anything but a face challenge

I am going to try to beathe some life into this old blog of mine through the I heart faces weekly challenges.

This weeks challenge: Anything but a face.



Elliott and Lily have been buddies since they were about 6 months old and this is by far my favorite shot of the two of them. I love how much personality you get in this shot.

could it be fall already?

well our summer shoes are offically worn out and stinky - so it is time to start looking for some Fall shoes.

Last weekend I snatched up a pair of Morgan & Milo slip ons for 60% off which I can't seem to find a picture of anywhere.

Today I fell hard for Keep shoes. Now if I could just pick a favorite.

Pack Pack

Ell calls a backpack a "pack pack" and I have been on the look out for the perfect one for him for a while. Especially now that we are potty trained - its nice to have a bag that is just his size to throw a change of clothes (you know, just in case) and a snack or two in when we are heading out for the day.



While out shopping in Nashville last weekend I stopped into Snap- which is one of my favorite children's stores. While there i stumbled across the bags by Four Peas. At first the lunch bags caught my eye- but I ended up actually puchasing a back pack.





The Gray Biker Toddler Backpack to be exact. I'm so happy about this purchase. The price is right, quality is great, for a toddler bag it is surprisingly roomy, and the graphics are perfect for Ell. My favorite part is that there is nothing babyish about the bags so hopefully we will be able to use it for a few years.



Now I am daydreaming about the duffel bag...

swoon!

i am the queen of finding pieces i can NOT afford but love nonetheless.

the alphabet drawer by Kent and London is one such piece.

but damn it would be nice.

Wedding Style

Wedding season is upon us and we are the types who always try to take our little man with us because weddings are a great opportunity for him to see friends who we havn't seen in a while.



We aren't the church goin' type- so Ell rarely needs dress clothes- so I wanted to show you what we decided on for his 2009 Wedding Attire.



I found everything I needed at Baby Gap- and it didn't really break the bank.



The shirt I chose was a lightweight white button down with short sleeves. I bought it at Gap last week- but I can't find it on their website. I actually also saw something similar at Old NAvy yesterday but it is ALSO missing from the website.



But here are a couple of similar shirts that would work.



the Striped Roll Up on sale for $19.99



Or the Embroidered Cargo shirt


we paired this with some basic khaki cargo shorts and white chucks.

My favorite part though was the Contrast Woven Fedora- seriously adorable.



Comfy, cute, and classic. And I think it will serve double duty for some beach portraits next week when we hit Florida.

And here are a few shots of the little man in full force:

Madsen

One thing we have talked about over and over is getting one of those bike trailers to pull Ell in behind our bycyles. But like most items on our wish list we keep putting off making the purchase. The main problem- we are down to one bike- so if we bought the trailer we would still have to buy a 2nd bike in order to ride as a family.

Thats why when I saw the MADSEN Cargo Bikes I fell in LOVE.

The pale baby blue. The big tub that could be used to haul toddlers or groceries or just about anything. swoon.

Monster Gallery

I am really really digging the prints from Monster Gallery. I think they would look awesome in E's room framed and clustered together. And at less than $5 a piece I can afford to buy several of them.