Dear parents, Before you had kids, your love started with just the two of you. Your kids added a whole new kind of love that you are experiencing together, and there’s nothing quite like it. In fact, you probably love each other more because of it. Yet, at the same time, you focus on theRead more
Thank you New! One A Day with Nature’s Medley for sponsoring this post! I received product/compensation from OAD to write this post. Of course, all opinions are my own. Mornings can really set the tone for how the rest of the day will go. My husband and I love routine. We are planners and doers byRead more
Thank you Amazon for sponsoring this family post! We are loving Amazon’s Fire Kids Edition tablet for the entire family. Nowadays, everyone’s talking about how much screen time our kids get. But, there are ways to use a tablet to enhance family playtime and use it together. Here are a few of our favorite waysRead more
10 Things I Didn’t Think About Before Motherhood There’s a t-shirt giveaway at the end of this post, so keep reading (or just scroll down right away!). Where I park in a busy parking lot. Before motherhood, my goal was just to be as close to the door as possible. Squeezing into a tight spotRead more
Thank you Playtex Baby™ for sponsoring this baby’s first foods post! Introducing Levi to his first foods as a baby is a little emotional for me. It feels like such a huge milestone. It’s another reminder that he’s growing up and growing fast. He’s old enough to eat real food and not just nurse with hisRead more
Evelyn and I had so much fun making this Halloween Monster Wafer Cookies recipe. It is the perfect fall project and recipe for little hands. She had a blast dipping the wafers in chocolate and choosing her sprinkles for each one. I think her favorite part was putting on the eyeballs and seeing her cookiesRead more
Today marks the day I’d normally be headed back to work. My maternity leave of 12 weeks is over. Everything is different this time around since I’m not going back to my full-time corporate event planning job. Who am I now? A stay-at-home mom? A non-working mom? A work-from-home mom who runs a blog andRead more
I’ve been holding onto some really big news that I finally feel is the right time to share. When we found out I was pregnant with Levi, we started thinking about all the adjustments and lifestyle changes that a new baby brings about. Having a baby forces you to make plans for the future. ItRead more
This post contains affiliate links. I’m sharing all my best tips for helping your toddler adjust to the new baby! BEFORE BABY ARRIVES Talk to the baby with your toddler. Throughout my pregnancy we talked to the baby with Evelyn to get her used to the idea that a baby was coming. She would say “goodnight” toRead more