Dating your Daughter

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I love having Mama/Daughter time with Summer. She turned 5 a few months ago and still thinks I am the best of the best. I know the days will come when I am not her favorite person, so for now I am going to enjoy every moment of our bestie time together.

I am always looking for new ways to have one on time with the kids. Summer is the easiest because we just happen to like all the same girlie things.



One thing that is great about dating your kids is that they are a pretty cheap date! I mean, it is fun to go out to lunch or go get pedicures and all, but we have lots of fun without spending a bunch of money!

One of Summer's favorite things to do it take selfies. Girlfriend loves to get her picture taken (most of the time!). She loves using the filters on SnapChat - The filters are actually all we use it for! But pretty much any occasion has to be marked with a selfie!



Summer loves to be read to. We are working on learning her sounds and sounding out words so that she is ahead of the game when she heads off to Kindergarten next Fall. Her favorite is Huggy Kissy. Have you read that one before?



Normally painting her nails is enough but one day we ran across fake nails for kids and she thought it was the coolest thing ever! I won't lie, they lasted less than 24 hours and I even found one stuck in her hair the next morning, but she had fun and loved spending the time putting them on!



Matchy matchy! I have made several matching shirts for her and I, and we have matching pajamas. She always asks to wear out matching clothes. But now, thanks to The Dreamland Company we have matching nightgowns!

I love this sleep ware because they are made with LUXE cotton with a touch of stretch and are amazingly soft.  These nightgowns are designed and made by women right here in the USA. And now these adorable kids sizes are available so you and your daughter can match too! 

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They would be great Christmas presents for not only yourself and your daughter, but your mom, grandma or any other lady in your life.

I wish I would have had one after having my kids because it would have been great to change into my own nightgown and be comfortable rather than wearing a hospital gown!



Spending a morning with curlers in her hair while we scrapbooked was fun too. Any type of crafts go over well at my house.



Or even a girls day watching girlie movies is good too!



But really, anytime that I get to just relax with my girl makes for a great date!



What are your favorite ways to date your daughter?

JORD Wood Watches

Recently I was approached about doing a review for JORD Wood Watches. I didn't immediately say yes because I don't typically wear a watch, but after looking at their website and all the watches, I realized that I needed one of these beauties in my life.

But believe me, I was so excited to get the cool watch I chose in the mail.



I received a women's watch from the Cora Series and got the Zebrawood and turquoise wooden watch.

When it first came the box was so light that I was wondering if there was actually anything in it. Because these unique watches are so light weight it really did feel like I was holding an empty box, but when I opened it I found this amazing watch.





It might seem silly, but I love the way the watch opens and closes. There is a spot on each side that you press and it opens right up.



I really wasn't sure how I would feel once I actually had the watch on, because like I said earlier, I don't typically wear a watch. I haven't worn one in years- But I love it. Because it is so light weight I don't realize it is there most of the time. (No pun intended)





Luxury Wood Watch



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I was provided with a JORD Wood Watch for free to review, however, all opinions expressed are that of TheColbertClan alone. And a HUGE Thank You to JORD for letting me share this unique watch.

How to make your own Maxi Skirt

I love a great Maxi Skirt and have been wanting to make my own for a while.  The tutorials I came across just didn't seem that clear to me so I decided to just try it on my own. I probably should have tried harder on the other tutorials, because I messed up a couple of times, but hey, a seam ripper is my best friend, so why not just go for it!

I first grabbed a yard of this super fun knit fabric from Joann's. Then I very accurately wrapped it around myself and marked where to cut.

Next, I pinned the sides together and used a straight stitch to sew them together.

Next, I took my remaining piece and pinned/sewed the ends together to make my waist band.  Here is where I messed up on mine because my waist band is very thick. The next skirt I make I'll cut it down some. And for the record, when I say thick, it's about 10 inches. So even folding it over is still very long. Then I pinned my waist band to my skirt and sewed it together. (Below)

So here it is, sewn on.

And lastly, here is the finished product! Not too bad for my first skirt! Another thing I will do different next time is angle the skirt. This one is pretty straight and while it's still flowing, it doesn't flow as much as I had hoped for.  But it's still cute, and light weight and I love wearing it around because it keeps me nice and cool. Plus I have lots of color options for shirts that I can pair with it!

The first day I wore it I had a little girl that was walking down the street passed me and she told me I had a pretty skirt. I felt like I did good if a little 7 year old girl liked it.  

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