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It’s that time of the year when I begin thinking about decorating for Christmas. I have a lot of favorite decorations in my collection (like this basket tree skirt and these cute santa mugs), but it’s always fun to pick out a few new things. Wreaths being one of my favorites. Here are some holiday decorations to make your home festive and cozy!
Fresh Fir Garland – Fresh is best and those who know, know. Garland is my most favorite way to decorate for the holidays. I could drape it everywhere.
Pinecone Wreath – I put wreaths everywhere during the holidays, over windows and any door. I love this classic wreath!
Over the weekend we took the kids to NYC for Lilly’s 10th birthday. They had never been before so it was much anticipated, and truthfully it was the best NYC trip I’ve ever taken. We were there for two days, 1 night. A quick trip, but that’s how I like to do it. We landed at 9 am Saturday and hit the ground running. We stayed at The Langham in Midtown and it was freaking fantastic. I’ve stayed at the Langham in Chicago and had been so blown away that I wanted to splurge for this one night trip as well. It was nicely located for the things we wanted to do!
Lilly wanted to do a little shopping so we walked from the hotel to Zara and Macy’s and a few other places. My cousin Wes met us for lunch at Shake Shack right in that area, too. By the way, I’ve gotten a few messages asking where all we ate with the kids there, and to be honest we just chose spur of the moment places that were convenient to where we were when we were hungry. I didn’t have any meals planned because I didn’t want to overload us by rushing around.
We checked out SpyScape, the Spy Museum and LOVED it. It was Fletcher’s favorite of everything we did. I’m bummed I didn’t take great photos, but it was really cool and totally interactive. There’s a challenge room you go in that is filled with lasers that you have to navigate through and gather points. It was as cool as it sounds.
We were really excited about stumbling upon our friends at Vintage Barbie & Ken on the street! It made the city seem small to Lilly and Fletch. We have his prints here and also at Coral House!
This is my cousin Wes by the way. I know you’ve seen him on here before, we’re close and I visit him in NYC often. He’s Lilly and Fletcher’s Godfather!
We took a little break back at the hotel before dinner. Lilly was surprised to find birthday chocolates in the room. The Langham is the best.
But I rallied and was ready for dinner and a show. The concierge recommend a great pizza place a block away (sorry I don’t remember the name). Fletch wanted to try all the pizza in NYC so this was his first and he ate the whole thing.
I waited for YEARS to see Wicked on Broadway. It was incredible. Even better than I hoped it would be. The kids loved it, too. So, so very special.
Little tired. Lot happy.
The next morning we went to the Color Factory in Soho! This was the very first thing I bought tickets to after we booked our flights to NYC. I knew the kids would love it, and they were both over the moon there. It amazes me that there are people out there so creative to put together an experience such as this. 100% recommend this!
Color galore, and put together so beautifully. This ceiling is in the entrance.
So simple and so visually stunning and interesting.
And they had a LOT of snacks. All adorable and interesting and offered in all the colors. This conveyer belt of macaroons was my favorite.
And this blue ball pit room was obviously the favorite. I mean. Have you ever?
Pure delight. And our next stop (after a quick lunch with Wes along the way) was really cool, too. SlooMoo Institute just recently opened like a week or two ago. It’s a SLIME museum. I knew Lilly would just die, and I was right. It was her favorite.
There are huge interactive displays of slime everywhere, all the different kinds that you can think of. Fun rooms to walk through with various activities. A store (of course, which would be great for Christmas shopping). A HUGE slime making bar (I even enjoyed this). But best of all, a sliming room. Naturally I signed up Lilly and Fletch for this. Oh, and all the “sloomoos” are wearing these amazing jumpsuits in different colors. They’re singing and dancing and just being so fun.
A pretty epic 10th birthday trip. Somehow everything went smoothly and was a success. I can’t wait to go back with the kids again. I want to go when it’s a little warmer next time so that we can do the whole Central Park experience and other classics.
Tis the season for cozy pajamas, am I right? I mean, I’m not Christmas decorating or turning on the music just yet, but the shopping has totally begun. I’m really trying to be less of a last minute buyer this year. I’ve been looking at advent calendars (Fletcher would LOVE this one), organizing some favorite gift ideas for some great gift guides (this is one of my favorite giftables and it’s under $20!), making pots of soup… And as much as I love throwing on a pretty dress (I just got this one!) and going to a party, my most favorite thing to do this time of year is stay in. And holiday pajamas for the whole family is kind of the most fun way to do just that. The kids love it. Here are some of my favorite Christmas pjs!
I hope you all had a fun Halloween! Our’s was so great. Everything went as planned, there were no melt downs or malfunctions, and it didn’t rain (it was however REALLY hot). Halloween as a parent is basically my favorite thing. It’s almost the most important day of the year to kids. And they like to see us get dressed up too, and not be “boring”. I couldn’t wear my Cruella de Vil costume trick or treating because that just would have been a disaster. So I dressed up as Friday Night In. Or Slumber Party Girl. Or My Favorite Thing To Do. You could really call this costume so many things. I wanted to be comfortable walking around the neighborhood, so I threw on my favorite stripe pajamas!
My navy pompom slippers are the most comfortable thing I’ve ever put on my feet. They’re lined in velvet, and have a memory foam insole!! They’re only $23 and come in grey and pink as well. And I just couldn’t resist getting this Happy Place eye mask! It’s so cute.
Lilly dressed up as an 80’s jazzercise girl, which was hilarious and awesome. And Fletch dressed up as Harry Potter, which is basically his favorite thing ever. Josh surprised him and threw together a last minute Hagrid costume.
Only 364 more days until Halloween! I hope you all have a nice weekend!
Happy Halloween!! I can already feel the sugar high. The kids are super pumped for tonight. Isn’t Halloween so magical? Our neighborhood gets REALLY into it, which is awesome.
Have an great and safe night tonight, Everyone!! I can’t wait to see all of the costumes on social today. Until then, you can check out more of my Etsy Favorite round ups right here!
Raise your hand if the idea of organizing a family photo stresses you out. Not to bum you out, but the time of year to get on it might be right now since holiday card season is nearly upon us. We don’t take professional family photos as often as I would like, so it’s just really nice to have an updated shot!
Behind the scenes shot of Charlotte getting the shot of Lilly and Fletch!
When choosing outfits I tend to gravitate to neutral colors, they are always a good idea. I put Lilly in the bright red cable knit sweater since it wasn’t competing or clashing with any other bright colors. And I wasn’t too worried about footwear this time, because I plan to crop them out on our holiday card (but these are Fletcher’s sneakers). Anyway, here is a round up of pieces for the whole family that will be great for holiday cards and all the holiday get togethers!
Those leopard slides are just the most fun but not too over the top. This red plaid tiered top for girls is basically perfect. I keep coming back to it. A henley shirt will get no complaints from the boys and still look adorable. And that cozy button down for the guys is classic, and I especially love that pale mint green shade.
I’m wearing the J.Crew tissue turtleneck in the navy polka dot. Their tissue turtlenecks have been staples in my closet for many years now, I can’t even remember for how long. They look great alone, or layered with another turtleneck, sweater, blazer… AND they’re 30% off right now with the code “SOGOOD“.
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