This past weekend my first little girl became a real-life princess. Her daddy took her on her very first date - to a ball, no less! In the weeks leading up, she told me she wanted a blue dress and this fairy-mom delivered! Sewing her darling ball gown (and my...
Let me just say, we LOVE Hawaii! 😍 Okay, maybe it's just me but I'm crazy about our Hawaiian family vacations. Growing up, we would go just about every year, starting when I was 2. Fun fact, I come from a long line of Hawaiian vacationers. 😎🌴My husband and I had gone...
Let me just preface this post with 3 facts about labor and natural childbirth. First, labor is hard work. Second, honestly, it hurts. Third, YOU CAN DO IT. Now that we have that out there, let's talk about how you can make this experience more comfortable all around....
We are currently preparing for another baby and one thing that is absolute must do is freezer meals, or so I've read. Now while this sounds like a great idea, in theory, I was thoroughly overwhelmed by HOW to start. I've never made freezer meals before but apparently,...
This Cricut project took all of 30 minutes one evening and I thought it could be a really fun photo prop for when our sweet baby Evie arrives. I got the Name Tag image from The Elm Life. She has it generously available for free so head over there and grab yours, and...
There are so many projects that I wanted to do before my first was born that I never got around to actually doing. I had some pregnancy depression that made me into a sad panda about the whole transition. So annoying. Then my little girl was born and it was like I got...
Shopping for a formal gown is unlike shopping for anything else. It is a major purchase with the intention of wearing it to a very specific event. Most people don't buy a formal gown just because. But does the thought of dress shopping have you cringing? So many...
I like to think of myself as a clean person. Honest, I swear! But truth be told, I know exactly how I avoided this chore over and over again. I am a little embarrassed to admit that I let my daughter's playpen get this dirty. We just really love our playpen...