Sunday Funday + Birthday Fun

Last night we went over to our dear friends house to celebrate their birthdays! We love going over to their house because its out in the country and its a new development so theres a lot of open fields and cute areas to take pictures while we went on an evening walk. Especially since the weather yesterday was a lot cooler than it had been during August. It was a little preview of whats to come in fall! <3

My look for yesterdays Sunday Funday was a fun vibrant button up tank from Forever 21 and some high waist cut off shorts, also from Forever 21! Both pieces I got a while back but they are very easy to recreate. 

These hassle earrings are from Charming Charlies on sale for $3! and the choker is DIY. I went to Hobby Lobby and bought the leather strap, measured it and cut it and made the choker! I have an earlier post on how to make your own.

These little girlies are too much fun! First they are sour then they are sweet with each other. The push each other, run the stroller into the wall while the other is in it, tackle each other but then two seconds later they are laughing and loving on each other! they are the salt and pepper twins as we call them!

We stumbled upon a tractor and of course everyone had to get in it and have fun!

The girls in particular ;)

Overall it was a very fun late summer evening <3

Xoxo,

Gabby

Favorite Black Rompers

Every girl has to have at least 1 or 2 favorite black pieces, wether they are a black dress or romper! in my case so far mine are the two rompers above! 

The first romper is a fun very casual aztec romper that I can keep very simple. Literally barely any jewelry since it has a cool design on the front. I could pair this up with a fun arm candy (a ton of fun bracelets) but since I was in a hurry today, I didn't get the chance to really style it how I would want to. 

To finish off this look I threw on these straggly sandals that I got on sale at Old Navy this summer and my new favorite sunnies from Nordstroms that I also picked up this summer. Added a bold red lip and bam! so easy to style rompers, not much science behind it :)

If you guys have any questions on how to style anything, hit me up in the comments and Id be more than happy to help <3

Xoxo,

Gabby

Sprinkles Cupcakes + Ice Cream Is Whats For Dinner

Tonight we treated ourselves to some Sprinkles Cupcakes + Ice Cream in Dallas. We hadn't been to Sprinkles since years before Peyton was born, so I had the brilliant idea to make it a family night. If you know me, Sundays and Mondays are our "weekend" My husband works irregular days so thats our weekend and I like for us to venture out of our bubble and try new things!

Tonight was full of delicious sweets and yummy carbs! Call it a cheat day!

Even Peyton got her own tiny cute Red Velvet cupcake! and surprisingly my picky eater ate the WHOLE cupcake!!!! It was awesome!

Followed by the cupcakes we took a little walk around the plaza and took some fun mommy/daughter pics! WHY NOT?!! she's only going to be this young once and when she's older she may not want to take pics with me! so I will soak it up :D

We even matched with our kicks! Hers are baby Air Force 1s and mine are Adidas Superstars

How cute are they??!!

The best part was this expression on her face after she had her cupcake!! <3

I made it extra big so you can really see it haha

and of course I have to end this blog with a smooch!!!

Xoxo,

Gabby

From Day to Night

The best part of jewelry is that you can literally take the same outfit you were wearing all day and glam it up to take it to a night time look. I was wearing my striped tee with cutoff jean shorts while I ran errands all day and at night I had a hot date with my hubby.

I didn't have enough time to change before going so I applied a bold lip and threw on a fun yet glam necklace on to finish off my look. 

Makeup: I wore a red lip in the color excessive, my 3D mascara and bronzer. you can get all products I used here!

Jewelry: I chose this gorgeous white and silver bouquet necklace you can get here!

Xoxo,

Gabby

Mother | Daughter Shoot (18 months old)

Peyton turned 18 months old on July 19th, 2016. So we decided to do a little mommy/daughter/daddy photoshoot with her since we have a nice camera and lens.

Below are some of the pics from tonight's photoshoot :

Matching mommy with her gladiator sandals <3

I will forever hold your little hand!

Proof mommy kissed me ;)

My dearest sweet baby girl,

Tonight (Aug. 2, 2016) was so much fun! I loved taking these beautiful pictures with you and forcing you to say cheeeese! walking thru that grass to capture the sunset at the right time was very painful since there were stickers all over my feet and dress, but it was totally worth it to take these shots with you! I love you so very much,

your mama!

Daddy's turn:

To my precious Baby Girl! To say that you are beautiful would be an understatement. These pictures tonight reflect what you really are!  You shine so bright and are full of warmth and bring endless life. Your spirit brightens my darkest days. Stay warm, stay fun, stay bright and optimistic! 

I love you with ever inch of my being! P.S. I love you!

Xoxo,

Gabby

Familia + Sunsets Strolls

This evening on our way back home from visiting family who came in town for the weekend, we decided to take a little stroll thru the country which is right behind were we live. 

So much beauty thru these country fields as the sunset is setting!

My husband was able to capture some beautiful shots as we were walking thru! He even caught me while I decided to be playful and climb over a gate into some property (oops) haha

Truthfully then I chickened out, because I felt like I was trespassing! You can say Im more of a goodie goodie and can't bend the rules. lol regardless we got some great shots from todays little adventure.

Here's some beautiful pictures of my family from this weekends visit as well!

Cousins <3

Xoxo,

Gabby

Aztec Print + Tassel Earrings

What I have noticed that is pretty hot lately, is tassel earrings! I have seen them become more of a trend during this summer, and I must say Im totally in! I love the playfulness of a tassel earring, you don't really need much but the earring as the main accessory for your outfit! (shop for earrings here!)

I paired up these teal tassel earrings with this aztec print romper that I had bought for my honeymoon about 3 years ago from Forever 21. Yes I stick to affordable clothes since I like to buy what's in trend that season and Forever 21 or H&M usually are my go to spots! (You can find a similar romper here!)

If you have been following my blog, then you know that I'm in LOVE with gladiator sandals! so I paired my romper with these Steve Madden gladiator sandals. (similar sandals here!)

Xoxo,

Gabby

Floral Accents + Sunnies

I had posted in an earlier post this same top with a boho chic necklace and cut off shorts! Since today felt a bit cooler to me (and by cooler not 104 degrees) I decided to mix it up and wear my boyfriend jeans and a pretty floral necklace. 

Here's a better picture of the full outfit! I just love how easy this top is to pair with whatever I feel like wearing that day! I got this top for only $20 at Target and it has been the best $20 spent :D

Here's a closer look at this GORGEOUS necklace! The colors alone draw you in and be paired with several different looks since it has a few colors within the design. (shop for it here!)

To finish off my look I paired this whole outfit with these cute and fun mirrored sunnies! and Voila! My outfit is complete and I"m ready to go to my lunch date :)

Xoxo,

Gabby

Photoshoot Ready

This evening my husband Ryan and I did  a photoshoot of just us two! We never get the chance to make things about us anymore, so when I heard that a photographer (Sabrina Graham Photography) needed a couple for her photoshoot, I jumped on board!

It was a ton of fun collaborating with her and my sweet friend who lent me some GORGEOUS jewelry for this evening! As you can see I'm wearing one of the necklaces here. I fell in love with it as soon as I set my eyes on it. You can purchase them here!

Not to mention, I found this dress at H&M for a steal! It was $15 on sale!! Needless to say, it was a MUST have!

I also bought a second dress to change up the look during the photoshoot! I couldn't stay in the same look all night long, lol. I also found this dress at H&M, this one was about $25 full price. But because it was an off the shoulder, I had to get it as well :D

I paired it with another necklace from my friends shop (KayKCouture) and the gladiators from Steve Madden! Tonight was just a magical night spent with the hubby!

💛Shout out to my hair dresser Tessli Wittsche for my gorgeous new do! Ill do a post on that another day ☺️ 

Xoxo,

Gabby