Jeff and I were married on September 4th on the beach at Crystal Cove. Just us and the kids along with our closest family and friends. My dad walked me down the isle (to 'Release' by Pearl Jam) and Jeff's dad performed the ceremony. It was as simple and intimate as we hoped it to be. The vows we wrote each other were my favorite part. Jeff gave each of…
Growing up I was not the girl who planned my wedding or thought about who I would marry. The only thing I was 100% certain of is wanting to become a mom. I've questioned many things in life, but my desire to be a mom wasn't one of them. Fourteen years and four kids later it's hard to wrap my head around the fact that I AM A MOTHER. It's…
Lisa was living in Orange County and Jeff in the Bay Area when they were set-up by a mutual friend. Their first date was magic (read more HERE) and a year later Jeff was marrying not only Lisa, but Avery, Poppy and Goldie as well( read more on their wedding day HERE)! They are now living in the beach town of Encinitas, CA. Meet the Allen family... JEFF resigned as a…
Do you recognize this colorful wall in these photos from my Instagram profile picture? That picture is the very first time I met our photographer and now friend, Arielle. We had not been back since it was shot 2.5 years ago, until last week for these jumpsuit photos. Arielle has been with us every week since that day. I encouraged her to quit her waitressing job and dump her then…
Easy Breezy Tops for Summer My WHITE EYELET TOP in the photo below. Wearing a size small. The CREAM PEASANT TOP is today's post can be worn on our off the shoulder. Wearing a size small. I just ordered this WHITE COLLARED TOP! Such a great WHITE TANK! I like the simplicity of this PEASANT TOP Honestly, I think I need to introduce this YELLOW EYELET TOP to my closet.…
