finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
Katie and Hannah hosted a lovely little shower at my in-laws home the other week and I wanted to give you all a peek at the pictures. And, I have to mention the DELICIOUS cakes they served from a local bakery … almond poppyseed cake with marionberry filling and chantilly icing AND carrot cake with […]
Hey there, Brother! We are all getting so excited for your arrival. Everyone keeps saying, “What will we do with a boy?” And honestly, I don’t know … we’re so used to girls around here. What I do know is that we’ll love you to bits. You’ll be our favorite little man; no doubt about […]
Baby’s Aunt Kiki made a beautiful twin size quilt this past year for herself. It was a medley of blues and greens and it was her very first one! She did such a wonderful job, it seriously looks professional. I’m pretty amazed at anyone who has the patience to quilt anything — so much time, […]
DAY AT HOME (A NICE WAY TO SAY PACKING & CHORES) – top, sweetpea maternity | leggings, target | flips, teva from nordstrom | sunnies, marc jacobs from tj maxx There is nothing like a boost to your pregnancy confidence than when new maternity clothes arrives in the mail :) This tunic from SweetPea Maternity […]
Welcome to the I Am Mom! Enough! Carnival hosted by Jennifer at Hybrid Rasta Mama and Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children.This Carnival is dedicated to empowering ALL parents who practice and promote and peaceful, loving, attachment parenting philosophy. We have asked other parents to help us show the critics and the naysayers that attachment […]
Thank you so much to my lovely sponsors for offering up this assortment of fabulous loot! The four winners are sure lucky gals :) Enter through Rafflecopter below! Winners will be contacted on June 10th! Dawn Publication has a sweet book up for grabs, Jo MacDonald Had a Garden! Old MacDonald had a … garden? […]
Get it? Galosh B’Gosh … kind of like OshKosh B’Gosh. Ok … lame I know. But still, the point is … I’m pretty much 100% positive that I can see the future in shoe trends. I saw the moccasin thing coming.Then the boat shoes. I’ll admit I missed Toms, but am fully on board now […]
Jemma Pie … You melt my heart. Freakin’ melt it. Everyday. But especially this day. Decked out in your denim and moccasins I couldn’t help but squeeze you a little tighter. How is my baby such a big girl? Your smile fills the room in an extraordinary way. Or should I say, it fills the […]
Joining Julie at A Little Bit of All of It for her Preparing for Birth Series. This week’s focus is Birth Support. Want to participate? Learn about all the upcoming topics here! This morning before Dominic left for work he tucked the covers around my shoulders and whispered, “Drink lots of water and do your […]
Welcome to the Carnival of Weaning: Weaning – Your Stories This post was written for inclusion in the Carnival of Weaning hosted by Code Name: Mama and Aha! Parenting. Our participants have shared stories, tips, and struggles about the end of the breastfeeding relationship. Weaning didn’t go quite how I expected. In my perfect world […]
This is the second installment from our family photo shoot on the property. It was a total side moment which resulted in my favorite pictures. I LOVE these few special moments between Jemma, brother, and I. There is no doubt in my mind that Jemma is going to be a fabulous sister. She already shows […]