What My Two Year Old is Wearing this Spring Continued

May 22, 2013May 24, 2013 sofijaburtonkid's fashion, spring outfits for toddlers, Tea clothing, yellow jeansLeave a comment

Hi there,

How is your week going? This is our last week of school. As we are trying to finish up we are also taking turns being sick. Not a fun thing in a family of 8. Any illness takes weeks to cycle through us. Still I manged to take pictures of a few more outfits of my two year old. You might recall the first 4 outfits I did a couple of weeks ago. I hope you are enjoying this as much as I do. Here we go.

Outfit #5:

Jumper by H&M. I bought it during my last year’s visit in Germany. Necklace from World Market.

Outfit #6:

Top from the Tea company. One of my favorite kid’s clothing companies. They design clothes with my girls in mind: stylish, comfy, and soft. I did a photo shoot with my friend last year with our kids wearing all Tea clothing. Shorts are from Target. Mary Jane shoes are thrifted.

And lastly outfit #7:

Yellow jeans from the Gap. Blouse from Old Navy. Socks from Polo. Sock Monkey from Target.

This little two year old is so much fun! Great news, outfit No. 5 and 7 have been featured in Babiekins magazine here.

Have a great day,

Sofija

Family Sport: Horseback Trail Riding

May 20, 2013May 27, 2015 sofijaburtoncedar crest, Cibola National Forest, Horseback riding in New Mexio, Trail Riding in the Sandia MountainsLeave a comment

Friends,

How was your weekend? Mine turned out to be a little more adventurous than I planned for. My 11 year old daughter’s friend stayed with us. She has been taking riding lessons for a few month. My daughter used to ride but stopped a while ago. Recently she has shown a renewed interest in riding, so as a Birthday present I arranged for the two to go trail riding in the Cibola National Forest east of Albuquerque. I wasn’t going to ride since I had not been feeling so well. However when I checked the girls in there was an extra saddled horse waiting for me. I jumped on the chance and went with them. We rode for over an hour through national forest. It was pretty steep going up and down, but the views were rewarding.

Here are the girls getting safety instructions by our horse guide. My 11 year old is wearing the turquoise jacket.

My daughter’s friend is saddling up.

And we are on the trail.

A wish I had captured the view better. It was quite windy, and I am not adapt to taking pictures while holding the rains…

Here we are an hour and a half later back at the stable with me to the right.

This would be a fun adventure for a family with kids ages 8 and older.

I paid $30 per person plus tax for an hour ride. I would recommend starting with one hour if you are not used to riding (I’m pretty sore today). However Cedar Crest Stables also does 2, 4, and 6 hour rides. Click on the link for more info. If you ride in the mountains bring an extra jacket, it is often colder up there.

Have a great day,

Sofija

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May 18, 2013 sofijaburtonLeave a comment

Friends,

How was your week? Any exiting plans for the weekend? Our week went by quickly with the kids trying to wrap up the school year.

Today I took my two youngest out on errands. We went to an area near the university called Nob Hill where my favorite children’s clothing store is. The store ended up being closed, not unusual around here. Store hours tend to be mere suggestions sometimes. Anyway, we had fun strolling around and I got a few cute pics to share with you…

Have a lovely weekend!

-Sofija

What My 2 Year Old is Wearing This Spring

May 10, 2013May 24, 2013 sofijaburtonfashion, spring outfits for little ones, styleLeave a comment

Friends,

I had fun doing this post. I really enjoy styling and shooting kids. Especially when they are still at an age where they let me. Hope you’ll like it.

Here is Tasha’s outfit #1:

Top is from Okie Dokie. Apparently that is a JC Pennies brand. I got it at a used children’s store called Other Mothers. This is where I trade in clothes all the time. Yellow jeans bought on sale from the Gap.

Outfit #2

Do you see how much fun this is??

Here Tasha is wearing a dress from the Gap (recently bought on sale, of course). The socks are hand me downs probably gone through 10 kids by now…

Outfit #3:

Pants and top from the Gap. I like that the pants are stretchy and have cute pockets in the back.

Outfit #4 for Mother’s Day or other special occasions:

The dress is from Old Navy handed down from Lucille. The shoes are also hand me downs, bought at Target.

Looking at these pictures explains why she is so popular among her siblings…pretty darn cute! Great news, outfits number 1, 2, and 3 have been featured in Babiekins magazine, my favorite children’s fashion website. You can find it here.

You guys have a lovely weekend!

I’ll see you back here next week.

-Sofija

Fun Ideas for a May Party

May 6, 2013May 6, 2013 sofijaburtonMay celebrations, party1 Comment

Friends,

we had a nice party celebrating my daughters birthday. I liked how she decorated the house and I had to share it with you. Chances are, you are planning a party of some sort this month, and need some cheap ideas.

Here she used streamers and balloons like curtains.

These fun lanterns cost only $1 at target and come in a pack of two. Esther hung them up on our light. I’m thinking about getting another pack.

Goodie bags from Target for $4!

Homemade cup cakes. $1.40 for the mix, plus some frosting and whipping cream. And the must have party item: a pinata!! They usually cost around $15 plus the candy.

We bought party favors for 12 people. All in all we spend about $50.

Have a great start of the week,

Sofija

Happy Birthday, Esther!

May 3, 2013 sofijaburtonLeave a comment

How did we get from this to this…

…and this?

My oldest baby girl turns 12 today! I cannot tell you how crucial she is to our daily operations running smoothly. From doing her sister’s hair, to baking cakes, cookies, and other goodness, to helping me shopping, and countless other things. And on top of that she is fun company.

Happy Birthday!

We will be very busy with birthday festivities this weekend. See you back here next week.

-Sofija

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April 27, 2013 sofijaburtonLeave a comment

Friends,

every once in a while I like to do a post with recent Instagrams I took. A peek into our photo album if you will.

First is a typical New Mexico gate or door. I took it while taking a walk when I was waiting for my kids to be done with piano lessons. This was right before I was accosted by some neighborhood dogs (this is in the mountains of New Mexico).

Another snapshot from my walk.

Our back yard.

Tasha today chilling on the couch while watching a show.

I hope you had a good week. Mine was up and down. The hubby was gone, the weather cold and windy, the hormones whacked out, who knows? But today was a great day, hubby is back, the weather is great, and I took the girls shopping! Grateful to love the one God who gives us new start every day.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sofija

Ella’s Birthday

April 22, 2013 sofijaburton2 Comments

Last week we celebrated Ella’s 7th Birthday. It was a very simple deal. We took her out for pancakes in the morning, made her favorite lunch, and subjected ourselves to Burger King for dinner, upon her request. Her neighbor friends came over for cake eating and present opening. As our family grew larger we decided that our children limit their bigger parties (with decorations, formal invitations, party favors, etc) to every other year. It is more manageable for us that way. However, even a low key, no planning ahead kind of Birthday looks like a big party, just because of the size of our family.

How about you, how do you do Birthdays? Is it a big deal, or do you keep it low key?

-Sofija

City of Rocks

April 17, 2013May 27, 2015 sofijaburtonCity of Rocks, Gila Wilderness, NM state parks, outdoors, things to do near Silver CityLeave a comment

My two oldest camped here last weekend. Our friends took them but it was organized by our local American Heritage Girls and Cub Scouts groups. City of Rocks State Park can be found in southern New Mexico near Silver City in the Gila Wilderness. Take a look.

Apparently the rocks where formed by a volcanic eruption a long time ago. This is a great place to visit for all ages. The girls had a lot of fun jumping from rock to rock.

My 11 year old daughter is the designated photographer for her troop. This girl can shoot some pictures!! She used her I pod touch.

Have a lovely day,

Sofija

Let’s Party!

April 15, 2013April 15, 2013 sofijaburtonangelina ballerina cake, birthday cakes, lego cake., mario brother cakeLeave a comment

Friends,

How was your weekend? Chances are, you celebrated a birthday, or you have some coming up pretty soon. We celebrated three birthdays last weekend! For us the is the middle of a birthday marathon. So if you like us are in need of some inspiration here are some great cakes I found on Pinterest. My friend made a really creative beach themed cake much like the one below.

So let’s get baking!

Which one is your favorite?

-Sofija

Lego cake found via Betty Crocker.

Find out how to make the beach themed cake here.

Pirate ship tutorial can be found at Kate’s Creative Space.

Dr. Seuss cake via catchmyparty.

Mario Brothers found via Rose Bakes.

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What My Two Year Old is Wearing this Spring Continued

Family Sport: Horseback Trail Riding

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What My 2 Year Old is Wearing This Spring

Fun Ideas for a May Party

Happy Birthday, Esther!

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Ella’s Birthday

City of Rocks

Let’s Party!