This post contains affiliate links. Stroller fan/ Diaper backpack/ Favorite Jean Shorts/Stroller/Top Summer is in full force and it's hot! Houston is such an amazing city full of good food and fun things to do! Going anywhere with my children requires a lot prepping! I have to bring plenty of snacks, ice cold water, sunscreen, extra clothes, extra diapers, portable fan for L, and a stroller! Before kids our summers were full of doing whatever we wanted ...
Arizona Travel guide- Girls trip
Thank you to Hyatt Regency Scottsdale, Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, The Vig McCormick Ranch, Postino East, Spa Avania, Southern Rail, Flower Child, Tocasierra Spa, and Toyota for an amazing getaway! A huge thank you to Visit Phoenix for planning out my entire trip! Last month I went on my first girls trip! These group of ladies I met through blogging and have become best friends over the course of 4 years! We make every effort to see each other at least once a year. Our girl, Bethanie ...
Welcoming baby+ Graco Hello Baby Registry
This post is sponsored by Graco as part of their Generation Graco Parents’ Panel. All opinions are 100% my own. A new baby brings a lot of changes but it also brings a lot of joy! You spend months preparing for your child’s arrival. Your body goes through a tremendous transformation. Your hormones are all over the place. With each baby I made a checklist of the things I wanted to accomplish before their arrival. For instance…. I wanted ...
Leighton’s First birthday- a carnival party!
A huge thank you to Sky High Party Rentals and the following businesses for sponsoring this party! Party City/ Jet's Pizza/ Fairytale Faces /Sign Chick Cypress/ Chick-Fil-A Alden Bridge/ Magnolia Bloom Boutique/ Tiff's Treats/ Stitches by Natalie/ Minted/ Creations by Jazzmine Rose For as long as I can remember after Leighton was born I knew I wanted a carnival theme for her birthday! Oakland had a carnival for his first birthday also! That was helpful to look back at pictures and see how I ...
Embracing the messiness of motherhood
This post is sponsored by Carter's; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. I am not a fan of getting messy. I wasn't as a child and I am not as a adult. I cringe sometimes when I see one of my children playing in dirt or walking in the mud. Becoming a mother I have had to get used to the idea of my children getting dirty. I don't have to be okay with it but I must let it happen. I need to let my children make mistakes. I need to let my children play in the rain. I need to let my ...
Finding hope in the darkness of postpartum depression
I was halfway done writing this post and my computer turned off. The draft was gone. All of my words disappeared. No way was I doing to give up that easily and not share with you what's on my heart. You're stuck in a pit and can't seem to get out. You hear life moving all around you. You are all alone...or it seems that way. You feel defeated. You can't breathe. You can't seem to smile or laugh. You feel less than. You don't feel worthy of anything.... much less this precious new life ...