Spring Soccer 2019

Jackson and Avery both had their first soccer games of the Spring season this past Saturday and they both did SO great!!

Avery's "game" was first at 8 a.m. Her age group is more of a practice league so they just do some drills and then they play a scrimmage game. She was not super excited to play, but once we got there and she saw that several of her friends were playing on her team, she didn't hesitate to get out there and play. I had checked with a couple of the moms in her class and a few of our friends to see if their kids were playing and we coordinated to get them all on the same team. :-) She had so much fun and looked so cute in all of her pink.



Jackson's game was at 10:30 that morning. He was excited to be back on the soccer field! He got to play goalie for the first half of the game. It was his first time playing goalie and he was very excited to try it out. He did great and only let one ball in the goal. Then during the second half he scored his first goal of the season! He kicked the ball right over the goalies head and into the goal. It's always so much fun to watch him play! And bonus, he looked so cute in his new yellow cleats and his shirt even matches them this season!

We're looking forward to this Soccer season and watching both kids have fun playing!

Fairy Tale Tea with Cinderella

This past Sunday, Avery and I had tickets to a Fairy Tale Tea Party with Cinderella, Prince Charming and the Fairy Godmother at the St. Louis Magic House! It was so much fun and so cute!

They put on a little production of Cinderella while we sipped tea (or apple juice) and ate cute little treats. The Fairy Godmother narrated the story while Cinderella and Prince Charming acted it out. Then after the production, we were able to go down and meet each of the characters, get their autographs and take a picture with each of them. Avery LOVED it and kept saying afterwards how much she loved getting to meet Cinderella. Of course, this isn't her first time meeting Cinderella. We've been to Disney World and Disneyland and we've also been to a couple different local Disney Princess Balls, but Avery loves anything to do with the princesses, just like her mommy. ;-)

She wore her Cinderella dress and tiara and my mom got her these Cinderella shoes as an early birthday present to wear with her dress. Avery has been begging for these shoes since she saw them in the store a couple months ago because they have a heel! Avery was in heaven. I attempted to put her hair in a bun and I think for my first try, I did pretty good! Good thing I was paying attention when Avery was at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique last September.

Here are a few more pictures from the Fairy Tale Tea!

Avery looked adorable and we had such a great time together!



Five New Beauty Finds

 I've recently tried a few new products that I am loving and thought I'd share!

One

Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation. This stuff is so great! It's full coverage but feels so light on your skin. Not like most full coverage foundations that feel heavy. It also really does last all day! It's amazing! I can't say enough great things about it. It's a little pricy at $42, but so very worth it.

Two

Estee Lauder Double Wear Instant Fix Concealer. This concealer is awesome!  On one side there's Hydra Prep serum for an instant hit of hydration. Helps smooth fine, dry lines and lets concealer glide on smoothly and blend seamlessly. On the other side, there's an extreme wear concealer that lasts 24 hours!

Three

CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream. I had never used a night cream before, but recently got into the habit of taking my make-up off at night before bed. I know I should have been doing that all along, but just hadn't forced myself to take the time to do it. My skin is feeling so much better since I've made this a habit and I'm loving how this night cream hydrates my face and has really helped with dry skin.

Four

Redken Color Extend Blondage Color Depositing Purple Shampoo. This was highly recommended by my hair stylist and I'm so glad I tried it. For someone with blonde, color treated hair, this is a must. It really helps to keep the blonde color from fading and it keeps the brassiness at bay.

Five

Mario Badescu Cleansing Milk with Carnation and Rice Oil. This face cleanser is so soft and gentle on your skin. If you have sensitive or dry skin, this is such a great cleanser. You can even use it on your eyes to get your eye make-up off. It's great and doesn't dry out your skin like so many cleansers do and what makes it even better... it's only $12 a bottle!

Do you have any must-try beauty products you'd like to pass along? I'd love to hear about them.



Five on Friday

Happy Friday!!

One
I've recently bought a couple cute Spring/Summer dresses for Avery. She ONLY wants to wear dresses right now, so I've been stocking up for Spring/Summer.

 The first is from Orange Poppy Boutique. I stumbled upon this site from an instagram sponsored post and I'm so glad I did. They have a bunch of adorable dresses and they're all so reasonably priced. When I saw this one, I just had to buy it.

I also just bought this adorable dress for Avery. Her 5th birthday is coming up later this month and this dress will go perfectly with her "Rainbow" themed birthday party!

Two
My mother-in-law and I took Jackson and Avery to see the new Dumbo movie this past weekend! It was SO good!! I can't wait to buy it when it comes out on DVD. When the movie was over I asked Avery if she liked it and her exact words were, "I LOVED IT!"

Three
We just got Jackson's Basketball pictures back from this past season. He looks so handsome and grown up!

Four

My neighbor next door sent me this picture last week. It's so darn cute! I love that we have such great neighborhood friends! The kids literally would play outside with their friends all day if they could. We are loving these Spring days where the weather is warmer and are looking forward to many more to come.

Five

Speaking of the warmer weather, this is where you'll often find Jackson these days. He is loving the basketball hoop we got him for Christmas! He plays all the time and all of the boys on our street play with him. It's so fun watching them all play together.

Have a great weekend!



Spring Break 2019

Spring Break for our kids started yesterday, and though we don't have any big plans, we did take them to do some fun things yesterday since I was off work. We don't have any other plans for the rest of the week, but the weather is supposed to be nice, so we're hoping they can spend a lot of time outside playing with our neighbor friends!

Yesterday, we took the kids to The St. Louis Science Center and then to a late lunch at Crown Candy Kitchen! We went with some of our neighbors and had such a fun time.

We're hoping to spend the rest of the week like this...

Happy Spring!!



Happy St. Paddy's Day

Have a great St. Patrick's Day and a wonderful weekend!