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Georgia Aquarium.

One of the highlights of our recent roadtrip to Atlanta was a visit to the Georgia Aquarium. 

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Amber - Beautiful photos Jessica! Can’t believe how Gabrielle has grown!

Suzette - Great photos!

Sarah Welch - She is so darn cute! I love the dress with the tennis shoes:)

Abbie - She is so cute!! And she always looks comfy and stylish!!

Jess - How cute is Gabrielle’s outfit on this outing?! Love it. You’re going to have to give my little men some styling tips when you come visit us.

Atlanta.

A couple weeks ago we took a family road trip from Charlotte to Atlanta (about a 3.5 hour drive) to attend my cousin Walker's (and his beautiful bride Amy) wedding. Zeebee has been the traveling companion of choice for Gabrielle lately.  I love the adventure of traveling with a one-year-old. My packing checklist now includes…

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jennifer little - You ALWAYS look beautiful, but your makeup is amazing.

Suzette - Your hair looks fabulous!!

Susan - You are both so beautiful!

Ann - You know, I would love a post of how you pack for Gabrielle (or yourself and Gabrielle) on your trips. I just spent a month away with my 3 month old son and we had two weekend trips during our month away. I learned a lot on how to pack, but I think I could always find a better way by hearing how other people do i.

Sarah Welch - I love the picture of Gabrielle’s feet. So, so cute.

Jess - That last picture is beautiful Jess. Love, love your hair.

jenn - beautiful…

Axxium.

I'm trying out OPI's Axxium gel laquer "two week" manicure. I'd love to have maincured nails that don't chip! (Wouldn't everyone?) I actually tried this once before. Had it done at a cheap place and wasn't that impressed with the result after the first couple days. So I gave it a second chance and had…

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jessica - Heather – The removal process that I experienced was quick and pain free. Yes, there was a bit of foil involved, but very little filing. With the correct solution, the remaining gel was easily pushed off with a cuticle stick.
Leni – Thanks for the tip!

leni - i find that if you use the opi chipskip before any of their nail polishes, that it stays for weeks! any polish will last 2-3 weeks after using it on my hands. on my toes, the polish lasts for about a month! you will literally want to change the color of nail polish before it chips.

heather - I saw something on the news this morning about this and the process to have it removed has me thinking that I will have to pass.
Had someting to do with soaking and aluminum foil and a lot of filing…eek!! Please let us know how that goes too :)

jessica - Jess – The Color I chose is Strawberry Margarita.
Nichole – I haven’t heard of Minx – but just read this. http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/topofthetimes/features/la-ig-beauty12-2008oct12,0,4935991.story
Looks like it’s a different concept. Let me know how it goes if you try it!
Erin – OPI has over 40 colors. Modern carries around 10 colors and they plan to add more to their offering. The other nail place I went to had around 25 colors.

Jess - I LOVE the color you are wearing, do you happen to recall the shade?
I’m looking forward to trying it out!

heather - I will wait to see how it works out….would love something that lasts more than 3 days.

Nichole Rhodes - Dying to know if it works and if it’s worth the price. They offer it at BLISS here in Manhattan… but always wonder if these things work or not… Actually I think it’s called Minxx at Bliss? Maybe it’s the same thing?

Danielle - Had it done for the first time about a month ago and loved it. Have only had it done again last week and nails continue to look great.

Erin Huber - Ooooh…can’t wait to see how it turns out! I too had it done once and was not at all impressed. But, like you, I went to El Cheapo Salono. If anyone can do it right, Modern can. When I had it done there were only a few colors to choose from. Has OPI added anymore colors to the mix?

Suzette - I had this done at a cheap place too and was not impressed. I am headed to Modern Salon today…for a haircut! Yay!

Julia S - Please do let us know how you like this Jessica. Being a full time crafter and thus hand washer, I can never keep OPI polish on my nails for more than a day without chipping. I’d love to find a better solution.

Celebrate Jeffrey.

Here's what you get for the birthday of a man who has everything… You bring his four daughters and four granddaughters together to surprise him for his airport arrival. You present him with the biggest balloons you can find – filled with strips of paper with birthday wishes from friends and family. Then together you…

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jenn - I hope he had a wonderful birthday :) looks like it!

Rebekah - So beautiful and touching, Jess. Love you all!

Ashley - Absolutely precious. What a great day!
Happy Birthday to Jeffrey!

Suzette - Lovely balloons and sweet photos!

viki - great birthday surprise for a guy that has everything:) I hope you didn’t let the balloons go at the airport. They can be very dangerous for airplanes!!!

Susan - Beautiful.

Sarah Welch - Very sweet Jessica! Have a great weekend celebrating!

Sue - What a lovely surprise for Jeffrey! Hope you all have a fun weekend celebrating his birthday!

Erin Heatherton.

  I've got a girl crush on Erin Heatherton. And while we're on the subject of beauty – I couldn't help but smile at the image of this piece (by MBW ) that showed in my email inbox today from Pop International Galleries.

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jessica - Hi Stacy! Gabrielle’s grey/white suit is from Crewcuts. http://www.jcrew.com/girls_category/swim/tanks/PRDOVR~33885/33885.jsp
She loves it because it has a pocket :)
Hi Jessica! This email was actually the first I had heard of MBW, so I’ll have to check out that documentary. Thanks for the suggestion!
Thanks for visiting!

Stacy Miller - Not to be a stalker copycat but I’d love to know where you found that sweet striped little girl swimsuit.

jessica o'brien | jessohbee - she’s got a great look! did you see the documentary about mr. brain wash (and banksy) – “exit through the gift shop”? nothing mind-blowing in my opinion, but a fun watch.

Erin Huber - I have to say this is the first I’m hearing about her! She’s beautiful…has a sweet/innocent/sexy look. And, her name ROCKS! :)

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