Halloween Reads for lil Monsters

It's that time of year to bring out the Halloween reads. Our two favorites this Halloween season are Fancy Nancy Halloween or Bust and Ghosts in the House! Super cute reads.

All of these reads may be purchased at Barnes and Noble or Amazon.

After School Snack Ideas

Today I'm sharing a round up of some tasting school lunch and after school snack ideas for kiddos of all ages over on The Little Style File. These adorable bus graham cracker cookies are just one of the fun snacks I am sharing!

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Shopping for Jeans

Nothing is worse than shopping for a swimsuit or jeans. 

I have not invested money into a nice pair of jeans since I was pregnant (highly recommend the maternity Citizens) so I had no budget (so nice of him) and needless to say it was still a nightmare! I might have at one point had a few tears as nothing was fitting right and I was getting really frustrated. Luckily, the sales girl at Nordstrom was very helpful and patient. If you are in the Austin area I recommend you stop in and ask for a girl named Ashley. She knows her jeans! 

I had several great brands of jeans recommended to me but the ones that I felt that fit my body the best and ones I knew I would wear a lot are the Olivia skinny bootcut  jeans by AG Jeans. They were the last pair I tried on and it was like love at first fit. Ten pairs later we finally had a winner!

Two other pairs that I am wanting to buy to wear with riding boots are the Paige Skyline Skinny Jeans (Apparently this style of Paige jeans is Nordstroms #1 seller. They are a great fitting jean)  or the J Brand Skinny Stretch Jean. The J Brand, I found run on the smaller side. This style is more of mid rise in the waist which I liked since I have a c-section scar, and some jeans are cut so low I cannot wear them. 

A friend also recommended that I try out the skinny jeans by Madewell. Has anyone tried their jeans? Would love to hear about more great styles before I make another purchase.

The Little Style File Pinning Party!

Join us as we celebrate The Little Style File's 2nd Birthday with a Pin Party with some of our favorite things and good friends!

Participating in our Pinterest party is fun and easy!

To join: Create your own #TLSFfavthings board and pin during the party using the #TLSFfavthings tag. During the pin party along with our guest pinners we will be pinning all of our favorite things from party ideas to our favorite styles for kids. Please repin at least 10 pins from our #TLSFfavthings board during the hour long Pin Party from 9 pm-10 pm EST. Be sure to include at least two pins from each of our sponsors. To be eligible for prizes: You will need to RSVP with your pinterest account in the linky below and FOLLOW our sponsors, Tea Collection, Sunuva, Gina Cristine Photography, Chicakbug on Pinterest.

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Please also follow our guest pinners Bon Bon Rose Girls, Mom's Best Network, The Chirping Moms, Ahndea May, Lolly Gag Blog and Baby Shopaholic. We’ll be tweeting during the party too! Join us by using the hashtag #TLSFfavthings. Prizes: Tea Collection Boy or Girl Set ($148 value), Sunuva $100 credit, your choice of a Chickabug printable party set ($48 value), Bloom Organic Frame and TLSF Style Service for a family of 4 ($100 value). If you haven’t signed up for Pinterest yet: CLICK HERE. Winners will be randomly selected at the end of the party (10 pm EST) and notified by email as well as announced on Facebook and Twitter the following day. Prizes are non-transferable. If you have questions about participating, please don’t hesitate to contact us! We are excited to celebrate 2 great years with you! Disclosure: We were compensated for our participation, but the opinions expressed are our own.

If you are not already following me on pinterest I would love for you to follow me! 

I can be found here!

Motherhood Mondays

I'm so excited to have my husband come home this afternoon. With him traveling last week for work and attending a wedding this weekend I am beyond exhausted. 

So, you might wonder what's for dinner since my husband does most of the cooking?

Why, Life cereal!

Happy Monday!

Wednesday Words

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Starting Preschool

Today was Elle's first day of Preschool! We are so excited for her to start this new adventure. 

and to celebrate the first day of preschool we had some of our sweet friends over for cookies and milk!

Cookies are from Hayley's Cakes and Cookies

How did you celebrate your little one's first day of school?!