I was delighted when one of my favorite Houston photographers, Nicole Young, asked if Harper and Lincoln would be her models for the Santa photo experience she's offering! These photos are EVERYTHING. My cheeks hurt from smiling just looking at how precious they all are! We had such a great experience shooting these in-studio with Nicole - we ...
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All About Potty Training + The Products You Need
Thank you Walmart for sponsoring this post!My children are now 6 and 4 and though I've gotten a ton of questions about the topic, I've never dedicated a full post to potty training - until now! Potty training has so many ups and downs and each child is so different - but the biggest lesson I learned throughout the process is that ...
Lincoln’s Paw Patrol Fourth Birthday Party
Lincoln turned 4 last week and we celebrated with a Paw Patrol party at WonderWild! Many of y'all asked me to source the items from the party so I put together this post to share where I purchased all of the party decor.He was so so excited about his party and just his birthday in general this year. He also finally got the Paw Patrol lookout ...
Our Favorite Car Seats & How We Travel With Them
Thank you Walmart for sponsoring this post on a topic I'm passionate about!I became car-seat obsessed when I was pregnant with Harper. I had worked on a few news stories related to car seat safety at my day job as a public relations specialist at a children's hospital, and conversing with certified car seat techs made me realize that car seats ...
Toys Our Kids Love That Encourage Continued Learning at Home
Thank you Walmart for sponsoring this post!Harper and Lincoln are 2-and-a-half years apart in age and at almost 4 and 6, they’re really getting into playing together lately and enjoying the same toys. I noticed that their favorite toys seem to be ones where they build, create, explore and get creative – and I thought about how these toys are ...
How We Combat Pink & Dry Eyes at Home Naturally
Thank you to The Relief Products for sponsoring today’s post!Today’s blog post is focused on a topic that many of y’all likely deal with – especially if you have allergies or young kids in school and/or daycare – pink eye!My husband struggles with chronic dry eye, allergies and also has a terygium in one eye, so he deals with dry, irritated ...
What To Wear for Family Beach Photos
We are on our second year of taking family photos on the beach with Meshea Shaffer of Olive Gray Photography in Destin, Florida. We drive over an hour from Seaside just to shoot with her because her work is that amazing! Meshea has been a photographer for six years and her work is just stunning - she really capture families in the most ...
Getting Dressed for First Grade!
Thank you Walmart for sponsoring this post!My Facebook timeline has been showing me a ton of video memories lately of Harper as an infant and toddler (seriously so thankful I have all of those adorable moments recorded!) and though it's incredible to watch her grow and learn, those memories make me realize (as cliché as it sounds) how truly ...
Back To School Style for Girls
Thank you Walmart for sponsoring this post!School is starting in just a few weeks (!!!) and Harper will be an official first grader (!!!!!) Back-to-school shopping was always a favorite time for me as a child and I have the same joy shopping for my kids now.Harper definitely likes to have a say in her clothing now (though I’m thankful she ...
Favorite Summer Style Finds for Girls!
A request I get often is to share kids clothing finds! Below are some favorite recent finds - I'm going to discuss a few of them we have below. A few of the dresses are ones I'm considering for our family photos this year.colorful stripe romper | rainbow dress | rainbow shorts | gingham shorts | watermelon rash guard | eyelet trim tee | Terry ...
