I love gift guides. Love them. I also love the writers who’ve taken the time to scour the web and put together some fantastic lists. I’ve drawn inspiration for several of the gifts I’m giving this year from these guides that some of my favorite bloggers have whipped together. If you need a little creative boost for some tough gift recipients, click the… Keep Reading
I’m Guest Posting Today! Whoop Whoop!
Happy Humpday! I’m so excited to be guest posting today over on A Girl in the Red Shoes as a part of her Breastfeeding Diaries. I’ve been a big fan of Julie’s blog for a while, and I’m honored that she wanted to feature my journey with breastfeeding, pumping, and formula. I hope you pop on over and give her… Keep Reading
Old, Ugly 1980s Brown Trim: I’m Comin’ for You (+ an awesome giveaway!)
Let’s talk about trim and doors and windows and the near meltdown I almost had right in the middle of my kitchen last Tuesday night. Melt. Down. For whatever reason, I woke up Tuesday feeling extra motivated to finish painting the kitchen trim. Painting just one side of it two weeks ago seemed like a great idea because I have absolutely no… Keep Reading
The Power of his “Thank You”
This morning there’s a man who’s going to go about his Monday like usual not realizing that little me is sitting at home in Kansas still thinking about his random act of kindness. On Saturday morning, we woke up in our hotel in small-town Ennis, Texas, and Jamie took Hadley down to the continental breakfast while I squeezed in a… Keep Reading
Parents’ Night Out in Kansas City and Other Weekend Adventures
I’ve learned to really, really appreciate a good, quiet, lazy weekend, and because staying home is a lot easier than running around with a baby, we’ve had a lot of them the last year. Not complaining! But this weekend. This weekend was not quiet, and it was awesome. I started off Friday morning with a bang when a whole gaggle of… Keep Reading
You Are My Sunshine Party for Hadley’s First Birthday
Over the weekend, we threw Hadley a You Are My Sunshine party, and it was so, so special. I’ll be the first to say that Pinterest started to put a lot of pressure on me to throw the most perfect first birthday party ever. I take that back. I was the one that was actually putting all the pressure on myself! After playing… Keep Reading
Great Baby Shower Gifts that She Didn’t Register For
I spent a lot of time researching for and creating my baby registry last summer. I was thankful that our loved ones were throwing us baby showers because I knew that our tiny little human was going to need quite a bit of “stuff” throughout her first year. I would guess that 75% of the gifts I received came straight off my registry, and… Keep Reading
Stealing My Heart – Birthday Letter #2 (From Jamie to Hadley)
A letter to you on your first birthday from Dad Hadley, All my life I heard my parents explain how the love of a parent for a child cannot be explained. I never understood how a feeling couldn’t be expressed with words. I didn’t understand, until now. November 17, 2013 was a day that forever changed your mother and… Keep Reading