Let me start out by saying that I love the four seasons in Wisconsin. The transition from one season to the next brings on a fresh appreciation for what’s to come. That being said, I’ve been having a case of the winter blues! I’m just craving springtime extra bad and it’s only January! For me,Read more
I’m officially 13 weeks pregnant which means I made it to my second trimester! I can already feel a difference as my energy is much higher these days. For awhile there, I thought I wasn’t going to make it with all that exhaustion! I still get tired if I try to fit in too much,Read more
The pending New Year is a great time to sit back and reflect upon the year that is almost through. I thought it’d be fun to do a quick highlight reel of my favorite moments from 2016. This has been my first full year of blogging! I actually created my blog in November 2015 and postedRead more
One of the wonderful things about having a young family is you, as the parents, get to decide which traditions you’d like to create or carry on for your family. Jeremy and I have combined many of the childhood traditions our parents created for us as well as created new traditions for our family. OneRead more
The holidays will pass by before we know it as we run around attending parties and potlucks, shop for gifts, and decorate our homes in pine cones and reindeer. This Christmas, I say we all vow to slow down and indulge in the sweetness of family and those small moments we create each day. Last night,Read more
This stocking stuffers post contains affiliate links. With Black Friday shopping coming up, I’m sure you’re all scrambling to get your Christmas lists together to make sure you cover everyone in the family. Here’s a list of stocking stuffers for the entire family. Happy shopping everyone! IDEAS FOR MOM BOOKS The Magnolia Story or TwoRead more
This family Christmas jammies post contains affiliate links. Last year, Jeremy surprised me and Evie with matching family Christmas jammies in our stockings. They were pretty goofy, but we had so much fun wearing our matching pajamas the month of December! I think Evelyn may have even worn hers the rest of the winter, soRead more
Don’t ever mistake kindness for weakness. It takes great strength to be a kind person. If I could teach my daughter just one thing it would be to be kind. Kindness drives so many other outstanding qualities in a person, empathy, compassion, humility, selflessness, happiness, to name a few. In this world of “mean girl”Read more
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ad #HealthySavings #CollectiveBias When you have a baby you end up childproofing your entire household. From moving breakable items, to putting caps on outlets and setting up baby gates, your home pretty much transforms to keep your little ones safe.Read more
My little kitty cat was so cute this Halloween! I wanted to try my hand at an easy DIY costume for Evelyn rather than buying a pre-packaged option, so I decided on a black cat costume. Mostly, so that I could make her a tutu for twirling. She loved spinning around, meowing at everything, and even crawling atRead more