Mackenzie and I worked with Lilly Pulitzer to put together two fun shoots for a total of four outfits. While brainstorming ideas for how we wanted to do it, Mackenzie and I figured that doing two of our favorite Upper East Side things together would be amazing. Mackenzie and I only live ten blocks apart so we’re always doing fun things in the area! You’ll find our picnic pictures here on College Prep and our brunch outfits on Mackenzie’s blog (it’s our favorite weekend spot).
We’re only a short walk away from Central Park (thank goodness), so we packed a picnic and searched for the perfect spot.
Don’t fall in Kenz!
We’re in the height of a heat wave right now… So simple bread, fresh fruits, and sweet little snacks are the perfect things for an afternoon picnic.
“Home is the nicest word there is.” 🏡 Five years ago, Mike and I moved into our little home. In 2019, just dating, we unpacked boxes and dreamed of our future. We have lived a lot of life in the last five years and made more memories than either of us could have imagined. A yellow house with a postage stamp sized yard felt perfect and little did we know just how special this house would become to us. We hunkered down during a global pandemic doing at-home workouts, setting up lawn chairs in our backyard, and sewing masks from our dining room table. Then Mike proposed to me on our back steps (“Mike are you okay?!” seeing him bent down on one knee not noticing the ring). We gathered the troops and planned a micro wedding, which we hosted in our backyard– exchanging vows in that postage stamp sized yard and clinking glasses under twinkly lights. Just two weeks shy of our first wedding anniversary, we brought home our little Jack– the most smiley newborn to ever exist. Bubbles were blown, picnics were had, and naps were taken in that postage stamp sized yard. We grieved a baby during a bleak, cold winter- comforting each other, the rest of the world continuing on as normal just outside of the walls of our little yellow house. And then we spent a month trying to nurse our Hamilton back to health only to have to say a heartbreaking goodbye, again during a bleak, cold winter. Not even a week later, our sweet baby Rory arrived right on time- a Valentine’s Day baby who instantly got to work mending our broken hearts one sweet, dimpled smile at a time. Our shelves are lined with more books, the walls are adorned with photographs and art sent home from daycare. Our babies sleep together in a starry walled nursery and share baths in a clawfoot tub. This yellow house with a postage stamp sized house has been our safe haven through it all- the constant backdrop for our family’s growth. We never, truly never, could have imagined or dreamed up the last five years. 🥂
The most beautiful (double!) rainbow I’ve ever seen! It was so bright and vivid and arched right over our neighborhood. It was so breathtaking, I did the most unthinkable thing (IYKYK) a toddler mom could do… I ran inside to wake Jack up so he could see it too 🌈
Comment “pickleball” and I’ll send you a link to my pickleball outfit from today plus a bonus link filled with even more pickleball style!
🏓 Pickleball has been one of my favorite things to learn as an adult. I took a brief hiatus over winter (I was hugely pregnant, it was freezing, and I had what ended up being a stress fracture in my foot!) but we are BACK! I have a fun group of friends that play together every week, when we can. We’re mostly just playing for fun and every once in a while get competitive- we joke that it’s a great way to relieve stress as moms. (We always know how someone’s week has been by how hard they WHACK the ball 🙊🫣 )
This is your sign to set up a tripod and take a family photo. No one wants to do it, everyone loves the result 🫡 I took this with my mirrorless DSLR, but if you don’t have a camera, my best advice is to take a 4K video with your phone and screenshot the best frame! (Great for candids, too!)
Felt like this @jcrew outfit was giving a grown up Secret Garden (one of my favorite movies as a child) and had to take it for a spin in one of the prettiest gardens in our area. #ad #injcrew
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gorgeous outfit!
sounds like a perfect day
xx
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I love your look! The shorts are so summery and fun!!
Simplyy-Serendipityy,
Hannah
I adore your look, those shorts and those shoes are just perfect. And I could easily see wanting to wear that top to death!
Mana
Fashion and Happy Things
Love these photos! That must have been so much fun!
Hunter
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LOVE your outfit – especially those shoes (they actually seem like something I could wear while chasing around my boys)!! Such great shots!
I love the pattern on those shorts! So fun and perfect for warm weather!
Love both of your styles! These are great photos, makes me want to go on a picnic!
I love your outfits! And your food looks amazing too! I love simple foods on a summer day 🙂
AJ | TheAJMinute
Looks like such a fabulous day! You both look great!
Xoxo,
Christine
looks like so much fun! love your outfits!
nothing better than Lilly and sun!
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