Kid Power

Outfit photos are just too hard on vacation when I don't have my tripod… The kids are very hard to maneuver so we hardly have time to snap a photo… So this is the best as it gets. Actually my hat was super cute from the side…

Coat - H&M

Blouse, Jeans - Forever 21

Boots - Steve Madden

Hat - gift from Mom

WEDNESDAY:
Day 2 of our trip. Amazingly the kids having jet lag slept until almost 8 AM local time! Which is 5 AM our time but I was ecstatic. The super dark curtains of the B&B also help trick their minds…
We got up and got dressed. They even had a bit of time to do some ipad in their super favorite bunk bed:

We then went down for breakfast. The kids absolutely just love this B&B concept and the continental breakfast set-up. We had taken them to huge breakfast buffet's at resorts and they weren't impressed. But the quaint set-up of the B&B and the simple food they like being all available on kitchen counter like set-up just appealed to them.
After breakfast, my SIL picked us up and dropped me off at Harvard so I can attend a class with my brother! She took the kids to a sing and learn Spanish class with my nephew where I got to be a Harvard graduate student for one hour and sit through a lecture of 'Effective Implementation'. It was quite relatable actually and I realized how much I missed college lectures (just not the exams)…

After class my SIL picked me up and we headed downtown Boston to the Children's Museum…
First of course had to feed them lunch…

The museum was amazing. My kids are just the perfect age to enjoy almost all the activities. My little nephew who had been there was running from room to room while mine wanted to take time and engage in every activity.
They had a blast…

My SIL had to take my nephew to swim lesson so we decided to stay back on our own. Which was a brave move as we had to figure out how to get back by ourselves. By myself it is not that big of a deal but did have moments of self doubt walking two little kids down to the T (subway station) and finding the right train etc.. But it wasn't rush hour yet so the trains were not packed and they quite enjoyed the underground ride.
We chilled at the hotel. THey love the fact that there are cookies and treats provided by the B&B and I love the afternoon tea. After our relaxing period.

My sister in law came once again to pick us up and drive us to this great seafood restaurant...

My son loves seafood especially shellfish so he ordered full lobster clam bake and devoured the whole meal. The manager was nice enough to take out couple of live lobsters for kids to pet and get an up close look. You think they would be horrified after that to eat it but not at all.

My nephew on the other hand was terrified of the lobster pinching and watched in terror as my son  dig into it...

And after dinner my brother met us at the room from his super high profile but I am sure nearly not as much fun dinner to hang out with the kids for a little bit...

Salud

I am so pleasantly surprised on how cute today's combo came together. I love it when an inspiration actually pans out better than I expected.

The inspiration photo:

 When I saw this I thought of the deep shades of purple and bordeaux mixed with black and brown. And the hat!

 I tucked in the cognac striped sweater. My instinct was to add black tights and boots but the brown actually goes great and the belt pulls it all together.

 I have officially decided to keep this skirt (by kikaPaprika)  from my samples. Where else am I going to find a perfectly fitting full skirt that has a tailored look and yet machine washable and no ironing needed! 

 This hat was my Grandpa (rest his soul) and I love wearing it....

Hat - Vintage

Sweater - Forever 21

Skirt - kika Paprika ('Brit')

Boots - Newport News

Belt - I do not remember as it is very old.

Necklace - Cookie Lee

Coat - Ann Klein

TODAY:
Went to see a play with my daughter's class. It was an odd story called the 'stinky cheese man' apparently a book where they change the happy ending of every fairy tale or children's riddle. The kids were more confused than entertained so it was a bit of a miss I think.
The cool thing is it is a Jr. Theater so all the actors are high school age kids or younger which sets a great example to the kids seeing other kids on stage.

Tonight going to mommy's night event through the organization that helps form mommy groups.

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Hat, pants - very old and don't remember from where

Jacket - Roxy

Gloves & Boots - Target

The Big Bear Adventure - 
We spent the weekend (Friday thru Sunday) at Big Bear at our friends' cabin on the mountain.
It was total adventure where we fit 4 families total 18 people (8 adults, 8 kids) into a 3 bedroom 1 bathroom cabin. But it was so cozy and so much fun. The kids just love hanging out together and get along great for the most part. My daughter had taken 5-6 dress up dresses so the girls loved playing with those and the boys were mostly either wrestling and running or playing on ipad's.

We had 3 decent opportunities of snow play. Twice on Saturday with the whole group and Sunday morning just with the dads and the kids while the Mommies packed and cleaned up.
It started snowing while we were there so with the street behind the house covered in snow created an awesome hill for kids to sled down. With no lines and no need to drive anywhere.
We ventured to town for lunch and ordered dinner in.
The first night the kids took *forever* falling a sleep but by the second night they crashed easily. Both nights as soon as they were a sleep we started playing games and drinking and it was a blast.