Scenes From Our Weekend

I can not believe we are less than two weeks away from Thanksgiving!!  I need to start planning my menu STAT!  

We had such a lovely weekend, here is what we did.

Friday night our dear friend Julia and her husband were in town.  It is always such a joy to see her and catch up!  Last time we saw each other was the week after Frances was born so it had been almost a year!!  We always laugh and pick right back up where we left off, like good friends do.  We had a delicious dinner at Basil.

Wearing : Jacket | Blouse | Jeans | Earrings | Shoes

Saturday morning I took the kids to the Wonder Works Christmas event.  Sterling had a blast.  He is Frozen obsessed so he loved the Frozen performance.

and how cool is this inflatable igloo?  It comes with shields and then you buy these fake snowballs to have snowball fights.  It was a huge hit with all the kids.

 

 I was so excited for the cold weather to dress Frances Moon in her new Gap stuff from the Friends and Family sale!

Hat | Vest | Leggings | Shoes

 and I can't forget my sweet boy who loves to dress himself.

Inside out and backwards sweater- that sums it up.  I honestly love seeing what he puts together for the day.

I am so excited because I tracked down two sets of the Nate Berkus Holiday plates.  I plan to use these for our Thanksgiving Dinner.

I gave Frances Moon's Peacock Chair a little make over for her birthday.  I want to buy this metallic gold spray paint in bulk I love it so much.

I was super proud of the breakfast I made Sterling this week, thank you pinterest for the idea.

Our new runner arrived for Hallway and I just love it.

Similar Here

Lived in my La Senorita Jolie shirt.  Not thick at all, super light weight and so comfortable.

Use code LSJ-DBDD for free shipping on your orders. I am in a size medium for those curious, I like my lounge wear looser.

|| Maryse Sweatshirt

Had a blast with some mustaches we found while cleaning out toys.

Enjoyed some time by the fire pit again.  Matt has been making some pretty bad ass fires lately.

 

Cooked an amazing Sunday Dinner.  Our favorite Chili + Winter Slaw (recipe from the new Ina Cookbook and I know I am a broken record about her book but its so good).

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Saturday's Style || 3 Recent Outfits + Gunner and Luxe

Happy Saturday Friends! I am switching things up a bit today and featuring a few recent outfits and a new favorite necklace.

First off today I want to introduce you to Gunner & Lux.  

You may remember me mentioning their kids line Little Luxe a few weeks ago.  Major love for their kids necklaces, you must check out their new Christmas tree necklace for the holidays!  Their adult line is equally is fabulous.  

They were sweet enough to send me this necklace and I just love it.  It goes with everything!!  I find myself tossing it on daily!

Many of their necklaces are one of kind but these Bilt & Tied Necklaces are not.  Thru the 23rd you can get 15% off any order with code GUNNER.  You can shop all their gorgeous necklaces HERE.

|| Bilt and Tied Chandelier

These three are a few of my other favorites:

Tamsin Necklace | Vixen | Boden

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We finally had some cold weather here and I was all about layering up.

Rachel Pally Sissy Top | Checkered Coat (similar Here and Here | Jeans | Boots

We had our monthly girls Supper this week and I wore my Snakeskin Dress.  It is 40% off now and such a killer dress.

|| Charlie Jade Snakeskin Dress

The skirt and top combo is also 40%.  Not sure I would pair them together but could be cute separately.  I actually really like the skirt.  It could look cool with a loose sweater or fitted tee.

Snakekin Skirt | Top

Last night we went out to dinner and it was finally cold enough to wear my Banana Republic Jacket.  I love this jacket so much.  It is so soft and just a great long jacket.  In in a size XS, runs on the large side.

|| BR Wool Draped Jacket

I am also loving this new Black version.  I have been really blown away by the BR stuff this season.

|| Funnel Neck Jacket

 Last night I also wore statement earrings.  I am usually more of a necklace gal but I am really starting to get into fun earrings!

|| Earrings (under $40!)

I really want these too.  They look just like Loren Hope but a fraction of the price!

|| Geo Snake Earrings 

 

Gifts For The Kids | Our Favorite Toys

If you are anything like me I like to get a head start on Christmas shopping especially for the kids because they are my favorite to shop for!  The joy and excitement that Christmas brings them makes me so happy.  I get such a thrill out of trying to find the perfect gifts for them. Today I thought I would share a few toys we own and love that would be great gifts for your little ones.

|| Building Blocks

I am a huge fan of Melissa and Doug Products.  I like that they are wooden and not too flashy or loud.  Some of the talking plastic toys drive me nuts.  

I gave Sterling these for Christmas last year and we play with them all the time.

Even Frances Moon loves these!  These blocks are so sturdy and will last for years.  Now they come in all natural color which I really like.

Another favorite in our house is puzzles.  Sterling still loves the big Melissa and Doug puzzles. Whenever he has friends over that is what they want to do (for like 10 minutes then they move on, must be a boy thing never entertained for long).

|| Dinosaur Floor Puzzle

If you have kids between the ages of 1-2 these smaller puzzles that make sounds are great for teaching them animals.  We own a few of them and love them.

|| Animal Noise Puzzle

also comes in a vehicle noise puzzle.

I am that Mom that loves books and loves giving books as gifts.   I swear it has made my kids love books too and that makes me happy.  Sterling loves story time at night, so much so in fact that is frequently his punishment if he acts up he loses story time.

A few of our current favorite books:

Where the Wild Things Are | Flora and the Flamingo | The Little Engine that Could |

Corduroy | Harold and the Purple Crayon|  Good Night Moon | Runaway Bunny

and if you don't own the book The Tickle Monster, it is a must!  This is one of Sterling's favorite books and we read it often!  He loves being tickled with the blue gloves it comes with.  This makes a wonderful gift.

|| Tickle Monster Book

Sterling is a child that loves to dress up. After having him I quickly learned it was so easy to find costumes for girls but difficult to find ones for boys.  Thank goodness for Melissa and Doug.  We have a bin in his room filled with costumes he can play with.  I think it is a great way for them to use their imaginations.  This pirate one is on heavy rotation always.

|| Pirate Costume

We also have the doctor costume.  It is pretty adorable.  and the great thing about these costumes is they can wear them for several years.  This is Sterling when he was probably around 3 and almost 2 years later it still fits him and he loves it.

|| Doctor Costume

They also have these other different costumes.  I am tempted to get Sterling the chef one because he loves cooking with me.  He is always wanting to wear my aprons so I think it would be perfect and you can get their name monogrammed on the apron!

Fireman | Knight | Police Officer | Chef

I know this seems random but Sterling has a globe in his room that he loves.  We look at it almost everyday.  He is so curious about other countries and where places are.  I think it is a great educational and fun toy.   This globe is especially cool because it lights up.

|| Globe

Both of my kids love stuffed animals and I have to say Jellycats are some of our favorites.
We have this Giraffe and Hippo.  They make great stocking stuffers or to sit out from Santa.  You can view all the different animals here. 
Giraffe (on sale) | Hippo

Sterling has been begging me for this game.  We bought it as a gift for one of his friends and it is all he can talk about.  This will be under the tree for him for sure!

|| Rock Em Sock Em

If you are curious these are a few things I am getting the kids this year from Santa.    

Nordstrom has such a great toy and gift selection this year, they really stepped up their game.   Nordstrom even compiled a section with all their best toys and gifts you can shop it here.

Any other recommendations of stuff your kids love?

this post was sponsored by Nordstrom all thoughts and opinions are my own always.