sunshine

{skirt: Zara (old, similar here and love this yellow skirt for fall); tank: GAP (old, similar here); 

hat: Roxy; shoes: Marc by Marc Jacobs (also here); sunglasses: Juicy Couture; bracelets: H&M}

Holy heat wave today!  Way to go out with a bang, August.  I still can't believe it's almost September.  It made me want to bring out my brights since I bought very few brights for fall.  I usually don't dress in black, or if I do wear black pants, I pair it with a bright sweater.  But I'm finally feeling the black and white trend and think I'm going to run with it this fall.  I just bought my first Chanel piece - a vintage black and white cuff - and I'm DYING for these Prada wedges and am hoping they go on sale before my size runs out.  So I'm basing most of my wardrobe around those pieces.  I don't know if I'm drawn to it all of a sudden because it'll be easiest now that I'm going to be getting myself ready, plus two little ones, or I'm just obsessing over those wedges.  Either way, I usually find black and white boring, but with my new Chanel cuff and Prada wedges (that I believe will be mine one day), I'm excited to wear black and white.  But knowing me, I will throw in some colour somewhere like this amazing Zara coat I just came across.

(p.s. These adorable Marc by Marc Jacobs slingback mouse flats were definitely a favourite this summer.  They are so comfortable and the bright pink makes any outfit fun.  I'm going to have to get my hand on a pair, or two, for fall to add to my collection.)

minnie mouse

Cleaning up the backyard...

{tee: Zara; jeans: GAP; shoes: Marc by Marc Jacobs (bought at Holt Renfrew, also here);

sunglasses: Guess (old); bracelets: J.Crew (here and similar here), H&M (in store, recent)}

It was my daughter's 1st birthday on Saturday!  We had the party on Sunday though because it was Easter weekend for us Ukrainians and we bless our food on Saturday evening.  Plus her brother was at my in-laws for the week and was coming home Saturday afternoon.  I had a lot of errands to run, from picking up balloons (see below pic I posted on Instagram), to picking up the Minnie Mouse cake.  In honour of my daughter's birthday, who we call 'Miss Mouse' because her middle name is Minnie, I wore this adorable Minnie Mouse tee I recently picked up at Zara.  Of course, I couldn't help pairing my outfit with these Marc by Marc Jacobs mouse flats, which were perfect to run errands in because they are so comfortable!  Pink + Minnie Mouse = I am definitely a kid at heart!

I went with a pink, Minnie Mouse theme and these were 2 of 5 balloon bouquets.  These were the smaller bouquets!

paradise island

taking in the view...

our first walk to the beach...

the Atlantis Royal Tower (we stayed at the Coral)...

I heart you, Paradise Island...

afternoon treat, daily...

originally I had an outfit picked out with heels, but I'm obsessed with these flats!

a breezy day, perfect for this C&C California dress I had yet to wear even though I bought it last summer...

saved the best (Valentino) for last...

saying good-bye... (which wasn't as depressing because I had also picked up these kick-ass leopard print sneakers at Zara to wear to and from the airport)

{Marc by Marc Jacobs Slingback Mouse Flats: Holt Renfrew (also here) /

top: H&M; shorts: AE; hat: Roxy; swimsuit: Madewell;

bracelet: BCBG (recent); sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs / 

top: Lush; shorts: 7 For All Mankind; swimsuit: Juicy Couture; 

sandals: G by Guess / top: Lush; hat: Roxy /

nails: Sephora by O.P.I 'The Lifeguard Makes Me Blush" with O.P.I "Polka.com" /

jeans: 7 For All Mankind (last year's, but LOVE these) /

dress: C&C California; swimsuit: Guess / sandals: Valentino; jeans: GAP

blouse: Eight Sixty (bought at Mendocino, also here) / sneakers: Zara}

I went to the mall before our trip to the Bahamas to pick up little things like jewellery to complete my outfits, not to buy new shoes.  But, of course, I went home with a pair of shoes.  At first I was trying on these, but then I spotted the adorable, bright pink slingback mouse flats, above.  Although the other pair are probably more practical (i.e., wear to work) and I contemplated getting them instead, in my head I knew which pair I'd be walking out of the store with.