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Happy Thanksgiving y’all!

11-24-2011 ** Categories: Lifestyle and Money, Look of the Day / Tags:

What We Wore Thanksgiving 2011Sebastian Thanksgiving 2011

We did our Thanksgiving at my father-in-law’s house yesterday — Here we are posing before heading out. I rocked some Americana for T-day (with a beaded headband as my nod to Pocahontas) and Sebastian kept it casual with an awesome hand-me-down bomber jacket. His arm is up to wave that we were going “bye-bye!”

Thanksgiving 2011Thanksgiving 2011

We dined on an entire pre-made dinner from Safeway. It was surprisingly good and we took home lots of leftovers. As I’m typing this, I’ve already had one late-night snack and Donny picked up a loaf of bread tonight specifically for tomorrow’s turkey sandwiches.

Sebastian ate a bit of everything and especially enjoyed turkey and green beans. That’s whipped cream that Mama dabbed on his nose. ;)   Bas is 14 months old as of the 23rd. He is getting better with utensils and is a fairly tidy eater for the most part. He doesn’t like sticky hands and he wipes his own mouth after meals.

Below are pics from Sebastian’s first Thanksgiving last year. (I cannot wait to get my brown hair back next week!) We breastfed at today’s Thanksgiving a bit as well although solid food was the focus.

Sebastian Thanksgiving 2010Breastfeeding on Thanksgiving 2010

Right now I am especially thankful for my beautiful family, 14 months of breastfeeding, pretty eyebrows ♥, our lovely new apartment that truly feels like HOME, my besties Brittanie & Ginger & my new friend Meg, and of course blogging & everyone who follows Alternative Housewife.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my readers from the Fowler family!

Not quite Instagrams

07-10-2011 ** Categories: Baby, Look of the Day /

Today we walked around & did some errands, and I finally tried the juice bar at my favorite market. :) The woman behind the juicier looked at my fingernails and felt my lymph nodes to determine which juice blend I needed, something that I thought was extra special.

These photos were taken with the husband’s MyTouch, the closest thing I have to iPhone’s Instagram.

Baby boy enjoying summer in his little vest

Baby boy enjoying summer in his little vest

I found these Ralph Lauren floral print shorts at Salvation Army yesterday. Sebastian’s style looks effortless of course, dressed by his daddy. And oh, those curls. ♥

Could this be summer?

07-02-2011 ** Categories: Baby, Look of the Day, Thrifting Journal /

I cannot believe it is July already. The weather just got warm here and we’re having a blast playing with Sebastian, being outside and even just running errands. Yesterday I let Bass crawl around bottomless in Grandma’s garden and today he splashed around in a fountain at the farmers market. Farmers markets and yard sales are some of my favorite ways to spend a summer day.

Tree 'climbing' with Dada

Better than yard sales are multi family yard sales. When my husband alerted me that there was a huge sale going on just blocks away, I knew that I had to scope it out. My mom and I stopped by the large spread and took turns playing with Sebastian while the other foraged through tables & racks. We didn’t come out with a ton, but did pretty well for only spending $5!

Where the Wild Things Are hand puppets

My mom found these Where the Wild Things Are puppets for Sebastian – Aren’t they perfect? Max’s hood even pulls up and down. As I’ve mentioned before, my mother is the person who taught me to shop secondhand. Literally 50% or more of what Sebastian owns are things my mother found for cheaps. :)

Yard sale shirts haul

I found these four tops at $1 each. The striped cardi is by Express and worth more than a couple bucks on its own. I can’t wait to wear the plaid button-up camping next month, even if I do have to fight my husband for it. (It fits us both.)

I am really proud of myself for expanding my style from just neutrals to more patterns and textures lately. A month ago I never would have picked up this hot pink shirt with eyelet detailing. Since my pregnancy I also don’t bother to look at size tags at all. How something is designed to fit is not always the way it will look the best on you. Buying something in an XL can give an outdated cut new life.

LOTD July 2 Farmers' Market

LOTD July 2 Farmers' Market

Shorts: Maternity shorts (cutoff)
Top: Yard sale $1
Shoes: Thrifted
Wing earrings: Ecolissa
Sunnies: Online shop (no longer in business)

Still on my wishlist for summer are some black wayfarers (I’d love real Ray-Bans!) and cute new skirts & shorts. (My pre-pregnancy bottoms fit in the legs now but not in the hips!) I cannot wait for more luscious yard sales and BBQs. Viva la summer!

What are your summer style must-haves? What do you do with your babies in the summertime?


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Happy birthday to my lovely husband

06-22-2011 ** Categories: Look of the Day / Tags:

Happy 27th birthday Donny Fowler!

Happy 27th birthday to my fabulous husband Donny! Not only is he a wonderful husband and father, Donny is also a big supporter of Alternative Housewife! He proofreads many of my posts and takes the majority of my outfit photos, and he has even been featured on the blog from time to time. He has naturally great style and it goes without saying that he is my best friend. For richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, I am lucky to have this man as my lover and partner. You can catch Donny on Twitter, and leave your birthday wishes for him in the comments!