Style Icon: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air had some major style. Clearly Thomas has been inspired.

Looking good you two!

New sunglasses

When I wear these sunglasses, I am 20 percent tough '70s cop...

... and 80 percent Top Gun. 

(Thomas and Robert are both 100 percent cute!)

Ventilation and sweaty foreheads

Oh the heat! Bring on the shorts! Bring on the ventilation!

This shirt provides plenty of ventilation. It's a party in the back, and, like, a lazy Sunday in the front. That's what this shirt is.

I got these Dansko clogs on eBay. (Of course.) I almost bought them from a store new, I dug them so much. But then I just went on eBay way too much and found them at half the cost and I lurve, lurve, lurve them. 

The shorts were thrifted a couple of years ago. They were originally pants, and then I chopped them off. The time for pants has pretty much past. It's in the 80s and 90s these days. I guess I should savor the 80-degree days since it's pretty much 90 degrees and above starting in June and lasting until September! (And then in September, you're like WHEN DOES IT END? And it goes on for another couple of weeks and you're like WHY IS MY HAIR STILL STICKING TO MY SWEATY FOREHEAD? And then sweet, sweet fall comes. Oh sweet, sweet fall. Is it bad I'm looking forward to fall? Let me refocus. Summer is going to be awesome. There will be ice cream! Watermelon! My baby in a baby pool! And a lot of my hair sticking to my sweaty forehead as well.)

Loving It

Lately I've been loving...

1. Thomas's two little bottom teeth (can you see them?). Not loving: the pain that comes with teething. Poor baby!

2. Hiking to waterfalls with my handsome husband.

3. We bring along our baby on the hikes thanks to our awesome hiking backpack!

4. Mountain sunsets.

5. Thomas bonding with his cousins.

6. Little kid river wading.

Flame

We went hiking in the mountains recently, and there were all these flame azaleas around (great name, right?), and they were so gorgeous and the exact color of this shirt. Who doesn't like the color "flame"?

I wore this thrifted top on a nice evening walk with my family and then came home and drank all the tea because I am drinking all the tea right now. Hydration is happiness, people! 

This picture makes me think of this time last year when I was all loose shirts, shorts and Birkenstocks, and I was so so so pregnant. Now my baby is almost 11 months. He's growing teeth, crawling like a pro and feeding himself little puffs. (It is hilarious. Half of them don't make it in his mouth. Sunshine Dog is loving life under the high chair these days.) We have two weeks until summer vacation, and then it's going to be mama and baby party time!

Mama in a maxi-dress mumu

Horizontal stripes. They're the new polka-dots. As in: I love, love, love them and wear them maybe too much. (Nope. Not too much. I take it back. No such thing.)

I bought this dress when I was pregnant, and it was awesome then, and it's awesome (just a lot longer) now. It is my current "maxi dress mumu." I always have one in rotation. I get home, take off the schoolmarm gear and throw on a maxi dress. 

These are some eBay Danksos. I thought about buying new Danksos for one half of a second and then realized that they are too out-of-control expensive new. That's okay. These suit me just fine. I've been having a problem with my hip (What is happening?! I am 34 years old! I think it's a combo of getting a lot of exercise in not-great shoes and carrying around my precious baby boy.), and I've vowed to only wear really supportive shoes until it goes away.

That's right, America: I have hip problems. And I wear comfortable shoes. And I have big ol' glasses. And I regularly use archaic slang. (Example: This dress is the bee's knees!) So what? We can't all be spring chickens!

Loving It

Lately I've been loving...

1. My boys. (And how Robert's shirt matches our painting.)

2. Hanging out outside with Thomas.

3. This face!

4. Heart-shaped sunglasses.

 5. Baby mohawk. (Baby Mohawk!)  and also 6. Baby in a baby pool!