Fall is a favorite around here. The leaves changing from greens to yellows, oranges and reds make for such a beautiful view. Every year we collect fallen leaves and create crafts with them, it’s like an unspoken tradition around here. We find a beautiful day, head to the park with a bag, and start collecting….
Joy is one of my favorite emotions. It’s that that feel inside my core that makes my heart skip a beat because I’m living in the here and now wringing out all that life has to give. Ironically enough Young Living’s Joy oil blend is one of my favorites. I love the way it smells…
Hey there friends! We’ve been catching up from being a bit under the weather around here and this week has just flown by. Thanks so much for the kind words on Tuesday’s post. I received a few emails and texts about the post and it means so much! To finish out the week I wanted…
Anytime my love for nature, art, and small business collide into one place it makes me an extra bit of happy. When you combine art onto nature and find someone building a dream with their small business while doing so, it’s even better. I was recently introduced to a shop called PineNeedle Stitches. I…
We had a quiet week around here, and a productive weekend filled with projects and family. Since it’s been a little while since I did a Links and Loves post, I thought today would be a good day for one. These are some of my favorite posts because I just share things I’m loving so…
My timelines are flooded by the sporatic back to school events. Some schools still have awhile, my homeschool friends are a couple weeks out or a easing in slowly and some have been back for a week or two. It feels like summers are getting shorter every year. For us though, the school year doesn’t…
Smiles are the universal language and often a part of a first impression. We only get two sets of teeth and if we don’t take care of them the first time then there’s no going back. I was blessed with really great teeth. I have never had braces and have very straight teeth and I’ve never been diagnosed with…
Meal time in our house is an important time of day for our family. We are all usually involved in preparing our meals, we sit down together at our table, and eat together. When Ryan is home but running a little late for dinner, we have a little snack early and then we wait until…
This post was sponsored by Evenflo as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. I received the Evenflo Sibby Travel System to facilitate my review. As always, all opinions and imagery are ours. Our daughter, A, is very independent. She loves to explore, walk with us and be a part of the action. Sometimes…
When it comes to our little ones we try to go as natural as possible. For me, it’s important let them fall into their natural rhythms. Napping has always happened when in their rhythms, they breastfeed until they are ready to ween. We purchase items without artificial flavors or preservatives to give them the best nutrients possible….
There was once a time where I hardly ever lost anything or forgot anything for that matter. Life was more streamline, my memory a bit more young and crisp. Then motherhood happened. Life isn’t nearly as streamlined, it’s juggling two kiddos, hearing little requests and just making the best of our days. I have an…
Sometimes it’s hard to be the light or see the light at the end of the tunnel when life gets heavy and busy or the news just becomes too much. I feel like we have experienced that a lot lately – news wise. Sometimes it’s simply that it’s Monday and it’s easy to slip into…
Change is coming. We’ve known it for a while but it’s coming dauntingly close as we’re now in August. As you know, Ryan was gone for the month of June and he’s doing more short stint travels in the coming weeks. We knew what we signed up for when he graciously accepted this career with…
I love taking a nice long shower. Sometimes it’s refreshing and other times it just helps de-stress. Not to mention how good it feels to be clean. However, I’m convinced there is nothing worse hopping out of the shower and finding yourself with a scratchy towel. Wouldn’t you agree? We have a variety of towels…
This post is sponsored by Nexxus New York Salon Care, a product of Unilever, as a part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. All opinions, photography and content is my own. I’ve been blessed with thick and curly hair and for years it’s been a love/hate relationship. Everyone has said how lucky I am…
As B grows older – he’s turning a year this weekend – it’s also means we are starting to hit all of those milestones including him wanting to be more like us and also eating more of the food that we do. He’s still nursing and will be until he makes the choice to wean…
It’s no secret that I love two things – encouraging my children to be creative and encouraging my children to play with an imagination. With A I’m so very that she has a fantastic imagination, as well as, loves to learn. I feel like both are incredibly important traits for her as she grows and…
I love playing with my kids and what I love even more is watching their imaginations grow and bloom. I love listening in on my little ones playing and seeing what they come up with. Obviously A is a bit more advanced in the imagination area of playtime than B is but both imaginations are…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #EssentialVitamins #CollectiveBias We are in our second week of this season for our family where Ryan is traveling a lot for work and it’s going really well. We certainly miss him and it’s still tough having him gone…