Christmas Gifts for Babies and Toddlers

  Christmas is right around the corner and with a little one taking up most of my free time these days, I’m aiming to get my shopping (and wrapping) done early. Parker is currently in a weird in-between phase of play right now, since she’s only 8 months old. She’s sitting up, but not able…

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Halloween Books for Babies and Toddlers

When I was small, I remember my mom unpacking books for each holiday and setting them near the fireplace to display. I’d get so excited to look over and re-read each book, remembering them from the years before. I still have that sense of nostalgia now and am happy to report that my mom has…

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Halloween Clothes for Babies and Toddlers

We’ve officially made it to Fall and I couldn’t be happier. Fall is when I THRIVE. You can find me spending my days making pumpkin treats, watching scary movies, sipping on a warm coffee beverage…you get the drift. I’m that girl. And with Fall comes my very favorite holiday…Halloween.! Now that I have a little…

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Modern Maternity Photo Session

I almost didn’t take maternity photos. In the span of pregnancy, it just felt like one more task to cross off of the list and the list was already daunting enough. I went back and forth with myself for months, but eventually I just booked the shoot, and to be honest…I dreaded it. I was…

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Pregnancy Essentials

I’m currently writing this post while I’m 38 weeks pregnant and I can’t believe I only have a couple weeks left before our little bean arrives! (If you missed the announcement, read about it here!) The first trimester felt really slow (hello, EXHAUSTION) but the rest of it just flew by. I still have a…

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We Had a Baby!

Baby ultrasound photos and black and cream floral baby outfit

Holy shit, I can’t believe 2023 is almost over. Ok, I may be getting a little ahead of myself there, but with only 4 months left it definitely feels like the year has gone by in a blur, and for good reason. 2023 definitely changed my life in an astounding way…it was the year I…

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Halloween Party Playlist

Tis’ the season for haunted happenings! Whether you’re hosting a gruesome dinner party, a costume contest, or a pumpkin carving party, you definitely need the right music to set the mood. And it just so happens that I cooked up a cauldron full of hits and created a Halloween Party playlist that’s guaranteed to wake…

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Family Halloween Books

It’s no surprise around here that I love holidays and the traditions they bring. We’ve started a lot of different traditions in our house, but one of my favorites is the seasonal books that I bring out for each major holiday. I remember my mom doing the same thing when I was growing up and…

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Homemade Root Beer Recipe

I find that people either love or hate root beer…there’s no in between. I’m a fellow root beer lover and especially love it during the month of October! It’s become one of my Halloween traditions to make this homemade root beer recipe each year and it pairs perfectly with a good Halloween movie and some…

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Halloween Reading List

One of my goals this year was to fit in some more time to read and I’m happy to report that I’m making some serious headway on my list (you can find out more about that here). But this month I want to try to add a few spooky and seasonal titles to my finished…

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