How We Wore It// Summer Cool

This months inspiration comes from Julia Engel who blogs at Gal Meets Glam.  I was excited for a little Northern California style and LOVE how Julia is leading the blogger fashion world back in my home state. 

I loved Julia's cool colored shorts and that gorgeous knit top paired with those stunning heels. I love how a pair of heels can step up any casual look. Her hat is the perfect accessory for an out and about with the gals summer look.  The colors of her whole outfit would actually go perfectly with my fair complexion so I may need to add a few of her pieces to my wardrobe. 
I will  be honest though when I say that I had NOTHING in my closet remotely close to Julia's awesome look. So I LOVED the chance I got to shuffle through my closet and find what I would wear to be "Summer Cool", similar to June's How We Wore It look. 
Here's my take on it: This summer my GO TO choice for most days was a skirt. I don't know why I haven't found a love for skirts outside of Sunday sooner, because skirts are versatile, easy on and ready to go.  This light weight black skirt is a perfect piece for any closet and can be paired with a solid or printed top. My top was actually a thrifted piece, originally from Cotton on, but it's so cool. This cotton shirt has a fun pattern and I love the lace along the sleeves and sides. This is a crop shirt and I have to be careful when I wear it to have a tank underneath or a high waisted bottom like the skirt I wore in the photo shoot.  My Shoes are probably my FAVORITE part of this outfit. Kevin brought back these flip flops from his Spring trip to El Salvador and I have been DYING for a chance to get to share them in an outfit post. I love the detail of these handmade shoes and flip flops are obviously a must for cool summer looks. I sometimes have pain in my feet, so I'm always a first choice flip flop vs a heel. My bag is another handmade item. This piece I got on my trip to Mexico in 2010. I take this bag with me often when I don't wanna carry around my diaper bag because it has lots of room inside for the things I need and I love the shoulder strap look.  As you can probably tell from my repeat hair style that this summer I've left it in a braid overnight, then let it out and pulled it back in a clip. I really need to find a new style, or maybe a new cut! 

a little Kim K booty going on and a photobomber

Thanks again Julia for this awesome inspired look.

Be sure to check out my lady friends to see how they styled this month's outfit:

Brooke at Silver Lining

Deidre at Deidre Emme

Jana at Bouvardian

Alexa at He and I

Aubrey at Aubrey Zaruba

Brooklyn at A Little Too Jolley

Ashley at Absolutely Ashley

Danica at Danakin Skywalker

Rachel at Rachel Sayumi

Sharlee at My New Lines

Emma at Ever Emma

Stephanie at The Artist + The Architect

Kalyn at Geez Louise

Kallie at Life Through a Lens

Tayler at The Morrell Tale

Jessica at My Peanut Butter Problem

Bonnie at Life of Bon

*sorry for the crappy quality of my photos. had to use the 'ol iPhone for this shoot.

Ricks Family Reunion.

It's not very often that we get to spend time with Kevin's family.  His parents and all of his siblings live in Washington and so our visits there and their visits here are far and few in between. This past week however, Kevin's mothers side, The Ricks, hosted a reunion filled with a day at the lake, an afternoon in Park City and an evening of family history.  We wrapped up our weekend with a lovely homecoming for Kevin's cousin Nathan who spent the last two years in Taiwan on an LDS mission.  It was so great to spend time with the other side of the family and although we missed Kev's brother and his wife and their children, and uncle Doug, we had a blast with Kev's parents, his sisters and the extended Ricks family. 
Day 1: PineView Reservoir and Dinner.

Clyde & Martha Ricks - Kevins Maternal Grandparent 

Back Row: Clyde, Ron, Randy
Front Row: Martha, Lisa, Linda (Kevins Mother)

Martha & Clyde Extended Family

Day 2. Alpine Slide/Coaster & Family History Program/Talent Show

Kevin told the history of Thomas E. Ricks his great great great grandfather (with wife Tabitha) 

My Sister-In-Law Melissa's talent is her ADORABLE crochet animals.
Check out her website here.

Oh you didn't know? My husbands a yo-yo master.
Don't worry. I just found this out two weeks ago myself.

Day 3. Nathan's Homecoming 

We also got to re live TWO photos this weekend.  The first was up in Park City where we snapped a photo last year.

The second was at Nathan's homecoming where we took a similar photo TWO years ago. (And YES I wore the same top to both his farewell and homecoming #neednewclothes)