KNOCK KNOCK

June 12, 2012


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This particular day we were shopping at Ikea and I couldn’t help but adore Ben as he was walking ahead of me with the three big girls. That dude has four little girls to lead, protect, and love and that is a mighty big responsibility! Then throw me in the mix, well, his job just got a whole lot harder.

I will always wonder what a little boy that consisted of Ben and me would look like, but I really think a boy would totally throw off our mojo. Having girls is all we know and we love it. Tutus everywhere, pink all the time, princesses and playing house galore. Ben does a great job with all of that.

Ben always said that when he was younger he could never get girls. I think the scale about evened out now, don’t you?!!

on me: shirt, thrifted. jean, f21. brick me up heel (on sale!), c/o modcloth. necklace, homako.
on ben: shirt, vintage. jeans, diesel. shoes, nike.
on true: shirt and pants, c/o molo kids. shoes, salt-waters.
on brave: dress and shorts, misha lulu. shoes, salt-waters.
on soul: dress, vintage. shoes, pediped.
on glow: shirt and pants, misha lulu.

p.s. misha lulu is on mini social today, so if you want some good deals, check it out!


OUT TO SCHOOL: 30

June 7, 2012


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That’s it. Enrichment classes are done for the year and next year I will be sending two little girls off to school one day a week. The last day went out with a bang as there was a big water party filled with water games. I hung out at the school and helped out and observed my little shy girl in action.

The day before, as I was pondering what we could gift to her four teachers, I asked True, “True, what do your teachers like?” She replied, “Well, my math teacher likes math. My Spanish teacher likes Spanish. My art teacher likes art and my theatre teacher likes games.” I couldn’t help but chuckle to myself. She’s cute.

Had my kitchen been operable, I would have baked them something, but instead when I needed a de-stresser from this game, I went to the grocery store to get her teachers strawberries. I think it was a simple and sweet gift and True took care of the note all by herself.

The Bratcher house is almost ready for summertime (technically one day of homeschool left) and we have lots of summertime activities ahead. Now, if we could just finish up all this house construction.on true: bathing suit, target. dress, little bean shop. flip flops, target.


PEEK A BOO

June 5, 2012


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Still loving my green denim. Definitely still makes me excited even if Ben isn’t a huge fan. Whenever I wear my colored denim, I just feel extra fun. Anyone else get that feeling?

I feel like I have been all over the place these last few weeks. My mind is so scattered and there are so many things going on. I’m also tired of eating out and really miss cooking. Sometimes I will just eat cereal or yogurt because outside food is kinda boring and mostly low nutrition. Got two more days until we have our kitchen back. Geez a louise, I can hardly wait.

on me: shirt, j.crew outlet. scarf, c/o scarves dot net. pants, urban outfitters. shoes, c/o blowfish shoes. connected necklace, c/o lisa leonard.


SPONSOR WELCOME

June 4, 2012


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Bathing suit season is upon us and I am happy to introduce you to Lime Ricki. When they first emailed me, I was instantly smitten with their stuff. They were cute, colorful, and modest. I will admit I have never been a bikini wearer. I just feel too exposed and when I was a teenager and did wear a two-piece, I probably had a tankini on top of that and then I felt better. The only time I have ever worn a bikini was on my honeymoon in far off Fiji, where I was sure not to be seen by anyone except my husband, and a few other strangers on the beach. Now that I have popped out four girls, I for sure won’t ever wear a bikini again because I really have tons of stretch marks on my belly. My tattoo of fire as I like to call it, so stylish suits that cover me up are just my cup of tea.
Lime Ricki not only has things for gals, but dudes too. I think that’s nice. I really like this dotted one and this madras one. These are adorably cute and Lime Ricki were so kind to send me one and I wore it under my shorts for Foam Fest and they felt nice and were cute (no one could see them though). This one piece looks fantastic and will hide my mom pooch. As much as I work out, that little pooch just won’t disappear. I am very thankful for spanx. If you take a lookie around the site, I am sure you will find some cute styles and patterns that will catch your eye! 
One of you will get lucky and win the bathing suit of your choice from Lime Ricki! Also, if you just can’t wait, Cakies readers get 15% off using the coupon code mycakies (deal on for two weeks). Great, right?! Here are some things you can do to enter:
1. Tell me what your eyeing from Lime Ricki.
2. Blog, tweet, or facebook about this giveaway and leave separate comments to the links here.
Now, if you do all of the things mentioned above, you might even be able to up your chances by getting your name in 4 times! Fantastic, right? Open to U.S. residents only.
The giveaway will end at 8am PST on Sunday, June 10th and the winner will be announced via twitter (follow me on twitter here) on Monday. Good luck! 
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OUT TO SCHOOL: 30

May 31, 2012


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little red

True’s got one week left of school. She’s homeschooled, but takes enrichment classes one day a week. I can’t believe how fast the school year has flown by.

I like drawing. If I had the time, I could doodle all day. My dream job was to be animator and illustrate characters. Somehow that got lost in the shuffle somewhere and I became a teacher. I loved being a teacher too. I would also love to be a graphic designer and I randomly like to make little poems. When I lived in London with the BFF, I was making rhymes for everything and BFF would call me Toula Seuss. Toula because I had crazy hair (and glasses) like the girl from My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Seuss because I made rhymes all the time.  There are too many things I like to do. Ben says I have way too many hobbies.

on true: dress, vintage. socks, target. shoes, salt-waters c/o tea collection.


SILLY TOGETHER

May 30, 2012


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Baby sister and I kind of like to be matchy-matchy. We have similar tastes so sometimes we end up with the same things, especially when it comes to shoes. Too bad I am a half size bigger than her. She can borrow my shoes, but I can’t borrow hers. She is always eagerly anticipating when I purge through my closet because that means everything gets passed down to her.

My mom was telling me that we get older, we are becoming more and more alike. They have a hard time telling us apart on the phone. RJ, which stands for Richelle Jean, is just much sweeter than me and I am slightly more responsible than her (Her laziness comes from being the baby and getting away with things like not washing dishes). We kind of balance each other out and when you get us together, we just like being silly!

on baby sister
dress: sugarlips
shoes: c/o lotta from stockholm

on me…
shirt: f21 (old)
denim shirt: madewell
connected necklace: c/o lisa leonard
skirt: kohls
shoes: c/o lotta from stockholm


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