New IG Friends!

This summer we had some of our favorite IG mamas over to our house to swim and it was SO MUCH FUN.  Meeting their husbands and babies in real life was so crazy, I loved every minute of it. 

And last weekend, we had them over again and added a new mom and dad that we met at the doctor's office, and our friend Melissa (and super cute Livvy) who used to watch Lemon last year.  Did I forget to take pictures because I was having so much fun?  Yep!  But here are some from the other girls: 

This past weekend was also super fun and we can't wait to do it again.  Can we squeeze in another before swimming season ends?!  I hope so!

If you get a chance, follow these mamas (and dads!) on IG, they are awesome!  Usernames:  namastetiff, toph_hub, moonbaby19, honeybadger4_u, cristiowen, melbrod, aekaufman and of course my hubs, spiritbee.  :)

Hello September and a Giveaway!

Ahhhhh September, how I love thee!

September is one of my favorite months because it means that exciting things are on the horizon.  School has been in session for a month so the kids have gotten into the swing of things (and so have I!), my birthday is at the end of the month, the weather in Arizona will start cooling down and Fall Break is right around the corner which means a week off and a trip with my family!  September is also the start of fall which means the holidays are coming and I can't even think about Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas with my one year old Lemon - it just makes my stomach do flips!

Even though we've only been in school a month I am SO in the mood for a vacation.  It doesn't help that two of our friends are in Italy right now and have been sending us pics daily.  Every morning I wake up to the most amazing images and every day at lunch I sit at my desk wishing I was somewhere exotic and beachy instead of at work.  So, my best friend, Christine, and I thought we would offer you a break from reality and a sort of (imaginary) getaway to Mexico by giving away one of her Mexican clutches!

Christine makes the most amazing purses/clutches/bags and we are giving away this beautiful, handmade embroidered clutch from her Etsy shop Block and Battaglia (retails for $75).  The fabric is hard to come by, is all hand embroidered in Mexico, and Christine has hand stitched each bag herself.  This is a bigger clutch, measuring 13 x 10 and will fit an iPad as well as all of your other vacation (or every day) essentials.

Christine has a fashion blog at Work My Wardrobe and has been featured on Rochelle York's style blog as well (read more about her bags there).  She is super talented and her bags are just the cutest, I know that you will love this one (and hopefully it makes you daydream of the beach while you are sitting at home or at work)!

For a chance to win, follow my blog and leave a comment here saying why YOU love September.  And, if you head over to Instagram and follow us (chrissybchrissy & allisonpants), repost our giveaway picture and tag it #BBGiveMeMexico you will get an extra entry!  We will randomly pick a winner on Monday (6pm MST) and will post it here and on Instagram.  Good luck!!!