Oh, hello allergy season...

Seriously, I couldn't wait for spring.  I was counting down the days until it was finally warm outside.  Now that it is here, I can barely function enough to make it outside. Itchy watery eyes, scratchy throat, and constant sneezing. Lucky me.  Been rocking my glasses everyday because I literally have been rubbing all of my makeup off.  I'm off to buy out all the Wal-mart shelves of allergy medicine.  Wish me luck :(

Lucky Momma

These two mean the world to me.  When I was younger I used to think about how cool it was going to be married and to have kids of my own.  What I didn't know is how it would actually feel and how much my little heart could love someone.  Now that I am a mother, I finally understand that saying that Moms say to you when you are young.. "someday when you have your own kids, you'll understand".  I finally get it.  Being a Mom is the best job in the whole world, I love spending every moment I can soaking the time I get with Carter being my little side kick.  He follows me everywhere and is my best bud.  I love it.  Andy and Carter make me the happiest girl ever.  I am grateful that I was given these two in my life.  I am one very blessed Momma.

{Time goes way too fast... I can't believe how big my little boy is already!}

Happy Late Mothers Day via my blog to my own amazing Momma who has been an amazing example of who I want to be. She is seriously a Supermom and I hope that I can be half the mom she was to me to my kids.   Also, to my Mother in Law Caren for raising such an amazing, hardworking son. I love you both! 

Hope everyone had a Happy Mother's Day!

Chambray + Maxi Skirt

Cardigan: H & M/// Chambray: Forever 21/// Striped maxi skirt: Ross/// Sandals: Target/// Watch: Cotton on/// Necklace: Forever 21

Apparently coral and navy is one of my favorite color combinations, because I am seen wearing it very often.  So imagine how excited I was when I found a ridiculously comfortable maxi skirt in both colors! Score!  Besides wearing my favorite skirt, I also went to the Holy Cow Boutique. Yep, you could say today was a pretty darn good day ;)

Daytona Tidbits

Phone cameras are just too dang convenient.. Seriously. I rarely carry around my camera anymore. I always regret it when I only have crummy phone pictures to show for my trips.  On the bright side though, I always get to capture moments that I might have missed if I hadn't had my phone or camera. 

{watching airplanes take off}

{Riding Carnival Rides on the boardwalk & playing on the beach}

{when in Florida.. Hang out with Alligators ;)}

{How do kids sleep like that?} 

If you follow on Instagram @katecrandall you may have seen some of these pictures.. Lucky you.. you get to see them twice ;)

Me and my Baby boy

On our recent trip to Daytona Beach, Florida..one of my sisters cheer teams went to take pictures on the beach with their team and even though we weren't dressed up in any way, I couldn't pass up the chance to get a few pictures with my little guy.  I keep starring at these pictures.. He has grown up sooooooo fast, I really wish time would slow down a little. I seriously adore him and these pictures...

Daytona is such a fun beach town.  I wished Andy could have been there with us.. dang finals! Carter has really blossomed these past couple weeks. Apparently all my talking has rubbed off on him, He doesn't stop talking from the minute he wakes up until he falls asleep at night.  I have a few more posts to catch up on so then I can blog about our newest adventure we just got home from, Disney world & NYC!

Daytona

I've been M.I.A with blogging because I have been soaking up the sun in Daytona Beach. One of the benefits of my job is that I am lucky enough to fly around quite a bit.  Last week my two sisters were competing in cheerleading in Daytona Beach, Florida so naturally my mom, Carter and I hopped a flight to watch them.  The weather was amazing.. the beach was beautiful and after like two days I texted Andy that we needed to move there ASAP. 

 A few pics of my little travel buddy on our first day there :)  

goodness.. Seriously I adore him! How could I not with a face like that ;)

Through a Toddlers Eyes

Have I mentioned I love Conference weekend?  Nothing beats conference at my house. My mom always cooks up the best breakfast.. swedish pancakes, bacon, eggs, sausage.. the whole shebang.  It's tradition to eat breakfast swedish pancakes every conference sunday and Christmas morning. Then church in our pajamas.  Seriously, the best.  

My sisters were home for the occasion and my younger sister was brave enough to share her point and shoot camera with my toddler. Brave.  Very brave.  I was actually surprised when  I looked at the pictures, he wasn't half bad!  He walked around telling everyone to "say cheese!" I felt like a proud little parent.

Also, I'm so glad that he caught these pictures of my sisters and I in our pajamas.. Who wouldn't want to remember us looking so lovely?

 {an extreme close up of my brother}

 {couldn't stop laughing at his self portrait}

{of course he went and took pictures of his motorcycle..such a boy}

{couldn't forget his pile of toys}

{artsy..right?}

{super artsy.. I've taught him well.. *tear* ;)}

I was a little worried about giving him the camera, but now (because I love to spoil him) I want to give him his own to use! I have a really old one that I am considering.  Maybe he has a little bit of my personality in him after all :)

The Spring Fashion Show

I had a lot of fun getting to know some local bloggers this weekend at a spring fashion show put on by Fashion Place Mall .  I was running super late due to traffic and was glad that I didn't miss too much.

The venue was great, models looked amazing and it was all around fun. My favorite was watching the little children model! So dang adorable.

Sometimes being a Mama it can be crazy trying to get out of the house. I am pretty lucky that Carter is pretty popular with my family and didn't have a problem finding a babysitter.  It was nice to get out a little and enjoy a night out :) 

top: Bridgette, Kyla, Bree, me

bottom: Madison & Lauren, Sarah, Ana, Rachel

Just a few of us bloggers ;)

Aubry, Nikki, Bridgette, me

Instagram

{@katecrandall} you may have seen a few of these pictures>

What is a girls night out with out a little shopping and girl talk? ;).  Sephora was nice enough to give all of us a cute tote bag with some fun treats for us and a gift card, so naturally we had to go check out what to spend it on! 

Thanks to Fashion Place Mall for the reason to get showered and dressed up! 

Fashion Place Mall Spring Fashion Show

Ladies, If you are looking for something fun to do this friday night then come to the Spring Fashion Event. Fashion Place Mall and Salt Lake Community Colleges Fashion Institute are hosting a fashion show on all the fun new spring trends! 

The event is free and goes from 6-8 on Friday, April 5. It will be a lot of fun.. not to mention lots of your favorite bloggers will be there ;) PLUS.. a giveaway of $250 dollars to one lucky guest! -- Details on how to enter are at the bottom of this post.

{a few pictures from last year's Fashion Show}

Fashion place Facebook Page/// Fashion Place Instagram

Easter Sunday

Incase you haven't noticed.. I slacked a little a lot on my March Madness Posts. Sorry. March really was a crazy month for me. I guess the whole slogan March Madness really does hold some meaning :)  Either way, I'm kinda glad March is over.. I mean, seriously April is really bringing on some amazing weather already!

Easter was great, I was loving spending time with my family and just enjoying the day off.  Church, family, flying kites and amazing food.  What could be better?

My Dress {purple} : Nordstrom Rack//// Anna's Dress {Blue}: Smiths Marketplace (yes, you read that right.. our grocery store!)