Photo Diary: Birthday Celebration Galore!

Just kidding, just two birthdays. :) today's post is a photo diary of both of them. The first birthday was for my handsome boyfriend, we kept it low key this year and just spent the entire day on the beach leading right into a bonfire. Lucky for us, Washington weather was in our favor and it was the perfect temperature all day long. Happy 25th Cole! A quarter of a century old! :)

The birthday boy in all his glory. He didn't want a birthday cake (probably for the fact that his face gets smothered with it in the end, whoops! ) so thank you Pinterest for this lovely idea. 

We even had his best friend from back home come celebrate his birthday!

It's the little things that count. To see the ones you love and adore be so happy makes you happy. Thank you to all the beautiful people that came out to help me celebrate this man's birthday. Here's to more years. :) xo

Now that the cheesy part is over, the second birthday party was for my babies. Well my roommates babies, but they are practically mine too. My god daughter is turning three and her brother turns 6. Holy cow! I remember the day both of them were born and now they are this age?! 

Let me tell you, planning and decorating a children's birthday party is a lot more complicated then I thought. But thanks to their super mom, this was probably the best party yet. 

It was a tinkerbell/batman party. Our house was packed with 20+ kids, but it definitely went a lot smoother than we expected and the kids were so happy that so many people came to celebrate with them, I'm sure they will be talking about it for days! Their smiles made it all worth it.

Tinkerbell better watch out! 

I wish we would have gotten more pictures but once the kids began showing up, it was hard to get anything done. I couldn't get batman to slow down long enough to take a picture! The joy and happiness that were on these kids faces was priceless, it always brightens my heart to see them this happy. These little rascals are a constant reminders that life is beautiful, it may not go your way but you just pick it up and make the most of it. Definitely makes me want to have some of my own some day. :)

Again, to my best friends for always being there even when life makes it hard to get everyone together. These girls are my soul mates, forever stuck with me whether they like it or not. 

Have a wonderful weekend dolls! Xo

Photo Diary: Ocean Shores, WA

This is what happens when you ask your boyfriend to take your outfit pictures... the view was just too amazing to not post, odds are you will be memorized by the ocean and the skies kissing rather than my awkward poses! :) I hope all you dolls had a wonderful and memorable Memorial Day Weekend. 

Half of this post will be my outfit of the day, and the other half is my photo diary of my weekend. It was short and sweet, but any excuse to leave the city, turn off the phone and just enjoy some quality time with my boyfriend I will take. 

Outfit Details || Harlem Pants: H&M here || White Blouse: Forever 21 similar here || Coral Blazer: H&M similar and here || Sandals: Target similar here || Heart Shape Sunglasses: Charlotte Russe similar

It was both our first time in Ocean Shores, WA and I must admit, it is a quaint and cute little town. Reminds me of a nice place to go when I retire, close to the beach and very quiet.

Originally this trip was a surprise, with a horse ride involved... but I spilt the beans and it was lucky I did, poor boy is allergic to horses!! Instead, we rode mopeds on the beach, explore the town, walked the beach and bar hopped. We even threw in a quick game of mini golf, of which I completely kicked butt (he will probably tell you otherwise) but you know how vacations are, always goes by too quick. Back to reality I go.