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So it's the last day of summer 2016 & although I am soooo excited for the Fall, I can't help but reminisce on what an amazing summer it was. We didn't get to do every single thing on our bucket list, but we got pretty close and made some amazing memories. & who's to say that we can't add some of those things to our Fall bucket list!? :D The weather is already changing around here & it's looking to be cooling down for good starting this weekend, perfect timing! The leaves are already falling and shorts and rompers are getting put away in boxes. Tomorrow all the final details of decor will go up, which I can't wait to share with you all. Also, Camila's halloween costume has been ordered and I'm so excited to see her little self in it already!  So here's our Bucket List update (you can see my Summer Bucket List post by just clicking on my featured post on the right side of the page)...

1.Camila's First Birthday.. CHECK!

Mila Turned 1

Smothered her with LOVE

Hanging out by the beach

Don't let our faces fool you, we were loving it lol

Hubby Baby on the grill

we made our own splash pad some days!

enjoyed the pool on other days!

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Water Park Loving with Tio's & Nina

P0OLiN

Front yard picnic cuddles with Delilah

swingin' at the park

ice cream picnic with primos!

CHEESE

Yankee Girls

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jazz concert

watching the movie

those little legs in shorts get me every time

snacking out front

Hi my loves & Happy Long Weekend!

We have a full day planned for Labor Day & that includes crossing 2 things off our Summer Bucket List. Yankees Game, BBQ & even Beer Pong Tournament are all on the agenda. Of course I am so excited for Camila's first, real sporting event & I am even more excited for her adorable outfit. We plan to have some matching pieces in our outfits & I can't wait to take tons of pictures and share them with all of you. Labor Day is always so much fun & marks the "official" end to summer. Back home in Florida Summer never really ends, but here in NY it already seems to be far off in the distance with temps falling into the 60's. We plan to take full advantage of our last hoorah for summer & prepare ourselves for the beautiful Fall closely approaching. Labor Day BBQ calls for some delicious Pinterest inspired recipes like this amazing guacamole recipe  & this white wine sangria !  To top it all off some of hubby's best friends, their girlies & some of our family are all participating in a beer pong tournament (fingers crossed Mila will nap after the game so mama can have some game time too)! Can't wait to feel like I'm back in college....but wait I am? Things are so different with a babe!

Mila's OOTD for her very first Yankee Game

matching family kicks

I hope you all have a fabulous & safe Labor Day. Remember that hard work always pays off & those who work hard get to play hard!

Only for tomorrow haha

xoxo
Arianna

"Summertime & the living is easy"

This is our first summer in New York as a family of three & I definitely want to soak it all in and make the most of it. To me, summer has always been about staying up late, sleeping in late & pretty much living in the pool or beach, but now that I'm officially an adult (aka married with a child lol) summer is all about enjoying every moment and mostly thinking of any way I can make it super special for my hubby and baby girl. I am a firm believer that bringing joy & happiness to others is the best medicine for the soul, so any time I get the chance to put a smile on their faces is the best feeling for me. So here's what were trying to check off our bucket list this summer...

1. Most importantly, Camila's First Birthday (cannot wait to see her face when she meets Minnie Mouse)
2. One more trip to FL (you can never get enough fun in the sun so we're headed back to FL for my "little sisters" Sweet 16 & my cousins wedding and we CANNOT WAIT to get back for just one more week)
3. BBQ every chance we get (there's just something about grilling, sunshine, & a cold beverage that just hits the spot, & I'm SO looking forward to trying some new recipes)
4. Pool days (although I thought pools were practically non-existent in New York, I was so wrong, there are actually a lot of beautiful pools that open up during the summer and we definitely want to hit those up a few times)
5. Picnics @ the park (we have so many cute parks around our neighborhood, I definitely want to plan some play dates at the park with yummy treats included)
& for some grown up fun...
6. Six Flags- (Kingda Ka is calling my name)
7. Yankee Game- (must have experience as a "New Yorker")
8. Roof Tops- (so many gorgeous roof top views to be enjoyed in the city with my hubs)
9. Jersey Shore- (beach & boardwalk)
10.  Movie under the stars in a NYC park- (just like the movies, so romantic)


So those are our plans for Summer 2016 along with breakfast out on the back porch, listening to our summer playlist, tanning on the front lawn, rocking shorts & rompers and star gazing at night EVERY SINGLE DAY, oh sweet summertime how I love you.

Hopefully we've inspired some fun ideas for your summer! Please let me know if there is anything that we MUST try this summer in NYC.

Now we're off to get started on that list by firing up the grill, wine for me & grandmas, beer for daddy & ice pops and bubbles for Mila.
Happy 4th of July weekend loves!

xoxo
Arianna

So we're back @ home in NY & thank God for warmer weather (but nothing compares to good old sunny So'Fla) We're already missing the pool & beach, but we're loving sitting on the back porch for breakfast and afternoon snack and watching all the birdies in our cute new little bird feeder that Mila LOVES.We had such an amazing time in FL visiting friends & family and I just wanted to share some of those beautiful times with you all. It's crazy how much more fun a place can be when you go back only to vacation & relax. We definitely needed that trip & I am so thankful to God, hubby & all those that made our trip possible for the unforgettable experience.

Summer Lovin'

bestie love

She has arrived!

Devil's Den

besties law school grad

so proud!

cave diving bathing suit from FOREVER 21

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Lime & Margs

dream come true

besossss

fun in the sun

mimosa in my cup bathing suit from FOREVER21

love drunk

cheers to my best

my cool guy

loves of my life

favorite picture bathing suit from Old Navy

beach dayyyy bathing suit from ZAFUL

church fun

water park loving

poolin

lovin

plane ride with a 10 month old=not so easy anymore lol

selfie on the way to lunch

lived in long skirts & sandals tank top from H&M skirt from FOREVER21 sandals from TORY BURCH

yummmmmmmm YARDBIRD

bubbly

walks on the beach

yummy

meeting our fave mouse

cuteness

mah bestie mah bestie mah best friend bathing suit from ZAFUL

FOE

Sissy In Law bathing suit from FOREVER21

Molina Trio

poolside coolin'

yummy snack

Pembroke Pines <3

happy hour with besties

coolin' bathing suit from ZAFUL

Cheesin'

back home we go!

the rain didn't stop our shine bathing suit from Victoria's Secret

boating

perfection

lovesssss

mani/pedi

manitaaaaa

my girlz at the beach

paddle boarding

Captain Ari :P

Sunshine, water at your toes, great company, yummy food, good drinks & real love is all you need for an AMAZING time. Loved this trip & love you all. Now time to plan some fun summer outings in NYC! Any ideas?