Fall Moments

Fall's slowly starting to end and winter is beginning. Yesterday, it was absolutely frigid and we stayed inside all day long. As the warmer Fall days begin to dwindle, we'll have to really take advantage and head outside every opportunity we have. Inside time won't be too difficult, because I've been stocking up my Pinterest with crafty ideas and am eager to drink hot tea and cider every night and bundle up with Zak and Odin for any short venture we may have. There's nothing more rewarding than taking a winter walk and coming back home and shedding those layers, basking in the comfort of our gigantic bed. What are your favorite winter activities? 

Zak's Birthday

This year, I planned a surprise birthday for Zak and had all of our friends meet up at the Brewery for the festivities. I love all of our friends and am always so happy to see them all together and hanging out with Odin (he loves every one of them too). I've previously mentioned about how great the Brewery is for hanging out. There are loads of toys for kids to play with and dogs are always welcome. It was a really amazing day and one of those times that I'm particularly grateful for this beautiful community I've stumbled into. 

Halloween

We had a very mellow Halloween this year. We had pretty epic plans, but Odin refused to wear his costume so we had to scrounge around and find some piratey looking clothes for him to wear. Next year, though, we're going all out!

rainy day and puddle play

Slugs & Snails winners!

Thank you all who entered! Congratulations to Becky Hudson and Elizabeth Nicholson! :D

Make sure you head over to the Slugs & Snails website to buy some. They're inexpensive and are so very lovely!

With love,

Michelle

Slugs & Snails: A review and giveaway!

When Odin was a little babe, I heard about the company Slugs & Snails and immediately fell in love. I myself am a huge fan of tights and to find a company that made tights suited for boys was an absolute dream. Odin's first reaction to his new tights was equally exciting, as you can see! Unlike socks, baby tights stay on baby's feet and if you're a babywearer, tights don't ride up. Kathleen's tights are excellent for boy or girl and I must admit, I am hopelessly addicted to all of their patterns. It was really great to find something in the tights genre that wasn't pink or ruffly. We've used them since Odin was a few months old and I am continuously buying the next size up as needed. They're great for any age babe for a million different reasons, convenience being a big one on our part. As an under layer in the Winter or as the only layer in the Spring or Fall, they really are great all the time! They've been able to tough it through Odin's crawling phase and now that he's walking and in size 2-3, they're holding up beautifully through mud puddle splashes and rolling around in the garden. 

I'm really excited to announce that we will be giving away four pairs of these amazing tights to four different winners, hosted by Dancey Pants Disco and courtesy of Slugs & Snails. Two pairs of tights will be given away right here on the blog and another two will be available through an Instagram (@michellemakesthings) giveaway! I'm thrilled to be able to work with Slugs & Snails and even more excited to turn some of you on to these amazing little creations. The winners will be able to pick their style and size from the amazing collection online, I'm a little bit jealous and wish I could enter myself ;) (the mushroom ones are my favorite and I desperately need to buy a bigger size, since ours are a wee bit too small)!

For the blog giveaway:

First entry- Head on over to the Slugs & Snails Facebook page and hit "like." After that, share this post on your Facebook wall or on your blog and leave a comment here letting us know you've done so!

For a second entry- on the blog giveaway, leave a separate comment here letting us know which tights you would pick if you won! There are some really amazing options on the Slugs & Snails site!

For a third and final entry- Click "follow" over on the side bar of the blog. Comment saying you've done so! :)

So there you have it. You can enter up to three times here on the blog and then hop on over to my Instagram and see how to enter there. I am ridiculously excited about this giveaway and am so happy to be able to sponsor it. The giveaway will end in one week, on Friday September 27th at 10pm EST. The winners will be chosen the following day. Thank you for entering and good luck!!!