Baby girl turned 1!

SIGH!  I know I keep saying this over and over but seriously, "where did the time go?!"  It only seemed like yesterday I was waddling around the pumpkin patch with Brayden, sad, because I knew I was unable to get on the hay ride with him since I was 9 months pregnant.  Here we are, that time of year again, but this time we'll have a new family member to bring along : )  That family member is now 1 years. old.
For months I went back and forth as to how I wanted to celebrate Bree's first birthday;  a fun, kids-related party for all her kiddo friends or give into my parents who wanted to host a traditional Chinese dinner at our favorite Chinese restaurant.  The latter won.  When B turned 1 they hosted a dinner for him so they were adamant on being fair and wanted to do one for her too.  I agreed only because I felt that she probably wouldn't remember much anyway. 
On the menu?  Fried rice, seafood fish maw soup (sounds gross but so so good!) lobster on a bed of noodles, abalone with mushrooms and greens, a steamed chicken plate, deep fried fish, honey walnut shrimp, some sort of deer in a pot thing (lol) and honestly, I think 2 other dishes I can't quite remember at this point. 

Theme wise, I didn't have much space to decorate and such but I did try to stick with a Bee motif.  I ordered some cookies as party favors from Blue Ribbon Bakery which turned out so beautifully.  They were so pretty it was almost hard giving them out for people to eat!  I gave the owner, Dana a few pictures I found online and asked her to stick to a yellow and gray theme.  Here are some pics of the final result...

Seriously, check out the detail!

 

I also ordered some bee cake pops from K Fun Treats that also turned out so adorable!  They were chocolate inside-yum!

How happy does big bro look with his cake pop? : )

 

And last but not least, my very talented friend made a bee cake for Bree, complete with cupcakes on the side.

How incredibly perfect is this cake?!

Can you spot the extra lovin' on the side? ; )

 

Custom Bee chalkboard poster from Etsy.

 

And finally, a picture of the birthday girl's outfit and accessories for the day...

Birthday girl with her auntie.

 

Until next time!

 

 

 

 

 

 

October is here!

Does anyone else feel that the month of October just kind of crept up on them?  That's definitely how I feel now that the weather is changing and the color of the leaves are starting to turn. 
Fall for me means a few things fashion-wise; layering, flats, boots and scarves.  Naturally, I've gotten  few flats for the season and I'm pretty happy with both purchases. 

My first pair of flats for the season are my burgundy Tieks.  If any of you own a pair of Tieks you may understand the obsession.  I went back and forth for a couple of months due to the price of them and honestly, I wasn't crazy about the red they had in stock.  Then I received an email showcasing the new fall colors and burgundy was one of them.  I knew I had to have them and ordered right away. 
They don't come in half sizes, so I ordered a 6.  These fit amazingly right out of the box.  The color is a gorgeous deep red that I know will go with almost everything I own. 
Tieks signature on the shoe itself is a single teal stripe down the back of the shoe and 2 matching pads on the bottom of the feet.  I wore them all day the other day with no complaints whatsoever and had a number of compliments.  I own a few pairs of Tory Burch flats that killed my feet after about an hour of running errands.  You really can feel the difference in these. 
The shoes are just half the excitement though.  Tieks goes out of their way to include a hand written thank you note for your purchase.  With your order you also receive a little blue bag to carry your heels in, an adorable black pouch for keeping your foldable Tieks in so they don't ruin your bag and a pretty little flower to top it off.

Here are a some pictures I've taken:

 

 

How perfect is the shade of red?? Love them. 

Not only are they adorable, they are so comfortable! 

 

My other pair is by Jessica Simpson whom I'm not a huge fan of but I saw these on amazon and for the price, I really couldn't resist.  Who doesn't need ANOTHER pair of black flats anyway?  : )

These are special, they have a criss cross black elastic around the ankle that adds just a touch of femininity and uniqueness.  They were surprisingly quite comfortable too but definitely not a pair of shoes I'd wear around if I knew I'd be out and about for a long period of time.  They also ran pretty true to size.  I initially ordered a size 6.5 and had to exchange them for a 6.  I'm quite happy with the purchase. 

So here it is, we're going into the second week of October and I just received an email that my Stitchfix has shipped.  Looking forward to more Fall goodies!