Love Simply Kate

  Hey girlies! Today I am so excited to share these photos with you, and talk about how much I am in love with Janela Bay and their swimwear. So I need to give you a little tiny backstory first. I know and love so many girls who are just naturally thin. They don’t need to diet, they don’t ever exercise (unless it’s for wanting to build muscle) and they just fit perfectly into anything that is size 0 or 2. I am not one of these girls. I have always felt that my body is of average proportions, and it took me a long time to be okay and confident with that. When I was first approached to be apart of this collaboration with Janela Bay and my favorite blogger babes, Karli , Abby & Keara , I was a little hesitant. Not because it was a bad company or girls I didn’t like, but because I knew I would be the “biggest” (if you will) girl there. Again, I want to emphasize I don’t see myself as a big girl, but all of these girls are literally so th...

When we went down to St. George last month, the thought came to me on the drive down that it would be so cool to have family photos taken of us with the beautiful red-rock backdrop. Of course I think of this as we are driving, so we didn’t bring any clothes with us. And we were only going down there for 4 days, so I was looking up photographers like crazy trying to find someone with a style I liked. Ashley Meagan Photography ‘s style was at the top of my list. Her photography is gorgeous, candid and the way she edits is a dream. And I was so pleased that she was available and happy to take our photos. So we did some quick shopping and set up a date and time. Our shoot ended up getting pushed back twice in those 4 days, so we ended up taking these the last night we were there, which happened to be the same day we went to Zion’s National Park. So you are looking at all of us after a long day hiking and driving and sweating. I was so nervous the kids wouldn’t be hap...

Hey babes! How amazing is it that it’s Summer? I am just loving pool days, Diet Cokes in the sun, park and playdates outside, and sunsets that last for hours. Speaking of sunsets, we had the perfect one when we shot these. I absolutely LOVE this dress. I got it from the most adorable boutique, Wight Gold . They sell the cutest tops, bottoms, dresses, shoes, you name it. I genuinely love all of their inventory. So dang cute. And what’s even better, is that I usually have the hardest time finding a lace dress that I can wear that doesn’t show my underwear, but this baby is FULLY LINED!!! It’s also long enough so when I sit it doesn’t come too high, and I love the flared lace detail sleeves. It’s so comfortable and I just love it. It’s also Brett’s new favorite dress on me as well, which never hurts 🙂 And guys…TODAY ONLY, this dress (and all dresses over at Wight Gold ) are 15% off with code DRESS15. Honestly you need to their website ...