We had wonderful, joy-filled and relaxing Christmas. I hope yours was too! There have been little presents from family under the tree for the past few weeks, but Aria could have cared less, so to her surprise on Christmas morning they had multiplied and she learned they are supposed to be ripped open ;). With each package her eyes lit up and excitement...
December has been a whirlwind. I thought I was on top of all the shopping until it came down to reviewing our list.. Amazon - I love you. Santa's coming, cookies have been baked, decorated, squished & crumbled. stockings are full.. (because toddlers can't tell if they are or aren't ;)) and hot cocoa has been sipped.. now we sit back and...
The month of November kicked my butt. Between all the yummy treats of Thanksgiving and a cough I couldn't seem to shake and every other excuse I can think of - I didn't workout once. (sad emoji here) haha! But I'm finally feeling better and with my work schedule calming down a bit I've been able to get back into moving some weights...
If you want to ensure that you will find Christmas in your home for the next year, decorate gingerbread houses and sugar cookies with a toddler. I'm sure I will be finding myself in a battle of "darn it, here's another red sprinkle" and "awe, here's another little sprinkle, how sweet!" over the coming months. It really was fun! Not even joking, it's...
This will be Aria's second Christmas, and I can not wait to see her eyes light up this year! Last year, our little squishy 8 month old was just along for the ride, taking it all in and ripping some paper along the way.. But this year, there is definitely a little more magic, awe and fun this year. We started to pull...
Maybe it was some crazy nesting instincts.. maybe I had dealt with the wood paneling for too long.. maybe this old house just needed a living room face lift.. Our little house was built in 1970.. and we're renting. One outweighs the other, but both mean we are limited in what we can do to this house, but I can say I have...
You've heard the joke.. Black Friday is the one day where you'll get trampled by the shopping mobs exactly one day after you are supposed to be thankful for what you have... I have only participated in Black Friday shopping twice. I prefer to be an online shopper so that I can sleep in, make my cup of coffee, peruse the sales, make...
How is it already Thanksgiving eve? I feel like it should still be February.. summer was a blur and fall left a us with a quick kiss and a wave before dissolving into a Winter chill.. I don't think I have looked forward to December this much since I was a little girl awaiting the clatter of hooves on our roof. Having a...
Cranberry is a fall staple. Forget the pumpkin spice, candy corn.. or even the stuffing. Cranberry sauce better be at the Thanksgiving table. I grew up on the canned, jellied cranberry sauce.. I love it, and honestly still really want it once in awhile, however, I can't handle the corn syrup or other additives so for the past couple years I've been making...
I've been going through Aria's baby clothes for the last round of sizes that were outgrown (so sad!). Can't they just stay little a little bit longer? Now that baby girl #2 is only months away from arrival, it's time to get serious about getting Aria's toddler room ready. We are going to transition to a toddler bed, reserving the crib for the...
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