For Evelyn’s 6th birthday, she requested to have a “Greatest Showman” themed party. It only made sense since she has constantly watched that movie at least a few times a week for the last year! She always gets up and sings and dances to all the songs and thankfully – for us (the grown-ups) it is […]
Evelyn’s 4th Birthday Celebration!
We celebrated Evelyn’s fourth birthday last month with a My Little Pony Party at the Flint Children’s Museum! How is she 4?! We had a good turn out, Evelyn had a great time with all her little friends, and best of all it wasn’t at our house! I am not the biggest fan of birthday […]
Winter Swim Lessons Made Fun & Easy at Goldfish Swim School
Thank you to Goldfish Swim School for their partnership. I received complimentary swim lessons to facilitate this post; all opinions are 100% my own. Swimming might not be on the top of your winter to do list – but it should be! Winter is a great time to get kids started in swim lessons or […]
Hello 2019!
This was just a practice month for the new year, right? Does anyone else feel that way? After the holiday rush, I always feel like I need some recovery time. To fall back into normal routines and meals and just kind of lay low and reflect. We had a great holiday and didn’t have any […]
Favorite Holiday Cut Out Cookie Recipe
There is nothing like doing a little baking to get you into the holiday spirit! Recipes and treats and special dishes always bring back the best holiday memories for me. Whether it be decorating cookies as a kid or eating my Nana’s famous macaroni, it’s almost like I can taste the memories. But somehow, every […]
World Breastfeeding Week: Breastfeeding is Valuable and I’ll Fight For It!
Happy World Breastfeeding Week! In honor of this week, I have a post up on Mid-Michigan Moms Blog titled: Breast May Not Always Be Best – But It’s Worth a Try! And as you can guess by this controversial topic; it ruffled some feathers. I was prepared for it – because I field negative comments […]
Water Safety: 5 Things Kids Need to Learn How to Do in the Water!
Thank you to Goldfish Swim School for their partnership. I received complimentary swim lessons to facilitate this post; all opinions are 100% my own. Summer is right around the corner and that means beaches and pools and lots of fun in the sun! With all of this extra time spent around the water, you want […]
Mommy and Me Photo Shoot to Celebrate Mother’s Day
As a mother’s day gift to myself, me and my girl did a Mommy and Me photo shoot with the wonderful Niquita from TwoKnights Photography. And it was pure magic. Matching outfits and flower crowns. All my girl mom dreams came true that day! In honor of Mother’s Day, I wanted to share a few of […]
At Home Teeth Whitening System for Busy Moms
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Smile Brilliant. All opinions are 100% my own! As a busy mom, you won’t often find me doing things just for myself. It’s hard for me to justify spending what little extra money finds it’s way into our pockets on something “I don’t really need.” But along the way […]
Rediscovering Passion Beyond Motherhood
What are you passionate about? I was recently asked to answer this question and I struggled. Not just in the moment but for hours and days later. What is my passion? For the past (almost) 2 years, my life has been completely overtaken by a tiny human being. She is my world and I don’t […]