DIY Light Up Christmas Tree with Photo Ornaments

I absolutely love the Holiday season! We typically try to have all of our decorations out before Thanksgiving and love creating new memories and traditions as a family. This year we decided to make a new holiday decoration with our Polaroid photos! I loved making this because it was a fun and easy way to …

Adoption Update! 8.23.18

Hi Everyone! We wanted to give you guys an update on our adoption. First and foremost, thank you SO, SO much for the texts, calls, messages, comments, and prayers since we have shared our adoption journey. From the bottom of our hearts, we truly appreciate the kind words and support. We have felt the power …

Online Shopping with Thred Up

I absolutely love thrifting! I always think it's so exciting finding awesome clothes for super affordable prices. I did receive these products for free in exchange for my honest review, but all opinions are my own. Seriously what is better than an online thrift store!? Sometimes thrift stores are limited in their options and tend …

We Are Adopting!

We are so incredibly excited to share with everyone about our adoption!!! If you know us very well, you have known that adoption was laid on our hearts many, many years ago. Austin and I have been praying about this for years. I can remember conversations with our families about how adoption would one day be …

5 Minutes for Mom

I received this product for a review, but all opinions are my own. Time for another mom confession....I have done an absolutely horrible job taking care of my skin since having L. Actually, I have done an absolutely terrible job taking care of my skin my entire life. Honestly, it really has not been a …

Where to Go for Joe

All photos are my own. This post contains no affiliate links.  I'm sure it is no surprise that you are reading a post of mine about coffee....I think I mention coffee in every one of my blog posts (or Instagram). We love trying local coffee shops around town. We have actually said that it is …

New Project? Skoolie.

Everyone meet our newest family member, Ophelia!! She is a 2002 Chevy Express G3500 mini bus! Several months ago we came across the idea of a "Skoolie". We read about it and followed along on some forums and Facebook groups. We thought, "why not!?" Think of how many sweet memories we can make. So we …

Our Trip to San Francisco

San Francisco is a place Austin and I both wanted to visit for a long time. We absolutely love traveling. We wanted to wait for L to be a little bit older to finally go on a trip. Some of my all time favorite memories growing up were family vacations with my parents. I was …

Hello Toddler!

Hi everyone!! It has been a few weeks since I have last posted! We are in full blown toddlerhood right now. My goodness does this girl have a lot of energy. I find myself wondering (multiple times a day) how someone so tiny can have SO much energy! L is now 16 months old. Her …

DIY Felt Board

Every time that we take L to the library she really enjoys playing with the felt boards on their walls. I thought that it would be fun to make one for her to have at home! Making the felt board was surprisingly easy and I am excited to add more pieces to it as time …