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California Road Trip: Day 2

June 4, 2017 by Kimberlyann Leave a Comment

California Road Trip – Day 1

May 31, 2017 by Kimberlyann Leave a Comment

Hey ya'll! My name is Kim, and I'm a 29 year old living in the beautiful state of Virginia. This is my creative outlet where I can talk about all things I'm currently loving - whether it be a good sale going on, the latest trends, or recent travels. I hope you enjoy a peek into my 'simple' life! -Kim-

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We’ve been keeping a secret……. And today fin

We’ve been keeping a secret……. And today finally felt like a good time to announce… The Brittons are officially moving to FLORIDA!!! This is such a bittersweet announcement🥹
It’s no secret that we’ve been making so many trips back and forth to Florida in the last year. This move has been a dream of Myles and mine for nearly a decade (one I never thought would happen until much later in life to be honest). But the opportunity came up, and we decided to go for it. We found the PERFECT house in the sweetest neighborhood in early April (remember when we drove 15 hours to Fl for a few weeks? We were house hunting!) Everything felt too good to be true. We were about to sign a contract for the house and then we got the worst call of my life. My mom passed away out of the blue and my entire world was flipped upside down in an instant. Everything was put on hold as we navigated our new normal.
With the help and encouragement of our families, we were able to still sign the contract on the house not knowing what the next few months would look like. Obviously my priorities were elsewhere. Typing this out now, I still can’t believe this is “happening” as I navigate grief and everything 2024 has thrown our way. But we signed the contract last month so it’s “official”!!! We’re Florida homeowners.
My emotions are all over the place. I’m beyond excited for this new adventure. It’s really a dream come true- we’ll be 15 min from the beach! It’s the perfect place to raise a family. At the same time, I’m so sad that I’ll be leaving behind my family. I’ve lived in Richmond my entire life. This feels huge and the timing strange. But if there’s one thing 2024 has taught me, it’s that we can do hard things. The last long phone call I had with my mom was about this house. We talked for two hours about it- down to every single detail of every room. I feel like she helped us find this place and is somehow connected to it. I know she would want me to keep chasing my dreams.
This house felt like home right when we walked in. It was the only house Libby didn’t scream in (house hunting with a 1.5 year old is not for the faint of heart). I know it will be filled with love 💗 Cont…

A little over a week into 2024, and I completely f

A little over a week into 2024, and I completely forgot to post our December highlights! December was such a fun month, but completely flew by! We tried to fit in as many holiday activities as we could -including a trip to the Jefferson, a visit with Santa (Libby’s first time… and she was NOT fan 🫣 see slide #7…poor girl), a few trips to the mall to see the decor, and our annual trip up to Philly to spend time with family. Mama and dada were even lucky to get a night away in the city, which was SO needed and so appreciated 🫶🏻 Libby’s second Christmas was so much fun, and she loved opening presents / playing with all of the wrapping paper/ boxes. She spent the month practicing standing and walking. Shes SO close - just needs to build up her confidence, but she’s almost there ❤️ When she isn’t practicing walking and getting into everything these days…. Libby is talking up a storm. She easily knows 100+ words at this point, and I’m beyond impressed when she recognizes different animals/ colors/ objects. We just love our little girl so much and are so proud of her! I can’t believe she’ll be 16 months soon🥹The toddler phase definitely is wild- but we’re so thankful for our girl. I can’t wait to see what 2024 has in store for our little family 💓

Merry Christmas from our family to yours 🫶🏻

Merry Christmas from our family to yours 🫶🏻 XOXO- The Brittons 💓

Hi 👋🏼!! If you’ve followed me on stories t

Hi 👋🏼!! If you’ve followed me on stories today, you know I’ve been going through pics/trying to get better organized. I’m trying to figure out a way to capture all the memories we make with our growing girl- because holy cow is she growing so so fast these days! Not having the monthly milestone pics has put me “behind”…. So I think what I may do is just monthly recaps of what we’ve been up to as a family- starting with November! Once a month doesn’t seem too overwhelming, plus I know I’ll love coming back to these posts 🫶🏻

In November we wrapped up our trip in Sarasota! I swear as soon as we got back, Libby grew a foot hahaha which explains all of the extra sleeping she’s been doing! Major growth spurt. We enjoyed the fall weather in VA and took so many walks (night time walks became early afternoon walks bc of daylight savings) and went to Lewis Ginter numerous times. We celebrated Friendsgiving with my old coworkers and took Libby to her first @missannesmusicandmovement class🫶🏻 We then celebrated Thanksgiving with my family- my sister hosted 20+ people (forever amazed how she pulls it off). Libby had a blast and is slowly getting over stranger danger (I think haha). She is also making SO much progress standing / getting into standing. She’s still not walking… but she’ll get there in time 🫶🏻 The amount of words she’s been saying lately has been blowing me away- our girl continues to be super chatty.

We are all so excited for the holidays and can’t believe it’s almost 2024. Where does the time go?!?

The cutest pumpkin 🎃 I ever did see 🧡🧡 We

The cutest pumpkin 🎃 I ever did see 🧡🧡 We had such a fun Halloween trick or treating in Florida this year! This was Libby’s second time and we loved the warm weather, fun decor, golf carts EVERYWHERE, and hundreds (literally) of people out and about! The neighborhood we went to was no joke. They don’t mess around for this holiday 😂 I’ve never seen anything like it 🫣 Celebrating holidays with our a little Libby is simply the best; definitely worth the tiredness today. I hope everyone had a great night!!!

TWELVE months! Libby turned one while we were in F

TWELVE months! Libby turned one while we were in Florida, and we finally got around to taking the last of her milestone pics (better late than never and hey she’s still 12 months for another week 🫶🏻). Tbh I think I’ve been in denial of this milestone 🥹 Libby is officially a “toddler,” and I just can’t believe how quickly our baby has grown. It’s been the best year of my life watching Libby grow, and I’m forever thankful to get to spend so much time with her. She is sweet, silly, chatty, sassy, and so perfect for our family.
At one, Libby is becoming way more mobile. She loves to stand (with help!), crawl to reach her toys (this chick has gotten fast!), play with any and all toys, take long stroller walks (she adores being outside esp Florida!), watch her bff Mrs Rachel, drink her babas (which we are slowly weaning to milk and she’s doing great!), go shopping (big fan of sitting in the cart), and go night nights hahah.
We spent 2 weeks in Florida in Sept and Libby had a blast! She’s become quite the little traveler. Libby loves swimming in the gulf, feeling the wind in her hair (she makes the silliest faces!), and spending time with her Mama and Dada🫶🏻 Libby grew so much over our trip - she is babbling up a storm now (fave words as of late: mama, dada, baba, baby, bubble, uh oh, WOW, no, Wawa, meowww, happpy, up, and “opayyy” which I think she’s trying to say open haha). She has 4 teeth with one (maybe 2?) cutting through now. We also started getting the hang of eating more foods too.
As always, I could go on and on about our sweet girl. I’m so proud of her everyday and while it’s hard watching her grow so quickly, I’m thankful she’s healthy and thriving! So cheers to one year around the ☀️ Libby girl- your Mama and Dada love you to the 🌙

Happiest Birthday to little Miss Libby! It blows m

Happiest Birthday to little Miss Libby! It blows my mind that you’re O-N-E. The last year has FLOWN by - filled with the absolute best memories. Watching you grow from a tiny little newborn to a “toddler” before our eyes has been the greatest joy of my life. You my dear are going to do great things 🫶🏻 Libby brings so much happiness to our family with her sweet (but slightly sassy) personality. Her toothy smile melts my heart and her crystal blue eyes stare right into your soul 😂 She is absolute perfection and everyday spent with her is truly a gift.

We celebrated Libby today doing a lot of her favorite things! We started the morning with a swim in the gulf - Libby has been LOVING the water (it feels like a big bath) and had a blast! Next up was a nap followed by lunch out on the town. There were also lots of babas, pouches, snacks, and Ms Rachel in between. Libby skipped her last nap bc she was so amped from the day 😂 and then we FaceTimed all of our family! We then took Libby down to the beach to watch the sunset as a family 🫶🏻 It was the best sunset of the trip to date! Libby wore her adorable monogrammed 🎈 bubble that I bought nearly a year ago 🥹 It was slightly snug which is just a reminder of how quickly she’s growing. It’s so bittersweet. After the sunset we came back to the room to sing gf Happy Birthday and blow out her #1 candle! She LOVED happy birthday 😂 I hope she made a good wish this year! We let her eat some icing for the first time and it was a hit. Last up was one last baba and twinkle twinkle before bed🫶🏻 it was the best day celebrating our girl!

Libby - Your Mama and Dada adore you. We can’t wait to watch you learn and grow over this next year! Thank you for being the best daughter 🥹

ELEVEN MONTHS!!!! (Well more like 11.5 at this poi

ELEVEN MONTHS!!!! (Well more like 11.5 at this point 😂). The last few weeks have absolutely flown by - our little family has been busy with traveling. We took a trip up to Philly to see DMB for the weekend - Libby spent the night with Grandma/Grandpa (first time away from Mommy!) and did amazing. She seemed totally unphased LOL. We then took a last minute trip to FL- Libby’s first flight!!! I couldn’t have been more proud of her ❤️ She did so well despite not napping on the plane and a 4am return flight home. We then spent a week in OBX with the Aunt Stephy/Uncle Hunter/Cousin Avery. It was such a nice weekend with family - Libby LOVED playing with her cousin. Seeing them together is so special ❤️ While at the beach, Libby went in the pool for the first time and spent some time by the ocean. She LOVED swimming and LOVED playing with buckets of water. She is going to be a beach/water baby, I just know it. With all of this traveling, Libby adapted so well to schedule changes. I love that we’re getting to experience all of these places with her as a family.
As far as development - Libby is officially 20 lb 2 oz. She is growing perfectly, still fitting into her 6-9 mth jams and 6-12 mth outfits. She recently hit a growth spurt and is in the 50th % for height. She LOVES food and we are working on trying new things regularly - big fan of all fruits still (except watermelon lol), beans, carbs (cornbread esp), and yogurt. Libby is also a BIG talker - this chick loves to babble. Fave words include “mama,” uh-oh,” “bubble,” “ball,” and “dada.” She has 4 teeth and I spy 2 more coming in. Her big teethy grin is the more adorable thing I’ve ever seen ❤️ Libby is also becoming more mobile these days - gf has been going at her own pace and that’s ok! Recently I found her sitting up in her crib and she is all about going from tummy to sitting. She army crawls to scoot around and is now starting to enjoy standing (with a little help).
She is absolutely perfect and Myles and I just adore her. Watching her grow into this sweet, silly, and slightly sassy little girl has been such a privilege. We love you little LouLou and can’t believe you are almost the big ONE!!!

TEN months!!!! Libby’s first birthday is quickly

TEN months!!!! Libby’s first birthday is quickly approaching, and I’m in so much denial. As I say every month, this one flew by again. It seems like everyday Libby is learning something new! She’s army crawling up a storm (so so close to “traditional” crawling) and as talkative as can be. She recently learned how to wave and say “hiiiiiii” 🫶🏻She also loves to mimic sounds and noises. As far as food, Libby’s been making so much progress - new faves include chicken, beans, and pasta. We’ve been working on using pincher fingers, and Libby is a champ feeding herself tiny bites of everything.

Libby’s current favorite toys include her puzzle, blue octopus, eggies, lovevery play kit, cuppies, piano, blocks, all of her Eric Carl clip on toys, and her hoppy. This girl continues to LOVE playing, and I love watching her little brain try to figure things out.

Libby is still fitting into some of her 6-9 clothes, although they’re now getting more snug. She still has the chunkiest little cheeks that we can’t get enough of- her hair is also getting SO thick and long!

As far as personality, Libby is still so sweet, but definitely a little sassy 😂 She does NOT like to be woken up from night nights at all, and can be stubborn like her mama. Gf knows what she wants, and that’s a great quality to have! She has the most crystal clear blue eyes, and we joke that she stares into your soul 😂 When we get stopped by strangers out and about, they always comment on her eyes and Libby rarely returns a smile at first (her stone cold face is her signature and it’s absolutely hilarious). But once she does warm up, she will smile all day long and “ham it up.” She loves her tickles too and is so so silly. Recently she has been more cuddly esp when we sing “twinkle twinkle” before every sleep- she’ll rest her head on mine - it’s brief, but it warms my heart.

I could write a novel about LouLou, but I’ll save that for another day 🫶🏻 She is the best little girl, and Myles and I are so thankful that she’s ours. I can’t wait to continue watching her grow / develop into the little person that she’s meant to be. She really is so perfect for our family. We love you sweet girl ❤️

NINE months!!! (And some change 😂). But hey, be

NINE months!!! (And some change 😂). But hey, better late than never! We took these pics of Libby awhile ago, and finally getting around to posting. Y’all…. Taking pics of a 9 month old is NO joke. I think I tried for a solid 10 min and couldn’t get the “perfect one” because Libby just wanted to play with the sign 😂😂😂 But hey, we tried! This also just captures life with our girl perfectly at the moment - wanting to pick up / play with EVERYTHING in sight. Be sure to scroll through for all the outtakes including us singing to her at the end (nothing worked lol). As far as an update - I wrote a blog post about it 😍 Nine months felt like a huge milestone that was too hard to share in this little text box. Make sure to head over to the blog (simple yet chic.com) to check it out! I’m also sharing pics from our shoot with the incredible @lundyphotography 💓 But to summarize, this last month has been busy busy! We traveled to OBX for the week and had the best time. Libby is babbling away and definitely going to be on the move soon (not crawling yet but she’s figured out how to get to toys out of reach… all about the toys with this girly!). We’re starting to work on tiny pieces of food and supplementing with purées from @littlespoon (so many flavors!). Grandma and Aunt @l_britton also made the trip to RVA to spend time with our girl and it was the best weekend! We’re looking forward to more family time with the Lane/Brooks this summer too at the OBX 💓 We just love this sweet girl of ours who is growing SO quickly- wearing 6-12 mth clothes now and definitely getting “longer” it seems and heavier when I pick her up 😂 Mama and Dada love you LouLou🫶🏻

Happy Father’s Day to the love of my life and be

Happy Father’s Day to the love of my life and best “dada” to little Libby 💓 These last 9 months have been some of the best of my life watching the two of you become little best friends (she is your twin after all!) I always knew you would make an amazing dad 💓💓 Libby simply adores you, and I know for a fact I couldn’t do this parenting thing without you by my side. We both love you to the 🌙 So cheers to you today (and everyday!) I can’t wait for all the memories our little family will continue to make 🫶🏻 #fathersday #obx #obxphotography #familyphotography #happyfathersday #migolondrina #beach #family

EIGHT months with our little strawberry 🍓 I too

EIGHT months with our little strawberry 🍓 I took these pictures before we left for the beach, but am now getting around to posting our girls eight month update. It was another BUSY month over here! We made the trip up to DC to spend a weekend with Grandma/Grandpa Britton and had a blast! Libby is such a good little traveler and adapts so well 🫶🏻 She slept overnight in the pack n play for the first time and did so great. Each time we travel with Libby, I get a little more confident 💓 Somehow we picked up another bug in DC, so we all spent a part of the month sick. Libby was a trooper though and recovered the quickest it seemed - she always had a smile on her face despite the sneezes and coughs. She was also a trooper because she officially is growing TWO little 🦷 at once 🥹 I’m going to miss her gummy smiles, but I’m so proud of her growing up. She also hit a big milestone in April of BABBLING! This chick is talkative and LOVES to say “mamamamamama” on repeat. We’ve gotten a few dadadas too 🥰 It absolutely melts my heart. As far as other development, Libby still is working on crawling but isn’t too interested yet (that’s ok!) she more so loves to stand and sit like a big girl. She’s still loving her food, and the goal this month is to introduce more solids - eggs so far aren’t a hit but yogurt (mixed with mango) is one of her new faves! As I say every month, I can’t believe how quickly the weeks go by. Libby is growing before our eyes and I’m just trying to savor every single moment with our sweet girl. Libby, your mama and dada love you to the moon and back 💓

Celebrated 34 with my little family today in our f

Celebrated 34 with my little family today in our favorite spot 🫶🏻🫶🏻 Myles took care of Libby this morning so I could sleep in (🙏🏻) followed by some iced coffee and pool time! I even got to start a book (which is good and I hope to finish in the next two days 😂) We had seafood for lunch and pizza for dinner which hit the spot! We even took Libby to the beach for a bit - but it was super windy 💨 We still got some cute videos and made memories 💓 Libby adores the beach and is just the best little travel buddy. I really couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day. Thank you to my family and friends for making it so special. Life is so so good 💓

To the little girl who made me a Momma 🫶🏻 Li

To the little girl who made me a Momma 🫶🏻 Libby, you are our entire world. Being your Momma is the biggest blessing of my life. I will never forget hearing your heartbeat for the first time- I knew from that moment that our lives would change in the most profound way. You’ve taught me so much in these 8 months, but mostly how to love so deep to the core. You are truly the greatest gift and I don’t know how your Dadda and I got so lucky🥹 Thank you for making me a Momma, sweet girl💓 Also Happy Mothers Day to my Mom- @forshare1 . We love you SO much🫶🏻🫶🏻

5/5/18 🫶🏻 Happy five year anniversary to the

5/5/18 🫶🏻 Happy five year anniversary to the love of my life and dada to our little girl 💓 Myles and I met in college and have pretty much been inseparable ever since. We’ve grown so much together - from first jobs, buying a house, traveling, life’s ups/downs, and our biggest adventure to date— becoming parents to Libby girl. I’m so thankful for this life together. So cheers to us and the future- I know for a fact we have so many good adventures to look forward to. I love you endlessly, Myles 💓 PS- I still can’t get over our wedding pictures even five years later 🥹 @alicialaceyphoto thank you so much for capturing these images that we’ll hold dear forever. It was the best day with family and friends!

Happy seven months to Miss Libby girl! (One week l

Happy seven months to Miss Libby girl! (One week late but that’s okay, we’ve been busy busy!) It has been a major month of growing and developing for our girl. Libby has officially moved into her big girl room and has been doing so well sleeping in her crib. Mommy/Daddy are proud of her, but I can’t lie and say I don’t miss her being so close 🥹 She is rolling up a storm now, and crawling is definitely in the future (I’m in no rush though lol). Libby is pretty much sitting independently at this point and LOVES to jump in her jumparoo and stand in her activity center. She’s tried all sorts of foods this month- bananas, avocados (a fan now!), sweet potato, butternut squash, pears, berries, carrots, etc. Girlfriend is definitely a good eater. As far as highs this month, we loved spending our first St Patrick’s Day and Easter weekend as a family! Easter was so fun and Libby got to spend time with the Lane/Brooks family as well as catch up via FaceTime with Grandma/Grandpa Britton (Libby loves computers too 😂) They also made a visit at the start of this month and spoiled Libby rotten! The time is absolutely flying, and I honestly don’t know where the days have gone. We just love our sweet girl so much. Lately she has been giving us the deepest belly laughs and sticking her tongue out (make sure to scroll through all the pics!)- it’s hilarious and she’s such a clown. She also can be super serious and has mastered her stone cold face 😂 Libby, your Mommy and Daddy love you endlessly. We can’t wait for all the memories we’re going to make together with our upcoming travels this spring /summer 💓 PS- I bought this monogrammed outfit back in March 2022 from @thebeaufortbonnetcompany 🥹 It was the first monogrammed item I purchased once we decided on little Libby’s name. There was no going back! So sweet, and so special 🫶🏻

A perfect Easter weekend with our little bunny 🐰 Libby LOVES holidays and it’s been so fun creating new memories together 🫶🏻 We started the weekend early celebrating with Grandma, Poppy, Aunt Stephy, Uncle Hunter and Cousin Avery at our house! Delicious food and good company as always. Libby had so much fun playing with everyone! She wore her little smocked pink dress and was as cute as can be 🥰 Today we celebrated with our little family. The Easter bunny showed up and brought Libby new toys - so she was loving life! (Egg toy was a hit) Libby wore her little bunny outfit with a cotton tail and I couldn’t even handle it. We FaceTimed Grandma and Grandpa Britton and Libby showed off all her toys. After Libby went to bed, Mommy and Daddy celebrated together with our favorite @osakasushirr sushi. It was such a good weekend and went wayyyy too quick. We love you little Libby girl! 🌷

Spring time Libby is a total #mood, and I’m here

Spring time Libby is a total #mood, and I’m here for it! These pics were too cute not to have a permanent spot on my feed 🫶🏻 Libby’s smocked top is from one of our favorites @cecilandlou - And now I want to go buy everything for spring /summer 😂 Also make sure to swipe all the way to the end for the sweetest video of Libby and Daddy🥰

Happiest St. P with our little Leprechaun 🍀 The

Happiest St. P with our little Leprechaun 🍀 These pics were too cute to not have a permanent spot on my feed 💚

Happy six months to our little Libby 🥹 You cont

Happy six months to our little Libby 🥹 You continue to amaze us sweet girl. It was only fitting that you wore your first @lillypulitzer to celebrate. Your Daddy picked this out for you almost a year ago when we found out you were a girl. It’s hard to believe that it now fits you 💗 This month has been filled with so much laughing and fun. Your Mommy has LOVED every moment staying home with you and wouldn’t have it any other way. This month you have continued to grow like a weed (phasing out of 3-6 month clothes slowly and starting to wear 6+). You tried solids for the first time - big banana fan, avocado not so much 😂 You still are not a fan of tummy time, but that’s okay because you LOVE sitting like a big girl!l You’re almost doing that solo now, and we’re so proud! You also love toys and learning - turning the pages of books, the activity center, and your rings are your favorites right now! You still love your sleepsies and nap time; recently looking at the “stars” with your Daddy and I has become our favorite night time tradition. I could go on and on about how proud we are of you little girl; you are the light of our lives and we can’t wait to continue watching you grow 💗💗

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