Face Off

The many looks of Aston. Serious, goofy, silly and sleepy. Ha! 

How's your Wednesday so far?

Cowpoke Cook-out

Celebrating Texas rodeo day at school is always anticipated every year. This year, Aston's class had a Cowpoke Cookout where the kids help prepare their lunch of hotdogs, beans and bread. Dressed in their cute cowboy duds, this was yet another fun kick off for Houston's rodeo at their school. 

Channeling a preppy urban cowboy wearing a plaid Janie & Jack shirt (gifted by auntie Nina and the twins), pinstriped vest (from last spring), jeans, old buckled belt and H&M boots from 2 years ago. We made it work. Here are a few shots before heading home......

A Little Goodsie For You

Spring cleaning has officially started in our home and with our master bathroom repair, a total overhaul and sorting of my closet is underway. I have decided to resell some of my slightly used costume jewelry and accessories and I'm planning to add more gently used clothes and shoes in the near future. 

They are all priced to sell, so if you have any questions - just contact me via my Goodsie store! 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Valentine's Day Party

Last Thursday I attended Aston's Valentine's day school party. Such a fun bunch of kindergarteners. They enjoyed some crafting creating hearts using twine and glue. But I must say the bowling game was a hit after cookie treats! 

A little prayer before snacks, as always

 

Yummy heart cookies!

 

Valentine's day bowling tournament!

More crafting!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aston striking a silly pose! 

 

Valentine's day goody bags are just as fun and exciting as Christmas loot bags! 

A sweet Valentine's gift from the little guy. With pink glitter too :)

 

Our Valentine's

We normally don't have big plans for valentine's day. Up until we had Aston, we'd go out to dinner avoiding valentine's day but opting to dine out a few days later. So tonight, it's dinner at home and sharing desserts. 

But aston and I had been busy preparing for his valentine's day party at school. I ordered stickers to go on his sweet treat packages (finger skateboards and sports erasers - ha! - boymom for sure) and last night we finished off writing valentines cards to 13 friends for school. Poor thing mastered drawing hearts and writing his name, such a pro! 

Later, I'd be heading to his valentines party and snap pics for his classroom. Thankful that I can spend that special day with him!

Can't resist wrapping his teachers a couple of sweet valentines gifts! 

And we received a lovely card from my parents this morning! 

HOPING YOU HAVE THE SWEETEST DAY TODAY, friends! 

Weekend Recap

Still having super bowl hangover? Or can't get enough of beyonce's halftime show? Safe to say, amidst the lights out drama, the B mini-concert and the almost comeback of the SF 49ers - it was a pretty exciting night!

Here's what went down this past weekend : got my February julep maven box and I cant wait to try the colors and the top coat that everyone's raving about. One of our staff made me try greek on the go - tiny granola bites with yogurt and they are addicting!

I have some of the sweetest online friends, laurel of go against the grain sent me the cutest valentine's package ~ cupcake toppers and chocolates ~ can't say no! Thanks laurel!

More weekend highlights : a surprise package from my newest blog sponsor, chic peek. read all about their fabulous membership subscription program here.

I finally busted out a new candle - a gift from the holidays - that smells amazing, voluspa suede blanc. It's got a fresh musk scent that's perfect for winter. More scent report, I picked up a new cologne, calypso's bellini eau de toilette. I love the sweet scent with it's hint of citrus and jasmine. Can't wait to wear them for spring and summer. 

And the weekend does not end without me baking my most requested gluten-free peanut butter cookies. It has become a family favorite. this time i skipped the nutella, still yummy. You can get the recipe here. 

Ok, let's get this week started! 

My Birthday Weekend

Here's a quick look at my birthday weekend shindig! 

 <photos from friends nina and rae>

Midweek Musings

Well, let me just start this post by sharing some unforeseen events in our little home. right before the new year, my husband discovered a leak in his closet from our masterbath shower and needless to say, we are in the midst of having this fixed right now.

It's not what i wished our 2013 to kick off with but i know there are other people with far more problems than us, so i can't help but still feel blessed that we have found out about this issue at an early stage. It's just such a hassle and as you can see (pic below) there is no way we are hanging around ~ we have relocated upstairs in the meantime. 

In other lighter news, our friends and blog sponsors, skincare rx sent me a few goodies last week. these are definite 2 must-haves : oscar blandi dry shampoo spray and nars super orgasm blush (highly pigmented and lots of glitter than the regular orgasm blush). These are my new daily products i use before i head out the door!

In yet another recent trip to target, I discovered this really adorable mug and more colorful paper straws (like i really need them....). Oh well, they're cute!

and more target finds, these pretty in pink craft items went home with me in the hopes of starting valentine's day crafting.....

and more paper goodness at the target dollar bins. They are rolls of wrapping paper in these beautiful trellis and tiny hearts pattern! 

People, Valentine's day is just a few weeks away! 

and remember those notebooks i blogged about last week? See how pretty they are together? Not to mention the tempting sprinkles cupcake? Can't resist! 

and finally, it's my birthday month - so I stopped by sephora and picked up a tube of dr.jart bb cream and my birthday gift, a duo set of mini benefit products! 

and that benefit fine one one (another new favorite - a lip and cheek tint) is from birchbox that also came in the mail that same day! What way to kick-off my birthday month! 

So like i said earlier, I still feel lucky despite us having to deal with a major setback due to unexpected house repair. I still can't stop counting my blessings everyday. Our family is healthy, I've got them and my friends and these little treats are just added bonus we get to enjoy! 

Here's hoping your wednesday is off to a good start!

Closet purging and huge sale

Disclaimer : this is NOT my closet. LOL. 

With the advent of the new year, I am planning to scale down and purge my closet (and even the little boy's closet) and get rid of the ones we no longer use. I will be busy this weekend going through everything and see which ones go to goodwill and which ones I can pass along. 

I am planning to do a flash sale of these clothes via twitter sometime soon and maybe even post some here. So if you dont follow me via twitter, you can follow me if you like @swankychicfete. I just find it easier to snap pictures using my iphone and instantly post it via twitter. 

Obviously i would hate to flood your timeline, so I'd do it sporadically. If you see anything you like, tweet me your email and I'll send you a paypal invoice. Prices will be crazy low, so I hope you see something you like! 

Source: brightboldbeautiful.blogspot.com via Andrea on Pinterest

ok, let me go now and sort what we have!

Our Christmas Holiday weekend

Here are a few scenes from a wonderful weekend and Christmas holiday spent with friends and family!

I hope you all had a great time too! 

Our little family is gearing for new hopes and dreams for 2013!