Elijah-isms

some fun Elijah-isms this week :) 

at dinner the other night: 

"Mom, good dinner! Dad, let's clap for Mom. Yay Mom!!! Good job!" 

glad to have such a happy little cheerleader on my team. 

{the funny thing he hardly even ate dinner...}

he loves Katy Perry's song "Roar" and constantly asks to listen to the "fire" song in the car. and then he sings along with it. and frequently breaks out into that song around the house. it's the best. 

his new manipulation tactic... 

whenever he gets in trouble he says, "Mom, I just want you to be happy!" 

and then he cries and cries until I smile at him. 

I try to explain to him that it doesn't make mommy happy when he doesn't listen and I will smile once he does what I ask. but no. we can't move on until I smile and say I'm happy which basically negates the whole punishment to begin with. 

his other sneaky tactic: 

"Mom, I'm sick. I need chocolate milk to feel better." 

I mean, how do you say no to such cleverness?? 

recently at night he will tell us, "Dad, I want to take my bath for bed, then watch Daniel Tiger, then go to bed. Let's do it." and it's like an hour and a half before bedtime. so that's cool. 

also, on that note, he will say quite often "Mom, let's do it!!" and give me a thumbs up. 

it's hilarious and awesome. 

the other day he was taking forever to take a nap and eventually asked me to come in his room. he then broke down in uncontrollable sobs and said, "my mouth isn't working!!!!"

anything to get out of naptime. 

and one of the sweetest moments of the last week: 

Elijah sat in between Adam and I and said, "Let's all cuddle together!" 

perfect ending to a crazy day. 

love this kid! 

glimmer + glamour

dress: c/o eShakti  // half-tee undershirt: Downeast // shoes: Kohl's while ago, similar here

I was really excited to try out this dress from eShakti and thought it would be perfect for the coming holiday season. {Not that I have many holiday parties to attend but you never know ;)}
I love the color and silhouette of the dress plus the glittery sleeves.
Cause if you know me, you know I love all things sparkly!

I LOVE eShakti and have quite a few items in my closet from their shop.
I love that their clothes are completely customizable to my size plus I can add different design touches like sleeves, length, neckline, etc.
How many shops really give you that option??

[Though I think our sizes for "chest" don't quite match up cause even though I give them my measurements the items still seem too big for me... or my body is just way awkward which is more plausible. Adam just laughs. I kind of cry.]

Besides my obvious body flaws, my clothes from eShakti really are some of my favorite items in my closet. I love their unique designs and retro feel. Plus they are great quality and definitely made to last.

If you haven't ordered from eShakti yet and always wanted to try them out now is your chance!
You can get $30 off your first order with the code ROBINS77ZF.
The discount expires on November 30th so better hurry!
(PLUS eShakti is having a 25% off sale right now. So that combined with the $30 off equals BIIIG savings :))

Also, tip when ordering from eShakti:
if you see a dress you like GET IT!
They always go fast and you never know if they will be in stock again.
Seriously. I've lost many a dress to this problem
[I'm not a quick decision maker.]

Happy shopping and happy Wednesday!
 :)

pumpkin patch

I've always wanted to go to a pumpkin patch and add it to our fall traditions but we just never got around to it. This year I added it to our 13 Days of Halloween list so we had to go. 

And it was all sorts of hilarious. 

Elijah had a blast and it's definitely a magical, fun place for a little boy. 

But for the parents? Disappointment. 

Adam even mentioned how this place was going to look like a lot more fun in pictures than it really was. But Elijah had fun and thought it was one of the coolest things ever so worth it right?? 

We played on the "blob," 

went through the corn maze,

rode the train 

{paid extra, lame}, 

rode the pedal bikes, 

played on the slide, 

saw the animals 

[poor animals!], 

and raced through the giant cow-painted tires 

[after which Elijah tripped and scratched his knee and hasn't stopped talking about it]. 

But besides the skinned knee, I think it was a pretty good trip for the little one. 

We'll how it goes next year...