We have so much to the thankful for this year 🦃 We have so much to the thankful for this year 🦃 Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 🍽️🍗🥐 #thanksgiving #family #thankful
It’s that time of year again, folks! The holiday It’s that time of year again, folks! The holiday season… and cold and flu season… 🤒

Last year we were hit HARD with viruses 🦠 and I am trying my hardest to avoid that again this year. Despite the gallons of homemade chicken soup, extra vitamin c, and shots of fire cider, we’re all capable of falling victim to a nasty sickness at some point. 🍊🥣 

On my blog I published my cold and flu season essentials list for kids and I wanted to share it in case it helps any of you parents out there. (The link is in my bio.) Let me know if you try any of these products, or what worked better for you! I’m all ears over here. Solidarity, guys! ✌🏻 #coldandfluseason #wellness #health
I can’t believe it’s officially holiday season I can’t believe it’s officially holiday season! 🦃🔜🎄

Do you consider Thanksgiving a part of “holiday season”? Apparently this is up for debate… #holidayseason #november #thanksgiving
It’s just a bunch of HoCuS pOcUs! 🎃🔪🍫🍭🍬😈 ICE!

I hope you all had a wonderful and spooky Halloween! 🎃 Until next year… #halloween
“Wake me up when it’s Halloween.”- Daniel 🍭🍬🍫 TWO WEEKS TILL HALLOWEEN, Y’ALL! 🎃 #halloween
Baby got FRONT 🤰🏻 I find baby bumps to be s Baby got FRONT 🤰🏻

I find baby bumps to be so interesting. 50-60 years ago, women typically wore loose-fitting maternity clothes to conceal their bumps. Nowadays? Things have definitely changed for the better.

I don’t want this post to turn into an emotional one or anything like that, but I really wish I was more open about my baby bump during my first pregnancy. I have precisely 3 bump pictures from then and I have never posted any. (I don’t even know exactly where they are… they live in “the cloud” somewhere 😂)

With this pregnancy I’ve taken every opportunity to document this growing bump and I’m happy about that. Pregnancy, although so common, is still a unique and special time for every woman. Celebrating that uniqueness is a beautiful thing, and I’m happy to embrace that now. #pregnancy #babybump
October Sundays are for apple fritters, pumpkins, October Sundays are for apple fritters, pumpkins, and candy corn 🎃🍎 #october #apple
Happy October First! 🎃🍁✨🍭 This picture Happy October First! 🎃🍁✨🍭

This picture was taken last year, but the sentiment is the same 🧡 Who is ready for horror films on @shudder, pumpkin carving, and endless bowls of candy? #october #halloween #spooky
Happy National Son’s Day to my two little boys 💙💙💙 #nationalsonsday #son #boymom
My first trimester update is officially uploaded t My first trimester update is officially uploaded to my blog! 🤰🏻

This picture is from when I was ten weeks along, and I feel like I’ve really popped since then 😂 I can’t believe I’m almost half way done with this pregnancy, and I’m happy to be in the second trimester… 🥱😴🤢

Check out the link in my bio ✨ #pregnancy #firsttrimester
Happy first day of Autumn! 🍁🍎🎃 How are yo Happy first day of Autumn! 🍁🍎🎃 How are you celebrating? #autumn #fallyall
Bumpin’ with my little pumpkin 🎃 Happy Sunda Bumpin’ with my little pumpkin 🎃

Happy Sunday! #bump #pregnancy
It’s almost that time of year again, folks 🎈 It’s almost that time of year again, folks 🎈

Saying I am excited is an understatement. I started watching even *more* horror movies than I normally do and this week’s selection included a modern slasher starring Pamela Anderson and Paris Hilton 😂 (it was actually decent, though!) and a really good one about a haunted attraction that actually creeped me out 🤡 Check out “Alone at Night” and “Haunt” on Hulu! 🎃🔪🖤🧡
Baby Boy #2 arriving February 2024 💙💙💙 (H Baby Boy #2 arriving February 2024 💙💙💙 (Help…? 😂) #pregnancyannouncement #babiesofinstagram #boymom
*walking into those -ber months like…* Happy fi *walking into those -ber months like…*

Happy first day of Spooky Season! 🎃 We’re celebrating with PSLs, a cozy dinner, and horror movie marathon 🔪👻🧶🍂

It’s been a little quiet over here, and we’ll talk more soon about what’s been going on! 🖤🧡 #september #fall
Sunday soup: Italian Wedding Soup 🥣🥬🥕🧅 Sunday soup: Italian Wedding Soup 🥣🥬🥕🧅🥄

I have to be honest and say I genuinely don’t understand people who say it’s “too hot” to eat soup. We eat soup in our house *all* year round. ❄️🌺☀️🍁

The recipe for this soup (which is ridiculously easy) is in the link in my bio! 🥄 #recipe
Why does ocean water feel SO good? 🐠 #beachday Why does ocean water feel SO good? 🐠 #beachday #summertime
At this point in the summer, after the Fourth of J At this point in the summer, after the Fourth of July and so many barbecues in the books, it always feels like the season is over. I don’t know why it feels like this, but it does every year despite another 2+ months of summer.

If you know me, you know I love fall. I write about this a lot and it’s basically a personality trait for me at this point. However, the quick end of the summer (or any season, really) is kind of sad. The stores are filled with apple-cinnamon scented candles and plastic jack-o-lanterns, but it’s not apple picking season OR pumpkin picking season. Isn’t that wild?

We’re so concerned with the next thing on our agendas IMMEDIATELY that we settle for the artificial versions of actual beauty. A plastic pumpkin will never be better than the real thing, but we are so impatient that we don’t care.

I’m always excited about autumn, but I don’t think missing the rare beauty of summer is worth it. I, for one, know I need to really meditate on time and the seasons, and I’m hoping to get better at that this year. ⛵️🌾⚓️🐟🐠 #summer
There is something so refreshing about cherries in There is something so refreshing about cherries in the summertime (I also feel like I’m in The Witches of Eastwick 😂) 🍒 #summertime
We’re officially one of those families with matc We’re officially one of those families with matching sweatshirts (but I’m cool with that) 🐟⚓️🌾⛵️ #family #vacation
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Oh, Baby!, Parenting · November 8, 2023

Cold and Flu Season Essentials

It is officially cold and flu season (and RSV season, and Coxsackievirus season, and COVID season, and stomach bug season…) and our family’s been hit. I am sure we’re not the only household that’s battling this year’s slew of illnesses…

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Entertaining & Recipes · October 14, 2023

Holiday Cranberry Sauce

Despite it being Spooky Season, we’re already preparing for Thanksgiving and trying out some new recipes! 🦃 Cranberry sauce is a holiday meal staple, and one of our favorites. Here is the recipe for my easy holiday cranberry sauce: Ingredients…

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Oh, Baby!, Parenting · October 10, 2023

First Trimester Essentials

Hello, everyone! As promised in my last post, here are is my first trimester essentials. I wanted to break the two posts up for length purposes and I finally got around to writing everything down. In general, I feel like…

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Oh, Baby!, Parenting · September 22, 2023

First Trimester Update

Happy Friday, everyone! I hope everyone had a great week and is looking forward to the first day of fall tomorrow. I know we certainly are excited! Last week I posted my pregnancy announcement and we are so over the…

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Oh, Baby!, Parenting · September 8, 2023

We’re Having a Baby!

Hello, everyone! I hope everyone is having an awesome week and a smooth start to the school year. In my most recent post I talked about how excited we were for the upcoming fall and winter months, and I’m even…

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Uncategorized · September 1, 2023

Welcome to the -ber Months

Welcome to the -ber months! (AKA: the most wonderful time of the year!) I am over the moon that it is officially September. It’s basically one big month of Halloween-eve and if you know me, you know that’s my favorite…

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SOME OF MY FALL FAVORITES

Entertaining & Recipes, House & Home · July 21, 2023

Italian Wedding Soup

Although in a recent post I complained about how quickly the summer was passing by, even I cannot deny that soup season is right around the corner. One of my favorite soups lately has been this Italian Wedding Soup that…

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Entertaining & Recipes, House & Home · July 18, 2023

Appreciating a Great Meal

As I alluded to in my last post, due to some personal (good, but personal) stuff I’ve not been posting as much. However, despite the whirlwind of the last few weeks, nothing reminds me to slow down more than appreciating…

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Uncategorized · July 15, 2023

Enjoying the Season

Hello, everyone! I haven’t been writing as much the past few weeks due to some personal stuff and I’ve been meaning to pop on and share some thoughts I’ve had the last few weeks. (Side note: the personal stuff is…

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Uncategorized · June 11, 2023

My Favorite Summer Movies

In my last post I talked about how it’s “officially” summertime. Okay, well, it’s not officially summertime until June 21st. Despite this, we’re still celebrating the upcoming season at my house. One of our favorite family activities and hobbies is…

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Fashion · June 9, 2023

Summer Handbags

*Cue Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out” because SCHOOL IS OUT FOR THE YEAR!* Y’all, it’s finally summer around here now that our son officially graduated from his Super Tot program at school and we are so ready for barbecues and beach…

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Travel · June 5, 2023

Girl’s Weekend in Nashville

HOWDY, Y’ALL! I cannot believe it’s been almost two months since I visited Nashville, Tennessee! We were visiting for a friend’s bachelorette party and WOW: I completely understand why Nashville is such a hot destination right now! It’s fun, vibrant,…

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We have so much to the thankful for this year 🦃 We have so much to the thankful for this year 🦃 Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 🍽️🍗🥐 #thanksgiving #family #thankful
It’s that time of year again, folks! The holiday It’s that time of year again, folks! The holiday season… and cold and flu season… 🤒

Last year we were hit HARD with viruses 🦠 and I am trying my hardest to avoid that again this year. Despite the gallons of homemade chicken soup, extra vitamin c, and shots of fire cider, we’re all capable of falling victim to a nasty sickness at some point. 🍊🥣 

On my blog I published my cold and flu season essentials list for kids and I wanted to share it in case it helps any of you parents out there. (The link is in my bio.) Let me know if you try any of these products, or what worked better for you! I’m all ears over here. Solidarity, guys! ✌🏻 #coldandfluseason #wellness #health
I can’t believe it’s officially holiday season I can’t believe it’s officially holiday season! 🦃🔜🎄

Do you consider Thanksgiving a part of “holiday season”? Apparently this is up for debate… #holidayseason #november #thanksgiving
It’s just a bunch of HoCuS pOcUs! 🎃🔪🍫🍭🍬😈 ICE!

I hope you all had a wonderful and spooky Halloween! 🎃 Until next year… #halloween
“Wake me up when it’s Halloween.”- Daniel 🍭🍬🍫 TWO WEEKS TILL HALLOWEEN, Y’ALL! 🎃 #halloween
Baby got FRONT 🤰🏻 I find baby bumps to be s Baby got FRONT 🤰🏻

I find baby bumps to be so interesting. 50-60 years ago, women typically wore loose-fitting maternity clothes to conceal their bumps. Nowadays? Things have definitely changed for the better.

I don’t want this post to turn into an emotional one or anything like that, but I really wish I was more open about my baby bump during my first pregnancy. I have precisely 3 bump pictures from then and I have never posted any. (I don’t even know exactly where they are… they live in “the cloud” somewhere 😂)

With this pregnancy I’ve taken every opportunity to document this growing bump and I’m happy about that. Pregnancy, although so common, is still a unique and special time for every woman. Celebrating that uniqueness is a beautiful thing, and I’m happy to embrace that now. #pregnancy #babybump
October Sundays are for apple fritters, pumpkins, October Sundays are for apple fritters, pumpkins, and candy corn 🎃🍎 #october #apple
Happy October First! 🎃🍁✨🍭 This picture Happy October First! 🎃🍁✨🍭

This picture was taken last year, but the sentiment is the same 🧡 Who is ready for horror films on @shudder, pumpkin carving, and endless bowls of candy? #october #halloween #spooky
Happy National Son’s Day to my two little boys 💙💙💙 #nationalsonsday #son #boymom
My first trimester update is officially uploaded t My first trimester update is officially uploaded to my blog! 🤰🏻

This picture is from when I was ten weeks along, and I feel like I’ve really popped since then 😂 I can’t believe I’m almost half way done with this pregnancy, and I’m happy to be in the second trimester… 🥱😴🤢

Check out the link in my bio ✨ #pregnancy #firsttrimester
Happy first day of Autumn! 🍁🍎🎃 How are yo Happy first day of Autumn! 🍁🍎🎃 How are you celebrating? #autumn #fallyall
Bumpin’ with my little pumpkin 🎃 Happy Sunda Bumpin’ with my little pumpkin 🎃

Happy Sunday! #bump #pregnancy
It’s almost that time of year again, folks 🎈 It’s almost that time of year again, folks 🎈

Saying I am excited is an understatement. I started watching even *more* horror movies than I normally do and this week’s selection included a modern slasher starring Pamela Anderson and Paris Hilton 😂 (it was actually decent, though!) and a really good one about a haunted attraction that actually creeped me out 🤡 Check out “Alone at Night” and “Haunt” on Hulu! 🎃🔪🖤🧡
Baby Boy #2 arriving February 2024 💙💙💙 (H Baby Boy #2 arriving February 2024 💙💙💙 (Help…? 😂) #pregnancyannouncement #babiesofinstagram #boymom
*walking into those -ber months like…* Happy fi *walking into those -ber months like…*

Happy first day of Spooky Season! 🎃 We’re celebrating with PSLs, a cozy dinner, and horror movie marathon 🔪👻🧶🍂

It’s been a little quiet over here, and we’ll talk more soon about what’s been going on! 🖤🧡 #september #fall
Sunday soup: Italian Wedding Soup 🥣🥬🥕🧅 Sunday soup: Italian Wedding Soup 🥣🥬🥕🧅🥄

I have to be honest and say I genuinely don’t understand people who say it’s “too hot” to eat soup. We eat soup in our house *all* year round. ❄️🌺☀️🍁

The recipe for this soup (which is ridiculously easy) is in the link in my bio! 🥄 #recipe
Why does ocean water feel SO good? 🐠 #beachday Why does ocean water feel SO good? 🐠 #beachday #summertime
At this point in the summer, after the Fourth of J At this point in the summer, after the Fourth of July and so many barbecues in the books, it always feels like the season is over. I don’t know why it feels like this, but it does every year despite another 2+ months of summer.

If you know me, you know I love fall. I write about this a lot and it’s basically a personality trait for me at this point. However, the quick end of the summer (or any season, really) is kind of sad. The stores are filled with apple-cinnamon scented candles and plastic jack-o-lanterns, but it’s not apple picking season OR pumpkin picking season. Isn’t that wild?

We’re so concerned with the next thing on our agendas IMMEDIATELY that we settle for the artificial versions of actual beauty. A plastic pumpkin will never be better than the real thing, but we are so impatient that we don’t care.

I’m always excited about autumn, but I don’t think missing the rare beauty of summer is worth it. I, for one, know I need to really meditate on time and the seasons, and I’m hoping to get better at that this year. ⛵️🌾⚓️🐟🐠 #summer
There is something so refreshing about cherries in There is something so refreshing about cherries in the summertime (I also feel like I’m in The Witches of Eastwick 😂) 🍒 #summertime
We’re officially one of those families with matc We’re officially one of those families with matching sweatshirts (but I’m cool with that) 🐟⚓️🌾⛵️ #family #vacation

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