Spending Pennies on Pretties

I'm frequently told (and with great appreciation) how beautiful MD is and how stylish she is. We always hear "oh my, she looks like a little fashion model, where do you get her clothes???"

Here is the thing. We are a single income family with three kids and a hefty cheer tuition to pay ;) We absolutely do not spend a lot on our children's clothing but I do get creative and am willing to shop at resale stores! If it's not used, it's most likely a Target clearance or a huge score from Zulily.

**If you haven't signed up for zulily, do this NOW! go to www.zulily.com/invite/minidiva and check out all the amazing offers for the whole family!**

This outfit is the perfect example!

The plain black long sleeve tee, black 'leather' jacket, and polka dot tutu are all Cherokee from Target. They were all on sale plus there was a 25% off Cherokee boys and girls clothes on the Cartwheel App! The skirt was under $4 and the jacket under $20(originally around $40). Her adorable boots, Lucky Top brand,  were an amazing find on Zulily for under $10. A great look pulled together for under $40 from head to toe including the jacket isn't bad in my book!

On Another Note--

This weekend I went through ALL of my photos on my computer and realized I have not gotten any prints in FOREVER and guess who has great deals going on right now....SHUTTERFLY!!!! Yes, I'm ordering hundreds of prints and I can't wait to fill albums! Also getting the hubby a custom gift for Father's Day!!! Don't let it sneak up on ya!

MLK Weekend

Wow, I thought last weekend was busy...This weekend was pure chaos. 

First, MD's daddy had some things come up at work so rather than a 4 day weekend he has worked all weekend in preparation to leave us :(. It has been up in the air when he was leaving but now we know it's Soon! We don't know where he's going or when he's coming back and greatly appreciate prayers! 



Let me just tell you....Doing it all on your own with 3 is so 
much harder than 2 for some reason! Once again MD had 
a saturday cheer practice! Luckily it was 1-3 so we didn't 
have to be up at 6am to get ready for this one, ha!
They learned the ending of their routine and it is so stinking
 cute! We signed a contract stating we wouldn't show routine 
videos, so here is a cute pic of MD in her cheer uniform! 

  
So we spent the afternoon at Target while MD was at cheer! This weekend they have a great selection of clearance clothes with an additional 20% cartwheel! We got MD some shirts for less than $2! I didn't get much of a chance to look through the adult clothes since MD's little brother was restless but the cartwheel discount applies to ALL clearance clothing and ends today! Target is one of my fave couponing places :) The pic on the left is a shirt I got her from clearance and I just Love it! The Bow on the right is an accessory we won from Megan's Hair Candy! Check her stuff out on instagram @meganshaircandy or her etsy shop www.meganshaircandy.etsy.com

(Sorry for the blurry pic, but it was MD in true MD form, haha) RIGHT after cheer we raced off to MD's friends birthday party! It was an adorable Frozen party at this really cool pottery place and the kids got to make plates with either olaf or a handprint snowflake! MD and her little brother had a blast and I'm so glad we were able to make it. This place still doesn't quite feel like HOME but I'm glad to have met some of the other amazing mom/friends I have! I need to get out of the house more often so I remember this!




We skipped out on Church today. We are all exhausted and want to spend time together before MD's Daddy leaves. Plus, we have to go find him a little notebook he can bring with for skyping and finish his packing! He's totally anti-social media so he won't read this and I can tell you all my little secret. I did most of his early on packing since we thought he was just going to have time to grab a bag and hop on the plane. I hid little notes all over in his pockets saying we loved him and missed him, etc! Well then the a-hole comes home and starts rearranging everything packing new stuff and pulling out the stuff I already packed HAHA. Great, now I have to find a way to be sneaky and get the notes into the new pockets! 

Since I have you all here I'm going to open myself up to ridicule! I am taking some photography classes this semester as it's required for my degree (starting in Feb) and bought my camera last semester so I could practice. I want to be able to take my own photos of the kids! This is one I did of MD's little sister last week. Just in our home, using a flat sheet and natural lighting. Let me know what you think, where I can improve and any other tips you might be able to offer me!