What I Wore Wednesday

Hi Everyone!

Anyone else think May is just a crazy busy month???

Each year, I know it's going to be a busy month, and each year, I'm way behind.  

It's sort of like December for me...except there's no hard deadline (like Christmas Day), so I allow myself to get a little lazy.

It's no good because I run around with a short fuse.  

And I use my mom voice way too often.

I have managed to get dressed though.  Yay for small victories!

I wore this to bible study.  The shoes kill my feet, but I wanted to try stripes & leopard together.

Blazer: Express / Tank: Hot Mama / Jeans: Vigoss via Nordstrom BP / Shoes: Halogen via Nordstrom

I wore this out for Matt's birthday.  It was freezing, so I paired a jacket over a sweater over a dress.  

Layers baby :-)

Dress (worn as skirt): Forever 21 / Sweater: Local Store / Jacket, Tights, Shoes: Target

I wore this out to dinner with my mom for Mother's Day. Thought it was a fun color combo.

Sweater & Shoes: Target / Shirt: Old Navy / Jeans: Gap / Scarf: Loft

Not sure this is even worth posting.  But the polka dots are fun!

Shirt: Target / Jeans: Loft / Shoes: Old Navy

That's it!  

Thanks for reading and be sure to check out The Pleated Poppy for more fashion inspiration!

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!!!

I thought I'd take today to share some funny pictures of my kiddos.  

One of the best things about being a mom is witnessing all the hilarious things they do.  

Am I right?

And isn't it great we have smart phones to capture it all?

We get to witness the funny, capture the funny and then share the funny with the world.

LOVE IT!!!

So here are a few pics that make me smile :-) 

  

My boys give Iron Man (or men) a seat at the breakfast table.  He's part of the family.

This guy wears shades while watching tv.  

And inside the library.

These two take their coffee black.  

A certain 6 year old loves stealing my phone...so I find random pics like this one every day.  

I love it.

This guy recently pointed out Iron Man's "pee pee." 

These two found a great way to cool off their oatmeal.

This guy thought it would be fun to wear a stache to Wacky Wednesday.  He wore it the entire day.

Dane loves carrying Tripp around...Tripp thinks it's hilarious.

The state of our kitchen in this pic...not so hilarious.

This guy likes wearing baby toupees.  

 This guy destroys his older brother's preschool artwork just to entertain himself.

This guy actually wants to sing hymns at bible study.

This guy can't stay awake if we get in either the car or the bike trailer past 3pm.  Can.not.stay.awake.

I get the chance (daily) to practice my bicep curls.  Who needs free weights?

You may have seen some of these if you follow we on instagram (@shellyzitz).

Hope a few of these made you smile :-).

Happy Mother's Day!!!

What I Wore Wednesday

Hi Everyone!

It's my hubbie's birthday today, so we're gettin' ready to celebrate big time!  

Which pretty much means I'll cook him breakfast and then we'll run around like crazy people trying to make up for the 15 minutes we actually sat around while eating breakfast...all so the kiddos won't be late for school.

Like I said, BIG TIME :-)

Happy Birthday, Babe!!!

Now onto some outfits...

I wore this for Cinco de Mayo.  Ole!

T-shirt: J.Crew Factory / Jeans: Gap / Shoes: Havaianas / Necklace: Gift

I had to sneak in the next two pictures.  They were too fun!

I was feeling patriotic this day.  

Shirt: J. Crew Factory / Jeans & Shoes: Old Navy

I'm really into this jean jacket I found at a local thrift store.  It's all worn in and comfy.

T-shirt & Shoes: Old Navy / Jacket: American Eagle / Belt: Target / Necklace: T&J Designs

Red shoes for a little pop of color.

T-shirt & Shoes: Target / Skirt: Gap / Jacket: American Eagle

I hope you have a great day today!
Linking up with The Pleated Poppy!

Play

We can finally play outside again!!!  And the boys are loving it!

After months of being cooped up inside, it's like they can feel the freedom on their skin.  

Finally, they can run as fast as their little feet will carry them.

They can laugh and scream without being told to quiet down.

And their mama can chase them without fear of tripping on a chair or slipping on a rug.  

Ah, the good life.

Erik's pants kept sliding down, so he'd pull them up every 5 strides.  He's such a tiny guy!

Letting mom catch her breath.

Spinning never gets old.  Check out his cute smile :-).

Awww...stopping for a quick hug.  

Running so fast his neck is straining.  Ha!!!

Great smile.  Great dimples.  He's having a blast.

And love, love, love that hair flop!!!

Only 19 months apart.  

I could eat 'em up!

I'm so thankful Matt brought his camera out this day.  We really were having so much fun just running and chasing each other.  One of those moments where you forget the 'To Do' list and just have fun!!!

What I Wore Wednesday

Hi There!

Time for another WIWW post (where we ditch our yoga pants for the clothes hanging in our closets, in case you've never heard of WIWW)!

I had the chance to hear Glennon Melton, from Momastery, speak last week.  I know!!!  

I can hear your gasps through the computer screen.  

And she was that good.  She was funny and honest and a beautiful soul.  Just beautiful.  And SO funny.  But I digress...

I had to find something cute to wear because I knew all the ladies in attendance would be dressed up, and I thought I had the perfect peplum top.  

The one I knew was too small but thought that just maybe if I put it one more time, it would fit.

Did it?  You already know the answer to that.  OF COURSE NOT.

Here's the proof.  

Top: Forever 21 / Jeans: Gap / Necklace, Purse, Shoes: Target

It's pullin' in all the wrong places.  Dang it.

So I headed inside and found a similar alternative.  Not as "pretty" but still cute.  

And yes, my skin is pretty much the same color as my white t-shirt.  

Top: Local Store / Shoes: Steve Madden

And here's a close-up of the super cute necklace. 

 I keep looking for them at Target, but they are sold out everywhere.  

Bottom line for this week - go see Glennon if she ever comes to your town.  

And wear clothes that fit :-)

Have a great week!!!

As always, linking up with The Pleated Poppy.

Death of a Snowman

Hi There!

I think we are finally done with winter up here in Minnesota!  Never say never, but I'm thinking we're done. 

 Yay!  Woo hoo!  Yee haw!!  About time, darn it!! 

When we heard 70's were in the forecast, we decided to let our perfectly misshapen and un-accessorized snowman have it!

Matt went first and decided to use his bare fist.  Pretty tough, huh?

He had great follow-through and did some damage to the head (and to his hand, but you didn't hear that from me...in his defense, the snow was hard).  

Dane went next.  He tried to knock it down with his body weight.  No movement.

So then he threw some punches.  (I knew those hulk gloves weren't a complete waste of money.)

I had to take a turn.  A baseball bat was the only way to go.  Take THAT, snow!

Sayonara winter!  You will not be missed!  

Well, we will want you to come back just in time for Christmas.  But not too soon, ok?

What I Wore Wednesday

Hi Everyone!

I had high hopes of taking a couple outfit pictures this week, but after receiving several more inches of snow, I just couldn't bring myself to get out of yoga clothes.  Come to think of it, I couldn't bring myself to stop eating ice cream either.  I'm blaming that one on the snow too.  

We snuck outside to take a few pics before church on Sunday morning.

The boys kept coming out to investigate (like it's the first time daddy's taken awkward photos of mom in the front yard).

Blazer: Theory / Shirt: Forever 21 / Jeans: Nordstrom BP / Booties: Target

 Here I'm telling Tripp to "please get inside...it's freezing out here and you only have your diaper on."

Here I'm explaining the pics were for my "blog."  And I'm laughing because I said it with importance like my blog is some important job-type-thing that mommy gets paid to do.
Misleading?  Yes.  Effective?  Yes - all 3 boys went back inside.
(I think I may be doing lots of important things for my blog this week :-)

I hope you have a great week!!!

I'm linking up with The Pleated Poppy!!