A Life Update from October 2022 - Week 2

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A Life Update from October 2022 - Week 2

We’ve had a busy week filled with some great family moments, but we also have been dealing with some sick kiddos who are fighting colds and having difficulty sleeping at night! This means that Eric and I have also been having difficulty sleeping at night. This past week was also Amazon Prime Early Access Deals and Walmart Deal Days, which are like early Black Friday deals, which kept me busy browsing through sales to share with you all! This weekend is also the fall “retreat” for Eric and his student ministry, which is a one-day extended night for youth group that they are calling a Fall Focus Night to look ahead at their ministry year.

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The BEST Baked Oatmeal Recipe

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The BEST Baked Oatmeal Recipe

We absolutely LOVE baked oatmeal in this house. After my second baby was born, a friend made us dinner and also offered to bring some baked oatmeal for breakfast the next day. When I tell you that this was the BEST baked oatmeal that I’ve ever had… 🤤

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A Weekly Update from September 2022

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A Weekly Update from September 2022

Lots has been happening over the past year, and I’m going to attempt to try and keep you all updated more regularly through these blog posts. We’ve had a lot happening just this past week, from getting plugged in with a women’s Bible Study for the fall, reconnecting with our community group, Ainsley reaching 6 months, and celebrating our 6-year anniversary! Keep reading to see everything that we did this past week or tap any of the links below to jump to a section.

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Chill Autumn Playlist

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Chill Autumn Playlist

Yesterday was the first day of fall and it was rainy all day with a cool breeze following the rain that made it feel perfectly fall in all of the best ways! So I threw together this chill fall playlist throughout the day that seemed to be the perfect backdrop for the cool rainy day.

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16+ Fall Wreaths Under $60

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16+ Fall Wreaths Under $60

Fall is my favorite time of year and I’m currently in the process of a few projects for my front porch to add some additional storage and fall decor for this season. Since fall decor is on my mind, I’ve rounded up some fabulous fall wreaths for shopping on a budget!

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Celebrating Our Love Story + A Promptly Journals Giveaway!

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Celebrating Our Love Story + A Promptly Journals Giveaway!

I’m sharing how my husband and I celebrate our Love Story every year for our First Date Anniversary and our Wedding Anniversary in the month of September. Plus a giveaway to Promptly Journals!

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How To Make Your Own Hydration Drinks for Breastfeeding Moms

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How To Make Your Own Hydration Drinks for Breastfeeding Moms

Looking for a natural way to stay hydrated while breastfeeding? Try making your own coconut water-based drinks with these easy recipes! I’m sharing my quick and easy recipe for DIY hydration drinks, plus some homemade hydration drink recipes and my favorite ready-to-drink hydration drink options!

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How To Keep Track of Your Kids' Memories & Milestones

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How To Keep Track of Your Kids' Memories & Milestones

When I was younger, I used to journal all. of. the. time. - but now that I’m older, I find it is much harder to stay on top of writing things down or tracking fun memories and moments of not only my life, but also for my kids. I love all of the fun ideas for keeping track of your kids’ memories and milestones, but I often find it hard to know when or how often to write something down, or even what exactly to write or say. I often draw a blank. I’m sure our life is exciting and fun and worth sharing, but where do I begin?

I’m sharing with you several easy ways to keep track of your kids’ childhood memories & milestones, but also my FAVORITE product for tracking all of these memories that works best for me!

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Sleep Essentials for My 3-Month-Old

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Sleep Essentials for My 3-Month-Old

Sleep feels like such a precious commodity when you have a newborn… and even more so when you also have a toddler! Now that we are working through sleep training again with a 3-month old and longing for nights where we get a full 8 hours of sleep (or even 6 - I would be happy with 6!), I wanted to share some of my all-time favorite sleep essentials for our 3-month old baby.

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Summer Deals with Amazon Prime Days & Target Deal Days

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Summer Deals with Amazon Prime Days & Target Deal Days

With Amazon’s Prime Day and Target’s Deal Days both landing in July this year, it’s kind of like having Black Friday in the summer! I’m not an advocate for spending money that you don’t have, but if you have been holding out for specific items to go on sale, or want to shop really early for birthdays or holidays this year, now would be a great time to buy! You’ve likely seen all over the news that major retail stores like Target are slashing prices to help move overstock items from their stores ahead of the fall and holiday seasons. So I think we’re going to see some pretty major discounts all over this summer.

There are clearly going to be TONS of deals across Amazon and Target during these days, so I’m going to try my best to help showcase some of the best deals from both places - items that we have and love in our house or things that we have on wishlists!

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Travel Essentials for a Toddler & Newborn

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Travel Essentials for a Toddler & Newborn

When traveling with newborns and toddlers, it's essential to be well-prepared! Planning ahead and packing these essentials can help make traveling with young children a smoother experience for everyone involved. I hope that some of my favorite products find you some relief while you are planning and packing for your next trip with little kids!

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8+ Toddler Rain Gear Styles

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8+ Toddler Rain Gear Styles

Even rainy days don’t keep my toddler from wanting to be outside or take walks around our city blocks! It doesn’t matter the weather, my son loves to be outside. And with today being another rainy summer day, I thought it would be fun to share some cute finds for toddler rain gear! I styled a few looks that I think would be so fun for any toddler, but also shared a bunch of additional cute options at the bottom of this post. Hope it helps you find something for your own toddler!

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Father's Day Gift Ideas

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Father's Day Gift Ideas

I’ve rounded up over 80+ gift ideas for men that are great for Father’s Day!

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Baby Style: Cute Outfits for Summer!

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Baby Style: Cute Outfits for Summer!

It’s time for those summer outfits, friends! This is my first summer with a baby girl and it’s a whole new world for me! With my son, it was all onesies and shorts… but now we’re in the world of cute dresses, rompers & hair bows for my little lady.

My kids have some of the best aunties ever and my baby girl received a bunch of cute new outfits from one of her aunties just before we went on a family vacation. So I thought I would share some of those adorable outfits from our shopping haul with you all!

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April 2022 Favorite Finds

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April 2022 Favorite Finds

I can’t believe how fast April seemed to fly by! Our sweet Ainsley girl was born on March 29, so all of April feels somewhat like a blur… but in the best way! We have loved getting to know our sweet little lady and adjust to being a family of four. I think I easily could have filled this post with all things postpartum and newborn, but I tried to keep some of my favorites from this month a bit more broad and approachable. There are a few favorites that showed up in Oliver’s Easter basket this year, some comfort items for my tired mama feet, and some newborn necessities.

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March 2022 Favorite Finds

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March 2022 Favorite Finds

It’s baby month… and she’ll be here so soon! I feel like I could have filled this post with all of my favorite maternity finds and items that I’ve been gathering to prep for baby girl’s arrival, but I’ll be sharing more of that in future baby-related posts! :) So I’m sharing a few spring finds, some organizing favorites, and a few other household items that we’ve been loving this month!

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Meal Plan: March Week Four

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Meal Plan: March Week Four

Well… it’s possible that it could be baby week! Or she could wait until next week. So the plan for this week is to be as prepared as possible and not put too much on our calendar. For meals, it’s our goal to continue to keep it simple and make meals that will do well as frozen leftovers for meals once the baby arrives.

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