weekend snapshots + link love

my dad and sister came to charlotte this weekend to pick my mom up. she has been here for about a month to help us take care of parks while also cooking, organizing, cleaning, doing laundry, running errands, and most importantly, drinking wine and watching downton abbey with us! we are behind i know, but are now on season four and are addicted. i loved our late night chats together- i will remember these moments forever. 

it was my most favorite valentine’s day weekend ever so i thought i would share some photos from our weekend together. also, thank you for the love about parks’ one month milestone yesterday- i am promising myself to embrace every stage but i loved the newborn stage. 

in honor, check back in later this week for an awesome giveaway!!

on saturday morning we went to luna’s living kitchen in the southend area of the city

{it is known to help with breastfeeding}

that tongue though

and how beautiful is my sister?! 

my mom, sister, and i could spend days shopping together

anthropologie, madewell and nordstrom are our favorites 

there is an antro right next to luna’s so we browsed 

i picked up the white top above 

it might just be one of my favorites of all time 

my style and so comfortable 

we also walked around the atherton mill and market 

where i picked up a latte and baked goods and my mom got some fresh bread

we loved this brewery!! 

the fun atmosphere and brews were awesome

can’t wait to come back and sit outside soon 

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for dinner we went to nan and byron’s 

i had the tacos- which were some of my favorites of all time!

and i love tacos. 

valentine’s day morning

my dad and mr. monaco made us breakfast 

he loves his pops

sweet baby kicks 

my sister and i went to whole foods and picked up chocolate covered strawberries, a cheesecake, and a mini key lime pie {my mom’s favorite} to surprise her

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my dad and mr. monaco were at home drinking bourbon/smoking cigars

while cooking the most delicious steak dinner

so we picked up some goodies for afterwards 

we had a lot of fun at madewell

i loved the employees 

{they- along with my mom and sister- made me feel good about my current body image – which is different but i am ok with it. i was down to my exact pre-pregnancy weight at my two week check-up but things are different and i want to get healthy this spring! being a mom makes me want to be healthy more than ever before…}

i was able to button {this deserves some chamgpage poppin’!!!} and buy two new pairs of jeans 

…first real pair of pants in months…

it just felt really good

after dinner, we played board games while parks slept on me

i can’t say enough about the solly baby wrap

i am wearing him right now while he sleeps on me

he is so happy. 

my mom ordered my dad a bonnie + bud gentleman’s box 

and he loved it. 

i absolutely adore this company

in case you missed my post, here is more info 

after dinner, i caught my parents slow dancing in the kitchen. 

they did this all the time when i was little

i love their love. 

my sister brought the most thoughtful and beautiful gifts

how cute is that card for parks? 

and the little sleeper with the retro cassettes is the softest piece he owns 

so excited to visit this boutique when i visit cincinnati this spring 

this gift is something i will treasure forever. 

my sister was in the room while i pushed for three hours~ in the most {i can’t really explain it} pain. my epidural didn’t work and i am still considering a birth story post… but she wrote the most beautiful words and gave me my favorite candle from authro, volcano

the card is rifle paper co {also a fav!}

so thoughtful.