Dress Up Leggings with Ankle Boots

Dress Up Leggings with Ankle Boots. One of my favorite outfit ideas for leggings is to dress the leggings up with some stylish ankle boots! Take leggings from day to night with this easy styling trick! Here, I styled black leggings with black ankle boots for a sleek monochromatic look.

My husband surprised me with these stylish ankle boots for Christmas! Shoes are always the way to a girl’s heart, right? Or at least this girl. After I unwrapped them, though, I wasn’t sure how to make them work in my closet. I decided to dress up leggings with ankle boots, and I loved the result. The comfort of leggings combined with the style vibes of ankle boots is a winning combination in my book.

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How to Style a CC Beanie for Girls

Here are the best tips on how to style a CC beanie for girls! Slouchy beanies are one of my top winter trends for 2018. Here's how to style a slouchy beanie with long hair to perfectly complement your outfit!

One of my favorite winter trends for 2018 is the slouchy beanie. It’s been so cold here lately that I think I need beanies in every color to keep myself warm! That’s right, I said “need.” Today, I’m sharing this fun look featuring a mint beanie to show how to style a CC beanie for girls.

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Christmas Recap 2017 [First Christmas as a Family of 4]

Breakfast with Santa Kansas City

Our first Christmas as a family of four is officially in the books! And wow, this holiday season was a complete whirlwind. For starters, various combinations of the kids and I were sick for about the first 2 weeks of December. Between recovering from illness and having a baby who doesn’t sleep through the night, I felt like I was on auto-pilot for most of the season.

Of course, I still wanted to do all of our favorite holiday traditions with the little ones. We just had to cram everything in super fast once we were all feeling better! I knew this would be a really fun year, since Colton is at an age where he thinks Christmas is really magical. Plus, it was Blair’s very first Christmas! And there’s nothing better than a baby’s first holiday season.

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Ms. Pac-Man and Ghosts Costumes [DIY Family Halloween]

Ms. Pacman and Ghosts Costumes! Here's a DIY family Halloween costume idea that is easy to put together, even as a last-minute Halloween costume! This family Halloween costume could also be adapted to a regular Pac-man for a boy infant or toddler. Pacman and Ms. Pacman costumes would also be great for cosplay or dress-up outside of Halloween, too!

Christmas is a week away… which means it’s time to share our DIY family Halloween costume, because why not? Look, I have 2 little ones. Hence, why I’m posting Halloween costumes in December. But when they’re as cute as this Ms. Pac-Man and Ghosts costumes ensemble, I can’t let the season pass by without sharing. [And by “season,” obviously I mean “the last 3 months of the year,” which is totally a season in my book.]

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Best Leggings for Moms [Lalabu Leggings + Soothe Shirt Review]

Looking for the best leggings for moms? These leggings are perfect for any new mom, but as a c-section mom, I'm especially partial to the fact that they hide my c-section shelf [aka "mommy tummy"]. I just wish I had them with my first child! Read on for my Lalabu Leggings review, and learn about the Lalabu Soothe Shirt for easy babywearing, too! [ad]

Whether you know me in real life or online, you’ve probably heard me talk about one thing… I am incredibly self-conscious about my c-section pouch. [And if you don’t know what a c-section pouch is, consider yourself lucky.] I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time trying to find pants that camouflage my c-section shelf, typically with little-to-no luck. But today, I’m sharing one of my secrets: the best leggings for moms. And yes, they actually hide the mommy tummy!

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