Fledge Feet Fotographer

one of my dearest friends has started her own successful business, she is doing so well in fact that she's had to come up with some ways to lessen the load she has acquired from so much business. she and her mother came up with the design for the most awesome looking high top shoes for babies and toddlers. bayli got one of the first pairs and wore them to the ground. well, we were also the first to try out the new t-shirts that she has designed, i was lucky enough to be the photographer for bayli and her best friend eden: the beautiful blue eyed blonde who is also the daughter of the creator of the shoes, which lets you guess just how beautiful her momma is. :)

anyway, the shoot was so fun, and the t-shirts are so awesome and i just couldn't help but share some of the cute pictures!! if you'd like to purchase some t-shirts, shoes, or headbands for yourself, you can check them out on her website: fledgefeet.com

Customized Shopping with eShakti

Hat: tai pan trading / Dress: c/o eShakti / Earrings: etsy / Shoes: forever21 / Lipstick: nyx "630 pumpkin pie"


do you feel like your body fits the perfect mold that stores create clothing by? do you have a tiny waist,  long legs, skinny defined arms, big boobs, curves in just the right places and flat everywhere else? if you answered yes then please do not read this post. cause that's not me. not in a million years. and while i will admit that i have moments where it is hard for me to accept the fact that i do not have a perfect body, for the most part i am comfortable in my skin. but, that said... the moments when i feel the worst about myself are usually in the dressing room when i try on an item of clothing that i hope and pray will fit right, yet somehow one of my "curves in the wrong places" shows up and says hello.

when eShakti contacted me, and told me about their business, i was instantly hooked! the concept is that each dress is customized to the individual shopper, first you shop from their hundreds and hundreds of dresses/skirts/shirts and then once you've picked the one you like, you enter your measurements, you can either stay basic like standard dress sizes (0-32) or do the ultra specific option where you measure every part of your body like arms, waist, bust, etc and they customize it perfectly for you. for free!!! that way, if your like me and have a HUGE ribcage, but tini hips, i can make it fit perfect! and it gets better!!! after you enter your measurements you chose if you want sleeves, and their length. you choose if you want pockets. (POCKETS!!!) and the hemline length. this is truly a modest woman's dream come true!!!

this is what my dress looked like originally. i made adjustments with the sleeve and hem length because i wanted to be able to bend over to pick bayli up from off the floor and not worry about flashing everyone, also, i wanted elbow length sleeves to hide the chub on my arms and bring attention to the waistband. of course, if there is ever an option of pockets, i will always choose them! with certain dresses on the site you won't be able to put on long sleeves, or turn it into a maxi dress due to the structure of the design, but for most dresses those are options! i was very surprised by how well made these dresses are, from a seamstress' point of view i was honestly shocked to receive such a well made item with so many customized adjustments, and yet still so affordable.

 i do not own anything in this color, and while i love this color in summer as a bright pop of color, i also cannot wait for it to be fall so that i can pair this dress with some boots and make the bright orange seem like more of a pumpkin shade by throwing a brown cardigan on top. the worst thing about this dress is how pale i look in comparison to the warmth of the orange. i really needed to put on some fake tan before the photo shoot. oh well, like i said. today im being comfortable in my own skin, i'd have to be in order to post these pictures of myself on the internet.

lastly, can i just say that these dresses would be PERFECT for bridesmaids. the customize-able options would make fitting all of your friends body types a breeze. for those women in your bridal party who are confident in showing their shoulders or thighs, do it! and for those who want a little more coverage, it's just as easy to do that as well, and with no extra cost! that way, you still get the uniform look in your pictures, but have the individual needs met of each woman in your bridal party. and with sewing and delivery time of only 3 weeks you should have more than enough time! especially knowing that you won't need to alter anything after it's delivered.

I seriously cannot say enough good things about this company and their vision for how shopping should be. i wish more companies would follow suit.

Family Forward Blogging Retreat at Zion Ponderosa

a little over a week ago, i had the opportunity to go on a mini vacation down to Zions Park, more specifically Ponderosa Park which is just outside of Zions. i went down there with some other blogging friends of mine, and we had a wonderful time being taught all weekend long by the powerhouse couple aaron and rachel coleman from the popular kids show "signing time" bouncing ideas off of each other and learning from each others mistakes. taking tons of pictures and videos. and of course, the epic "excursions" that we did every day, mine included going horseback riding, flying in a helicopter, taking a tour in a jeep unimog, and skeet shooting.

it's been just over a week since i went, and i am missing it terribly, the location was awesome, the food was great! the houses...cabins...mansions we slept in were breathtaking, and the company was better than it all put together. this was the first "blogging" thing i've ever done, besides literally blogging. i haven't gone to any of the conventions, or joined any of the facebook groups, or anything, so i literally dived in head first into this one. but i made so many connections, and learned so much, and created so many memories, and made so many friends. it was just awesome. anyway...before i kill you all with another lengthy and wordy post like my last one, here ya go!

Sunset Photo Walk

 ^^ my friend Briton from rad mom cool kid. we call her rapunzel.

 ^^ Stephanie, who also writes for Rad Mom Cool Kid, she and i are literally soul sisters. (more like soul twins.)

 ^^ me trying to be as cool as them. :)

 ^^this is that powerhouse couple, Aaron and Rachel, their height difference just made this picture series too perfect not to share.

Horseback Riding

 ^^rachel, your right, whilst on a horse, one must hold hands high in the air with the closest person. it just makes the picture so much better.

^^this was seconds before the horse bucked off his rider on the far left. not gonna lie, that was pretty awesome. good thing he is a bull rider and used to it. 

Flying in a Helicopter

 Jeep Unimog

 ^^the wind up at Pine Knoll was crazy, that darn hat almost sailed away like a kite more than one time. but hey, i didn't get sun burnt the entire trip, so i'm chalking that one up as a win.

Skeet Shooting

Other Fun Things...

 ^^ice cream sundae competition.

 ^^a photobooth. cause we're bloggers, so that's obviously necessary. :) once again, my buddies with me in this pic are Brit and Steph from rad mom cool kid.

 ^^didn't i tell you they were mansions, ugh, this pic doesn't even do it justice.

 ^^a list of our sponsors. they were so good to us the entire time, surprising us with gifts in our rooms every morning, and they were also the ones who hosted many of the smaller events through out the weekend. they just spoiled us rotten basically.

^^you guys, how beautiful is that view?!? it was super hard to leave, but seeing this scenery on the drive home made it a whole lot easier.