Our favorite way to break up the gifts we buy for our kids is into four categories – Want, Need, Wear and Read. They get one gift from each category. Then the rest of the items on their lists go onto the gift registries (yes, registries - I love to set up holiday registries for each of our children at Target) we create for them online.[...]
Old Navy is celebrating October 12 & 13 with 50% off everything! Below I rounded up my Old Navy fall picks for the family. There are so many good things right now.
It's fall and that means apple orchard season and LOTS of apples. I went on the hunt for yummy recipes to use up my 20lbs of apples and my blog friends did not disappoint. Below you'll find 15 must try apple recipes — they include everything from milkshakes to baby food. 15 Must try apple recipes quick & easy These three[...]
Gift-giving holidays give me anxiety. I HATE having clutter and toys everywhere - especially when they're not being played with. For birthdays and Christmas, I make "registries" through Target or amazon and I try to be very intentional with the items we put on their lists. As they get older, they can obviously help with their own lists.[...]
Our baby is one! We celebrated by taking some cake smash photos at home. We had close friends over on her birthday for cake and grandparents and uncles over for a small birthday party. We've usually done BIG first birthday parties, one with extended family and then one with lots of friends, but with COVID we decided to play it safe and i[...]
Our annual trip to pick apples at Stone’s Apple Barn (right here in the Quad Cities — in East Moline, IL) is something I look forward to every year. It's something fun to do outdoors. While it's not necessarily stroller-friendly, (unless your stroller is seriously for off-roading) it is wagon-friendly and the parking lot is close to[...]