As my mom would say, “It’s hotter than blue blazes out there!” Seriously, summer came back to Wisconsin with full force this weekend. We had a low-key relaxing weekend which I desperately needed after the busy-ness of last week. It felt so good to have no big obligations and be able to sleep, relax, and get caught up on a few things around the house. With the high temperatures on Saturday, Matt went out and bought a baby pool and some floats. We set the pool up in the back yard like the classy folks that we are. Margot loved it! She was so cute asking to go swimming, haha. We loved it too, I don’t really care how it looks! It was a great way to stay cool and hang out together. Sunday we had more “pool time” and Matt even cooked us dinner, even though it was Father’s Day.

We attempted a family walk before dinner on Sunday but we didn’t make it very far in the heat. I wore this gauzy maxi all weekend which felt so breezy and cool. I’ve also been carrying around this big market tote everywhere, it’s just so easy to throw in everything we all need! I hope you all had a wonderful Father’s Day and have a great week!

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It was a rainy, chilly weekend here in Wisconsin. My parents were in town to watch Margot since I go to New York for work this week. My husband and I always say it takes three adults to raise a child and it is sooo nice to have a few extra hands around to help out! Margot is 20 months now and she is starting to get into some “terrible twos” behavior. On the one hand I think it’s funny and perfect because it’s exactly how she should be acting at this age and she is trying to figure out the rules. But there are definitely times when I just want to move from point A to point B and it is really difficult when someone is saying “no” to everything. Case in point – on Saturday before my parents got here we went to the grocery store and there were wine samples, so of course I got one. Margot wanted a drink and when I said, “No, that’s a Mama drink” she had a total melt down. I was that lady in the grocery store pushing around a screaming toddler in my cart! So I did something I thought I would never do – I bought a pack of juice boxes and opened it right up and gave her a drink. Sigh. My motto as a mom has become “Everyone has to do what they have to do.” And it’s totally true and applicable for every situation we encounter as moms.

On Sunday we ran some errands and stopped at Lake Park to walk around a bit while there was a break in the rain. It got really windy and started to rain again but we were still able to take a few photos. We will definitely be going back there a lot this summer. It was such a dreary weekend I thought this pink lace dress was the perfect piece to brighten things up, and my denim jacket was necessary with the cooler temps we are having. This market basket tote it humongous but perfect when you are carrying a diaper clutch, snacks, and a sippy cup along with all of your regular gear. Summer can come back to Wisconsin any time now!

Have a great week! If you follow me on Instagram stories I’ll try to share some snaps from NYC this week!

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