Bonnie Screams and 5 Nights of Halloween!

My Halloween spirit began as soon as October began, I was dying to get to a haunted house and finally a trip to Bonnie Screams was planned! Sav arranged a dinner at Vintner Grill in Summerlin, there were like 20 XS'ers there, some other friends, and David!  The food was delicious as always and then we were on our way to Bonnie Screams. I had a few drinks at dinner to prepare for the Haunted houses. I didnt need them. Im the biggest baby ever, especially when it comes to haunted houses and sadly I wasn't impressed. I was startled a couple of times but that was it. The pictures were awesome and the company was obviously amazing, if only they had the haunted house part down! Anyways here are the pictures! The outfit I was wearing was a basic white T from american apparel paired with an old pair of jeans, a light brown skinny belt similar one here and a pretty light mint colored scarf from H&M. The headpiece I was wearing was similar to these from Free People . I was wearing over the knee scrunch grey flat boots by Steve Madden (old). oh...and the fringe bag was forever 21!

This led up to five nights of Hell at XS Las Vegas, Hell was the weeklong theme. I really like this theme because I felt like it allowed me to get a basic costume and play off of it for the entire week. We had some really big DJ's that week starting with Sultan and Ned Shepard, Steve Angello, Third Party, Afrojack and Deadmau5. It was a really busy week as usual. I switched my outfits up between a sexy devil and a dead Minnie Mau5! I used some fake blood and black liquid eyeliner for Minnies wounds and wore a black corset similar one here. I paired it with a red bra and matching red panties and half tutu by Leg Avenue, I also wore extra long black leg warmers from American Apparel and some long black satin gloves, paired with devil accessories one night and Minnie accessories the next along with the most awesome silver sequined hotshots from my fav Top Shop, similar style here , I got most of my accessories from Star Costume  which is here in Vegas at Valley View and Desert Inn, they are open year round and have everything including wigs, makeup, shoes, costume rental etc. My Minnie headband came from Disneyland. I loved my costumes I think they were hellish and still hot! Enjoy! 

And finally, once it was actually Halloween, we took Lili trick or treating! Town Square closed down the streets to traffic and let the kids walk around trick or treating at all of the stores. It was totally crazy. There were a million people there and it was pretty unorganized. The effort was there but there were just way too many people, so we took that party to a HOUSE PARTYYY which was was more than Awesome. Literally, probably the best Halloween Party I will ever go to in my life. It was thrown by Lori Forman and I was amazed. I mean I knew she was amazing but this party was so perfect. There were trains and people on stilts, endless amounts of food and candy, an awesome Photo Booth, people drawing charactertures, a red carpet, I mean Ahhhhmazing! The last photo I included is my sister as a Zombie Bride w her bf as Zombie hubby! Too awesome not to share...

Ahhh, I just got Lilis year and a half photos back (we did them a little late, I think it was like 19months) anyways they came out ahhhhhhmazing as usual! Fab model and best photographer every is totally a recipe for success. Lili honestly acted so crazy that day that I was sort of worried about how the photos would turn out, to my surprise I got back a million amazing pictures. Melinda Jae Phototgraphy is who did my photos and you should all seriously consider shooting with her at least once! Whether you want newborn photos, stages of life, engagement, sexy boudoir, wedding photos or just her there to shoot a regular event thats important to you, shes the best, my absolute favorite photographer on the planet! Tell her I sent you! Enjoy our little angel face, biggest blessing ever... our baby girl!!

Fall colors and fab flower crowns by Azeeza!!

I did a post wearing this american apparel dress in a different color previously. Now that we are into fall fashion and cooler weather,  I bought the same dress in black, with these gorg and super soft footless tights in a deep wine color (also from American Apparel). My sister is making these amazing boho, floral headpieces and I had to show them off! Even Lili got one! To order one, just send her a message on Facebook click here for her page. Let me know what you think. :)

Sweaters, Scarves, Bag Ladies and Babies!

Fall is here and Im loving every second of the weather change. I love wearing leggings with scarves, over sized sweaters, leg warmers, furry boots, basically anything a glam bag lady would be caught wearing (if that is such a thing) is what I love for fall. #LAYERS. Last week we went to see "Titi Rach" again in Newport. The weather was amazing,  and this time my brother came with us and we had a blast. Liliana totally loves her "Duncle". We rented a boat the first day and saw a bunch of seals, ate some good meals, played on the beach, visitied the Santa Ana Zoo, and just kicked it. There are two non traditional malls or "anti-malls" about 15 minutes from my sisters place in Newport, they are in Costa Mesa and they are awesome. The Camp and The Lab. I got some really cute skeleton leggings from a store at The Lab, you can find the same ones here I also got matching ones for Lili, you can find toddler ones here. We wore them the same day and so many people stopped us asking where we got them. If you are in orange county and like hipster stuff I'd check out both of these places. LAB stands for Little American Business and thats exactly what they are all about, super awesome!

Another look I thought was cute was the bag lady-ish, layered look. I got these really cute leggings from the kids section of H&M, im a zero in pants normally and the kids 11-12 fit me perfect. Obviously the leggings run really big, I got matching ones for Lili size 1 1/2-2 yr and they are actually long on her, a rare occurrence for my baby giraffe.  The H&M leggings were around 17$ You can shop H&M online but I found similar ones here.  I paired the leggings with some comfy slip on leather boots that I bought in Europe last year, Minnetonka's would be cute too, here are some I found on Nordstrom.com, omg and im soooo getting Lili these!  Had to post the pic because they are too adorable! 

I wore a plain tank underneath and an oversized sweater from forever 21, similar one here by Hinge at Nordstrom. I accessorized with a grey infinity scarf like this one from american apparel. Bottom picture features the pants with my new ISABEL MARANT wedge sneakers, they are sold out everywhere. I ordered mine from a site called lagarconne.com they also have similar ones here and here 

baby kittycat hat by baby gap 

fringebag forever 21: soldout similar one from Urban Outfitters

Here are some extra pics from our little getaway, enjoy...

Date night at Guy Savoy!

Last thursday night David made a reservation at Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace where we splurged on the thirteen course "Innovation" tasting. In addition to it being our choice for date night, it was also a celebration, I quit my juice cleanse! I ordered 18 juices from Pressed Juicery, prepared for a few days before, ate only raw the day before and then made it through a day and a half before being tempted at Arielle's bridal shower by the delicious Cafe Rio chicken enchiladas. I felt like a total failure but I also felt soooo satisfied by that first bite of actual food in days! The juices from Pressed are absolutely delicious I totally recommend their cleanses, I just couldn't deal with the headaches that are a part of the detoxing and non eating process. Some people don't experience this, I totally did (maybe I wasn't drinking enough H2O). Either way it sounded amazing, I couldn't handle the fasting but if you have the will power check them out, David did the cleanse and continued to eat vegan for eleven days after his cleanse so its totally possible.

So for date night I wore a really cute American Apparel dress in "shiny peach", with a French Connection cardigan (last season) but there is a similar one here, I paired a black skinny belt and black thigh highs which gave it a little french flair. I also work mid rise brown booties from Zara (last season) but found similar ones from Nordstrom. I did a really girly look when it came to hair and makeup and I really like how it all came together, I think it was a feminine effortless look with a little grunge flair with the cardigan and boots. A "fall look" for sure!

The Las Vegas Zoo... ;)

So last week David and I decided to take Liliana to the zoo here in Las Vegas. I had heard of it from a friend who visited the zoo recently but didn't really ask how it was, I just figured since Lili and I love animals, the zoo would be a hit....

You know its a bad sign when you literally have to climb over an elephant carcass to gain entrance to the local zoo, only to see that the Welcome to the Zoo sign is spray painted on particle board and you think to yourself "where the eff am I? And should I really be taking my child here?" But Lili really wanted to go so like any good mama would, I plopped her on the "sleeping" elephant and snapped a pic for her baby book.

Okay, Im exaggerating a little but seriously, not that much at all. There were no dead elephants, at least none in plain sight, but it certainly was a pretty strange zoo. As we were walking in there was a cute little garden looking entrance, a small habitat of flamingos and turtles, but this was by far their best work.

 "NO REFUNDS!" was the first sign we see approaching the payment window, this should have tipped us off, It didn't, we walk in and as part of the first exhibit we see three hundred pigeons eating all of the food being sold for the "petting zoo" portion of the zoo, which seriously included 4 goats. We decided that maybe the petting zoo was a little rough looking for Lili so we were going to tour the rest of the zoo first.

We started by visiting with two huge ostriches, one looked semi normal and the other had a serious skin condition and was missing many feathers, she was also pretty aggressive. I walked over with goat feed in my hands and she started, pecking/thrusting her face at the fence trying to break through to me. It was a pretty decent exhibit and there were two large ostrich eggs out front which were cool to see. After feeding her (Mama Ostrich) a snack, we moved on...

There were some interesting birds next and David played them some appropriate music, they danced. Next was one monkey that you could look at through a really dirty glass window, Lili made some Monkey noises at him, he kept looking back over his shoulder while just sitting there twiddling his toes, he was really cute.

Next, they did have an alligator which Lili seemed to really like. She got pretty close to the glass to look at him and he was staring back at her, I freaked and David laughed. I'm a very protective mama and I owe it to my own mom, thanks Col! Next we saw a wild cat sleeping and some empty habitats. We went through the reptile house which had a few snakes and a few more empty cages, and that was about it at the Fabulous Las Vegas Zoo!!

As we are walking out of the exit we see one last sign. Have you ever been to a zoo that posted signs encouraging their patrons to inquire about adopting the zoo animals? I have! I mean seriously, you can adopt zoo animals? My friend swears the alligator had been adopted because his "habitat" was empty when she visited, however the family must not have like him very much because he was back in time for our visit.

Just before you walk out there is a little gift shop incase you wanted to purchase a keepsake from this fabulous day at the zoo, we did not! Last but not least there was a donation box! I donated and if I have not totally scared you off, you should donate also, the Las Vegas Zoo could in all seriousness use donations, those poor animals need a serious revamp of their home! I honestly wonder if maybe the horrible condition of the zoo was all some sort of strategic way of getting the patrons to donate, if so, fab idea! Worked on me! You can check out the Zoo's webpage HERE!

 Enjoy the pictures...

So summer is over but I wanted to add a really cute look from Mexico, this will be my last super summery post, to be fair, its still 95 degrees in Vegas, however we are entering fall season. I wore this really cute and very Mexican inspired outfit to dinner on my birthday night in Mexico. The skirt is a sea foam green chiffon maxi from AMERICAN APPAREL and the top is a couple of years old its like a bohemian style crop top in white. The skirt was $46.00 and the top was under $50.00, so really cute outfit for under $100.00. Oh, I almost forgot..the skirt is super sheer so I would recommend a nude booty short or even nude leggings would work if its not too warm, you can get both at AA.

I run lots of errands during the week, Whole Foods daily, Babies R Us for diapers, Starbucks, Shopping, the bank, you know normal everyday errands. I always like to look cute for my errands but also am usually looking for something comfortable. This particular day my comfort and fashion combo equalled "hammer pants" which I loved and got so many compliments on so I figured I do an everyday outfit post on them. I got the pants from Zara for around $60.00. They no longer have them on the website, but they have a camo print similar style for the same price HERE. I also found a similar style in black from TOPSHOP these ones are silk and a little more pricey ($130.00) I wore my pants with a basic crop top from AMERICAN APPAREL which was 20$. I love these tops because you can wear them with so many different styles, hammer pants, maxi skirts, layered, highwaisted styles, etc. I own many colors. I accessorized with gold and because I was just going to whole foods I threw on some gold Havaiana flip flops, they would also be super cute with some pumps and a gold necklace for a night out. :) 

The last outfit is very All American looking and really cute. I think red jeans are hott, highwaisted is one of my favorite styles, and crop tops were a huge hit this summer. I found a little gypsy/hippy/boho boutique in NYC called Brandy Melville, which also has an online boutique. It was super cheap and lots of their styles came in one size only. It sounds strange but when you see the style you get it. They have alot of cute skirts, crop tops, sweaters and jewelry. Its awesome! You can shop online here, at Brandy Melville, USA. I got this heart shaped American Flag crop top and paired it with my red J BRAND skinny jeans from Neimans. 

We took Liliana to Disneyland last week, she is 19 months and it was definitely too soon. She was scared of the characters and not a fan of the rides except for Its a small world, she bounced and sang the whole time. She is an angel and is talking like crazy. She's a tall, beautiful, dancing machine and she is by far my best friend in the world. She totally gets me and we spend our days staring at eachother, shopping, dancing, painting, snuggling and smooching daddy <3  biggest blessing in the world! Oh p.s. babymamas...Lili and I stumbled upon paint in the park at Town Square this week. I cant find it listed on their website, it does show story time in the square which is wed at 11am, but I dont see painting. The woman said it is thurs-sun starting at 5 and ending around 9, it was awesome. It costs 5$ and Lili painted Elmo, she wore a little apron and had her own easel. Here is their events schedule.

A bunch of pics from our Disney/Newport Beach vacation.

PAINTING IN THE PARK

Disneyland/Newport Beach