This past weekend we drove up to Carmel, CA to spend the weekend with my parents at their vacation house. Carmel is the cutest town and has a Halloween parade every year where kids, dogs, and even some adults dress up and march down Ocean Ave., the main street that's filled with shops and restaurants. Locals and tourists gather to watch and cheer and I love the small-town community feel. We ...
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Classic and Colorful Baby Girl’s Nursery
When I was pregnant with Will and planning his nursery, I was all about the calming neutral tones. So much so, that my handyman asked what we were having when he was installing the chair rail in the room. You can see photos of his nursery here. This time around, I'm feeling like a classic and colorful baby girl's nursery is the way to go. Of course I still appreciate subtlety in all of my ...
Bubble Birthday Party
Last week I shared Will's 1st birthday party so today I thought I'd catch up a little further and share his 2nd. We celebrated with a bubble birthday party at our house and it was so much fun. For me, I loved the idea of a blue, green, and aqua color scheme to accompany the bubbles so I used this customizable Etsy invitation as my jumping off point. Blue is also Will's favorite color so it ...
Le Petit Prince First Birthday Party
Considering Will is going to be 3 in just a couple months, I thought it was high time (aka way overdue time) to share his Le Petit Prince first birthday party with you all. I knew I wanted a classic book theme for his first birthday and I toyed with a few different ones but ultimately landed on Le Petit Prince. I just love the illustrations, the soft colors, and the sweet little boy in it. With ...
Fall Kitchen Decor
In case you haven't noticed from this post, this post, or my incessant ramblings on Instagram, I have a thing for fall. In order to hold onto this time of year and celebrate the season on the daily, I decided to add fall kitchen decor to our home. Our kitchen is open to the family room so the touches of fall can be seen from every part of our main living area. Similar to our fall front porch ...
Healthified Cranberry Orange Muffins
To continue celebrating my love for fall, I brought the season inside-- to the kitchen, to be exact. Fall flavors are warm, rich, and comforting. They're usually associated with heavy dishes and pastries but they don't have to be. One of my favorite flavor combinations for fall is cranberry orange. I love cranberry orange scones, muffins, and shortbread cookies so I decided to test out some ...