Projects for Mommy Feliz - Starting the new year with some color!!

Lulu went to her grandparents for Christmas break, so daddy and I decided to add some color to the apartment. We started with the bathroom and then our bedroom. I absolutely love it! We only painted an accent wall in each room but it made such a huge difference. Lulu will be so surprised when she comes back!  

Projects for my Preschooler

Lu making pumpkin bread: She loves baking and being moms helper.

Lulu's car, made out of a box from Costco:  Lulu had fun gluing construction paper, coloring and stamping her car. She later took her stuffed animals for a ride.  
 

Lulu's ginger bread house: Lulu saw a picture of a ginger bread house in a magazine and asked to make one.  I bought a kit at World Market for under $10, it was worth it.  We worked on the house for about and hour or two. I was surprised how long I had her attention.  Then again when it comes to candy shes always alert. lol


My Lulu is a busy little bee! I have been trying to create a project for her when we have down time.  I want her to be involved in something constructive and avoid watching cartoons as much as possible, when we are hanging out at the house.  I also want to minimize the amount of messes we make in the house.  Having a designated project has helped make the clean up so much easier.  So far its been a huge success and I'm enjoying the time we spend together. Daddy even helps out with our projects it so much fun!

Stanley Kubrick at the LACMA

I made a trip to the LACMA to view the Stanley Kubrick exhibit.  It was a great exhibit to see. I wasn't familiar with him as director, but when I entered the exhibit I realized he was the creator of some really great films.

The exhibit consisted of short clips from his films, props, costumes and scripts.  It was great to see the process he went through to create his films and the timelines he created. I remember seeing a four month timeline for one film.  That was so incredible to me his films are so detailed to create one in four months is impressive.    

I can't wait to take another trip to the LACMA!

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Painting On A Rainy Day!

The weather has been so up and down lately. Last week we had beach days and this week we are staying in.  I had a painting project for Lulu and her best friend Gigi. The girls really enjoyed painting and placing stickers on their paintings. They painted for about 15-20 min and then moved on to a new task, jumping on the bed. lol

New TOMS for Mommy Feliz!

Zulily had a great sale on TOMS shoes and I was able to get these!

I really love TOMS they are really comfy, the wedge is toddler friendly  (I wont trip while chasing my Lulu) and I think they make a casual outfit have a little style and attitude.  I can't wait to wear my new shoes!

Liberty London Makes Me Happy!

Here are my favorite picks from the JCrew Liberty line! I absolutely love Liberty London prints, they make me feel super happy and the vision of sunny days come to mind. When Target had its Liberty London line I went nuts as you can see from the pics below! I have to get something from the JCrew line. I'm thinking the rash guard will look super cute on me and the floral clutch and matching shoes will be perfect, for the many weddings I will be attending this summer!

Liberty London in my closet!

Liberty London on my bed! Loooove it!

Mommy I want a Castle!

Wow my little Lulu is becoming a little shopper! I was very surprised today, when my two year old asked me to tear out a page from a magazine with an advertisement for a Disney princess doll house.  She then asked me to take her to the store to buy the doll house/castle. And, when I told her I didn't have money, she told me to go to the bank! lol.  

Lulu's magazine page, with the castle she desperately wants.

We later spent some time at the park Lulu brought her Dora purse along.

While she was climbing the playground I took a peak into her purse, and guess what I found? Her magazine page lol! I had to share this with my parents and luckily for Lulu her Papa said he would get her the princess castle!

Shopping for Prabul Gurung for Target!

I finally made a trip to Target! Unfortunately, Santa Barbara does not have a Target so I had to make a trip out to a Target in Oxnard! I was about two weeks late Boo! But, I was still able to find the red Prabul dress I loved! And, just my luck there was one dress in my size out of the three dresses left. 

I wanted to try on more Prabul, like the tops and shoes. But, my honey and little Lulu were shopping with me and everyone knows you have shop fast with a two year old and husband aye aye aye! Until my next Target adventure I hope to find more Prabul goods!

 

Tory Burch Shoes I Love!

These shoes are perfect for Spring/Summer! They are so stylish and look super comfy! I can definately chase a toddler in these shoes.

http://www.toryburch.com/

Walking in Santa Barbara

We have been taking long walks around SB lately. Its been a lot of fun and a great workout!

I found some great walking paths on the Santa Barbara Car free website: http://www.santabarbaracarfree.org/map.htm

We walked the Harbor/Shoreline walking tour a total of 8.5 miles whoo! We, started at La Mesa Park and headed to the Douglas Preserve which is beautiful and has a great view of Henry's Beach. Then we headed back to la mesa park and down to the harbor. We stopped for lunch at shoreline cafe Yummy! And then back to La Mesa Park.

View of Henry's Beach from the Douglas Preserve.

Lulu!

Beach Access between La Mesa park and Douglas Family Preserve.  

Fish Tacos! We love Shoreline Cafe!

Time to Make Salt Dough!

I helped Lulu make salt dough! She loves to help mix all the ingredients and get her hands sticky.  I gave her some buttons, string and cookie cutters to play with and she made some great artwork. She had a little bit of mommy's help. I wanted to let Lulu play on her own, but she loves to boss her mom around. Lulu told me exactly what she wanted to make. She said "Mom a flower, a boy and a Christmas tree." 

Mommy and Me Ballet

My daughter and I are taking a ballet class together and it is so much fun! The teacher is very nice and patient. Which, are important qualities to have when you are trying to get the attention of a two year old. lol

 Lulu is definitely learning little by little. There are times when she starts running around the room, in the middle of stretches and a classmate will follow her or vice versa. And, there are times I think she is not paying attention, but to my surprise I catch her practicing at home.  The mommy and me class is offered by our local parks and recreation center and I am truly grateful for it. I really love taking Lulu and she gets excited when I tell her we are going to class.

We will definitely continue attending ballet!