I was in a real pickle over what to do about our long standing (six years!) last day of school “special snack” tradition. With the kids in different schools coming home at different times PLUS that fact that they want to immediately hang with their friends (I get it), I decided we’d all be better… Read More
Spring came rushing in, didn’t it?! After a crazy chilly April, I feel like we skipped straight to swim suit weather. I have loved working right here from my very own home this year so so so so so so much!! I put these together for a friend needing a little cheering up. There’s nothing… Read More
For Whit’s “something to read” gift this Christmas, he received two books. The one I have been meaning to share with you is Elsa’s Adventures in Petlandia. These personalized Petlandia books take about 2 seconds to order and are absolutely darling! There are various story lines to choose from and you can also pick a… Read More
One of the boys’ four Santa gifts each year is “something you need”. Now, Mother and Daddy-O got a big laugh when two of these big snow sleds showed up on their front stoop a few weeks before Christmas. I’ll admit, I had my doubts as well that the sleds would be able to be… Read More
As y’all know, my boys just traded in their shared room for their own rooms a few months ago. *sniff sniff* I repeat a lot of the same Christmas decor year after year, but was left with almost a blank slate in both of their rooms this year!! I proposed hanging a limited edition Old… Read More
I share this every year only because it is one of the things I get asked about most frequently in the history of the blog!! For Christmas, our family goes by a four gift rule from Santa. The best and most anticipated gift of our Christmas is always the “DO” gift. It has involved everything… Read More
Sister’s family gave Honey the game Catan for his birthday and we have played it at the dinner table probably five out of seven nights every week all summer. I really can’t recommend it enough!! (As an aside, I had to chuckle when Whit was on the phone with Sister last week saying “we got this really… Read More