In the least surprising news in the history of our family – we’ve moved (again!) It feels so good to share this news after months of watching our home go from framing to its completion! It was a long house hunt this time around – we spent almost a year looking at homes, going to countless open houses and meeting with local builders. You may ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Why Using a Home Cleaning Service is One of the Best Investments We Make Each Month
Thank you Merry Maids for sponsoring this post! When I moved to Houston from Toronto over a decade ago, I remember feeling surprised that everyone I knew seemed to have a cleaning service for their home or apartment. They’d rave about how it saved them time and they could enjoy their weekends without having to dedicate as much time to cleaning ...
Happy Birthday Kevin!
Today is my husband Kevin’s birthday! Though he’s very much a part of the backend of the blog (and my sole photographer), Kevin prefers to stay behind-the-scenes. However, I wanted to write a post today to celebrate him, because he’s awesome! 10 Things I Love About Kevin He’s a very equal partner. I never feel like the default parent and he ...
Our Weekend: Pool Day for Father’s Day
I haven't done one of these posts in what seems like forever, but we had the best Sunday celebrating Father's Day at the pool! It was also my FIL's birthday last week! The kids had a blast and the orthopedic surgeon told us swimming is the best PT Harper can do now that she has her cast off, so we're even more motivated to get to the pool as ...
Harper’s 6th Ice Cream Birthday Party Sources
We hosted Harper's sixth birthday party this past weekend and it was so fun! Of course she was limited on what she could do due to her cast, but the team engaged the kids in some group activities before the gym was open for "free play" so that she could participate. The kids had an amazing time and everyone especially enjoyed the ice cream ...
36 Questions On My 36th Birthday
Today is my 36th birthday so I thought it would be fun to answer some random questions I found online - a "birthday questionnaire," so to speak! Hope you enjoy and thank you for all of your wonderful birthday wishes + continual support of me and my blog. OUTFIT DETAILS: dress, c/o (use code veronika15 for 15% off all new arrivals) | headband ...
Our Easter
OLD NAVY SALE UPDATE: 40% OFF OF YOUR PURCHASE! SEE MY PICKS BELOW: Old Navy try-on post here. My favorite rain jacket - shop it here! Shop my rainbow tote, here. Happy Easter to you and your family and happy Passover! We had a pretty relaxed holiday, considering how much sugar was consumed, ha. We learned this weekend that Lincoln ...