Category Archives: kiddos

07.10.13

beach bag basics.

I like to be prepared at the beach to minimize as many temper tantrums, bathroom breaks and hunger pangs.  Last week our family stayed true to a few old favorites (I seriously have a problem when it comes to Twizzlers.)  But we found a few new obsessions to add to the rotation like this sunscreen line, these portable applesauces and this beach blanket.

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Beach Bag

Take that hunger pangs!

07.09.13

ugh.

Reality hit like a ton of bricks yesterday morning.  We spent a glorious week at the beach… I never wanted to come back. Those of you who follow me on Instagram saw the play by play.

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Sardines.

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Love her more than peanut butter.
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 Surfin’ Lou-S-A.

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 Does this kid not get the best natural beach waves?  #jealous.

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Lots of this.

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And this.

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And a little more of this.

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To celebrate with my ladies of liberty.

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We got home on Saturday night and had our first inaugural marshmallow roast in the firepit.  S’mores and all.  It was heavenly.  The backyard is 98% finished!  Pics soon.

05.22.13

The Louax.

About 11 months ago, Lou exclaimed that she wanted a Lorax party for her fifth birthday.  At the time, she had just turned four, so I thought for sure she’d change her mind.  She didn’t.  So to celebrate our baby girl’s five amazing years on this planet, we had the Louax party.  It was the most perfect day.
Once again, Ryann Colleen Photography took the most amazing pictures.  We are so grateful to have them to always remember this special day.

04.23.13

Classics.

In a world of digital everything, sometimes it’s just good to read an old-fashioned book.  It doesn’t hurt if that particular book is going to pretty up your book shelf.
Dying over these.  Anthropologie has an exclusive line of Mr. Boddington’s Penguin Classics (while they last.)
 Alice   |   W H   |   S & S  |  Jane  |  L W  |  P & P 
As well as a Kid’s Classic Book Set.  This one has E’s name written all over it.
Who could resist?  And I love that they now have classic books that they can pass along to their children.

04.10.13

The Princess and the F.R.O.G.

A few months ago, my niece Allie emailed me that she wanted a “cooler” place for her and her friends to hang out.  You see the F.R.O.G (Front Room Over the Garage) in their house was her designated area and it just didn’t meet her style.  Since she was a high school senior and my sister and brother in-law would be moving upon her graduation, we had a very tight budget to work within.  Here are some befores..
Allie and I worked around some of her favorite things… Her favorite color was turquoise and she wanted it to have a cool vibe.  Since we were on a limited budget, all of them items were wither DIY or on the cheap.  They live in Chapel Hill, NC, so everything was done virtually.  Here was the plan we worked up.
I received pictures from them after just a few changes and wow, what a difference a coat of paint and some elbow grease makes.
Keep up the good work, ladies!