With Easter around the corner I wanted to share some ideas and tips I try to stick to in basically any gifting situation, but now specifically in building your Easter basket for your little! I am a strong believer in getting items that will be put to use in our home - I'm really not … Continue reading Toddler Easter Gift Ideas!
Ahhh! Watch Billy Joel LIVE - check! What an awesome experience you guys! TJ definitely has a soft spot in his heart for this artist, as do I - and of course I probably cried way more than the average person, but whatever. His music means a lot in our home for multiple reasons. SO, … Continue reading Billy Joel Weekend!
What a fabulous Thursday! Happy November everyone🍂 November always brings in more family time, especially as we inch closer to the holidays. With Gemma's age, I really can't contain how excited I am for our traditions this year. She's now able to comprehend aspects that didn't even phase her just months ago. This girl gets … Continue reading October’s Adventures
YAASS! Happy Thursday Everyone! Our California adventure was definitely one for the books. Gem and I decided to go visit my parents in Huntington Beach, California to get out of our desert's "dry" heat and soak up some waves. Enter Gemma's first plane ride - and she did SO WELL... for a bit. I was … Continue reading California Beachin
Yeeeeesssssss! Gemma's first birthday was an incredible experience! Incredibly HAPPY... FUN... OVERWHELMING... exhausting?..... HA. It really was a blast to celebrate our best girl's first birthday the only way we know how... as some HOT MESSES. I have a fun time planning and throwing parties but man, I was SO ready for this birthday party … Continue reading Partying like Pineapples
My little darling is turning one this coming Saturday and my heart is filled with complex emotions of joy, pure awe, and amazement. I cannot believe we will have a ONE year old in just days. Everyone that is close to TJ and I knew we were not in the total "parent" mind frame, and … Continue reading Happy Birthday
Our Desert Family Photo Sesh is here!🌵 We had to have one last hoorah with our favorite photographer and amazing friend, Holli, before she and her little family move to Germany! We decided to create some family memories here in our Arizona desert, not only to celebrate our little cupcake in the midst of turning … Continue reading Hello Sunshine!
This week I was diagnosed with Postpartum Depression. Fun Facts: This shit sucks and it comes out of nowhere 3 million+ cases in the US per year PPD can occur in all parents, not just birth mothers. Symptoms may be overwhelming such as feeling hopeless, agitated, sad, anxious, moody, losing interest in activities, oversleeping, unable … Continue reading Real Talk.
FINALLY! The weekend is coming, the coffee is hot and I can hear the birds chirping. HAPPY FRIDAY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!☀️ We have been having a ROUGH time this week, Gemma had a little stomach bug and opted not to sleep... So there's that! For this week's blog post I wanted to try something a little … Continue reading Q&A: All Things Marriage, Baby, and Embarrassment
I don't know if this post will be TOO much info for some of my readers, but nonetheless, this has been on my mind so, if you need to click away, I still love you. If not, I know I have other mamas, women and men who have had some of these "wtf, when does … Continue reading #MomBod for Life
Milk & Moscato 