In the summer I always gravitate towards white dresses. They’re my favorite thing to wear when it’s warm and I love how versatile they are. I got started a little early this year when I found this pretty white eyelet dress from TEXTILE at Walmart.

on me: dress, jacket, bag, sandals

on Crosby: ice cream outfit, sandals

I’ve been venturing out with the kids a little lately… just quick outings that I know I’ll be able to manage alone. One of those was a trip to Walmart. We went in for milk and laundry detergent and left with the cutest summer outfits. It made me feel super nostalgic because when I was in elementary school we lived in a tiny town in Arizona that didn’t have a lot of shopping options. In that era of pre-online shopping I always found a lot of cute outfits at Walmart.

Walmart has so many cute things right now… all on trend and at the best prices. I found the best accessories to wear with my little white dress. I love the fun colors in this straw circle tote and think it looks much more expensive than $16. I also loved these comfy mustard slides. I snagged this Levi’s trucker jacket online and am obsessed. The best light wash and fit and it even has the cutest subtle floral embroidery on the sleeves. I’ve already worn it a few times since it came in the mail.

Crosby picked out the pink jellys to coordinate with her adorable ice cream outfit. Once she put it on she started asking for an ice cream cone, and well, you can see how easy it was for me to give in. 🙂

on me: dress, jacket, bag, sandals

on Crosby: ice cream outfit, sandals

Thank you to Walmart for sponsoring this post. All opinions are my own & I selected and purchased all items myself.

Today Crosby is two. TWO YEARS OLD! 730 days. I can’t wrap my head around how it happened so quickly. It feels like she was just born. I blinked and now she’s a toddler that’s growing and learning every day. I love watching her change, but I’m scared I’m going to wake up one day and she’s going to be 12.

Crosby is sweet, curious, smart, hilarious, brave, loving, beautiful, strong-willed, cautious and charismatic. She keeps us on our toes and makes us laugh all day.

She’s saying new words every day now and always surprising us. Yesterday at my doctor’s appointment she was telling our nurse “I two!” When she doesn’t know where I am in the house she walks around asking “Mama, are you?” It’s the sweetest feeling to be needed like that.

She has the sweetest soul and is my little best friend. She’s changed my life for the better and I feel so lucky that I get to spend my days with her.

So as much as it hurts that she will never be as young as she is today, I can’t wait to watch her continue to grow up. No matter her age, she’ll always be my baby girl.

sunglasses, my hat c/o, similar coverup, swimsuit c/o, Crosby’s coverup, swimsuit c/o, Crosby’s hat

When I found out I was pregnant with Crosby my family and friends were convinced I was having a boy. And that would have been fine… but deep down I knew I  always wanted a girl. Now that she’s a toddler, dressing her is so much fun, especially when we can match. We were sent mommy and me matching swimsuits from 98 Coast Av right after she was born and I’ve been dying to wear them ever since. Sixteen months later, her’s finally fits and we couldn’t pass up a chance to rock them.

Sunday, after her afternoon nap, I got the brilliant idea to head to the beach. For some reason I assumed 4 pm on a Sunday in the middle of the summer wouldn’t be as crowded as Disneyland in December. One hour later after failing to find parking and getting stuck in a monster traffic jam coming off the peninsula I was ready to just head home and forget about it. Jeff decided to head up the coast a bit to make our beach dreams happen. Or at least satisfy his crazy wife.

We didn’t stay long… something about the wind and a runaway toddler don’t really mix well. But we still had fun and got a couple of cute shots. I’m savoring the days of being able to dress her however I want. I know someday she will have all kinds of opinions, but for now we’re happy to match.

Since our suits are over a year old and no longer available, I wanted to share some other cute options.

• I love the palm print on these, they also come in a pink option.
• These mommy and me matching monokinis are SO CUTE.
• These are really chic and also come in black.
• Ok I’m dying over these matching suits for mom, girls and boys too!
• We can’t leave dad out, here’s an adorable father son matching set.

sunglasses, my hat c/o, similar coverup, swimsuit c/o, Crosby’s coverup, swimsuit c/o, Crosby’s hat

Every month I start out the post by saying I can’t believe Crosby is X months old! And today she’s 6 months old – half a year! How??? Time really is the greatest thief and I wish there was a way to freeze it.

As of yesterday, Crosby is two months old! It was so special to celebrate my first Mother’s Day with this little one. We love her so much and are having so much fun with her. Every day is a little different and her personality is definitely starting to come through. We got really lucky a couple days last week with two nights in a row with over five hours of sleep… and then back to every three and a half hours the next night. We’re loosely following Baby Wise so maybe that has something to do with it. I wanted to share some of my favorite photos of her from the last month and our current favorite baby things (listed under the photos).