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Before the Winter weather comes

~ Etc.

My outfit: black tee: GAP | grey jumpsuit | ankle boots| wide brim hat

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I heard on the news that starting on Saturday, right after Halloween, it’ll be snowing and cold here in Utah.  The Fall weather has been so nice and I’m so sad we have to say good bye!  Fall in Utah lasts only for a few weeks which is just way too short.  So we’ve been taking advantage of the slightly cool but sunny weather as much as we can.  
On our walk to the park, we were surrounded by dry leaves and it got me so excited.  I’m one of those people who go out of the way to step on that giant crunchy leaf so this right here my friends, was my dream.  My daughter said to me while watching me scream in excitement and running around, stepping on the dry leaves, “Mommy, you’re so happy, is this your heaven?  Let me take a video of your heaven!”  
It was my heaven.  Spending everyday with my kids is my heaven.  Remember when I vented about resenting motherhood?  That phase passed awhile ago but I guess I vent on here when I feel frustrated but don’t update you on it afterwards, which I probably should.  That phase is long gone now and I love being a stay at home mom, I’m back to myself again, hallelujah! (my husband is probably chanting hallelujah way louder than me! 😉  My ambition and dreams are still there, but there is a time for everything and my time right now is to play with my kids and step on those crunchy leaves!  I am so grateful for the life that I have.

His, hers & mine || Sunday best

~ Etc.

this was what the other  members of our family were doing during our photoshoot.
His outfit: grey pullover | leggings | striped beanie | moccasins(in color aruba)

 

My daughter’s outfit: dress: purchased in Korea | ankle boots
My outfit: top: Korea | scarf: thrifted | tulle skirt | leopard purse: Brahmin | ankle boots
I’m loving my son’s outfit so much, I’m all about comfort on my baby since he bends and moves around so much and everytrhing he’s wearing is so soft and comfortable!  His beanie is made of thicker, higher quality with just enough stretch to cling onto his head so it doesn’t fall off which I love.  His pullover & leggings are soft and durable and his moccasins bends with every movement of his feet.  I hardly put denim jeans on my baby because it restricts their playing!
Also, I’m obsessed with my little girl’s booties, aren’t you?
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Adi’s bento lunch box

~ Etc.

bento lunch box: Laptop Lunches
star-shaped cut outs: WasabiMint
Sautéed mushrooms & cherry tomatoes in olive oil, sea salt & garlic powder, grapes picked fresh from our backyard the morning of, butter, garlic & olive oil orzo pasta, and Babybel cheese & Gushers.

bento lunch box: Laptop Lunches
Steamed sweet potatoes, roasted brussel sprouts, 1/2 a peach, and coconut chips & a chocolate coin.
bento lunch box: Laptop Lunches
seaweed punchers: Japanese2please
panda toothpicks: Japanese2please
Rice balls, mini sausages sautéed in ketchup, egg rolls with kale, sliced kirby cucumbers & carrots. Making this bento made me nostalgic, this was one of the most coveted bento one could have when I went to school in Korea, besides bulgogi & japchae.  All the kids would sit with their own little cliques and open up their bento and share/trade their side dishes. If one didn’t have good side dishes, no one would eat yours and therefore you couldn’t eat theirs, which was the unspoken rule and etiquette. My mom packed me kimchi and dried anchovies most of the time, the least coveted side dishes so no one wanted to share/trade with me.  The kids who brought the mini sausages and egg rolls got to trade as much as they wanted. I recently had a talk with my older sister about this and she said she always got mini sausages, bulgogi and all the coveted side dishes on a daily basis!  I was so mad!  Haha.  I guess by the time I(the youngest of her 5 children) started school, she was done making lunches.  I would be too so I can’t blame her! 😀

$150 giftcard to Evgie wall decals giveaway

~ Etc.

We have a beautiful giveaway for you this week where one lucky reader will win a $150 giftcard to www.evgie.com, a store that sells numerous options of wall decals to personalize your walls in your homes.  This giveaway is open to U.S & Canada residents or Europe where the winner will pay for shipping.

I initially came across their shop on Etsy(www.etsy.com/shop/evgieNev) when I was looking for tree wall decals to use as a backdrop for my daughter’s Maleficent birthday party, and they expressed interest in hosting a giveaway for my readers which I thought would be perfect for any of you wanting to decorate your homes!  I don’t know about you but in my head I have so many ideas and visuals of how I want to decorate my home but the budget often times stop me from creating the home I dream of.  With this $150 giftcard, you can purchase pretty much any wall decor of your choice, some several of them depending on what you want.  You also have the option to customize colors, sizes, elements – everything can be adjusted or customized just for you, including designing from scratch.

Here are some of my favorites from Evgie.
For living rooms/sitting rooms

forest with birds
blossom tree
tree with birdcage & birds
For play rooms
jungle safari wall
space ship wall decor
pirates wall decor
dinosaur wall decal
For the kids’ bedrooms
kiss me good night wall decor
butterfly tree wall decor

birds & squirrel wall decal

abstract wild flowers


Growth chart wall decal

safari growth chart
chipping birds growth chart
bird house growth chart

See all the wall decals Evgie offers by the theme below:
  • Jungle Safari
  • Forest Nature
  • Sea Ocean
  • Modern Abstract
  • Adventures
  • Smart & Tidy 

To enter the giveaway for your own home or to give away as gifts(it’ll be an excellent house-warming gift or for Christmas), please visit Evgie and enter the rafflecopter below.  Best luck everyone!
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