Life lately...

Wow! It sure has been a minute since I posted! As most of you know, we moved at the beginning of the month from Southern Utah to northern Utah. It's been a huge adjustment for all of us, but we're stoked to finally be living as a family all together again! We love our new house. It's just a rental, so we'll start house shopping again here in a few months but we're starting to get an idea on where exactly we want to buy. 

So to catch you all up, here's our life over the last couple weeks: 

On Oct. 2, I cried like a baby as we said goodbye to our first home. So bittersweet. 

 Daniel had gone the day before to drive the budget truck while I stayed back with my parents and the kids to clean the house. Whew. That was intense. But then we loaded up the kids and took off Sunday night. 

 But because we got a late start and the wind was blowing like crazy AND Luna saw fit to scream cry for an hour straight, we stopped half way and got a couple motel rooms. That was kind of a fun adventure for the kids. 

 Monday morning we finally got to our new house!! It was actually my first time seeing it in person! 

 It's so cute! Once we're finally all unpacked and have the house decorated, I'll do a walk-through post. 

It's part of an HOA, so the entire neighborhood is kind of like this little community and there is a playground/park right in our front yard. Jack loves it, of course. 

 

 

Then we took on the massive task of unpacking. We are almost three weeks in and still working on it but we're getting there! Thankfully my parents stayed for a couple days and my mom basically set up our entire kitchen. Life saver!! Thanks, ma! 

 

Amidst all the crazy over the past couple weeks, month four has been a big one for Miss Luna! She's learning all kinds of skills. She loves getting and giving kisses! 

 

She can stand with little assistance. 

 

And she sits unassisted without falling or tipping over! She can sit like that for a good 10 minutes before she gets tired. But she never actually falls. 

 

 

We got visits from the Aunt Nicki and Aunt Nicolle. 

 

And Grandma Christy and Papa West. We also went over to Dan's sister Genelle's house and got to hang out with them and baby Donevin, who is only two months old, I might add. And yeah, as big as Luna. Lol. 

 

We got a new washer/dryer set. Speed Queen, our first brand new set and Daniel's new pride and joy. :P 

 

But mostly, I've just been hanging with the cutest kids around and unpacking lots and lots of boxes. 

 

This kid had a blast shopping at IKEA. 

 And seriously, could this baby get any cuter?? 

 

I am so glad we finally feel a little more settled. I miss our first home, but I'm excited for what the future has in store. <3 

Fall Lipstick Review

Hey everyone!

So I know I mostly only ever talk about Jack here and the on-goings of our family life, but I am interrupting my usual coverage for a topic I'm highly interested in right now and that is LIPSTICK.

I know. Hard-hitting news. A VERY important topic, obviously. But seriously, I am in LOVE with the new dark colors that are becoming so popular for fall and winter.

As a pre-teen I was a big fan of lip gloss. But once I started kissing boys it wasn't worth the hassle to use it, so I pretty much only stuck to chapstick (which Daniel STILL hates.) haha. (Imagine how much he loves my new lipstick obsession. ;))

So I gathered up my top six fall lipstick shades, some are glosses, to share with you all. If you really don't care about makeup, I suggest you stop reading now and check back tomorrow when I have Jack's 20-month-update completed.

If you're still here. Let me tell you about my fave new lip shades for fall. (Also pardon all the selfies. thx.)

#1. NYX Butter Gloss in Creme Brulee

This one isn't dark, but I still feel like it has a great neutral fall tone to it. Plus, if you've used any of the butter gloss from NYX, you'll note it isn't sticky like a lot lip glosses, but it goes on really smooth but still adds a lot of color. I love it.

#2. Revlon Color Burst in Adorned

This one is BRIGHT. Even brighter than you can tell in the pics. I love it though. Daniel says it looks like I murdered a pomegranate with my mouth. HAHA. It goes on smooth. Wears off quickly, like most glosses, but does stain the lips a little pink, which I kinda like.

#3. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Violet Frenzy 

This lipstick is an actual stick. It goes on smooth and is shiny, not matte. I love the feel of this. Very moisturizing. It's also pretty purple-y, so if you like that, you'll love this color.

#4. Julep Maven Lip Gloss in Posh

I recently joined Maven by Julep and get a mystery beauty box every month. Usually contains nail polish and gloss or some combination depending on your likes. You can even customize it. I'm not sure I'll keep it going just because it's kinda spendy, but I got this amazingly pretty gloss in my last box. Beautiful color. Goes on lighter than the rest of the shades I'm featuring here today, but it's kinda nice to have a lighter option when I am not wanting something so dramatic.

#5. NYX Butter Gloss in Devil's Food Cake

Out of all of the glosses, this one is my favorite. Feels amazing on my lips and I LOVE the color. It's exactly what I was looking for. Plus, I think it was like $5 or something at Ulta. Really affordable.

#6. Too Faced Melted in Melted Berry 

This is melted liquefied, long-lasting lip color.  It's gorgeous and it's INTENSE. If you want bold, here ya go! Just don't kiss anyone. It's probably the most FUN I've purchased lately. Goes on really strong so be careful during application and I'd also recommend using a lip liner because it totally bled when I wore it after trying it on in the store the other day. It took a lot of effort to get it off the skin. lol.

So thanks for checking out my brief appearance as a beauty blogger today, folks. Again, check back tomorrow to learn more about my little Smarty Pants Jack Bean.