So I can enjoy some time with Emmett and get acclimated to life with a newborn and a toddler, I asked some of my blog buddies to play along and answer some hard-hitting questions about pregnancy and motherhood. I did the same thing after I had Owen, if you want to check out those. Today, my sweet, world traveling friend, Tammy from Pink Peppermint… View Post
This post is sponsored by Walmart. As always, opinions are 100% my own. Easter is just days away, and if you’re a last minute person like me, you’re scrambling to come up with an Easter basket for your little ones. But fear not, because I’m sharing some Easter basket ideas for toddlers today. And bonus– they’re less than $35 each!… View Post
Going into the final weeks of my pregnancy with Emmett, a lot of emotions started coming up about the end of my pregnancy with Owen. I was induced with Owen at 40 weeks 2 days because I ran out of amniotic fluid, and had I not followed my gut and got a non-stress test and biophysical ultrasound when I did, things… View Post
With Owen, we used his dresser as his changing table. We’re using the same dresser/changing table set up in Emmett’s nursery (still under construction), but we added a changing table into the mix with baby #2. In our old house, the living room, where we spent most of our time, was in the middle of our house with our master… View Post
I’ve decided to start a new thing here on the blog called Friday Favorites where I share some of the things I’m fond of. It’s basically my I’m Lovin’ series, but I’ll just post on Fridays. Expect the ultimate hodge podge of things– today is a good example. I’m hoping to make this a weekly thing, but if I can’t… View Post
So I can enjoy some time with Emmett and get acclimated to life with a newborn and a toddler, I asked some of my blog buddies to play along and answer some hard-hitting questions about pregnancy and motherhood. I did the same thing after I had Owen, if you want to check out those. Today, my hilarious friend, Charlotte from At Charlotte’s… View Post
Toward the end of my pregnancy, I thought it would be a great idea to have the moments of Owen meeting Emmett photographed. I mean, you meet your little brother only once. The original plan was for Owen to come to the hospital with his grandparents and meet Emmett. But when Brad and I got to the hospital, we saw… View Post
Brad, Owen, and I are excited to announce the arrival of Emmett. 2.21.18 7:52 AM 8 pounds, 12 ounces 21.5 inches You may notice his birthdate is two twenty one, which is a crazy coincidence I didn’t even realize until after he was born and Brad pointed it out to our family members when they came to the hospital to… View Post
I was asked by my sweet friend Tammy to team up with 25+ other bloggers and share rooms we love throughout the week. I chose our dining area for a couple reason. The biggest being that it’s the most finished room in our house right now. The other reason being that I love the view out the windows and how… View Post
Since we’re hopefully, wrapping up a lot of the work on the house next week, I’m trying to work on some window treatments around the house before this baby boy makes his appearance. One of the reasons I waited this long was because a lot of the windowsills need to be sanded, and I didn’t want to risk new window… View Post
Last Sunday, I shared a pic on Instagram Stories of a chocolate salted caramel toffee cake I made. I ended up getting a bunch of messages asking for the recipe. And because I can’t leave anyone hanging, I’m sharing the recipe, which is super easy. Warning: this cake is rather rich. But who wants a wimpy cake anyway? One of… View Post
It’s finally February! I know everyone is talking about how January felt like it was 74 days, but seriously, there’s some truth to that. And praise be, I’m exactly 4 weeks from my due date. I also don’t want to jinx myself but I’ve been mostly sciatica-symptom free for almost a week– it seems the little booger has shifted off… View Post
I figured since it’s almost February, I should probably take down our Christmas decorations and start moving toward spring because I most likely won’t want to do a ton of stuff once this baby makes his appearance within the next 5 weeks. For Christmas, I hid the hot mess that is my office with Christmasy wrapping paper on the French… View Post
One thing on our to-do list before baby #2 makes his appearance was to get a sectional for the basement. In case you missed the home tour, we have a partially finished basement. The finished part of the basement is around 600 square feet. Our intended use for the space is a place for TV and movie watching, video game… View Post
I figured with the beginning of a new year would be a fun time to do a little Q&A session. These questions were asked by people on Instagram and Facebook. What’s your skincare routine? Because I have eyelash extensions, which I love, I try not to get my face wet that much. I obviously have to get it wet in… View Post
Like most of the rooms in the new house, the play room is a work in progress. Mostly because there’s still work that needs to be done by our builder in this area of the house. Shocking, I know. But I have managed to get some storage in the area, starting with these organized playroom shelves that run along one… View Post
Well hello there. After taking a couple weeks off for the holidays, I’m attempting to get back into the swing of things. My Christmas decorations are still up because I’ve been sidelined with pregnancy-induced sciatica (top 3 pain I’ve experienced in my life). But I’m slowly but surely working on getting them down, organized, and stored away. During my hiatus,… View Post
It’s been fun to decorate the new house for Christmas, although I didn’t go all out because of the current shower escapade. One of the things I’m especially loving is the living room and fireplace. It looks magical at night with the fire going and all the glowing lights. This year, I’m teaming up with 25+ talented bloggers for the… View Post
The other day, Owen and 10 of some of his best buds and their mommas gathered at our house for a gingerbread house decorating party. Think Christmas party for adults but instead of booze, you put oodles of candy and sugary cereal at their fingertips. And after they’re all juiced up on simple carbohydrates, their moms drive them home, and… View Post
The alternate title for this post is How to Hide Your Messy Home Office in Less Than 10 Minutes. But I thought Decorating French Doors for Christmas sounded more like I have my stuff together. The original floor plan for our house includes a formal dining room right off the main entryway. But since I think formal dining rooms are dying,… View Post
