As promised, I am here with quick instructions on how to build the baby gate we did! It was pretty simple, but did take a little bit of time just because you have to make sure it fits correctly, have an anchor (or stud) on the wall and we did two of them (for the top and bottom of the stairs). Anyways, I like these SOOO much better than the store ones, not to mention they are literally more than half the price for us because we have such wide ...continue reading >>
The One + Only Car Seat you Need
I’m really excited about today’s blog post because I kid you not - I have said to Marcus on multiple occasions, “Why isn’t there a car seat that just converts to all the car seats you need?” WELL GUESS WHAT PEOPLE - IT’S HERE. Chicco did it and they DID NOT disappoint. I mean it when I say they hit all the points us Moms want and well, let’s chat in detail about just what I mean there. The car seat is called the Fit4 4-in-1Convertible Car Seat, ...continue reading >>
DIY Easter Egg Dying
Last year we bought the cute little Easter egg dye kits they sell at the store and honestly, ended up being super disappointed because it barely worked, Blake spilled everywhere and well, it was a freaking mess. So I was determined to find a new game plan this year..that actually worked and dyed the eggs quickly rather than waiting 5 minutes in the little bowl of color. Well, I found it - it's freaking easy and pro-tip, use a whisk to hold the ...continue reading >>
New Math Worksheets – For ages 3-5!
We did a worksheet packet of ALL math! I feel like this is the one subject that gets left out a lot in workbooks, etc. So I wanted to get together a few worksheets of strictly it! This is geared towards ages 3-5, again totally dependent on your kiddo and where they are at, so it might not before them in that age category! ;) Anyways, everything is below per usual! Just click that giant "print the PDF version" to print it out! PRINT THE PDF ...continue reading >>
5 Favorite Amazon Activities
Since we are currently in a world of all the crafting, coloring, electronics and basically anything to not totally lose our FREAKING MINDS. But seriously. So I've got a round up today of some favorite Amazon activities - all ones that are on prime, which means free shipping (though not 2 days currently) and all ones that are fun and time consuming. ;) TIME CONSUMING - because give me like 30 minutes to myself to breathe please. Ya feel? Aight' ...continue reading >>
Last Minute Amazon Prime East Gift Ideas
GUYS Easter is going to sneak right up on us! Like March TOOK FOREVER, ya feel? Literally I feel like March was about 38579328 days long, but Easter will get here before we know it and then April will last 38578349 days. Because quarantine life. And because of said quarantine life, that means shipping ALL THE THINGS. So I rounded up some last minute items that are perfect for a range of ages and that would all ship and be to you in time for ...continue reading >>
Workbook #2 for Pre-school/Pre K Ages
Guys we got a second little workbook done! Again this is geared towards ages 2/3-4/5 - I put the / because it's 100% dependent on your child. So per usual there is a peek inside of it below and then you can download it in either PDF or JPG version, they both say which they are! DOWNLOAD PDF WORKBOOK DOWNLOAD JPG WORKBOOK ...continue reading >>
FREE Printable Workbook for Ages 6-7/8
GUYS. Y'all loved the last one so we said, let's make another one happen. Quite honestly we have my assistant to thank big time for making this one happen so quickly. We tried to gear this towards ages 6-8ish, but again it's going to be completely dependent on your kiddos. We also made this one a little bit longer because that means more time ;) So enjoy 15 pages y'all. Ya feel? I know it's Friday, so print it off and save it for a future day or ...continue reading >>
Jess Oakes Free Printable Workbook for Ages 3-6
GUYS I am so excited about this. I know, I know - I'm lame. BUT IT'S SO GOOD. Anyways, I asked my sister (who is an elementary school teacher) to help me come up with a workbook that would work for kids from around age 3-ish to 5/6ish. Obviously this totally depends on the child, so keep that in mind. ;) WELL WE DID IT. So I'm going to make it easy for you, click the link below and you can download and print it. HOLLA. We tried to keep things ...continue reading >>
Current Stay at Home Activities for Kids
I thought I would get a round up, up of current things that are free and happening for kids! So many people have come together to keep our littles entertained and donate their services/time, which I think is just incredible. Even during all the chaos and unknown we've also seen people come together and that I love. Anyways, so I found kind of the top 10 that we have used and that I thought were great and I linked everything + gave details of them ...continue reading >>
Easter Gift Ideas for the Kids
GUYS, Easter is going to be here before we know it and now that we are all in our house until who knows how long...maybe through Easter ;) Online shopping has become our best friend. Let's be honest though, online shopping was our best friend long before this, am I right? Anything to make things a little more convenient and easier..plus when you're buying gifts - it's a heck of a lot easier to hide them from kids this way. So lemme share with you ...continue reading >>
Best tips + Tricks to Introducing Solids to Baby
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of CVS. All opinions are 100% mine. Nash started on oatmeal a few weeks ago, so I thought it would be the perfect time to dive in and share some of my tips and tricks to making it go a little smoother. I mean as smooth as it can go because well, baby...eating food for the first time. I've teamed up with CVS on this though because when you shop there, they have their ExtraBucks program on ...continue reading >>
Current Favorite Amazon Hair Accessories for Mamas + Littles
This post is a long time coming and well, it's finally here. Y'all know I love myself some Amazon and well there are SO MANY good hair accessory finds on there! So I've broken it down in two categories for y'all - a category for us Moms and our favorites and a category for our littles! Ready, set, shop! And honestly, a lot of the ones in the Mama section would work great for girls too, Blake wears a lot of mine and vice ...continue reading >>
Link Catch Up – Linking all the things
I thought this would be an easy thing to do and just round up some of the requested links lately on Instagram! I won't get too crazy because well I've got two littles who are going to need me here soon, but let me round up as many of them as I can... Basic long Sleeve tees - i've been living in these lately, they're so soft and comfy and affordable. I have them in a medium, but honestly wish I had gone with a small. Blender ...continue reading >>
10 STEAM/STEM Gift Ideas + Everbrook Academy
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Everbrook Academy. All opinions are 100% mine. I am really excited for today’s blog post because one, I get to share some gift ideas for little ones ages 1-6 that are STEAM/STEM inspired - AKA: educational, but also fun. But not only that, I am also highlight Everbrook Academy, which is an Early Education and childcare program. So first, let’s talk gifts because well, that’s something we ...continue reading >>
A Few MUST HAVES for Baby’s Nursery
Today I'm doing a fun post with Walmart and sharing a look into their new Little Star bedding (that is freaking CUTE), so I thought - you know what, I'm going to round up a few favorites from Walmart for their room. That way we can make this a whole thing and show some great, cute products, at affordable prices. Ya feel me? First, let's chat the bedding. Like I said, it's new and we got it a couple of weeks ago and it's so freaking cute. I've ...continue reading >>
Let’s Talk about Cochlear Implants – Knowledge is Power
Recently, I was approached by Cochlear to work together on their “I Want You To Hear” campaign. I was not sure at first because no one in my family has experienced hearing loss, but they opened my eyes to how we could share resources around an important topic that could help someone who has a child with hearing loss. And I know that hearing loss can be a sensitive topic, so know I am sharing this information as education and to share the ...continue reading >>
Gift Guide: Stocking Stuffers
IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR. All the gift guides. If you've been following me for awhile you know that I like to keep things short, sweet, to the point and well as beneficial and helpful as possible. So I am starting with stocking stuffers because I feel like they're the one thing we all forget to get until the last minute. So why not start with it first? ;) I broke it down by guys, girls + then littles for you. So we are covering all the things but ...continue reading >>
Baby Product you Need – Keeping baby safer with Cubo AI Baby Monitor
So we got the opportunity to try out a brand new baby product - literally hot off the market ;) It’s one that I think y’all will love and a great option to feel a little more peace during nap times/bed time with your littles. Anyways, it’s called Cubo AI and it’s honestly to put it in easy terms, a reallll fancy baby monitor. Like top of the line - tech savvy, monitor. Honestly, I was drawn to this product because the co-founder, Joanna is an IVF ...continue reading >>
Must Have Parent’s Choice Brand Products from Walmart
I'm all about a good deal and honestly, a huge fan of Walmart. HA! So I've been trying out some products from their brand Parent's Choice to share with y'all the things that I think are great. I'm also sharing a few other "must haves" at the end that you can pickup at Walmart as well. But first, let's dive into Parent's Choice brand because it's their 20th anniversary this month and honestly they have a lot of great quality products but at an ...continue reading >>
Walmart’s Semi-Annual Baby Event
This month is Walmart's Semi-Annual baby event - you know in case you couldn't read my title. ;) Well, I wanted to highlight some of the final things that are still happenin' and what you should be getting your hands on. Especially now that baby Nash is here and I've tried and used all of these things and well, I'm sharing some of our tops favorites that we've used non-stop. Anyways, so this event is basically a mini black Friday sale - focused ...continue reading >>
Baby Safety Month: Refresh on Car Seat Safety
Blake has been asking for a booster seat for well, the past several months. Probably because all her older friends are getting them, but she’s still a little too small for a true booster. So, when we got and installed the Chicco MyFit Zip Air Harness + Booster Car Seat she was SO excited! Probably just because she knows it turns into a booster seat when it’s time, but it also fits a little different and is a little “older” looking according to ...continue reading >>
Current Fav Amazon Educational Toys/Activities for Toddlers
I've been promising this post for awhile and well, while I have a couple minutes to breathe - I'm jumping on it ;) I am going to link everything on Amazon and I chatted about it all a little bit underneath. And Amazon because two day shipping + prime y'all. So let's do thing thingggg. This is kind of an updated list from this previous one, now that Blake is a little older! 4 Weeks to Read: We used this program with Blake all summer ...continue reading >>
Back to School Shopping – Walmart Version
GUYS MY BABY IS GOING TO HER SECOND YEAR OF PRE-SCHOOL. Yes, I'm yelling. Seriously though, that means one more year and she's off to kindergarten. Time goes way too freaking fast and it blows my mind how quickly she's growing. I can only imagine how much bigger she is going to look once her brother gets here and we have a tiny newborn. Anyways, I took her back to school shopping last week, we hit Walmart and guys, I was seriously impressed with ...continue reading >>
Organizing Baby’s Closet
I wanted to link everything from Baby boy's closet for you guys because I had a lot of questions when I showed it the other day. I'm a little crazy about organization. I just want everything to have it's spot and place, I'm sure it drives everyone around me crazy, buttttt it makes me feel better about myself so I'm rolling with it ;) The big thing for me and organization is everything has a spot. So there's a bin for toys, wipes, burpcloths, ...continue reading >>
Favorite Clothes for Baby Boy
I remember everyone saying how hard it was to find cute boy clothes and well, I never really lived the problem because...Blake, girl. ;) HA! Well now that we are about to enter the world of a little boy I'm figuring out that well, y'all weren't kidding - SO many cute girl clothes and like zero boy ones. In fact - at Target there's like 3 rows of tiny girl clothes and half a row of boy ones. What's up with that?! Anyways - I've had to hunt for ...continue reading >>
Go to Toddler Nutritional Drink Blake LOVES
Who has felt like this summer has so far just been a juggling act? Basically if you could see me all day, especially in my mind - you would see one of those clowns juggling milk bottles. Only, mine would be falling all over the place, then I’d be picking them up, trying again, dropping more and just repeating that all day. It would basically be one of those fail videos you watch on YouTube. HA! Anyways, the point of me telling that is that well, ...continue reading >>
MY Top 10 Baby Must Haves
I've been meaning to do this post forever, but well life has been busy and here we are. Anyways, there are a couple new things I've kind of fallen in love with and then a whole bunch of items that I used with Blake and are definitely using again. So I rounded them all up for you, linked them below (most of them on Amazon prime - because TWO DAY SHIPPING) and well, happy shopping. I also hit you with little blurbs about each underneath the picture ...continue reading >>
Real Heroes® + What I hope Blake Knows
The other day I was talking to Marcus about Blake, about what we hope for her and our parenting, etc. You know - normal conversations ;) I was telling him how I hope she always has the confidence she does now, in herself. I hope she doesn't let anyone ever ruin that for her and that she knows she can do, believe and be anyone she wants to be. We were watching her play while talking about it all and it kind of hit me. She was playing with the ...continue reading >>
Our Fav Sunscreen + a Couple Summer Bucket List items
I’m not sure if you remember last year - but I actually shared about this same sunscreen briefly on instagram, but I figured let’s get a blog post up and details on it so it’s easy to find, especially now that we are in the summer months. I’m kind of a freak about skin protection, especially because my Mom had melanoma and well, I just want to be as safe and cautious as possible for me and my little family. Well this summer we have some fun ...continue reading >>
Father’s Day Automotive Gifts + a Little Love for M
I give Marcus a lot of crap because well, Blake has him WRAPPPEDDD around his finger. But if I'm being totally honest, watching him be a Dad has been the most incredible thing in the world. I've fallen even more in love with him than I thought possible and he's seriously the best. Blake talks about him like he is the best thing in the world and he's obviously the favorite, and while I wish it was like somewhat of a tie ;), I love it and I love ...continue reading >>
Favorite Summer Toys/Activities for Blake
I've been working on getting this post up for literally like a month, but life keeps happening, I keep finding new things to share and well, here we are. It's finally happening. We are doing things a little different this summer and I'm actually really excited about it. Marcus is taking the summer off (which hasn't happened since he started teaching) and we have ZERO classes, activities, anything planned for Blake. She's taking the summer off ...continue reading >>
Mental Health in Children + MY Story
I’m excited to talk about something that’s close to my heart today, that more awareness needs to be brought to and share some of my personal experience and stories. Without going into too much detail, because well a lot of it is personal and private. But growing up and as a child, I for sure faced some hard challenges. My parents were divorced at a young age, the man who was supposed to be a Father to me, walked away at 9 years old and I haven’t ...continue reading >>
Healthy on the Go
I feel like the title of this post is the theme to my life, constantly trying to make healthier choices, but also never a moment to really breathe. I swear it’s go, go, go, all the time. Anyone else? And it’s only going to get worse when baby boy gets here. HA! Such is life. I’ve learned a few tips and tricks though to constantly being in the car and always on the move or with some sort of work to be done at home. So I thought I’d share them, as ...continue reading >>
Must Haves for a Newborn So Far
I realized yesterday that I’m halfway in my pregnancy and have yet to get up a blog post with things I’ve bought, been gifted, love, need, whatever. I’m usually more on top of my game y’all. Haha! But well, life, mommin’ and running a business all while pregnant ain’t no joke. Yesterday on stories I shared my go to diaper bag, used it with Blake, still use it for myself, LOVE. But lemme get a better list rolling for y’all. I’ll share as much ...continue reading >>
A Blake Favorite Snack from Earth’s Best® Life Update + How we are Balancing
Does anyone else feel like life has been on fast forward for the last several months? I’m not going to lie, I’m basically drowning over here and counting down the days to summer. You know, in hopes that things will slow down, but realistically they’ll probably stay just as crazy. ;) This past weekend especially, with Easter weekend, it was like one thing, get in the car, go to another, eat dinner, Easter egg hunt, run to another family’s house, ...continue reading >>
Favorite Books for “Big Sisters/Brothers”
I'm not going to lie, I'm a little terrified for the transition from one child to two. Not to mention, I've been doing everything possible to really prepare Blake. I mean, by the time he gets here, it'll literally have just been here and I and Marcus for almost four and a half years. That's gonna be a big change for her. HA! She's already had a hard time seeing a lot of mail coming for baby brother and not much for her lately. But I've been ...continue reading >>
Confidence Boosters for Littles
Thanks to Docusol Kids for sponsoring this post. I’ve been working really hard at showing more confidence for myself, but especially as an example to Blake and helping her grow her confidence. If you know Blake at all, you know her personality is HUGE, until she gets around a large group of new people or people she doesn’t know well. In those cases she gets super shy, which is fine - you do you, boo. I don’t want to shoot her ...continue reading >>
Blake’s Easter Basket
I jumped on my a-game this year, mainly because we are going to Hawaii and I don't want to be rushing when we get back to get Easter goodies. Plus, I'm all about convenience and online shopping these days and well, that's exactly what I did, 10 minutes ago. ;) So I thought I'd show you a peek at what's inside her Easter Basket this year! Obviously this is catered to a girl, sorry....but soon enough people, soon enough, I'll have all the ideas for ...continue reading >>
Getting Your Littles in on Helping Around the House
Lately, Blake has been really interested in helping around the house. Whether I’m cleaning the bathroom, doing the dishes, etc. she’s right there asking, “Can I help Mama?” I figure this is my opportunity to really get things rolling, you know - introduce her to chores and rewards. She’s almost 4 so I figure we are getting close to that anyways. Nothing crazy, but just little introductions here and there. So I made a little chore chart (which I ...continue reading >>
A New Baby Doll for the Win
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Baby Born Surprise. So, Blake is OBSESSED with dolls. In fact, that might be the understatement of the year. She especially loves when they’re a “surprise” - the gift that keeps on giving in her little eyes. ;) SO, when I told her Mommy got to work with a new “dolly” company and we had some babies coming our way, she was STOKED. Then when they arrived, it was that excitement on ...continue reading >>
THE LITTLE MERMAID IS OUT Y’ALL!
GUYS, it’s Disney’s The Little Mermaid’s 30th anniversary!!! We loveee this movie, in fact love might be an understatement. Blake’s a huge fan of Ariel and basically will only wear “Little Mermaid” swimsuits these days. In fact for our Hawaii trip in a few weeks I’m scrambling to find all the “Ariel suits”. I did knock one out at Walmart though, which is actually where you can grab all the goodies featured in this blog post, included the 30th ...continue reading >>
5 Tips to Help Keep Your Littles Healthier
First off, let me start with - I’m not an expert, these are just things that work for us to help stay healthy, but I thought it would be fun to highlight those things. Especially during cold and flu season and well, all the sicknesses. Does this mean we never get sick? Nah, but it has helped this year especially making some differences! We teamed up with DocuSol® Kids today to make it happen, so let’s dive in. Change Immediately After ...continue reading >>
Favorite Indoor Activities with Blake
Since well, the weather is still on the cusp of spring and winter and most days we find ourselves indoors I thought it was appropriate to share some of our favorite indoor activities! Blake is almost four so most of these are catered towards that age group, but yeah - let's do this thing. Coloring - she LOVES to color right now, obviously an obvious one, but she's especially OBSESSED with these dot markers that I'll link for ...continue reading >>
Last Minute V-Day Gifts // Blake’s V-day Gifts
Marcus and I were laughing the other day because every year since we've had Blake for Valentine's Day we get her presents, but not each other presents. Whoopsss... Anyone else?! I just can't get myself to spend a small fortune on things that cost less the next day....call me cheap. BUT I do live for Target and easy, cheap gifts for Blake ;) This year I tried to think more realistic rather than just buying all the dollar store things that will end ...continue reading >>
What’s in our Church Bag
Just a quick little look at what we keep in our church bag, you know - the bag full of all said possible activities to keep one tiny 3.5 year old content through sacrament meeting. Yeppp, that's the bag. ;) I typically keep the same things in there but will switch out coloring books, etc. as she fills them up! Then I ALWAYS have snacks for her and me ;) Shop what we keep in our church bag here: Church bag is from: Painted Paper Goods - use ...continue reading >>
DIY Wrapping Paper with Littles
I love involving Blake in really as much as I can, life is just so dang busy and crazy that any chance I can do something with my sweet girl, I’m jumpin’ on that train. Plus, she’s at the age right now where she loves to help and be involved so this kind of felt like the perfect little project to do together this year. And now I get to share it with y’all so you can jump on it too! Last week, I let Blake “make her own wrapping paper” - then we ...continue reading >>
The Amazon Prime Gift Guide
Amazon Prime is basically life, so naturally it only felt right to do an entire gift guide revolving AROUND IT. ;) HA Seriously though, that two day free shipping, everything is way cheaper, life is where it's at. So I rounded up some favs, things I own, Blake owns, M owns, wants, all the things into categories to make it easy for y'all to shop. Again, my theme this year is less is more, so I didn't go over the top and kept things really simple ...continue reading >>
Small Shop: Holiday Gift Guide 2018
We did our small shop black Friday guide and now its time for our annual small shop - holiday gift guide! Great ideas for gifts for family members of all types/ages and exclusive coupon codes included to some of the shops! So let's dive in and do this thing. SHOP: TOM DESIGN SHOP Details: Y'all saw the beautiful necklace I got for my Mom, with the words "I love you" in her Mom's writing, my Uncle's (her brother's) and ...continue reading >>
Blake’s Christmas List this Year
We are doing things a little different this year, just slightly because she understands more. We've always done "smaller" gifts from Santa and then one "big" gift from Mom + Dad. This way I feel like then if we have a harder year financially, etc. we can say we just don't have the money for that rather then them questioning why Santa can't just bring it. HA! Anyways, so when I asked Blake what she wanted for Christmas, no joke she started ...continue reading >>
Our Christmas Tradition
I love Christmas so much that there’s a reason I start decorating for it at the beginning of November. It seriously just brings me so much joy. The entire month of December is about giving, family time and being together and all of those things seriously make my heart so dang happy. I thought today would be a good day to share a Christmas tradition that we started last year and are doing again this year. Blake was so excited about it last year ...continue reading >>
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Babies + Toddler Gift Guide
It's time, it's time for allll the gift guides. I'm doing things a little different this year. Rather than loading you up with a million things that I think are great gifts, I'm focusing on specifics. So today, babies and toddlers with just a few things for each. One then it's not so overwhelming and two, they're items that I personally would buy (and have on some) and love. We also have a good mix of unisex, boy and girl toys so you can see lots ...continue reading >>
The Cutest Christmas Dresses for Toddlers
I am all about a good, classic looking Christmas dress. However, I do want it to be simple and not over the top and I found a shop that has dresses that totally meet that and we are obsessed with! I'm so excited to share them with you today. I mean, you guys they have a Santa dress and I'm basically swooning and planning on buying a second dress. SOO....there's that. Anyways, the shop is Bonnie Jean, I am sure you've heard of them - they have the ...continue reading >>
Early Holiday Shopping – The Target Sale
This year I kind of made a vow to myself that I would not wait until December 20th to start my holiday shopping. HA! I swear every year I am super on top of it for all of y'all and share deals, ideas, etc. but never actually get my own shopping done in a timely matter. WELL THIS YEAR IS GONNA BE DIFFERENT, MKAY? Anyways, so first you need to know that Target started doing a Kid's daily deal, I'm not sure when - but it's underway and happening ...continue reading >>
Favorite Holiday Themed Books
WE ARE FULL BLOWN IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT IT. YES, I'M YELLING. EVERYTHING IS FINE. Okay, lemme get those caps off now so I don't totally scare you away with my holiday excitement. ANYWAYS, okay last time, promise. So I thought it would be fun to share some of our favorite holiday books here! Obviously Halloween is almost over so I just linked a few from there, but then went a little overboard errwhere else, especially ...continue reading >>
Favorite Healthy Snacks for Toddlers
I've been working on this post forever because it's one of my most asked questions! What kind of healthy snacks does Blake like?! Well, ya know - let's just be real, she loves fruit snacks and oreos...BUTTT I do try and get some healthy stuff in her when I can ;) HA! We've found some super easy on the go snacks that she loves so I thought I would share them here with you!! You can literally buy all of them at Walmart, Target or Amazon, so I ...continue reading >>
Fav App for Toddlers
I'm all about limited screen time for Blake, however there's a time and certain places where it's actually super beneficial, let's just be real. Who's with me Mamas? ANYWAYS, it's a huge win when I find an app that's not just silly nonsense and engaging, which I've done recently with a new one so I thought I would give a little review of it and some deets on it. ;) Plus I shared my tips of how we do screen time at our house ...continue reading >>
Back to School Toddler Party
SOOO this week on Wednesday we threw a tiny waffle party as a fun little "back to school" thing with some of our friends and it was seriously so fun. I might even make it a tradition to do, weekly....too much? Nah. Maybe it's just the fact that well I NEED ADULT CONVERSATION sometimes okay? ;) Actually, y'all know I love throwing a good party, no shame in that. Marcus and I have actually been planning our Halloween party for like three months and ...continue reading >>
The MOM Story.
Okay so I’m going to tell you a story, one that in that moment I remember being in tears - mortified and well, honestly clueless but now I look back and can’t help but laugh. I was a brand new Mom, Blake was like maybe a month old, but I think less. I was doing my first “big outing” with her (AKA: running like 3 errands in one day), which as a new Mom you know is a big deal. It’s so intimidating not really knowing what in the actual heck you’re ...continue reading >>
The Perfect Backyard Play Area
WE FINALLY FINISHED OUR SWING SET AREA! I feel like I need to literally scream it from the rooftop. It was not going to lie, a project. Not so much because of the swing set, that part was fine - more so because we have such a slanted backyard that well, we had to get creative with things so that kids weren't falling off and the whole swing set wasn't basically crooked. SO Marcus and my Dad saved the day and made up a plan for a platform (which ...continue reading >>
Our Favorite Sunscreen
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen. The opinions and text are all mine. So I'm kind of a freak when it comes to SPF and just being aware of my surroundings for my skin. My Mom had melanoma a few years ago and since then, have to go in every 6 months for checks - generally resulting it getting something cut out and just use extra precaution. So naturally I'm a little over ...continue reading >>
Creating Memories
One memory I have growing up was having bubble baths. Seriously, I still love them so much, it’s a little obsessive and it’s fine. There’s just something about a good bath after a long day to kind of melt the stresses away before I go to bed! Well, naturally I’ve gotten Blake just as obsessed, but it’s kind of turned into a whole thing and honestly, it’s just about the best thing ever and I love our little time together. I hope that one day she ...continue reading >>
Best Summer Tips for your Little’s Eyes
So...if you couldn't tell by these pictures, I think I found where we will be living this summer. The pool! Blake has asked basically every, single, day since we moved in (because our neighborhood has a pool) and we finally went and picked up the keys for it yesterday and we were there oh...45 minutes later. She is seriously a little fish and LOVES the water, I was so impressed with just going under, jumping in and having a blast. The first thing ...continue reading >>
Breakfast Help for Toddlers
I received product and compensation from Mead Johnson Nutrition to create this post written by me. All experiences and opinions expressed in this post are my own and not those of Mead Johnson Nutrition. You can contact Mead Johnson Nutrition with product related questions or comments toll free at 1-800-BABY-123 (1-800-222-9123). Anyone else have a kid that isn’t so much into breakfast? That’s totally Blake. The problem is then ...continue reading >>
5 Things to Do At Home This Summer
I woke up this morning and was dancing around the house because YOU GUYS WE HAVE A HOUSE. Seriously it feels so good to say that and so dang good to be in my own bed, in my own house with my little family. We all ate breakfast at the table together today which we haven't done in oh...like a year and my heart was just so full. Blake was smiling from ear to ear and it was seriously perfect. So naturally I am planning all the things for this ...continue reading >>
Best of the Nordstrom Half Yearly Sale for Mamas
Y'all know I love a good sale, sooo obviously I'm diving all in with the Nordstrom sale! I found all my favorites for Mamas and babies though and figured I would share them with y'all! There are a lot of good things on sale, like their Zella leggings (my FAVORITE leggings), cute shoes, some great casual tops for on the go and lots of cute baby items - especially this one tiny dress that literally went in my shopping cart RIGHT ...continue reading >>
Our Summer Fun List
I can't believe summer is officially here! Although, I'll tell you what...not sure Idaho's weather has gotten with that announcement yet. It switches back and forth between 60 degrees and 90...sooo I'll let you know when it decides to be full force summer. ;) Probably not ever. Either way my heart is in full force summer mode and we worked hard on our "Summer Fun List" last night -- a list of things we want to do this summer together as a family. ...continue reading >>
Star Wars Lunch Idea
So fun fact - my Uncle actually lived with us for about 10 years, the whole time while really sick with terminal cancer (not the fun part), but he helped raise me and was like a second Dad to me! Here's where the "fun fact" kicks in - he loved all things Star Wars. So when I saw this partnership I said - yes I have to do this for him, he would've bought up the whole store of these, HA! So today I'm sharing a fun little way to include Star Wars in ...continue reading >>
A Few Mommy Must Haves
I have been compensated by JOHNSON'S® Baby for this post; however, I am sharing my own thoughts. All opinions are my own. I’ve had the request for a little while to share some of my favorite “Mommy must have” items for the babes. So I finally rounded up a few, made a cute video with Blake trying them all out on her doll ;) and listed them below with a few reasons on why each one is my favorite. I feel like at this stage in the game ...continue reading >>
My Top 3 Favorite Car Seats
I've gone back and forth on posting this post for awhile mainly just because car seats are a touchy subject, BUT I get asked quite a bit about this so I figure, here's my disclaimer - I am not an expert, do your own research." ;) How did you like that? But we've tried a few car seats...so I thought I would jump on and share my three favorites, one is an infant one and then two are toddler car seats (convertible though, so you can use infant and ...continue reading >>
Favorite Shop Friday: Shape Mags
Y'all know I'm all about a good product, so it's time for a little favorite shop Friday with well, one of my favorites - obviously. So today I've got the scoop for y'all on one of Blake's favorite toys - ShapeMags. If you haven't heard of them, you're about to and honestly - they're worth every, friggin' penny. We have a few sets and Blake literally plays with them for hours, which means this Mama gets all the things done. ;) So let's keep with ...continue reading >>
5 Products you NEED if you have Toddlers
This post was sponsored by B.Box. I have been wanting to get a post up like this for, well, ever. Since Blake turned two and she’s about to turn three...soooo does that tell you how long? ;) WHOOPS. I wanted to really get a feel for brands though and keep it simple, share products I love from one brand, making shopping easy for y’all. SO here I am, finally and I’ve figured it out. If you haven’t tried B.box products - get ...continue reading >>
3 Ways to Let Your Toddler Help Around the House
This post is sponsored by Bon Ami Blake is hit or miss with "helping" around the house, but I swear when she wants to, I can't even begin to think about what she "can" and "can't" do. SO I got to thinking. It was a little easier when she was a little younger, she would just follow me around with her toy vacuum and little broom and that was that. It was friggin' adorable and she felt like she was 'helping". Now, she's over the whole ...continue reading >>
5 Amazon Items You NEED When Traveling with Kids
Since we are heading out today to Texas (SO EXCITED) and well, I've done the whole traveling with a toddler thing more times than I should probably admit ;) HA! I thought it would be fun to share five things I've purchased from Amazon that are a MUST have in my book when traveling with kids. The key is keepin' them busy, am I right? HA! Which is easier said than done, but these things have helped us a ton and I am hoping they continue to prove ...continue reading >>
Blake’s Little Milestones
This post is sponsored by Carter's. I was watching Blake at the park yesterday and honestly just couldn't stop thinking about where in the world all the time has gone...like holy cow - she's about to be three. I swear to you that I was just finding out I was pregnant, let alone bring a newborn baby into our home and thinking "uh...this is terrifying, now what?". Seriously though, do you remember when you brought your little one ...continue reading >>
