Happy Sunday!
I’m actually looking forward to Monday this week. Hello, re-start button.
Thanks to all of you who entered the Boden giveaway for $750! The winner will be announced soon. In the meantime, how cute is Harper’s Mini Boden rainbow dress?
Harper’s bow is by DearFreya. Lincoln is also wearing Mini Boden, which now carries a wider range of sizes.
The winner of the DearFreya bows was also announced this weekend! I have more giveaways with a ton of small shops to come, so stay tuned!
On Saturday we attended a birthday party for one of Harper’s friends. It was a children’s art place and she had a blast. She always asks to wear her “stripey dress” by cuteheads and I’m learning to pick my toddler battles so she wore it again today.
We had another birthday party to attend later in the afternoon but we sadly couldn’t go because Harper has been having tantrums and meltdowns so epic, I now fully appreciate the term “threenager.” There’s nothing like a crying, screaming, thrashing three-year-old to make you question your own sanity. Serenity now! 
Do not let these happy photos fool you. It was a mess.
I love working with small and handmade shops and recently Ashlee from ASH Jewlery Studio sent me the most gorgeous pieces from her blush pink + gold collection. These are handmade porcelain pieces that are finished with 14K gold fill. I’ve never seen any jewelry made from porcelain and I love the modern shapes and designs. I will post some photos of me wearing the pieces as well!
Today was the Mamas + Makers Market and Esther and Beth did such an amazing job planning and executing this event! My friends Megan and Steph of Willow Crowns were there as well as tons of other incredible small shops.
I picked up two tees for Lincoln by Teddy & Bears Prints and a teether by Feltman & Co.
I hope you all had a great weekend! I am all ears for any threenager tips. HALP!
Hi! My threenager is just a few weeks younger than yours and when he’s about to have a meltdown because I’m taking him away from something or someone, he does SO much better if I give him the opportunity to say goodbye. Like he’s the one in “control” and it’s not just me forcing him to stop/leave…and he’s way more chill about the situation. We’ll see how long it lasts lol! Good luck!
Hi, I have left several comments before our daughters were born on the same day. I am so glad your talking about throwing fits because I was seriously starting to wonder if something was wrong with my baby girl Hope. It’s like my sweet angel disappears without warning into some one I don’t know and hitting me too. It is more like soft taps but she is mad when she is doing it. I am with her all day without a break. It would be great if you talk more about this and any tips you have would be great!
I was the one who posted on insta last week saying I couldn’t access your blog for a few days. No issues now 🙂
Anyways I have a 3 y/o as well. He will be 4 in November. The 3’s hit us like a tornado and we are still in the throes of them. I’ve learned patience, standing my ground and ignoring him(!) have been the best for us. Obviously every child and circumstance is different. Discipline wise we have found that works best for our son is time out and that (like many other children) he thrives and does so much better on a routine schedule.
I know none of that is new to you but that has been what has worked best for us so far.
LOTS OF PATIENCE.
Three is so, so hard!
Hopefully it gets better soon for both of us 🙂
Adelaide verges on OCD with her clothes. Last summer she would only wear one dress (like literally would not wear one other thing), to the point I was googling child psychologists. This summer I started a clothing chart- drew 7 boxes in a row and we draw the outfit she wears every day in the proper box. (Mind you, my drawings look like a kindergartner drew them, but she gets the point.) She colors the outfit in with markers and when she wants to wear the same outfit twice I show her the chart and tell her that she can wear it next week. It’s actually worked really well!
Harper has only done this once so far so we will see! That’s an awesome tip though. I need to implement a rewards chart for staying in her room!