Cell Phone Lovin...

I've been obsessing over cell phone cases for a while now and I can't stop finding cute ones. Even some rad ones for my man. So now the choice has gotten a lot harder. 

Check out these amazing Iphone covers. 

from left to right, top to bottom

1. Tory Birch 2. Keep Calm 3. Kate Spade 4. Diane Von Furstenberg 

5. Multi Color Chevron 6. EXO-10 Wood 7. Customizable Hearts 

Check out Caitlin Wilson too for more from Plum Street Prints

Perfect gifts for the Holiday Season. 

TGIF!

we are traveling.
loving this warm summer evening.
I've been through some roller coaster emotions today.
Hope that you all have a safe and wonderful weekend.
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Hug your family tonight, let them know you love them. Life is so precious.

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Tuesday already

Did I miss something? It's Tuesday already and I'm not sure where my Monday went...

Nicci and I at U2.

P.S. she just posted a video on her blog... a little snip from our trip to Italy, check it out

The birthday boy and his lovely wife. 

My honey and I 

 Well this weekend was super busy celebrating the wonderful Father's in our lives. We spent lots of time loving up daddy and telling him how much he means to us. To add a little cherry on top it was my Father-in-law's birthday and we all went to a U2 Convert. Lenny Kravitz opened, it was so awesome. I loved every second, I don't think I stopped dancing the whole night.

Scenes from the weekend

Went swimming

Finished a six mile mud run at Camp Pendelton. If you haven't done it, you should. So much fun.

 Took the kids to Ferrells 

Shopped at Fashion Island and visited their Koi pond

 my brother had his first boy! He's got three girls!

 feasted on our oranges from our new tree

played super heros with Ty,watched movies, and played at the park with my babies.

got a sweet gift from my honey

and went to a concert. Pepper was awesome. 

It's been a busy couple weeks cram packed with lots of things to do. Hope you had a good weekend.

Happy Mothers Day

I'm so grateful for the women in my life who have taught me what it means to be a mother. Their lessons and love have helped me to become who I am today. I am so humbled by my children, so lucky to have their love, and so graciously indebted for being given the chance, 3 times over, to be a Mommy.
Hug your Mom today. Tell her you love her.

Tousled Tuesday

Oh hair, How I love this picture. Her hair, her glasses, her jacket. Mostly though, I'll take the hair. It's gorgeous, wish my hair looked like that everyday. Any who I was reading this article on how to de-gunk your scalp and hair. I'm going to give it a whirl. You should too.

Right now I am gearing up for my cleanse tomorrow. Technically my 30 day diet should be over with today, however I have so much shake and cleanse crap left that I am going to extend this until I leave for Italy or it runs out which ever comes first. So far I have lost 13 pounds. I was hoping to lose another 10 before I am completely satisfied, but this has been a great boost and jump start to a better way of living. I would definitely recommend this "cleanse".

TGIF - A perfect day

photo by Indystar.com

Perfect start to this Friday, a Royal Wedding. I am loving Princess Kathryn's dress. The whole wedding was breathe taking. I got goose bumps a few times. Kate was absolutely perfection. I can not believe what poise she had. They are going to be a great couple.

I loved these shots of them after the wedding, taking a little ride. What a rush it would be to be in front of all those people. It really was a wedding day fit for a fairy tale. A wedding we all dream about having as a little girl.

Have a Happy Friday!!

"SUPA-HERO"

I've been out of comish! My baby got stitches yesterday, he is seriously one tuff guy! Right now my little man is my hero.

Day 19- Down 11 pounds still. Tried on some old jeans and fit right into them. My body is definitely changing. Shakes are actually tasting good. Especially after my cleanse, although I am sort of dreading my next one on Monday. I've been working out everyday. I was inspired by SHAPE magazine (the one with Marissa Miller on the cover) to start doing three sets of at least 20 lunges, squats, sit ups, and pushups everyday. So far it's been 5 days. It feels good. I've also added some cardio or a work out or two daily and my butt is tired. Hopefully I will see some movement on the scale soon, especially since I just ordered a few suits from Anthropologie for our up coming trip to Italy.

Italy

Where we will be staying in Tuscany

Our trip to Italy is approaching and I have to admit I am getting very excited. 

Photos via Oh Happy Day by Erica Berman 

Lately I have been trying to read up on all things Italian. I first saw this post on one of my fav blogs. It sparked my interest since we are going to be visiting Cinque Terre. I seriously can not wait. Then I started reading this blog which I thought was very insightful and funny. Check out part 2 here. Which then lead me to another blog where I read up on safety and not getting pick pocketed, it was a great read, click here to check it out. 

So now you can see why I'm excited. 

photo via flickr Osvaldo_Zoom

Oh, and here's a lovely picture, sorry for the bun shot, but seriously I love how europeans make no effort to hide their affections. I'm hoping to get loved on like this by my honey while in Italy.

P.S. Cleanse tomorrow. Wish me luck.

Snacks

or "Nacks" as my kids call them. I don't know about you, but my daughter asks me breakfast, lunch, and dinner and sometimes in between for ice cream. It drives me nuts. If I turn my back she is in the freezer. Not to mention if we're outside playing with the neighbors she runs in the house and gets ice cream for the whole neighborhood. I love that she likes to share, but I'm sure the parent's as well as I would love to see her come out with grapes or apples. Although, she is the neighborhood "NACK" lady. All the kids cheer when she comes out. It's quite a site sometimes.

Never the less I have decided to not buy ice cream any more, and by ice cream I'm also talking about the popsicles. Instead I have opted for frozen fruit. This week my precious has been loving the frozen mangos I got from Trader Joes. I think it's a great buy and she only has one or two, instead of a bowl or ice cream or a few popsicles. Yes, I have thought about putting locks on my appliances, but I rather teach my kids good habits then locking them out for good.

So try some mangos, not just in your morning shake, but maybe as a nice cold "nack".

Malibu

This was the view from our Hotel

 We're back. I have to say Malibu was picture perfect this weekend. We had a great time soaking up the sun and ate at some delicious restaurants. We even had a few celeb sightings.

We played for the last two days right here. Our room over looked the ocean and the sound of the waves at night put me to sleep. Each morning we had breakfast overlooking the beach, then went strolling along the coast line. For lunch we headed over to the Malibu Country Mart. It's goes down as one of my favorite spots for good eats and kiddy entertainment. Which I am always in the need of. 

As for the diet, I stuck to it! Hooray. 

Day 6 and 7 were easy. 

Now I am on day 8 which is my cleanse day. It sucks, but I'm sure any cleanse does. I am a little hungry and believe it or not I would love a shake right now. I was drooling over my husbands shake this morning. Oh, yes he started his 9 day cleanse a few days after me. 

I just hope this day goes by quickly. I haven't weighed my self yet to see what the results are from being on the diet for a week so I will have to post on day 9. 

Happy Monday!

swell...tering oustide

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not sure when or where I got this...sorry. Claim it if it's yours.

Its hotter then blazes outside. My kids have been playing in the sun and dippin their toes in the water almost all day. Funny how when your young all you want to do is lay out in the sun and now I can't do it for longer then a few minutes. I'll take that lounge chair under the umbrella, thank you. 

Here is an article on how to keep those kids safe in the sun. 

Reaching for the Moon

{not sure where these pictures are from...sorry}

A lot of the time I get junk email and forwards I usually just browse over quickly, but this email caught my eye. There were a ton more interesting pictures, but these were the ones I liked the most. I thought they were so unique. Maybe I was so intrigued because of all the talk about the super moon or just because I think the moon is fascinating. Either way these shots are pretty cool. My kids always want to touch the moon or hold it in some way. I've got to get a picture of them doing something like this, they would definitely get a kick out of it. I'm sure my daughter would love to grab a latter and climb to the moon, or lasso it to the ground, then maybe tie it to a string and keep it as balloon. As a kid pretty much any thing is possible.