Happy Monday everyone! We had a busy weekend so I thought I would recap it here including what I wore. 

Friday I took a much needed day of from work. I have some vacation days to use up before the end of the year and I just needed a day to run some errands and get my house in order. I am such a nicer person when my house is put together! It felt really good to go into the weekend with a clean, organized home.

Saturday night we went to Pizza Man for dinner. I went to the original Pizza Man with my dad when we came to Milwaukee to find me an apartment. That location burned down but they reopened close to our house a few years ago. It’s so funny to go there with an extra little person now!

Sunday afternoon was Trick-or-Treating in our neighborhood. Margot dressed up like her idol, Elmo. I promise she had more fun that it looks like in this picture! She of course wants to walk and do everything herself these days and did not want to be held for a photo. She was a little too shy to say “Trick-Or-Treat” or “Thank You!” but she had a lot of fun walking up to each house and getting candy. I think at this age Halloween is still more fun for the parents than it is for the kids.

I hope you all had a great weekend and have a fabulous week!

We checked another item off of our Fall bucket list this past weekend! It was the peek for fall foliage in the Milwaukee area and I wanted to go somewhere to see all the pretty leaves. We drove out to Holy Hill on Saturday afternoon, which was the perfect place to go for this activity. We got there right at golden hour, and it was beautiful! But also cold and windy. We froze our butts off! I think there were even a few snow flurries. We didn’t take many pictures because our hands were freezing but here are the few we did get if you’d like to see.

Holy Hill is a Roman Catholic shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The shrine is located on top of a hill above 400 acres of woods. There is also an observation tower you can climb for stunning views of the fall leaves and the Milwaukee skyline in the distance. It was too windy the day we went, but the hike was beautiful and we still had great views from the base of the shrine. I’m sure we will have many opportunities to go back when the weather isn’t so crazy. How was your weekend?

To say I have fun dressing Margot would be an understatement. A lot of people have asked for my favorite places to shop for Margot and so here we go!  Like everything else,  I approach it with a high/low attitude.  The bulk of her clothes come from affordable places and I splurge now and then on something that she really just has to have. It’s so easy to get carried away! Here are my go to brands:

Gap – I like to shop the Gap for dressier or trendier items. They can be a little expensive but they tend to run lots of 40% off sales!

Old Navy – I like Old Navy for play clothes and a lot of times they have sets, which makes getting Margot dressed in the morning super easy!

Jumping Beans – We love the Jumping Beans brand for leggings! They are stretchy and don’t shrink like some other brands! Plus they are super affordable and have tons of cute prints.

Carters – We always buy Carters pajamas. I have had a hard time finding fleece footie pajamas that go up to 2T for our Wisconsin winters so Carters is great for that. They do tend to shrink which is kind of a bummer but she grows out of them so fast it doesn’t bother me too much.

Mayoral – This is a new to me brand and they are a little pricey, but the quality is amazing. They have some super special pieces like this coat and a pom pom sweater Margot wore a few weeks ago. They run a little big so I know we will get a lot of wear of these items.

Nordstrom Rack – I swear by Nordstrom Rack for kids shoes! They have great brands like Converse and Toms for a fraction of the price. Who wants to pay an arm and a leg for kids shoes when they grow out of them so fast? I got Margot the cutest little pair of snow boots there last year!

Have any good stores or brands that I didn’t mention? I’m always on the hunt for cute little girl clothes, I’d love to hear!