a day at the zoo

while we were in florida we spent an afternoon at the florida aquarium in tampa. if you've ever been to the atlanta aquarium this one surely won't knock your socks off, but it was nonetheless a nice day out for us. they have a great outdoor play area with water fountains, sandboxes and a cafe. once the little mister gets a little older i think he will enjoy coming here again and spending some more time. 

now that we're back home we've been working on getting the vegetable garden all set up. i spent a few hours outside getting the soil ready and planting the first onion sets and some lettuce seeds. tomorrow i want to get the peas in the ground and then i am hoping we won't get any more frost so that i can fill the rest of the beds up. i am so excited for my very first vegetables this summer :) 

do you have a vegetable garden? any tips you'd like to share? 

instagram sunday

since we were on vacation last week i missed instagram sunday so this week you'll get an overload of pictures from the past two weeks, mostly from said vacation in florida. i feel like i am totally behind on posts that i wanted to write and i have so many pictures to edit... there is simply not enough time in each day, folks! i will try to catch up this week so you'll likely see more beachy vacation pictures.

during the last two week we...

packed suitcases
painted coral nails
hauled a car seat, stroller, two suitcases, a diaper bag, backpack and the kiddo to the airport twice
wouldn't sleep on the plane
fell asleep 10 minutes before landing, go figure
soaked up lots of sunshine
wore hats and actually kept them on most of the time
put on a ton of sunscreen
ate more mac'n'cheese than mama could eat herself (vacation diet)
stuck our toes in the ocean
got afraid of the ocean
ate sand
ate some more sand
ate lots of seafood
hung out in big hotel beds
cuddled a lot
ate the best ice cream in the world, like every year (almond joy flavor at two scoops on anna maria island, go there!!!)
went back for more ice cream 2 more times
laid by the pool
read books and magazines
played in the water
remembered why we hate places like hooters
went to the florida aquarium in tampa
ate greek food
did not go outlet shopping! a first :)
went for walks instead
had a blast swinging
went to a baseball game with friends
pleasantly surprised mama by falling asleep during said baseball game so she could watch the entire thing, fireworks and wait for papa to finish up work
got a new t-shirt as a gift
almost died several times while driving - florida, you win the prize for worst drivers in the country
watched a few movies on hbo
shopped at cvs and publix
hung out with papa's work friends
laughed a lot
papa got a cold
passed that cold to the little man
had to fly back home but didn't want to
had the worst air tran check-in experience EVER!
paid a lot of money for airport parking
enjoyed some evening sunshine on the drive home
stopped for moe's take-out and some great colored drinks ;)
reunited with the puppies who we missed
didn't take many pictures due to the sick babe
wiped that tiny little nose endless times
saw the doctor
went through almost an entire bottle of triaminic
finally started to feel a little better
tied to decide on a bathroom wall color
went to a 86th birthday party
enjoyed spending time with family from out of town
worked on the vegetable beds some more
mowed the yard for the first time this year

wow, that was a lot! what did you do?

{style files} dark denim, ruffles and a blazer

jeans: gap, belt: pieces, tank top: jcrew, blazer: zara, necklace: schmuck art, shoes: tamaris 

i love this outfit - it's so me. the blazer from zara is super versatile, i wish there was a store close to us but it may be better for our finances that there isn't one. i just sent my parents a huge list of zara toddler clothes to bring from Germany... yeah you could say that i have a problem. 

at least the little mister is going to look super handsome.  

and on a totally random note: last night we watched a great documentary called "being elmo" about puppeteer kevin clash. it was super interesting, touching and very inspirational. it's on netflix in case you'd like to see it as well. 

have a great weekend everyone! 

shop my closet

ladies i've added a 'shop my closet' section since i'm trying to clean out the closet a little bit more.

click on the button in the top right corner and see if there is anything that would like to find a new home in your closet :)

mama&lo: a few things i like

just a few pretty things from around the internet that i have my eye on for myself and little mister lo. 

i am really loving yellow lately and i guess it shows... 

1. yellow zara blazer with zipper detail 

2. family origins map wall art 

3. zara sweater in my all time favorite color

4. kiwi clock for the nursery

5. saltwater sandals in yellow and maybe matching ones for the babe? 

6. cute little elephant for lo

7. p is for pierogi onesie by garbella is a must have for a pittsburgh babe

8. raglan circle tee by nico nico 

9. polka dot coin purse by cheeky leopard 

10. yellow american eagle skinny jeans

{style files} spring beach vacation

pants: old navy, shirt: old navy, cardigan: ae, sunglasses: cole haan (broke them), shoes: old navy

hey everyone, i'm back. we spent the last week on a little vacation/work trip in florida. we go to the same place every spring and once again it was beautiful. totally didn't want to leave. tried to convince the hubs that we need to move - didn't work. bummer.
it was so relaxing and i didn't even make an effort to take any outfit pictures. this is all i have - a few crappy cell phone pics. i did miss blogging and our internet wasn't fast enough to do anything with, so i didn't get to read my faves either. got some catching up to do this week.

{love stitched} 5 trends to try for spring

i am blogging over at love stitched today. please come on over and read about my 5 favorite spring trends and tips on how to make them work for you. if the post isn't up yet, just check back later. 

i am featured over here as well :) 

go check it out!