One of our favorite photographers, Gray Malin, recently released a collection of prints all from the coast of Orange County. We went to an event to celebrate a couple of weeks ago and fell in love with a few of the shots. We were even lucky enough to snag one for our house and found the perfect spot for it to live… right over Crosby’s table!

We chose this beach aerial shot of Emerald Bay in Laguna Beach and like to call this “when your 2-year-old has the best art in the house”. But really, how perfect is it over her little table?!

Right now, Gray is offering free framing on all the prints on his site. This is such an amazing sale, as framing alone for this 11.5×17 can cost up to $180 and it’s one of the smaller prints. Such a good sale to take advantage of if you’re eying any of his prints.

Check out the rest of his Orange County series here… there are so many great ones, it’s really hard to pick a favorite!

Now that it’s October (well it was still September when we took these photos over the weekend), I think it’s finally appropriate to do all the fall things. Like visiting a pumpkin patch… while wearing fall outfits, of course. We tried to dress accordingly, but since it was still warm we had to get a little creative with our wardrobe. And when I say “we” I mean Crosby because I’m clearly wearing another version of the same outfit you’ve seen me in the past couple of weeks.

similar hat, sunglasses, top c/o, shorts, similar shoes

on Crosby: similar bow, outfit, socks, shoes c/o

This year Crosby and I are going to hit the pumpkin patch circuit hard. I wanted to make a list of all the pumpkin patches in Orange County I want to visit this season.

Irvine Regional Park (where these photos were taken) – It was our first time out there and it’s such a hidden gem. It’s tucked deep in Orange and it’s a huge park with a lake, zoo, pony rides, tractor rides, wild peacocks and a fun train you can ride through the park. The pumpkin patch is a small part of the park but it’s super cute and the perfect place for toddlers and kids.

Tanaka Farms – We’ve been to Tanaka several times but never to the pumpkin patch. It’s a  pretty big farm located in Irvine. They have a pumpkin patch, wagon ride, petting zoo and other fall activities.

Johnson Brother’s Pumpkin Patch – We visited last year when Crosby was about 7 months old and took so many cute pictures of her propped up in the pumpkins. The good old days when she wasn’t running around. It’s a really cute spot also in Irvine, it’s in a parking lot so it’s on the smaller side. We went in the evening and it was really well lit, perfect for photos.

Pumpkin City – Another parking lot pumpkin patch but I’ve heard nothing but great things about it. It’s definitely on our list to check out this year.

Pa’s Pumpkin Patch – This one is up in Seal Beach right on PCH. They have rides, ponies and a petting zoo. It looks super cute.

I’m sure there’s more… please let me know if you know of a great one in the area!

similar hat, sunglasses, top c/o, shorts, similar shoes

on Crosby: similar bow, outfit, socks, shoes c/o

Last week I got to sneak away to a fun dinner at Pacific Edge Hotel with Show Me Your Mumu. I’ve always loved this brand – they’re LA based and have the most fun bright prints. I knew I had to take this dress home with me.

Crosby’s bow c/o, romper, shoes c/o

top, shorts, sunglasses

Now that I have a toddler my summer plans involve a little more than a towel and sunblock. Ok, A LOT more. In order to keep her busy between naps and keep my sanity, I’ve started coming up with activities she might enjoy.

sunglasses, swimsuit, coverup c/o

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to spend the day at the brand new Villas Fashion Island apartments. We were wined and dined by True Food Kitchen, enjoyed a tour of the beautiful grounds, had a special fashion presentation by Fashion Island and ended the day relaxing by one of their gorgeous pools. It was pretty amazing.

hat, dress c/o, necklace c/o, purse, shoes

Happy Friday! Hope you have fun plans to look forward to this weekend, we’re supposed to get more record setting rain here today so naturally I’m flashing back to sunnier days last weekend. Jeff and I celebrated a relaxing little babymoon about an hour down the coast at The Hyatt Regency La Jolla. It was the perfect travel distance for me at over 8 months pregnant – no long car rides, no flights, no complaints. We were so spoiled all weekend, I want to go back and do it all over again!