There is a lot of advice out there when it comes to traveling on an airplane with infants and toddlers. Before our first flight with our daughter when she was 9 months old, I studied my fair share to be as prepared as I could be! I was really worried, wondering how she would do […]
Our Big Family Adventure to Disney World With a One-Year-Old
We’ve just returned from our week-long vacation at Disney World! While it was tons of fun, there is nothing like coming home to your own bed, more specifically – the babies own bed! You know how I’ve talked about how E is such a wonderful traveler and adventurer? Well, apparently she doesn’t like Flordia. We […]
Evie’s First Birthday Bash – Hawaiian Luau Style!
A month has already flown by since Evie’s first birthday! I thought I better get on it and share the details of her party before I have to start planning the next one! We decided to have a Hawaiian Luau to celebrate our summer baby and in the Hawaiian spirit…it was HOT! Despite the high […]
Keep Your Toddler Entertained and Learning With New App
We are gearing up for another travel adventure, this time to Disney World! We will be taking off at the end of this month with my husband’s side of the family for a week long vay-cay. This will be E’s second trip that includes flying. Even though I’m not as nervous as I was the […]
First Birthday Photo Shoot and 10 Tips for Stress Free Family Photos
Getting family photos taken always stresses me out. What should we wear? Will the baby be in a good mood? What if we pay all of this money and don’t get any good pictures? And this time, we planned to do E’s first birthday shoot outside, so of course, the forecast included rain and thunderstorm […]
Fourth of July Camping Trip Recap
Well, we survived our first family camping trip! My husband took Tuesday off so we had an extra long weekend and it sure was quite the weekend! E seemed to thoroughly enjoy herself most of the time. She got to play in the sand a whole ton, crawl around in the dirt, ride her bike, go […]
Make Your Mama Style Functional with a Chew-Choos Teething Necklace
Happy July! Summer is in full swing and we have been having tons of summer fun! We will be taking off for our first family camping trip this weekend, but before we go, I just had to share this awesome teething necklace I recently discovered that my teething babe just absolutely loves! I will even be taking […]
A Letter to My One Year Old
Dear My Sweet Evelyn, You are one year old already! How could that be? I remember the day you were born so vividly. I remember feeling completely overwhelmed that this sweet baby was mine and that our lives were forever changed. I remember what it felt like the first moment you were on my chest, […]
The Daddy Behind Life As Mama Bear: Truths From A New Dad
Happy Father’s Day! Today, we are celebrating Daddy Bear’s first Father’s Day! Evie and I are so lucky to have such a great man in our lives that works so hard to take care of us. E loves her daddy so much and I don’t know what we would do without him. Our journey through our […]
27 Things That Bring Me Joy on my 27th Birthday!
In all of the excitement of E turning one next weekend, I keep forgetting about my birthday! It’s today! For the first time ever, my birthday is no longer my favorite birthday of the year 🙂 I didn’t completely forget because E will be hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa tonight while Mommy and Daddy […]