Our Fall Fun List

Today is first day of Autumn! Can you believe it? I love scrolling through Pinterest and looking at fun fall to-do lists. Everyone has different things on their fall checklist, but I wanted to make our own family one with things we do every year to celebrate our love for the season :)

Come November I'll check in and see how many of these we actually accomplished! But even if we don't finish them all, it will just be fun to have family time and enjoy the season. 

Warm sweaters, hot chocolate, and pumpkin treats, here we come! 

Fall Fun List

Make pumpkin treats

Decorate the house

Take walks

Go to a fair or carnival

Visit a pumpkin patch

Drop off Halloween treats to a neighbor

Stay warm in a cozy sweater

Carve a pumpkin

Watch Hocus Pocus

Go trick or treating

Make a Halloween craft

Crunch leaves

Eat candy apples

Feel crisp autumn breeze

Choose a new Thanksgiving recipe 

Give thanks!

Fall family photo shoot

Drink hot cocoa outside

Read a book (hey, I know a series you might like ;)

Watch Thanksgiving Day Parade 

Enjoy the season! 

Beanie: Radswim // Lips: NYX Matte lipstick in Aria

Coral and Lace

  

Guys, this dress, I am so in love. So much so that I turned into that heart-eyed emoticon when I first saw it. It's a coral and lace dream! 

Have you ever found the perfect dress but wish you could tweak just a few things? Making it just a little bit longer? Changing the neckline or adding sleeves? You can do all those things on Eshakti.com and it's kind of amazing.

You pick your favorite dress, jumpsuit, or top (there are tons!) then choose the neckline, length, and sleeve you want. 

Where has this site been all my life? High school dances would have been so much easier to get a dress for! Back then my cute mom was always trying to hurry and sew on sleeves or find a matching cardigan for my prom dresses. I should really pull out some of those old prom pics and share them! 

But before then, check out Eshakti and look at their darling dresses! There are so many styles that are perfect for fall. And Winter. And Spring. Okay, for all seasons! Also, wouldn't it be great for bridesmaid dresses or any other special occasion? I think yes. 

Coming your way!

Hello lovely friends! Here's a few things I wanted to let you know:

Today I did a guest post over at Brea Getting Fit! It's all about taking small steps to a healthier life and what I do to stay healthy, happy, and sane with a chaotic schedule! Check it out here and let me know what you think! 

Also, I have some super exciting posts coming your way, including: 

*Fun fashion posts (one featuring a gorgeous gown from Eshakti).

*New videos talking about growing hair long and healthy, mascara versus eyelash extensions, and how to create vintage Hollywood curls. 

*And some motivating words about going for your dreams. 

It's gonna be fun :) Stay tuned next week, and Happy Weekend! 

Summer Highlights

Hey guys! I cannot believe summer is coming to an end. I'm always sad to say goodbye, but also so excited for fall to come. But before we pull out our cozy sweaters and pumpkin cookie recipes (am I right?), I wanted to share our family highlights from summer!

Kellen has been working, going to school, and prepping for law school all summer long, and I've been writing, starting the Happily Hezface online store, and chasing around Kenzie all summer :) Even though it's been crazy busy, we still had a lot of fun summer adventures and so many good memories.

I'm always chasing my family around with the camera, and they're probably sick of it, but it's my way of slowing things down! Kenzie is growing up so fast, and even when I look at the pictures from earlier in summer, she looks so little!

But I'm so happy I did film everything because I got to create this video of our favorite moments from summer, and it makes me so so happy! I think I'm going to try and make this a yearly tradition. I want to a make summer highlight video every year to document this for later.

So here was our summer checklist:
Play at the splash pad
Watch fireworks
Go swimming
Play at the park, a lot
Eat snow cones, ice cream, and watermelon
Go for lots of stroller rides (seriously, hundreds)
Celebrate Kenzie's first birthday
Spend time together as a family (my favorite one)

I Hope your summer treated you well! Have a fabulous day, friends!

Fishtail Braid Tutorial

I love this braid and it's so simple! Watch the tutorial below to learn how to do a front dutch braid into a fishtail braid :)

A Very Glittery Birthday

I'm so excited to share the pictures of Kenzie's party! Here's what you'll see below: 

Glitter forks

Glitter vases

Glitter cups

Glitter filled balloons

Glittery banners

Glittery cakes

A darling little babe all in blue

And one happy momma :)

So I went overboard, I get that. But what better time to get carried away celebrating then for your baby's first birthday?! And also, LOOK AT ALL THE GLITTER! 

It was such a fun day and I'm so grateful for the family and friends who supported my glitter obsession and came to celebrate with us! 

Seriously, all of it just makes my heart happy. And I'm already planning birthday party number two. Kidding! 

Till next year! 

Happy 4th of July!

Wishing you a safe and happy 4th of July!