So I just finished binge watching the twilight series this week. I know, kind of silly. I’ll admit I’m a little embarrassed that I did… haha! Not that I wasn’t a serious team Jacob member in my teenage years when the books were huge. But the movies kind of doused the flame of love for READ MORE
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10 Ways to Start Connecting with other Moms
I am so excited to finally share this post that I wrote back in MARCH. Just days before the craziness of Covid 19 hit us. Given those circumstances and the strict social distancing guidelines, I didn’t feel like it was the best time to share about getting together with groups of moms. But I feel READ MORE
The BEST Raspberry Freezer Jam
So lately I have been in a jam making phase. I had never even attempted to make jam (but always wanted to) until we had blackberries on sale for 50 cents a package! That’s like dirt cheap for blackberries. As we piled our cart with blackberries, I decided to give jam-making a try! At this READ MORE
A Weekend in Jackson Hole & the Tetons + 5 TIPS for Camping with a Baby
Our little family was lucky enough to spend last weekend up in Wyoming exploring Jackson Hole and Teton National Park. What a BEAUTIFUL place! I feel so blessed to live on such a diverse and beautiful earth. Our last road trip was down to Goblin Valley in southern Utah. This time we went the same READ MORE
Our First Birthday Party- Planning an Eco-Friendly & Minimalist 1st Birthday Party
I still can’t believe that our bitty boy is 1! What a year we have had with our sweet little man. We wanted to do something special for his 1st birthday, but Covid-19 has made it a little trickier to plan how we would really like to. We opted to do a family-only party (only READ MORE
Upcycled Baby Food Jar Vases
We still have baby food jars coming out our ears. Because we currently get baby food from WIC, I have continued to feed it to Peter even though he does great eating solids as well. As a result, we have so many empty jars! Its been fun to come up with lots of baby food READ MORE
DIY Seashell Wall Art Craft- DIY Nature Display
I have always LOVED collecting seashells along the beach. I always dreamed of a romantic stroll on the beach while collecting seashells- yes, it’s on the bucket list I made in high school 😉 . I also think that seashells might be the BEST free souvenirs you can take home with you. Plus.. they carry READ MORE
How to have a POSITIVE experience Camping with a Newborn
It’s crazy to me that we are back to summer nights and camping trips! I started this post last summer when we were camping with a wee newborn and I thought I’d polish it up and finally post it! Giving birth in the middle of summer definitely had its pros and cons. I was so READ MORE
Reflections of Hardelot- What I learned from a summer in Europe
I’ve started painting some little scenes from my travels in France, notably Hardelot, the most dear place in my heart. Searching through old photos led me to read some old blog posts from my 7 weeks in Europe at 19 years old and journal entries from my time in France for 6 weeks at 16 READ MORE
Unique Homemade Gift Ideas for Dad
Father’s day is fast approaching! I’ll be honest. Carter and I are not huge gift givers! My favorite place to find gifts is at the thrift store… nothing better than finding the perfect gift secondhand and for an unbeatable price! This year’s father’s day gift is definitely second hand… 😉 But what if you can’t READ MORE