(A snowy Saturday….)

“The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you…..”

We spent the weekend in Deer Valley, something we’ve began doing annually for the last several years… and it’s sort of our little way of kicking off the holiday season. The weather is typically cool + crisp…. with snow falling sometime during the weekend. It’s off season, so the town is sleepy, many of the stores are closed, and the usual hustle + bustle that abounds during ski season isn’t present. So I frequently get asked what we do, when there is so little going on in the town. My answer is typically “Nothing much…” and that we a “See where the weekend takes us…..”

I feel as if so often we go on trips, or get wrapped up in the need to go go go, during the holiday season, that at the end I’m left needing another vacation. This is the one trip that basically forces us to slow down, relax, and just be with one another. We let ourselves be lazy… movie nights in bed together… take-out nightly… this year we bowled together… color… and just be. Of course, the weekend wasn’t without blips… I mean, what weekend isn’t when you have a fiesty threenager, who was just recently potty trained, tagging along? Yet, like the quote above mentions, much of life isn’t about the grand moments, but more the small moments, spent having fun with those you love….

So as we head into the Thanksgiving week ahead, I do so remembering that life is about enjoying the time we’ve been given with those we have…. and taking pleasure in those small moments that might not seem special to anyone else! I hope you have a wonderful week friends!!

(Warming up these California girls with some s’mores + hot cocoa…. my jacket, boots, beanie, Harper’s jacket, sweater, boots)

(One of our favorite breakfast spots… Harvest Cafe)

(Saturday morning hike through the snow… such a beautiful trail…. leggings, bomber jacket)

(The s’mores bar of my dreams…..)

(Said s’mores… vanilla + peppermint flavored marshmallows….)

(Someone’s first bowling experience… and she loved it….)

(Bundled up….. jacket, sweater)

(Showing her the ropes….)

(Prepping for a snowy afternoon…. my jacket, beanie, Harper’s Jacket, beanie, leggings)

(Movie night + pizza in bed… a perfect end to the day….)

(Spent Sunday afternoon attempting to build snowmen…. my jacket, Harper’s Jacket)

(Ended the weekend with s’mores + the game room…. everyone loves a little Pac-man, right?? My coat, top, beanie)
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I’ll be making this healthier green bean casserole + dressing recipe for our Thanksgiving feast on Thursday… and again on Friday for leftovers!

Sephora is having 15% off with code BIBONUS… and if you’re looking to try some clean + safe ingredient skincare, I can’t recommend enough this turmeric exfoliating mask, moisturizing mask, and this rosewater moisturizing cream.

I basically lived in this sweater + this free people sweatshirt the entire trip. They were so simple to layer under coats, and the neutral color went with everything. I highly recommend both.

If you’re looking for a great teddy jacket, a few of my favorites include this bomber style (was on sale when I wrote this post… and comes in so many great colors), this chic black option (again, was on sale when I wrote this), and this honey colored jacket.

And if you’re looking for adorable matching pajamas for the entire family, I think this women’s pair, kiddo option, and men’s set are super cute!