lotus Light

Hello my friend. Welcome to your new home.

Outdoor Patio Set

Now we can party! A must have indeed. :)

{Green Table Runners, Glass Candle Holders,  Floating Candles, Gold Picture Frame, Woven Chargers, Acrylic Flower Holders, Flower Napkin Rings, Disposable Glasses, Scalloped Plates}

We also set out baby pictures of the couple and some cute question cards for the guests to fill out on each table.

Green Table Runners, Acrylic Flower Holders

Disposable Toasting Glasses, Linen Table Cloth

We had mocktails and LOTS of diet coke.

{Floral Party Plates, Linen Table Cloth, Glass Candle Holders,  Floating Candles, Silverware Holder, Disposable Silverware, Linen Napkins}

Along with cake and churros for dessert.

Glass Candle Holders, Floating Candles

{Green Table Runners, Glass Candle Holders,  Floating Candles, Gold Picture Frame, Woven Chargers, Acrylic Flower Holders, Flower Napkin Rings, Disposable Glasses, Scalloped Plates}

I didn’t get a good pic of the long table on my back porch. We had more drinks and toppings for the food there. I took these pics so fast because I was still setting things up!

Not everyone but we snapped this when about half of the guests had arrived!

Inflatable Swan, Floating Lotus Light

Some pics I snapped quick while everyone was eating!

Inflatable Swan, Floating Lotus Light

It was a warm day and the only thing I wish I would have thought of was moving more of our umbrellas around the tables for shade white everyone ate. Next time!

My shower party planning partner in crime.

After we all ate everyone gathered around the TV to watch a fun movie of the groom answering questions about the bride. Then she spoke about him.. it was so cute and made me tear up! I love love and new beginnings. :) So happy for them!

Patio Console Table / Gift Boxes / Gold Picture Frame

Chocolates inside these cute gift boxes for the party favors! They turned out so cute and we had some left over so I’ve eaten A LOT of chocolate this week.

*Sidenote.. are the uneven baskets at the bottom of my console table in this picture making anyone else feel a twitch coming on? Or is it just me? :)

Me and the bride to be with her sister and mom (a long time bestie)! Couldn’t love these girls more. I found the cute wedding shower sign here and I set it with a picture of the couple on black easels near the front porch. We used a lot of sage green and white for the shower because those are the colors she is using for her wedding. My porch matched too! I’ll share more porch details soon.

It was a beautiful day!

Happy Sunday! I hope you’re having a beautiful weekend! I’m happy to say that the wedding shower was a success! So much fun and everything came together. It usually does! Even though whenever I host a party I’m always scrambling at the last minute thinking it won’t. If you ever want to get your house and yard in order quickly, throw a party! There are little things that had been on my to-do list to do around the house for months that I kept putting off, but with a serious deadline I magically found the time to prioritize it all. Sometimes at 2 am (ha) but it happened. Funny how that works right? We went straight from our Texas trip to hosting company to throwing the shower so my plans for today? Absolutely nothing. :) I’m so looking forward to a relaxing day with my boys. I hope you are able to relax too! Enjoy last week’s round-ups! SO many fun things! I’ll be back soon with lots to share. :)

{327 Sneakers, Outdoor Ottoman, Hobo Bag, Flutter Dress, Lip Butter, Ruffle Shirt, Blue Canvas, Jeans}

Happy Saturday! I’m mixing it up for this week’s Saturday 6! We have had family staying with us this past week and today I’m hosting a wedding shower so things have been a little upside down at my house. I’ll share shower pics and some other fun things going on around here as soon as I can catch my breath! Today I’m popping in with a few favorites and most are tried and true!

Serving Platter

I bought this serving platter a few months ago and can’t wait to pull it out this summer! Platters like this are my favorite to use for fresh fruit. It’s a nice large size and white works with everything. Plus it’s dishwasher safe! Score.

I hope you are enjoying your weekend! I had the best intentions of getting my Saturday 6 post up yesterday and it just didn’t happen! As soon as we came back from Texas my sister and her kids arrived for the week and I didn’t have time to sit and write my post Friday night until after 1:00 am. Back in my early blogging days I could have stayed up another hour knocking it out but I’m too old for that now.. ha. I couldn’t keep my eyes open! So this week I’m combining Saturday 6 with the Sunday Edit and apologizing in advance that this is a longer post. Time to pop the popcorn. :)

1 – WEDDING

Dress, Dress (from Anthro)

We went to the most gorgeous wedding last week! Me with the mother of the bride! We love this family so much and I was so emotional seeing her beautiful daughter so happy. Wearing the cute dress I shared earlier.. I love it for all spring/summer events!

Dress, Dress (from Anthro), Similar Heels

Such a fun night!

2 – EASTER TREE

Faux Tree, Egg Ornaments

Cutest little Easter tree! This picture isn’t great because you can’t see how pretty it is with the lights turned on. I ordered this tree and egg ornaments to hang on it and put it in our guest room as a little night light for my sister while she’s here. It’s beautiful lit up at night!

3 – TRAVEL FAVS

{Travel Jewelry Case, Double Layer Makeup Bag, Woven Cosmetic Bag, Makeup Brush Holder,

Clear Cosmetic Bags, Clean Skin Towels, Rx Case, Compression Packing Cubes}

Repeat of a few travel favorites I’ve shared before! I snapped this quick unpacking from Texas. My new (old) backpack is so clean! The woven cosmetic bag is the same bag I’ve shared before.. just a different version and my cute little medicine case is back in stock! 

Clean Skin Towels, Clear Cosmetic Bags

I always pack a few of my clean skin towels to wash my face with. I have lots of these little clear bags leftover from my swim suit organization and they have been perfect for travel.

Travel Jewelry Case

The only new addition here is this cute little travel jewelry case I’m loving! It’s full of small zipper pouches. 

Travel Jewelry Case

Travel Jewelry Case

I like that I can put necklaces in their own individual pouches because they don’t tangle! Plus the organizer in me just loves the little zipper compartments. :)

4 – ORGANIZED GIFT WRAP

Mesh Wire Baskets (similar)

Ok.. confession time. My gift wrap has been a hot mess since the holidays! I never got it under control after Christmas and it has been spilling all over my office. Piles everywhere.

Mesh Wire Baskets (similar) 

I went through all of my other wrap supplies and donated a lot. So nice to have things under control again!

Mesh Wire Baskets (similar), Wrapping Paper Clips

Isn’t that a pretty sight!? I couldn’t even close this cupboard door before! I love these wrapping paper clips to contain wrapping paper rolls.

Mesh Wire Baskets (similar) 

Feels pretty good to accomplish something that has been on my to-do list since the end of December! Better late than never. :)

5 – SUMMER THROWS

6 – SUNDAY EDIT

{Easter Activity Book, Artificial Flowers, Hair Finishing Sticks, Leather Bookmarks, Makeup Sponges, Crew Socks, Fake Tulips}

{Colorful Glasses, Green Glass, Bunny Bowl, Embroidered Napkins, Charger, Table Runner, Teapot, Wreath}

Hello from Texas! Kole and El had the same spring break this week and Ellie hasn’t been to Texas to see her sister this year so we decided that since the whole family couldn’t go on a trip together the 4 of us would just travel to Texas for a few days! So fun being with my crew all together again (I know all moms of older kids get it!). We spent one afternoon at Magnolia and timed it just right with weather. Everything was so beautiful! Sharing some pics I took below! Major spring vibes and if you are still mucking your way through winter let these pics get you by until you start seeing spring in your neck of the woods!

Before we head outside though we need to do some shopping together. Hello gorgeous home decor! This store is TOO much fun.

Ad is the only one who will shop with me and she only lasted about 15 minutes. Ha. I could look at home decor for hours! But I was strong and left after 30 min. Only because I know I’ll be back! :)

Stores like this are my happy place.

I wanted to take it all home! When you visit Magnolia if you spend over $100 they will ship things for free. Most of it you can get on their website too! Their new spring collection is so good this year!

These are some of the items I was most excited about! You’ll see a few of these around my house soon. :)

The last time we were here it was raining so it felt like such a treat to get a gorgeous sunny day!

Everything in the gardens was in full bloom.. gorgeous!

Pop’s lemonade is always a staple when we visit!

The boys and El had fun chilling on the grass and playing games while Ad and I were shopping. A beautiful day at Magnolia!

The next morning we ate at Magnolia Table. We haven’t been there before! We went around 10 am so it was their brunch menu and it was AMAZING. There are about 10 things on the menu I want to try so we will definitely go again next time we visit! Excited to try the dinner menu too. If you are planning a trip make sure to book the restaurant early! Spots fill up quickly. I got our reservation about a week in advance.

That afternoon we went on a tour of Baylor with our favorite Baylor tour guide. :) So funny because when Kenny and I were visiting colleges with the kids we always said to each other that we could totally see Addison giving tours one day. It’s so her! She loves people, she loves getting involved in school activities and public speaking comes so easily to her. Feels full circle to see her working as one now! We didn’t tell the other people on the tour we were her family because we didn’t want to throw her off her game.. ha. I tried to not stand too close to her because I’ve been told we kinda look alike. ;) Ellie got to see her dorm later that day and we took some of her cute friends to dinner. So fun being in her world for a few days! Proud of my college girls and all the new fun things they are doing.

Good-bye Waco! Until next time.

:)