Fall Mini Staycation

Hey guys!! Finally got around to posting this, better late than never!

The weekend before Halloween we headed up to Dallas! I had been looking around online for a cool pumpkin patch to take the kids to bc we were kind of bored with all of the ones around Houston.

I stumbled across the Dallas Arboretum and I booked a hotel moments later! They seriously have the most AMAZING pumpkin patch set up EVER! Not to mention the entire property is beautiful!

I was actually told the pumpkins were like down to about half the amount when we went bc the weather had been so hot, so next year I want to try to visit the first weekend it opens!

I think the cost for all 5 of us to get in was around $70 (Scarlett was free I think bc she is under age 2). They had food carts and restaurants on site and I saw some people bring picnics in as well which was pretty cute!

 

She was in heaven!

 

Scarlett & Daddy

 

It's super hard to get the big kids to pose for photos these days but I bribed them!

 

I was so excited about the cinderella carriage but she wanted nothing to do with it.

 

This picture of my girls is everythingggggg!

 

I took a bunch of pics bc this place is just perfect for photos, feel free to go in my Facebook page and check out the Fall 2016 album for more!

 

Of course, when in Dallas, you must go to In-N-Out Burger! They are still snubbing HTX but at least they are in Texas now! I think we are there 4 times on this trip! lol

 

Baby bird chasing big sis down for "bites"!

Of course since Sprinkles was like 2 blocks from our hotel, I had to hit that up too. Yes, we have one in Houston but it was RIGHT THERE. Who can pass up cupcakes?

 

and the Sprinkles Ice Cream shop was right around the corner too sooooo...

 

 

You guys, I seriously DIE for the Red Velvet ice cream at Sprinkles. Like, just build me a room in the back.

You can't go to Dallas without doing some shopping and since that's what I do best (apart from eating) we had to make it happen!

 

This is what she does when she wants me to pick her up. 

 

I was in Pottery Barn Kids so long Leila had to sit down. Oops.

 

We are always on the hunt for pumpkin photo ops! This was her telling me "No. No. Nice."

 

 

Halloween sock party in the hotel lol

It was a great little Fall mini trip, I definitely plan to do it again next year! I'm still a bit behind on posting but I will be doing one last Halloween post this week about our "Hallo-weekend"! Don't forget to check out my Fall 2016 album on facebook for more pics from Dallas!

I'm also going to start posting 2-3 times a week now so any post suggestions are welcome!! 

-xo-

Danielle

It's Fall Ya'll!

My favorite season is here!! Although, here in Houston, Fall is just a state of mind bc it's still 100 degrees. lol

If you follow me on FB you know that I've been a bit under the weather, I'm still nursing my 18 month old and I started having extreme pain on one side that I thought was a plugged duct and kind of brushed it off and though it would go away if I did what I usually do when I get one. After 2 weeks, no luck so I saw a doc and was diagnosed with having Mastitis. I questioned if it really was bc I've had it before and this seemed different, the pain was worse but I never got a fever like I did before. I was treated with antibiotics and after 6 days there was no improvement so I was put on a different antibiotic. After 8 days on that I was still in severe pain and found out that it most likely wasn't even mastitis to begin with but a different type of infection. So anyway I started a new prescription now that seems to be helping after 5 weeks of being in pain 24/7!

So anyway with all of that going on I haven't been as festive this year, I've been stuck on my couch with a heating pad or an ice pack trying to move as little as possible. I have been keeping most of our Fall festivities at home for that reason. Whomp whomp whhooommmp. 

Here are a few pumpkin pics from grocery stores bc that's pretty much the only place I've been since all of this started! We will get out to a real pumpkin patch soon!

 

First pumpkin pic of the year at Sprouts!

 

Next we went to Whole Foods where sitting on a pumpkin seemed like a good idea to Scarlett!

 

Here was another trip to Whole Foods!

 

Actually talked all 3 of my kids into a group pic! Anndddd they all smiled! #ParentingWin

 

and of course we couldn't leave out this one from Trader Joe's!

I will be doing a few Halloween posts ASAP! We spent this past weekend painting pumpkins and making haunted gingerbread houses! Post coming soon! 

-xo-

Danielle