An Afternoon at Reed's Lake

Today was the perfect day for a trip to Reed's Lake. The sun was shining, the sky was clear, and the water looked inviting. Lola and I had been keeping an eye on the weather forecast and we knew it was going to be a hot day. We decided to visit the lake for a pre-4th of July outting to enjoy the gorgeous weather. In light of the upcoming holiday, Lola and I decided to show our red, white, and blue pride. Lola wore a fabulous 3 Dots red, white, and blue dress. I also wore a 3 Dots white top with blue shorts. I paired it with a red Ben Amun bracelet, blue Tory Burch clutch, and a 1647 Grace hat, everything from Leigh's, of course!

Enjoying the lake!

We spent the afternoon admiring the view and bird watching, and by bird watching I mean Lola's definition of bird watching. The park was packed with people relaxing, eating lunch and fishing off of the dock. Our stylin' Leigh's outfits caused quite a stir, we were getting a lot of looks!

"Bird" watching.

Close up of our fabulous outfits!

We took a walk along some of the nature trails and stopped to watch people fishing and playing in the park. It was so hot we were tempted to jump in the water to cool off, but we didn't bring our bathing suits and there was no way we were going to ruin our outfits from Leigh's!

Watching some people fish.

The gorgeous view of Reed's lake.

Showing off our outfits on our walk.

If only every day could be this great, we would be at the lake all the time! We enjoyed relaxing in the sun and sitting by the water. We had an amazing pre-4th of July adventure at Reed's Lake!

Lights, Camera, Action!

WOW! What an amazing day! We made our television debut on eightWest Wednesday and it turned out fabulous! We were so excited we could hardly wait to be on camera, which of course comes natural to us! We knew Leigh's would have the perfect camera-ready outfit... and we were right! It was perfect timing because they had just received their first-ever shipment of Haute Hippie and we couldn't resist! Lola found a bold print dress and I chose a beautiful fushia dress. We couldn't resist the Karine Sultan jewelry and we both picked out a bracelet and necklace. Lola found a pair of Missoni wedges that matched her outfit perfectly while I couldn't help but buy the Cole Haan snake skin heels that I've been eyeing. It was the perfect occasion to splurge!

Getting ready to go on air!

Last minute prepping with our interns

We arrived at WOODTV looking amazing in our perfect Leigh's outfits. We were immediately shown to the set of eightWest where we waited patiently for our time to shine. We never could have done this without our amazing interns, Sarah and Lindsey!

We were a little camera shy (ok, truth is we froze) so Lindsey and Sarah did most of the talking. Rachel and Jordan were so nice and friendly which helped us warm up a little. Once they got us talking though, we couldn't stop! They asked us all kinds of questions about our adventures over the past couple years and of course our fabulous outfits!

We met some AMAZING ladies on the set!

We loved meeting Rachel and Jordan. They were absolutely fabulous!

Once we were done shooting, we were able to tour the studio where the rest of the news is filmed. We met some amazing people behind the scenes as well as some news anchors. We were even able to test out our meteorology skills by showing the forecast for the day! We met meteorologist Kyle Underwood. Lola was in heaven, she finally found a man taller than her in heels! Unfortunately for her, he's already taken.

We're naturals!

Trying out our anchor skills

We were told we were the most stylish meteorologists

 Posing with Kyle Underwood

Taking a shot at the weather forecast

Lola and I were also able to visit the news room where we met news anchors Brett Thomas and Emily Linnert. They were very excited to have their picture taken with us. Lola couldn't take her eyes off Brett, but he quickly informed her that he was married.

It just wasn't Lola's day for finding a man! Brett was already married

We made such a good impression on Emily; she included Lola in her facebook cover photo!

We may not be TV stars (yet!) but we sure felt like it today! Everyone at WOODTV and eightWest were so nice and helpful we couldn't thank them enough for inviting us on the show and behind the scenes. We can't wait to see where our next adventure will take us!

Festival of the Arts

Lola and I had such an amazing day! It was the Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts weekend. We couldn't wait to go downtown and see the artwork and eat a ton of great food. The morning started off a bit chilly and we weren't sure if we would even make it downtown, but the weather turned out to be fabulous! I decided it was a Lilly Pulitzer kind of day. I wore a stylish pair of floral shorts with a navy blue top and pink cardigan. Lola decided to wear a brand new Drew maxi dress with a blue Love Quotes scarf.  Of course, both of our outfits were from Leigh's!

On our way to the art festival! Some people say we shouldn't be on the road!

Showing off our outfits before heading down to the festival.

It was so busy downtown, we were forced to park a mile away from all of the entertainment. It took a little longer to walk there than we thought, due to slight stiffness in our legs. When we finally got there, all we could see is food booths, and a lot of them! There was so much to choose from, we couldn't decide what to eat.  Lola finally decided on a deep fried pickle and some fresh squeezed lemonade. I choose a shrimp kabob and a nice cold frozen lemonade. It's amazing how both of us can still eat whatever we want and not gain weight.  We attribute it to great genetics!  We walked through the art tents and listened to the live bands playing outside.

Live music!

Art tents were set up along the street.

An amazing building on our way to the art festival.

It turned out to be a wonderful day downtown. We enjoyed looking at the unique art and eating the yummy food, while talking to some great people along the way.